{"id":15323,"date":"2012-08-12T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15323"},"modified":"2014-08-05T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:13:47","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-12th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/12\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-12th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyclists Pedal Around Pottsboro Area<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Alex Belser, Reporter\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0KTEN Texoma
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\nGRAYSON COUNTY, TX — While many people were sleeping, bicycle riders were starting a long course that took them around the Pottsboro area.<\/p>\n

Temperatures were cooler than they had been in a while, with readings in the 70s as the cyclists started their ride for the Red River Rally on Saturday morning. Some riders went 40 or 60 miles before returning with water bottles in hand to Tanglewood resort.<\/p>\n

“There were a lot more hills than I anticipated so you just drop down a couple gears and keep pedaling, and it’s a lot of…<\/p>\n

Special Thank you to Don in Austin…<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Wkend_Warrior\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net
\nI don’t want to start a new thread, but Don from Austin is a class Act gentleman. I truly thank you for his invitation and hospitality to show his hometown. I also got “school” well on the the true value of a cyclist- “Doesn’t matter how fancy your bike or the sup-up looking gears you have, rather the passion with the individual and the engine behind the man is truly the definition of such character”<\/p>\n

Look what he rides with to lead me to the hills …
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North Texas Mountain Bike Racing Series<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nwww.fwmba.org
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San Angelo Bicycling Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWE HAVE CANCELED THE NICE AND EASY FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF POOR ATTENDANCE. WE MAY START IT UP AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THAKS<\/p>\n

TIME TRIAL NEWS!
\nMOUNTIAN BIKE TIME TRIAL DATES – AUG 16TH @ 6:30 & SEPT 20TH @ 6:30 @ THE STATE PARK
\nROAD BIKE TIME TRIAL DATES -\u00c2\u00a0 THURSDAY SEPT. 6TH @ 6:30 SUSAN PEAK RD AND BURMA RD. TIME TRIAL SUNDAY SEPT. 9TH @ 2PM. BURMA RD.<\/p>\n

Share the Road Indeed!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0DFW Point-to-Point
\nAmongst cycling advocates, there are ENDLESS arguments over the details of sharrows, the merits of “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” (BMUFL) signs versus “Share the Road” signs. I find such discussions alternately frustrating and amusing. Perhaps they are a modern-day counterpart to medieval arguments about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.<\/p>\n

You see, such signage and paint is not really meant for motorists. It is meant to reassure “the converted” and those “considering conversion” that it is OK. With such signs, Lucifer is kept at bay. Well, I hate to say it, but cycling CAN be dangerous. In point of fact, despite an aggressive and continuing safety education effort, two-wheeled road users are…<\/p>\n

New Bike Lanes On Canyon Creek Drive<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
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\nThe City of Richardson does it again. We now have some new bike lanes on Canyon Creek Drive, along with some newly repainted bike lanes on Yale Boulevard. As usual, we are grateful that the city has been doing this for cyclists. These are also great for calming traffic through these neighborhoods as well. …<\/p>\n

August Trail Maintenance<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby salsaTopp\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association
\nThanks everyone who came out today: James, Mike, Ali, Jonathan, Kim, Chris and Kerry. We covered a lot of ground breaking up into 3 small groups and trimming, trimming, trimming. Game trail, Sunset strip and skinny dip were all tackled with a bit of mowing (scissoring?) done and some serious…<\/p>\n

Texas A&M \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbait\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 bike leads to another arrest, police say<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.theeagle.com
\nThe Texas A&M University Police Department\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bait\u00e2\u20ac\u009d bikes led to another arrest on Friday.<\/p>\n

Charles Ray Lewis, a 25-year-old College Station resident, was arrested shortly before 11 p.m. Friday after stealing one of the university police department\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bikes from the east side of the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building off of Old Main Drive near the Simpson Drill Field, according to the…<\/p>\n

Roll for the Cure<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Roy and Christine\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Pedal Pushers
\nRoll for the Cure is dedicated to Ted McVay, a cancer victim. All of the proceeds go to Relay for Life.
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\n…Riders from San Angelo; Christine Jones, Loyd Evans, and Roy Jones. Loyd and I were going to ride the 100K and Christine opted for the 50K. …<\/p>\n

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Elite State Championships! Pre-Registration is now open on BikeReg with great Early Bird discounts through Aug. 27th! http:\/\/t.co\/UK6iy7GV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) August 12, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n