Hi Joe, Neat article! ... [especially since I was gonna mention Madison, Wisconsin as very 'bike-friendly' -- although ... not 12 months a year of course!] There is plenty of cycling in Houston. Some good - some extreme -- mostly off-road 'mountain' [is THAT a misnomer in Houston or what?] biking. (Gotta have some good biking what with Lance Armstrong in the area, eh?) http://bikebarntexas.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=13 {You'll find trails, official or unofficial, next to just about every bayou in the city.} ... and a "timely" link, what with the Houston-to-Austin MS150 coming up this weekend! http://www.ms150.org/ms150/ Even having said that ... this is still a VERY 'bike-unfriendly' town. RonL. Check this -- kind of interesting blurb in the lower right... http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/de/ - joe <http://artlung.com/>