{"id":15648,"date":"2012-08-30T23:45:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15648"},"modified":"2012-08-30T23:45:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T04:45:23","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-30th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/30\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-30th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riding in evening or night<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby rgilliam2004\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net
\nOk, I figure I know the answers but wanted to ask any how. As we slowly lose daylight sooner and finally in Nov move off daylight savings, the question in my mind has been how can I keep riding during the week? I recently got some lights for my bike as a gift and have been thinking hard about continuing my daily loop to, around White Rock, and back to house but this will require riding after dark. This is something I have always stay away from but with the gains I have made over the summer, I really don’t want to have to start over next summer.<\/p>\n

So do any of you ride at night during the winter and if so what steps do you…<\/p>\n

Lubbock Area Climbs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWest Texas Cycling Association
\nBackdoor
\nThe climb out of the southeast side of Ranson Canyon on Hillside Dr
\nDistance: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a00.5 miles
\nAverage Grade: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a04.3%
\nLowest Elevation: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a02,967 ft
\nHighest Elevation: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03,079 ft
\nElevation Difference: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0112 ft
\nCity: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Ransom Canyon
\nState: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0TX…<\/p>\n

2012 Gateway to Texas Get-a-Way Tandem Tour<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts
\nWhen: Oct 12, 2012 – Oct 14, 2012
\nWhere: Clarksville, TX – Clarksville
\nCategory: DATES ride
\nDescription
\nIt is once again time to start registration for the 2012 Gateway to Texas Get-a-Way Tandem Tour. This will be our sixth anniversary for the tour, which is amazing!\u00c2\u00a0 We are all looking forward to this year’s tour. It’s always a great time to visit with old friends and make new ones!<\/p>\n

What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Included:
\nThe overall format this year will remain exactly the same as it has been for the last several years. The registration fee will cover supper on Saturday evening, entertainment on both Friday and Saturday evenings, an open bar (beer and wine) on both Friday and Saturday evenings, and breakfast both Saturday and Sunday for those not staying at the Courthouse Inn…<\/p>\n

New Report: Economic Benefits of Outdoor Recreation<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAlliance for Biking & Walking: People Powered Blog
\nThe Outdoor Industry Association just released a new report entitled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Outdoor Recreation Economy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which demonstrates the economic impact of biking, camping and other outdoor activities. In all, the report concludes that the outdoor recreation industry employs 6.1 million Americans and that, in total, Americans spend over $645 billion annually on outdoor recreation equipment and trip-related sales.<\/p>\n

The breakdown by category of activity shows that bicycling injects over $81 billion into the American economy each year, with equipment sales of over $10.5 billion alone. According to this report, bicycling employs over 770,000 people directly, with further calculated induced benefits that…<\/p>\n

Product Recall: Shimano PRO VIBE Bicycle Handlebars<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy editor\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycle.net
\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
\nName of product: PRO VIBE Carbon bicycle handlebars
\nUnits: About 67
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\nImporter: Shimano American Corporation, of Irvine, Calif.
\nManufacturer: Great Go Cycles Inc., of Taiwan
\nHazard: The recalled handlebars can break during riding, posing a fall hazard. …<\/p>\n

Reconciliation<\/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
\nLast week and this, I’ve acquired a traffic issue to reconcile and I’ve had an unexpected opportunity to observe motorist behavior in the wild.
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\nThe traffic issue is pretty straightforward – at least in theory. You see, the induction sensor that triggers a traffic light leaving work has stopped working. This occurred at PRECISELY the same time as a street resurface project has been underway. How do I know this? Well, the pedestrian button does not appear to do anything. My usual “sweet spot” has stopped working. The final straw is that my four-wheeled companions do not trigger the signal. Well, unless one stops coming from the opposite driveway in which case the signal changes normally. NORMALLY, I’d call to complain to the traffic department of the city in question, but THIS is a sensor on private…<\/p>\n

Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS Announces the 20\/20 Challenge<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby The Announcer Guy\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas
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\nOn September 1, Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS (LSRFA) Launches the 20\/20 Challenge to Raise $20,000 in 20 Days for the Cycling Event and North Texas HIV\/AIDS Service Organizations<\/p>\n

DALLAS: August 30, 2012 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Lone Star Ride Development Team is challenging North Texas businesses and supporters of the Ride to help raise $20,000 by September 20, 2012. The 150-mile cycling event raises funds for three North Texas HIV\/AIDS service organizations \u00e2\u20ac\u201c AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD), AIDS Outreach Center of Tarrant County (AOC) and…<\/p>\n

Texas man on trial in bicyclists’ deaths<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.upi.com
\nSAN ANTONIO, Aug. 30 (UPI) — A Texas man who fatally struck two bicyclists with his pickup truck on a busy highway in 2009 was a distracted motorist, not a criminal one, his attorney said.<\/p>\n

Gilbert John Sullaway Jr., 43, faces a possible 10 years in prison if convicted of criminally negligent homicide with a deadly weapon in the deaths of Gregory Bruehler, 42, and his wife Alexandra, 36.<\/p>\n

The couple were riding a tandem bicycle on an 11-foot-wide improved shoulder of a highway in San Antonio popular with local bicyclists, when they…<\/p>\n

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Super Squadra opens their race account this Labor Day weekend tonite @ the Driveway & then over 3 days at the Tour of Austin! Good luck!<\/p>\n

— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) August 30, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n