{"id":15066,"date":"2012-07-26T23:24:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T04:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15066"},"modified":"2012-07-26T23:24:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T04:24:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-26th-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/07\/26\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-26th-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup – July 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

GROUP RIDE on the NorthEastern Trail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Mike Freiberger\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dorba.org
\nHave you heard about the Chaparral Trail or the NorthEast Texas Trail? Are you interested in a rail-trail that starts just NE of Dallas and extends 130 miles almost to Texarkana? Do you love riding? Would you like to learn more about the rail-trail project? HOW ABOUT COMBINING BOTH???
\nWhat: Quarterly meeting of the NETexas Trail
\nWhat Else: Ride to the meeting on a route that combines the completed parts of the trail and some FM\/Country roads
\nWhen: August 10, 2012
\nI am planning to start out on Friday, August 10th from the Chaparral Trail trailhead in Farmersville, TX. I plan on riding the entire rail right-of-way from Farmersville to…<\/p>\n

We are not going to let 20 years of progress in biking and walking come to a halt!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAlliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
\nimageIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true that the transportation bill, MAP-21, slashed guaranteed funding for biking and walking. But thanks to you and thousands of other advocates who called, wrote, and e-mailed Congress as the bill was being written, we are still very much in the game.<\/p>\n

Our partners at the America Bikes coalition are committed to ensuring that states and local governments use every opportunity in the new law to increase the…<\/p>\n

Wholesale shipments up 5 percent through June<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPHILADELPHIA, PA (BRAIN) Thursday July 26 2012 10:56 AM MT\u00e2\u20ac\u201dThe warm winter brought smiles all around as suppliers and retailers booked record early sales. Yet sales success is slowing in the heat of summer for suppliers.<\/p>\n

But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still good news: sales are up $40.7 million to $577.1 million over the first six months, and unit shipments increased by 66,284 units, according to the Bicycle Products Supplier Association Leisure Trends June report.<\/p>\n

That said, the market is changing. 29ers and hybrids are driving most of the sales gains, but comfort bikes are picking up market share after…<\/p>\n

Group Ride To The Cedars Food Park Grand Opening<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
\nSorry about the late notice on this, but how about a ride into Dallas this Saturday? Cedars Food Park is celebrating their grand opening on Saturday, July 28, from 5 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 10 pm. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to start a group ride from the Spring Valley DART station, head down the White Rock Creek Trail into east Dallas, then hop on either the…<\/p>\n

Peaches and Paris in the Summer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Susan Wilcox\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0BikeTexas.org
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\nBikeTexas staff headed north for a few days to greet cyclists at two North Texas events and spread the word about the BikeTexas license plates.<\/p>\n

The first stop was at the Peach Pedal on July 14 in Weatherford. Participants went home with about…<\/p>\n

Austin bike builder part of San Francisco exhibit<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fit City
\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re flying through Northern California this year, take the time to check out an exhibit about the evolution mountain bikes at San Francisco International Airport.<\/p>\n

The exhibit, which focuses on contributions by Northern California bike designers, includes a bicycle created by Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own Wes Williams.<\/p>\n

Williams long believed that mountain bikes shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have been randomly patterned after the…<\/p>\n

Flatland Century ride draws all types of cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Rusty Graham\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com
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\nMore than 2,500 cyclists left Rhodes Stadium in Katy Sunday to ride one of seven routes in the Katy Flatland Century event.<\/p>\n

Rides ranged from 25 to 100 miles, with cyclists taking a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rolling start\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d largely leaving as they were ready, with those taking the longest routes leaving first.<\/p>\n

Organized by the Northwest Cycling Club, the ride has grown from 426 riders and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153three or four routes\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in 1988 to include…<\/p>\n

Tim’s Ride from Dania’s<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nLone Star Cyclists
\nPace: Touring
\nDate: Saturday, July 28, 2012 – 7:30am
\nLocation: Dania’s Mediterranean Grill, 710 E Sublett Rd, Arlington
\nDistances: 40 and 56 miles
\nJoin your fearless ride coordinator for a couple of routes from Dania’s Mediterranean Grill. We’ll head southeast over Joe Pool Lake to Midlothian before returning on some beautiful roads.
\nRide Leader: Tim Williams…<\/p>\n

Jim Windass, 63, to cycle 2,500 miles of America’s Route 66 in memory of wife Christine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk
\n…Christine battled breast cancer for 18 years before losing her fight for life, aged 58.<\/p>\n

Now, Jim is raising money for the hospice to show his appreciation for the care she received and the kindness staff showed the whole family.<\/p>\n

He will fly to Los Angeles on August 3 before spending three weeks cycling through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and finishing in Chicago. …<\/p>\n

Texas cyclists turning on helmet cameras to capture road rage<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Sherry Williams \/ KHOU.com
\nHOUSTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Many cyclists are embracing helmet cameras because of what BikeTexas.org calls an increasing and disproportionate amount of road rage directed at them.<\/p>\n

Most serious cyclists have road rage horror stories.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153(I) get flipped off a lot,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Chris Davis said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Instead of just getting mad, you…
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