{"id":14775,"date":"2012-06-29T23:03:43","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T04:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=14775"},"modified":"2012-06-29T23:03:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T04:03:43","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-29th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-29th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Best Bike Lock<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Mario Aguilar\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0gizmodo.com
\nLeave a bicycle locked up on the street, and a pro with the right tool can spring it faster than you can buy a Slurpee. We’re not bike thieves\u00e2\u20ac\u201dnot even close\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand we were able to slice through cheap locks with $20 bolt cutters and a hacksaw, on our first try.
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\nSo we wanted to see how much a quality U-lock increases the odds that your ride will still be there when you get back. We put four popular brands of locks against those hand tools, and the bike thieves’ weapon of choice\u00e2\u20ac\u201da cordless angle grinder. In the end, we found some locks that…<\/p>\n

Puppy Pedal<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.austincycling.org
\nPlease join us on Sunday, July 1, at 8:30 am for the first-ever Puppy Pedal hosted ride, offered in partnership with the Humane Society of Williamson County. We will ride the lovely, low-traffic 15 mile Velo Vista route at a social pace. We will paws at the humane society on Crystal Falls Parkway for cold drinks & snacks and a tour of the facility before heading back to the ride start.<\/p>\n

HSWC is super-excited to get a visit from the Austin Cycling Association, and through the puppy pedal ride series we hope to…<\/p>\n

July’s edition of the The Pedaler<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSan Antonio Wheelmen
\nWell, the very hot weather has finally arrived.\u00c2\u00a0 For me, that means finding cyclists who want to start a ride around 6:45 AM.\u00c2\u00a0 Yes, there usually aren’t too many takers!\u00c2\u00a0 If you are starting later, especially if you’re doing rides that start around 6 PM, please be sure to properly…<\/p>\n

7:00am – Cup o Joe<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Scott Franklin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Corinth Cycling Club
\nWhen: Sat Jul 7, 2012 7am to 8:30am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT
\nWhere: Ronny Crownover Middle School
\nEvent Description: The Cup o’ Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer.<\/p>\n

Marines pass through Texas in cross-country bike ride to benefit wounded soldiers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Kevin Reece \/ KHOU 11 News
\nMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u201dFour men on recumbent cycles toiled through the Texas heat in Liberty and Montgomery counties on Friday on the third week of a cross-country trip to raise money for injured U.S. service men and women.<\/p>\n

And among the cyclists was an injured Marine, cycling without the legs he already gave to his country in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

“One of the guys behind me stepped on a pressure plate, activated the IED and that was that,” said Ben Maenza of the incident that took his legs…<\/p>\n

GoPro Texas Mountain Biking at Grapevine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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