{"id":15221,"date":"2012-08-06T23:07:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T04:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15221"},"modified":"2012-08-06T23:07:29","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T04:07:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-6th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/06\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-6th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know about everyone else, but this is how I clean my bike<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAuthor: Ray Garza\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0rgvcycling.com
\nOne thing that many beginning cyclist fail to do is to show some love for their bike and clean the chain as well as the drive train. Bike maintenance is often overlooked until someone points it out to them. A few days (OK 2 weeks ago) a go a friend of mine asked how to clean it after seeing one of my posts. Lucy, this is how I clean my bike. There are a zillion ways of doing it and they all accomplish the same thing, a clean chain and drive train.<\/p>\n

First of all you will need some basic tools. You do not need to go out and buy bike specific stuff to do this as simple household items will work just fine. Lets run through…<\/p>\n

Kid Trips Event – Troop 97 at Wolf Mountain BSA Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday, September 15, 2012 – 09:00
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nKid Trips will be conducting a ride with BSA Troop 97 at\u00c2\u00a0 Wolf Mountain Scout Camp on Saturday September 15th and we need volunteers.<\/p>\n

Kid Trips has conducted a ride at Wolf Mountain near Llano, TX in previous years and all reports were that it was a fun event.\u00c2\u00a0 The terrain is very similar to Enchanted Rock with excellent mountain bike trails.\u00c2\u00a0 The troop will provide lunch and have extended an…<\/p>\n

BikeTexas Heads to Chicago<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Susan Wilcox\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Texas
\nBikeTexas staff are on their way to Chicago this weekend for the Ninth Annual National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Bipartisan Bike Ride. Every year the ride is hosted by Texas legislators in front of a national audience, and BikeTexas provides bikes and works with a local advocacy group to organize the ride. In 2011, over 150 state senators and representatives, their staff members, and their families participated in the ride in San Antonio. Organizers are…<\/p>\n

Empowered Pedals Launches<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Eliot Landrum\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas
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\nLast week I had the opportunity to get a glimpse at a new organization in South Dallas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Empowered Pedals. They are operating under \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Project Still I Rise\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Empowered Pedals is a unique venture that is designed to cultivate financial literacy, business skills, and workmanship for youth through bicycle…<\/p>\n

Capital Metro opens fully-enclosed bicycle shelter<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Associated Press
\nAUSTIN, Texas — Capital Metro in Austin has opened its first secured, fully-enclosed bicycle shelter for transit users.<\/p>\n

The site opened Monday at Kramer Station. Agency officials say as many as six more MetroBike shelters are planned within two years.<\/p>\n

The shelter is a way for riders to combine bicycle travel with bus and rail line use, but not take their bikes on board. The shelter has key card access with space for 24 bicycles, plus video surveillance…<\/p>\n

Longview road planning adapts for cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Sarah Thomas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.news-journal.com
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\nSome of Longview\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future road projects could include a concept never-before seen in the city \u00e2\u20ac\u201d bike lanes.<\/p>\n

The city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest long-term transportation plan includes steps to increase safety for people using alternative modes of travel such as bicycles, said Longview\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Transportation Planning Manager Karen…<\/p>\n

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I added a video to a @YouTube<\/a> playlist http:\/\/t.co\/JmU3QQWh<\/a> walnut creek biking<\/p>\n

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 6, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n