Mountain Biking With Fast Freddy

2,497 views · Published 11 February 2013 · 2:03 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Texas Parks and Wildlife · 2013 · Education

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The new year brings a lot of new year's resolutions and usually at the top of the list is to get more exercise. Well one man puts us all to shame with commitment to stay fit through mountain biking. At nearly 80 years old, Fred Schmid is not only exercising, he's competing and winning! Texas Parks and Wildlife has this report on February's outdoor activity of the month, biking in state parks.
Fred Schmid has taken up a new type of bike racing—cyclecross- biking in snow and winning the national championship in January.  For more information on  biking in Texas, visit www.texasstateparks.org/biking  The next big park biking event is Bike Fest in Big Bend State Park February 14-16.

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