{"id":13670,"date":"2012-03-31T22:59:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T03:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=13670"},"modified":"2012-03-31T22:59:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-01T03:59:45","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-31st-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-31st-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/808066-Bp-ms-150\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/808066-Bp-ms-150\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bp ms 150<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Underground\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net<br \/>\nWho is attending this year? What start point are you beginning the ride at? What routes are you taking?<\/p>\n<p>This will be my third year on the ride. I will be starting from my house on the west side of Houston. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll be riding through the park this year, I think I&#8217;ll take the express route out of La Grange.<\/p>\n<p>I am changing it up this year though. I will head out early Saturday morning to beat the rush of people on the ride. I will stop in Bellville for the lunch break. Then I will head out again and ride to La Grange. I&#8217;ll make a pit stop at the team tent, get something to eat, rest for a little bit and rehydrate some, then&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/349\/saturday-community-ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/349\/saturday-community-ride\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Saturday Community Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWaco Bicycle Club<br \/>\nSaturday 08:00 AM<br \/>\nRoad\/all levels More<br \/>\nEveryone meet at the new Olive Branch restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Ride departs at 8:00am every Saturday of the year. Those that want to meet at the Olive Branch before the ride for a coffee or even breakfast \u00e2\u20ac\u201c awesome! During daylight savings time, the ride goes south on a fixed route, rain or shine. This will allow riders that arrive late, or that would like to join in somewhere along the route, to do so. After daylight savings time, the ride goes north on a fixed route, rain or shine. It will be open to all levels of road riders and will have set routes.<br \/>\nSaturday South Ride 37 miler.<br \/>\nSaturday South Ride 55 miler.<br \/>\nSaturday South Ride 68 miler (affectionately referred to as the Spindoktor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Renegade Ride)<\/p>\n<p>Baylor, Waco Tri and Waco Bicycles Clubs will all be involved with this ride. All riders will start at the same time from the park. All distances are a drop rides. So if you intend to ride please keep in mind that you will need to pre-ride the route&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cycling360media.com\/racing\/finding-time-to-train-the-lifecycling-balance\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cycling360+%28Cycling+360+%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cycling360media.com\/racing\/finding-time-to-train-the-lifecycling-balance\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cycling360+%28Cycling+360+%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Finding Time to Train (The Life\/Cycling Balance)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby (Victor Jimenez, Darryl Kotyk, Rob Grissom)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Cycling 360 media<br \/>\nDo you have difficulty finding the time to get in quality training on your bike, or including your cycling into your life balance?\u00c2\u00a0 Like most things in life, we have to make time for the things that matter most to us\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6. and cycling is definitely one of those things that we need to make time for.\u00c2\u00a0 Not only do many of us just want to get out there on our bikes, but those who race need to make sure they&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2012\/03\/30\/can-the-real-bike-shop-please-stand-up\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AustinBikeBlog+%28Austin+Bike+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2012\/03\/30\/can-the-real-bike-shop-please-stand-up\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AustinBikeBlog+%28Austin+Bike+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Can the real bike shop please stand up?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby minorbaker\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/36258512?portrait=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIn a confluence of bloggy excellence, I have been thinking about biking (well duh) but more specifically bike shops. Four things I have read over the last couple of months along with conversations with local bike shop owners has really got me thinking about the role of shops in our bike ecosystem here in Austin. Firstly, a tongue in cheek post by BikeSnob, detailing your different types of local bike shops had me thinking through and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2012\/03\/31\/great-article-in-the-march-2012-far-north-dallas-advocate\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2012\/03\/31\/great-article-in-the-march-2012-far-north-dallas-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Great Article In The March 2012 Far North Dallas Advocate<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/suburbanassault.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/advocatearticle_01.jpg?w=360&#038;h=244&#038;fit=360%2C244&#038;resize=360%2C243\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"243\" \/><br \/>\nYou might have read in this post, local blogs, Suburban Assault and Biking In Dallas were mentioned in a local magazine, the Far North Dallas Advocate. It is a really great article that made it to print in their March 2012 issue. Unfortunately, since this is the last day of the month, most of those issues are gone or replaced with April&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texas4000.org\/journal_entry\/view\/5040\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texas4000.org\/journal_entry\/view\/5040\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ride YOUR Bike<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Katie Koehler\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.texas4000.org<br \/>\nMellow Johnny&#8217;s, a local bike shop in Austin, has a long standing campaign to encourage people to ride their bikes instead of using cars, buses, and other motorized transportation. All throughout the store you will see mock gas station pumps that read &#8220;RIDE YOUR BIKE&#8221; in the screens that list price per gallon, number of gallons and total cost. The whole campaign is clever and catchy. I find myself thinking about it a lot. But as I purchased a simple sticker with the Mellow Johnny slogan, &#8220;Ride your bike&#8221;, to place on my bike, its come to mean something entirely different than its marketing purpose.<\/p>\n<p>The second day of my team&#8217;s spring break ride (we rode 210 miles in three days) was the toughest. We were going from Bastrop State Park in Bastrop to Texas Lutheran University in Seguin. Our day was meant to be 76 miles, but due to road closures we had to take an 8 mile detour. The roads seemed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/east_montgomery\/news\/sam-houston-national-forest-closes-areas-due-to-hazardous-trees\/article_816b1d1c-017a-5beb-b5e5-8213feb4e9c8.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/east_montgomery\/news\/sam-houston-national-forest-closes-areas-due-to-hazardous-trees\/article_816b1d1c-017a-5beb-b5e5-8213feb4e9c8.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sam Houston National Forest closes areas due to hazardous trees<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nFrom Community Reports<br \/>\nAs trees continue to die in the wake of last summer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s historic drought, safety concerns for forest visitors are prompting the closure of several areas in the Sam Houston National Forest.<\/p>\n<p>Among areas closed are Cagle Hiking Trail, John\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Point Trail, Long Star Hiking Trail, Multi-Use Trail, Office Hiking Trail, Equestrian Trail, Double Lake Shore Hiking Trail and Double Lake Mountain Bike Trail. In addition, some hunter camps and some parking areas will be posted as closed as well as Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pond camping&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"fb.me\/EjnxlOYe\" href=\"http:\/\/fb.me\/EjnxlOYe\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Spinistry (@Spinistry)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHere&#8217;s the afternoon route. Definitely will be new sites to see for those who did it last year. 127 miles total&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkscent-iconblock\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt ! important; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent ! important; width: auto ! important; height: auto ! important; display: block ! important; overflow: visible ! important; position: static ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: auto ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: auto ! important; top: auto ! important; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 549px; top: 1617px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: visible; background: url('http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/content\/tncms\/site\/icon.ico') no-repeat scroll center center transparent ! important;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: url('chrome:\/\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/sprites.png') no-repeat scroll -112px -80px transparent; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 567px; top: 1617px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: visible;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?resize=16%2C16\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 585px; top: 1617px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><object style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt ! important; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent ! important; width: 0px ! important; height: 0px ! important; display: block ! important; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: auto ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: hidden ! important;\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bp ms 150 by Underground\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net Who is attending this year? What start point are you beginning the ride at? What routes are you taking? This will be my third year on the ride. I will be starting <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-31st-3-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[5258,741,660,3535,1394,317,3536,237,1737],"class_list":["post-13670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bike-shops","tag-bp-ms150","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-finding-time","tag-sam-houston-national-forest","tag-share-the-road","tag-spinistry","tag-texas-4000","tag-waco-bicycle-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-3yu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}