{"id":13836,"date":"2012-04-14T21:55:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=13836"},"modified":"2012-04-14T21:55:35","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T02:55:35","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-april-14th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/04\/14\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-april-14th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup April 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AustinCycling\/status\/191173913777143809\/photo\/1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AustinCycling\/status\/191173913777143809\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Austin Cycling Assoc<\/a> (@AustinCycling)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/p.twimg.com\/AqcvqWVCAAEpS2D.jpg:large\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><br \/>\nSpotted! The Ghisallo Racing Team beautifying and cleaning the LAB underpass<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/event\/kid-trip-event-government-canyon-sna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/event\/kid-trip-event-government-canyon-sna\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Kid Trip Event at Government Canyon SNA<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAustin Ridge Riders<br \/>\nSaturday, April 28, 2012 &#8211; 10:00<br \/>\nKid Trips will be conducting a ride for the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio at Government Canyon State Natural area on Saturday April 28th in conjunction with the GC Park Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll meet at the Home Depot parking lot (8801 S 1st St) just north of Slaughter Lane and IH 35 North.\u00c2\u00a0 We can carpool from there and travel to the park. The ride starts at 10:00 am so we will meet at the parking lot at 8:00 am. Adult volunteers are welcome; just bring your mountain bike&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Fort Worth Bicycling Association Rides<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\/dspEventDetails.cfm?eventId=39\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\/dspEventDetails.cfm?eventId=39\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Almost Austin to Damn Near Fort Worth<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSaturday, April 21, 2012 8:00 am<br \/>\nCleburne: Amtrak Station<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\/dspEventDetails.cfm?eventId=4\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/events\/dspEventDetails.cfm?eventId=4\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Pool Lake<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSaturday, April 21, 2012 9:00 am<br \/>\nGrand Prairie: Joe Pool Lake<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicyclelab.com\/bicycle-saddle-pain-and-discomfort\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=bicycle-saddle-pain-and-discomfort\" href=\"http:\/\/bicyclelab.com\/bicycle-saddle-pain-and-discomfort\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=bicycle-saddle-pain-and-discomfort\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bicycle Saddle Pain and Discomfort<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nbicyclelab.com<br \/>\nLearn about your anatomy to get more comfortable on your bike seat.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all cyclists have problems with their body\/saddle connection at some point. Some people just deal with the pain and discomfort while others give up cycling all together. It does not have to be that way.\u00c2\u00a0 We created this series of videos to help educate cyclists , bicycle fitters, coaches and even bicycle saddle&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/honors-139086-victim-came.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/honors-139086-victim-came.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Memorial bike honors memory of accident victim<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy MADELINE BUCKLEY\/The Brownsville Herald<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.onset.freedom.com\/brownsville\/gallery\/m2g9fl-m2g9f320120412bikememorialchouy0076elead581546113042012web.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><br \/>\nSometimes when Nadia Rodriguez came home at night, she would find her little brother asleep in front of the television, his mouth slightly open.<\/p>\n<p>It is small details like this that make the 24-year-old miss her \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hermanito\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the most.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m never going to see my little brother doing that again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Rodriguez&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2012\/apr\/13\/economy-affects-event-selection\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2012\/apr\/13\/economy-affects-event-selection\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Economy affects event selection<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0San Angelo Standard-Times<br \/>\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The depressed economy is affecting more than just the purchase of big-ticket items such as cars and homes.<\/p>\n<p>Worries about how to put food on the table and high prices at the gas pump are affecting events such as cycling and multisport races.<\/p>\n<p>The economic woes are affecting which events people choose to participate in, what type of events they select&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/community-news\/plano\/headlines\/20120414-plano-the-latest-north-texas-city-to-adopt-tough-fines-to-give-bicyclists-more-room.ece\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/community-news\/plano\/headlines\/20120414-plano-the-latest-north-texas-city-to-adopt-tough-fines-to-give-bicyclists-more-room.ece\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Plano adopts tough fines to give cyclists more room<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy THEODORE KIM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dallasnews.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dallasnews.com\/incoming\/20120414-bikes_1.jpg.ece\/BINARY\/w620x413\/bikes_1.jpg?resize=620%2C412\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" \/><br \/>\nThe Dallas-Fort Worth area, crisscrossed by menacing highways and lacking in paved trails, has never ranked among the most bicycle-friendly of places.<\/p>\n<p>And while it may be some time before North Texas rivals Austin or New York as a cycling mecca, the region is pedaling to catch up.<\/p>\n<p>Plano , once the home of cycling star Lance Armstrong, in February became the third North Texas city to approve stiff fines for drivers who veer too close to bicyclists on the road. Advocates are seeking similar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>@MountainBikeTx \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMAP: Thanks to Lance Jones we have a much better, printer-friendly map of <a title=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sfbmcBj3\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sfbmcBj3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ringtail Ridge Natural Area<\/strong><\/a> in San Marcos<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Texas4000\/status\/191311303967641600\/photo\/1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Texas4000\/status\/191311303967641600\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Texas 4000\u00c2\u00a0<\/a> (@Texas4000)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n2012 rider Leah Horsch being interviewed at tonight&#8217;s Round Rock Express game!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>@BSS_Austin \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe Pace Bend Mountain Bike Festival was great! Thank you everyone for coming out! 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