{"id":19179,"date":"2012-10-31T00:08:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T05:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=19179"},"modified":"2012-10-31T00:08:06","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T05:08:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-30th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/10\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-30th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outback Fallout<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Catherine\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bicyclesoutbackracing.net
\nWell another edition of the Bicycles Outback Fallout is in the books, and we are all experiencing the post race feeling of being completely beat down. All in all it was a fantastic race with many new and exciting changes for 2012. First was the new course, two short loops with riders coming through multiple times every lap. Cat three racers got to experience a multi lap race and cat one and two racers got to experience the rule #5 loop. Most everyone had a great day even with four times up highlander for the cat one racers, great friends, great food and…<\/p>\n

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Angela Hunt Speaks Loudly About Bold Bike Plan Steps<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
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\nAngela Hunt isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afraid of calling out city manger Mary Suhm and city staff for their \u00e2\u20ac\u0153namby-pamby steps\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to date on implementing the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan.\u00c2\u00a0 So far, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got around 5 miles or so of on-street infrastructure in place, but much of that is shared bike lanes, not the buffered or barrier cycletracks Angela and Bike Friendly Oak Cliff is…<\/p>\n

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Spring bodybuilder charged with manslaughter in teen’s death<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Erin Mulvaney\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.chron.com
\nA Spring man is accused of striking and killing a 14-year-old girl and hitting a cyclist while on a drug used for bodybuilding, court records show.<\/p>\n

Alexander Scott Wray, 26, an aspiring bodybuilder, has been charged with manslaughter for the fatal collision on May 28 at the 5000 block of Louetta, according to court documents from Harris County District Court.<\/p>\n

Wray, driving his black Dodge Charger, told deputies that he had been driving to a 24 Hour Fitness when he struck Ana Sanchez, 14, and a cyclist after…<\/p>\n

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Help Plano See the Light<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bergerandfries\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
\nAll, Plano is looking at putting in a traffic signal at Preston Road and Commonsgate where Bluebonnet Trail could cross Preston. In order to do that, they have to do a traffic signal warrant study. Both vehicular traffic on Preston and bike\/ped traffic on Bluebonnet at Preston will be counted. A signal can be warranted based on the volume of vehicular traffic (which we easily have), and\/or volume bike\/ped traffic. Get the picture?<\/p>\n

When?
\nWed 10\/31 from 1 pm to 7 pm
\nThurs 11\/1 from 7 am to 1 pm…<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bobdole\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0GHORBA
\nGHORBA has an event for everyone in November. Skills Clinics, Group Rides, and Work Parties come on out and join in with us.<\/p>\n

Group Ride
\nNovember 3rd and 4th – Now that the weather is cooling off it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good time for us to head up to Austin for a weekend road trip! With all the excellent mtb trails in the area it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to decide which ones to ride so our group rides leader Mike Strawn has selected two of the most popular that are easy enough for most beginners but still challenging for more experienced riders. Saturday November 3rd features Pace Bend at 10 AM and with a side ride at Muleshoe later in the day. Sunday November 4th features a joint ride with the Austin Ridge Riders at…<\/p>\n

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Drops Of Rain Dampened Bike Riding Today Before The Northern Front Invaded North Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDurango Texas
\nToday around noon my handlebars were on the paved trail in the Bob Findlay Linear Park, which trails past Arlington’s Interlochen neighborhood.<\/p>\n

To get to the Bob Findlay Linear Park one pedals the paved trail which runs through the Village Creek Natural Historical Area. …<\/p>\n

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North Texas Mountain Biking GoPro HD Hero2<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby CrazyChinchilla3
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