{"id":14281,"date":"2012-05-19T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-05-19T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=14281"},"modified":"2012-05-19T00:00:37","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T05:00:37","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-18th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/19\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-18th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Film Festival Discounts for Cyclists!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
\nThe Oak Cliff Film Festival organizers have a special place in their hearts for cyclists. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve put together quite a line-up June 14-17th and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re offering cyclist discounts. For those of you who plan to make it a weekend-long biking affair, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re entitled to half-price festival badges. You can park…<\/p>\n

Smurfboy Summer Endurance Series<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol
\nThe 2012 Smurfboy Summer Endurance Series
\nThis will be a series of four 4 Hour races. Each Race will be from 6pm-10pm.
\nRowlett Creek\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 June 16, 2012
\nBoulder Park\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 June 30, 2012
\nRiver Legacy\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 July 14, 2012
\nNorth Shore\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 July 28, 2012
\nPrice is as follows:
\n$40 per race, $120 if you preregister for all four races up front<\/p>\n

Real Bike to Workers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Dallas Point-to-Point
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\nI like the Fort Worth \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike to Work\u00e2\u20ac\u009d event. It is very easy for me to get there without even much of a detour from my usual commute. I simply remember to go an extra half block and hop on the TRE commuter train at Hurst Station. Two stops later I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m there. If it weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t \u00e2\u20ac\u0153part of the package,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be almost as easy to drop the bike off at work and go to the event on foot. Back in the days of my v2 commute, it would have involved several added hours to do it via bicycle. However, the event isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite perfect. It is scheduled according to what is sometimes called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153banker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hours.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d As a result, I mostly get to watch…<\/p>\n

Bike Week ABC FAIL<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Dallas Point-to-Point
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\nSteve A, serial offender against the “ABC Quick Check.” It isn’t that I don’t make the check, but the intention of doing so isn’t meant to help an ABC scofflaw assess how much longer he can go on anymore than checking the oil on a car is intended to assess how many more miles can be driven before the motor freezes up. I’m bad, I admit it. You can see past episodes here. Among other posts.<\/p>\n

This one is different. You see, this is Bike Week and it gives my normally boring commute a little extra spice. On Monday, somehow my front tire got damaged. I noticed it on the way home, but tire pressure was reasonable. On Tuesday morning, my front tire was way too soft. Contemplating things, just as motorists…<\/p>\n

Cotton Belt Trail links neighboring cities<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Diane S. W. Lee\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0impactnews.com
\nTrails to provide safe route for pedestrians, bicyclists in DFW area
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\nMore than a dozen bicyclists, pedestrians and Colleyville city officials gathered in April on the freshly paved Cotton Belt Trail near the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s southwest border at L.D. Lockett Road to celebrate the completion of a new 2.8-mile portion of trail connecting Hurst to Colleyville.<\/p>\n

Colleyville now has more than 33 miles of public and private trails, and the city is looking to add three miles more over the next five years as part of its master…<\/p>\n

Ride of Silence honors local, worldwide cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Brian Brode\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.examiner.com
\nPLANO, Texas – Although they did not say a word, they refused to be silent. That was the spirit of the 50 cyclists who rode yesterday’s Ride of Silence.
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\nThe Ride of Silence is an international group ride held on the third Wednesday in May, paying tribute to cyclists injured and killed by an automobile while riding their bike on public roadways. First held in Dallas in 2003, the event is growing…<\/p>\n

Ride of Silence 2012 – Fort Worth – Pre Ride Speech<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby WheelBrothers
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