{"id":10751,"date":"2011-11-22T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T05:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=10751"},"modified":"2011-11-23T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-23T06:06:11","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-november-22nd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/11\/22\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-november-22nd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for November 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I changed the plugin that runs the Texbiker.net forums. The last couple of days there has been a rash of spam on the forum and the plugin I was using would not allow me to moderate the entries before they went public. Hopefully the new plugin does a better job.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bike museum in planning stages<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy NICHOLAS COLE, CHRONICLE CORRESPONDENT
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\nMore than 20 years ago Joy Boone, owner of Daniel Boone Cycles, 5318 Crawford, had a vision to build a bicycle museum.<\/p>\n

This week she took the first step to make it a reality.<\/p>\n

“I’m turning 75 years old this year; so it’s now or never,” said Boone, who recently hosted a fundraising event at the Hermann Park Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Drive, for the newly formed Houston Bicycle Museum organization. …<\/p>\n

Thanksgiving Week Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby sooner1\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
\nHow things change!\u00c2\u00a0 Every year, we have moved our Thursday Night Rider to Wednesday night and taken Thursday off to stuff ourselves with turkey.\u00c2\u00a0 This year however, our club has grown and we now have a regularly scheduled Wed ride, the Wednesday Night Special.\u00c2\u00a0 So, we are cancelling the Thursday Night Rider and encouraging everyone to give the Wednesday ride a shot \u00e2\u20ac\u201c we know you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll enjoy it.\u00c2\u00a0 For details of that ride…<\/p>\n

San Antonio Wheelmen<\/strong><\/span>
\nSunday, November 24:\u00c2\u00a0 Thanksgiving Day Leaderless Ride<\/strong><\/a>
\nSunday, November 25:\u00c2\u00a0 Black Friday Leaderless Ride<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I live in Kingwood so this next article struck a chord with me. I have not been further south than Brownsville though.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cyclist recalls bike trip from South America to Kingwood<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy ROY N. KENT | 0 comments
\nHow long would it take to ride a bicycle from the southern tip of South America to Kingwood?
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\nAt least one Kingwood native can confidently answer about 11 months.<\/p>\n

Patrick Swift, 29, told the Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental of his prolonged trek from the southern city of Ushuaia, Argentina, to Kingwood. It was a trip that helped him learn about different cultures which, although loosely tied with a similar language, are vastly different. People along the route were eager to help when he needed it and freely shared whatever they had with the man from the north. …<\/p>\n

Review of the November 14th CAMPO Policy Board Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby tomwald\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels
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\nTwo major subjects were discussed at the CAMPO Policy Board meeting of November 14th: CAMPO TIP Amendments and the STP-MM funding decision.
\nCAMPO TIP Amendments
\nAt many CAMPO Policy Board meetings, the board considers amendments to the CAMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP includes transportation projects receiving federal funding that the CAMPO board has approved within the five-county CAMPO region. Sometimes project sponsors, such as TxDOT, make…<\/p>\n

Ride with TimW<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nLone Star Cyclists
\nPace: Touring & Fast
\nDate: Saturday, December 17, 2011 – 9:00am
\nLocation: To be determined
\nTwo routes, two paces Start location to be determined later<\/p>\n

I am not real sure about the following video. It looks like this guy is biking across the country and this clip is in a small Texas town.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Small town America at its finest<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDuzer Bikes through Texas
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