{"id":15748,"date":"2012-09-08T22:49:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T03:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15748"},"modified":"2012-09-08T22:49:08","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T03:49:08","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-8th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/08\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-8th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 8, 2012 8:30 am
\nA Memorable Ride in town<\/strong> <\/a>
\nMcAllistar Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio<\/p>\n

September 16, 2012 7:30 am
\nStinson Field Mission Parkway Ride<\/strong> <\/a>
\nStinson Municipal Airport, 8535 Mission Road, San Antonio<\/p>\n

September 23, 2012 8:00 am
\nMS 150 Training Ride<\/strong> <\/a>
\nWalmart at Loop 410 and Rigsby, 2100 Southeast Interstate Loop 410, San Antonio<\/p>\n

Stepping Down the Pyramid with Mirrors<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Dallas Point-to-Point
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\nIn the last couple of weeks, I was prompted by a couple of events to think again about mirrors when using a bike. Namely, how might mirrors help a cyclist reduce unsafe (“at risk”) behaviors; which are the base of the safety pyramid. Some of those behaviors belong to us cyclists. Other unsafe behaviors belong to our motoring companions. It isn’t always easy to separate the former from the latter. To REALLY be safe, we need to find…<\/p>\n

Fourth Annual International Cycling Circuit Race to Run in South Laredo<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nA smooth highway cutting through the quiet South Texas brush country landscape will be the backdrop for the fourth annual International Cycling Circuit in Laredo, to be held Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, starting at 7 a.m.
\nBy: Special to The Laredo Sun
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\nLAREDO, TX. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d With a little over $2,000 in cash and prizes being offered, this race is the continuation of what organizers believe is becoming a major cycling event for professional and amateur bike enthusiasts alike.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Laredo offers the perfect environment for cycling races in September,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Mayor Pro Tempore Cindy Liendo Espinoza, one of the principal sponsors of the race.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We want to showcase different areas of Laredo and offer the type of atmosphere that a circuit race requires,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she…<\/p>\n

Texas A&M Cycling Racing Schedule<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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First cyclocross race in San Angelo set for Oct. 3<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby San Angelo Standard Times
\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Cyclocross (CX) season starts in a month, with the first race of the local San Angelo CX series scheduled for Oct. 3 and the statewide Texas Cup series kicking off Oct. 6. If you want to be ready when race season starts, now is the …<\/p>\n

Nine-state bike trip loaded with memories for Buda girl, father<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Ciara O’Rourke\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.statesman.com
\nBUDA \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Fifty-five days. Nine states. Thirty-six doughnuts.
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\nBianca Derka’s father promised her an increasing number of the pastries for every border they crossed this summer while biking from his home in North Carolina to hers in Texas. Glazed rewards for cycling more than 2,000 miles, often in triple-digit heat, carrying about 70 pounds between them.<\/p>\n

Pavel Derka said people warned him not to pressure his 12-year-old daughter to take the trip, that maybe she said she wanted to go to please him. But Bianca buoyed him when he questioned whether…<\/p>\n

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If you don't mind a "little" wind, it's a great "cool" morning for a bike ride!<\/p>\n

— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) September 8, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n