{"id":14565,"date":"2012-06-09T23:08:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T04:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2012-06-09T23:08:21","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T04:08:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-june-9th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/06\/09\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-june-9th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for June 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corinthcycling\/status\/210209533962878978\/photo\/1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corinthcycling\/status\/210209533962878978\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Corinth Cycling <\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0@corinthcycling\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/p.twimg.com\/AurQdRiCAAIl3YK.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nPaul digging for the line #corinthcycling? #cchd<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spinistry\/posts\/10151179620702892\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/spinistry\/posts\/10151179620702892\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Spinistry<\/strong><\/span> <\/a><br \/>\nFWIW, hope to announce Midnight Massacre early next week. Just have to to verify staging area to nail down the date. Second half of July most likely.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2012\/06\/09\/violet-crown-cycles-orange-and-white-ferguson-stolen\/?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\/06\/09\/violet-crown-cycles-orange-and-white-ferguson-stolen\/?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>Violet Crown Cycles orange and white Ferguson stolen!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5180\/5473623675_01e425a578_z.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\nThis is not a milestone that I relish: The first theft of a Violet Crown Cycles bike I built. This orange and white Ma Ferguson city bike was recently reported stolen by its owner. It was a very unique build including a Gates belt drive system (more photos here). If you see this bike, please contact the owner Angela at (512) 423-5504.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/courier\/news\/woodlands-bike-fatality-puts-focus-on-bicyclist-safety\/article_3639038d-fcdf-54f7-9f55-5054cfe63143.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/courier\/news\/woodlands-bike-fatality-puts-focus-on-bicyclist-safety\/article_3639038d-fcdf-54f7-9f55-5054cfe63143.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Woodlands bike fatality puts focus on bicyclist safety<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Jonathan Garris\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com<br \/>\nThe death of a Woodlands man May 26 following a bicycle accident is serving as a tragic reminder of the importance of educating area bicyclists and drivers on how to best coexist on the roads of Montgomery County.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Elstone, 70, of The Woodlands, died at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital following an injury to the head suffered during a May 23 accident with a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/courier\/news\/spring-creek-greenway-gets-k-for-bike-trails\/article_2415ccae-270b-5292-930f-9c2f628910e5.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/courier\/news\/spring-creek-greenway-gets-k-for-bike-trails\/article_2415ccae-270b-5292-930f-9c2f628910e5.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Spring Creek Greenway gets $100K for bike trails<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Matt Stephens\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com<br \/>\nThe <a title=\"http:\/\/www.springcreekgreenway.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.springcreekgreenway.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spring Creek Greenway<\/strong><\/a> could add another six miles of bike trails in 2013 as a result of a $100,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife National Recreational Trail Grant recently approved by Montgomery County commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Collins, special counsel to Precinct 3 Commissioner Ed Chance, said the $100,000 grant has a 25 percent match from the county, which can be paid through in-kind volunteer hours, and will provide five or six new miles of multipurpose trails near the Flint Ridge trailhead. Collins said the funding would help&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.planobicycle.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=435:climax-best-ltl-ol-rest-stop-in-texas&amp;catid=41:latest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.planobicycle.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=435:climax-best-ltl-ol-rest-stop-in-texas&amp;catid=41:latest\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Climax: Best lt&#8217;l &#8216;ol Rest Stop in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Chris Mathews\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Plano Bicycle Association<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.planobicycle.org\/images\/uploads\/article_photos\/reststop4.jpg?resize=684%2C496\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"496\" \/><br \/>\nA few PBA Tweeners paused at Rest Stop 4 on the 2012 Collin Classic to check it out.\u00c2\u00a0 They found popsicles and Mr. Mister as two of the highlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corinth Cycling \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0@corinthcycling\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0via Twitter Paul digging for the line #corinthcycling? #cchd Spinistry FWIW, hope to announce Midnight Massacre early next week. Just have to to verify staging area to nail down the date. Second half of July <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/06\/09\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-june-9th-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":[2545,619,3725,5253,1724,3726,909],"class_list":["post-14565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle-fatality","tag-corinth-cycling-club","tag-midnight-massacre","tag-news","tag-plano-bicycle-association","tag-spring-creek-greenway","tag-stolen-bikes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-3MV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565","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=14565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}