{"id":15341,"date":"2012-08-13T23:08:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T04:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15341"},"modified":"2012-08-13T23:22:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T04:22:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-13th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-13th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 Cyclesomatic Sponsorship Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
\n2012 Cyclesomatic\u00c2\u00a0 Sponsorship Levels
\nSeptember 29th \u00e2\u20ac\u201c October 28th 2012
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff was established in 2008, and is an all-volunteer run, non-profit for bicycle advocacy in Dallas, TX. As a premium local advertisement opportunity, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re certain to maximize your sponsorship dollars with the event that helped launch BFOC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name recognition.<\/p>\n

Cyclesomatic is a celebration of the bicycle in all forms. This month long event will consist of a bicycle fair & performance, cycle cross race, bike-in movie &r photo scavenger hunt, cargo bike build workshop, bicycle camping trip, a bicycle…<\/p>\n

Request from Don in Austin — cycling visitors to Austin please read!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Don in Austin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net
\nI am semi-retired and work three days\/week. The other four days I am ALWAYS ready to ride short of hailstorms. Showing people from out of town some of my routes is extremely rewarding to me. Now if you cruise at 25 mph I might be a little slow for you, but I am not adverse to going up the steepest hills or staying out 50+ miles. Or I can ride laid back, too. So send me a PM. Cycling in Austin is much more than the hike & bike trail downtown or riding out Parmer Lane. (Not that there’s anything wrong with…<\/p>\n

BWORTH Request for Proposals: Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike\/Ped Safety Education Project<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nBikeTexas Education Fund (BikeTexas) is requesting proposals for the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Bike\/Walk Our Rich Texas History (BWORTH) program to support the goals and strategies of the Texas Department of Transportation Statewide Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities involving Texas children bicycling and walking to and from schools and other venues. The BWORTH program seeks to contract development of an on-line digital tool for bicycling and walking safety education and…<\/p>\n

Harlingen MPO Updating Bike Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nThe Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is updating the Bicycle and Pedestrian plan, and they need your help!
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\nIf you live in the area and would like to comment on the plan, the public comment period is now open. You can send your comments via…<\/p>\n

Bragg: San Marcos is biking where we fear to tread<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nRoy Bragg\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mysanantonio.com
\nSAN MARCOS \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Clay Hollingsworth, shirtless and out of breath, burst through the doors of the Bike Cave on a hot morning, rolling his bicycle with him.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What’s up?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d student worker Colin Bromley asked, looking up from a conversation.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Broken pedal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Come on in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Within minutes, Hollingsworth had his pedal. Had he been a new customer, Cromley would’ve sold him a used pedal for $1. Since Hollingsworth bought the bike…<\/p>\n

Health calendar: Mountain bike basics, preventing injuries and more<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.dallasnews.com
\nPEDAL POWER: Learn what to look for in a mountain bike, what to wear, safety tips and where to ride when you attend a basic mountain bike course from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at REI Dallas, 4515 LBJ Freeway, west of the Dallas North Tollway. The free session will also cover how to balance, climb, corner and…<\/p>\n

2012 DORBA Fall Series Race At Erwin Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn McAfee\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nErwin Park, DORBA Fall Series 2012 Race #2 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The first race of the fall series at Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (OCNP) is behind us. For results\u00c2\u00a0 of the OCNP race check out The links below.<\/p>\n

CAT 1 Results from OCNP
\nCAT 2 Results from OCNP
\nCAT 3 Results from OCNP<\/p>\n

Now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to turn our focus to the site of race #2 at Erwin Park in McKinney Texas.<\/p>\n

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I have trail footage from our exact race course, if you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t had a chance to get out and…<\/p>\n

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The Racing Post August 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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I uploaded a @YouTube<\/a> video http:\/\/t.co\/rBOgioKT<\/a> YouTube Erwin Pre-Race part 1<\/p>\n

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) August 13, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n