{"id":14321,"date":"2012-05-22T00:37:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T05:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=14321"},"modified":"2012-05-22T00:37:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T05:37:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-21st-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/05\/22\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-21st-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team Brain & Spine Summer Picnic and Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHost:\u00c2\u00a0 Austin Cycling Team
\n512-569-3289
\nWhen:\u00c2\u00a0 Saturday, June 2 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
\nWhere: Zilker Park Pecan Grove2100 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704
\nMore…<\/p>\n

grandpajerald\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0@grandpajerald\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span>
\nBritton’s 1604 ride, May 27 th. 100 miles,police escort , around 1604
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Austin Bike Zoo’s Midsummer in Motion<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.digitalstreetinc.com
\nIn the tradition of Wheels of Wonderland and An Oddity Odyssey, the pedal-powered puppets of the Austin Bike Zoo will join with some of Austin’s best actors, musicians, and circus artists to present a circus-commedia-Midsummer-Night’s-Dream-for-the-whole-family . . . ON BIKES! The Zoo will once again…<\/p>\n

Austin Police Department Offers On-Line Bike Registration<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.digitalstreetinc.com
\nAPD now offers all citizens the ability to register their bikes on-line on the APD website.\u00c2\u00a0 This may be of particular interest to people that bike to work.<\/p>\n

APD reports that in the two-year period from 2008-2010, more than 3,000 bikes were stolen across the entire city.\u00c2\u00a0 However, people rarely register their…<\/p>\n

CyclingATX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0@CyclingATX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span>
\nYup from Austinbikes<\/strong><\/a>, NEW AND IMPROVED! (We got our AC fixed, finally.) Thanks for those who braved the…<\/p>\n

Texas4000\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0@Texas4000\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span>
\nLearn more about 2012 rider Taylor Foreman<\/strong><\/a> and her story. To hear other inspiring ride dedications @ Hope Day May 26<\/p>\n

Volunteers Needed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.lonestarcyclists.org
\nThere are still several opportunities to volunteer with the Tour d’Italia.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, June 5th we will be having the packet stuffing party and will need lots of help folding t-shirts and stuffing the new reusable bags.<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 7th we will meet at the storage shed to load all of our gear onto a truck that will carry it down to Italy. The time and location of the storage will be announced.<\/p>\n

There are also plenty of opportunities to volunteer the day before and the day of the tour down in Italy.<\/p>\n

Bike to Work Conflict<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Dallas Point-to-Point
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\nLast week, during \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike to Work\u00e2\u20ac\u009d week, I received the email shown above from the North Central Texas Council of Governments.<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve received a number of such items from time to time, but this time, I pondered the matter a little, and THAT caused me to wonder about things. For example, what is the cutoff between \u00e2\u20ac\u0153regular\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153older\u00e2\u20ac\u009d adults? Are \u00e2\u20ac\u0153older\u00e2\u20ac\u009d adults that ride their bikes to work supposed to stop, heeding the direction to limit outside activity or are they supposed to ride their bikes in order to cut air pollution? Or are they only supposed to do that until they…<\/p>\n

Everything you wanted to know about bike counting but were afraid to ask<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Elly\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Taking the Lane
\nLast week I wrote that if we want to see a major increase in bicycling in the U.S., we are going to need to get mathematical about it. (This morning provided some vindication for the idea in the form of an article about a team of mathematicians who are doing something similar with public health.)<\/p>\n

The problem of applying math to bicycle transportation, though, is that our data sucks.<\/p>\n

We aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t unlocking the secret to bicycling success in the US, and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in part because we aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t asking the right questions, which is in turn because we are restricted to the data available. Mostly this is the census data, a…<\/p>\n

Georgetown Grand Crit Race Weekend Results for TB&S<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nteambrainandspinecycling.com
\nGood job to all who came out and represented the team by racing, cheering, or both!\u00c2\u00a0 Was really a fun time at a great venue!<\/p>\n

Age Based TB&S Results:
\nW 30-34:\u00c2\u00a0 Jenny Park 1st
\nW 35+:\u00c2\u00a0 Kim Ciolli 2nd
\nW 45+:\u00c2\u00a0 Kelly Martinez: 2nd
\nM 35-39:\u00c2\u00a0 Jason Bentley 10th,\u00c2\u00a0 Jeromie Payne 11th
\nM 40+:\u00c2\u00a0 James…<\/p>\n

Pics From The 2012 WildRide! Are On SuburbanAssault.org<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
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\nThis past weekend, we got to participate in the 9th annual Richardson WildRide! Against Cancer benefitting the Methodist Richardson Cancer Center, home of the Lance Armstrong Shaped Beam SurgeryTM program. This year, Jenny and her husband James and I rode the 40 mile route.<\/p>\n

Viva Streets Austin Beats the Heat with Fun Activities and Impressive Turnout<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nViva Streets Austin drew a great crowd for walking, running, biking, roller skating, zumba dancing, picnicking, hula-hooping, and more! (video)<\/p>\n

The ghost bike says it all!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Seen at the Dallas Ride of Silence 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Christopher Curnutt\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas
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\nThis was a somber event.\u00c2\u00a0 There were a few speakers at the beginning of the ride, then after a quiet loop around White Rock Lake two lines of cyclists were formed where the ghost bike was walked between them.\u00c2\u00a0 That was the most compelling moment for me.\u00c2\u00a0 Here are a few images from the event.<\/p>\n

Levee work followup #2<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby ajpwilkerson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
\nOur BTU liaison call me back (very prompt!)\u00c2\u00a0 The work will start on Tuesday and will be done on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 THE EAST LOOP IS TO BE CLOSED TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY.\u00c2\u00a0 THE WEST LOOP IS TO REMIAN OPEN.\u00c2\u00a0 The equipment doing this work throws wood chunks everywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 On Friday, the trails will be open again.\u00c2\u00a0 You may have to hike a bike at a few locations.\u00c2\u00a0 The contractor is aware of the trails and will try to keep the entrances open\u00c2\u00a0 The new non-BVMBA cut trail across from BMX will be taken out.\u00c2\u00a0 I have questions about all of…<\/p>\n

Quadriplegic’s cross-country bike ride stops off in San Antonio<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Jeff Vaughn \/ KENS 5\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\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 Video
\nSAN ANTONIO — A man paralyzed from the neck down is riding a bicycle across the country. His west to east coast trip of more than 3,000 miles had Mark Stephan pedaling through San Antonio Monday.<\/p>\n

We caught up with Mark Stephan of the Stephan Challenge. Stephan, who is from Chicago, is riding his recumbent bicycle across the country. …<\/p>\n

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