{"id":1996,"date":"2009-03-06T20:08:10","date_gmt":"2009-03-07T02:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2009-03-06T20:08:10","modified_gmt":"2009-03-07T02:08:10","slug":"whats-clogging-the-tubes-march-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/06\/whats-clogging-the-tubes-march-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Clogging the Tubes, March 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/1.1598730-1.1598730\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/1.1598730-1.1598730\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Council votes to build boardwalk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by UT The Daily Texan &#8211; Austin,TX,USA<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is an important addition to our transportation resource structure,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Robin Stallings, executive director of Texas Bicycle Coalition. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/lessons_from_the_biker_cop_summit-1.1598639\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/lessons_from_the_biker_cop_summit-1.1598639\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lessons from the biker\/cop summit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by UT The Daily Texan &#8211; Austin,TX,USA<br \/>\nThis prompted Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycle Advisory Council to organize a Q-and-A forum with Police Chief Art Acevedo last Most bicycling issues require ongoing &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/mtblawgirl.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/at-capitol-of-texas.html\" href=\"http:\/\/mtblawgirl.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/at-capitol-of-texas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>mtb law girl: At the Capitol (of Texas)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by mtblawgirl<br \/>\nThe goal is to have cyclists from every legislative district in Texas visit the capitol and show the legislature that cyclists are voters and we want them to represent our interests. Clubs from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio have &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/trilife101.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/knees-and-crushed-bikes.html\" href=\"http:\/\/trilife101.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/knees-and-crushed-bikes.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tri Life 101: Knees and crushed bikes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Morgan<br \/>\nSo I&#8217;m prepping for the race &#8211; now a 3.5 mile run, 12 mile bike, 3.5 mile run (supposedly the runs were 3.0 miles&#8230; but not according to a friend&#8217;s fancy Garmin thing) &#8211; and trying to figure out how to keep from freezing in a tri suit packed when it was &#8230; Chances are, I&#8217;m taking the blame for chipping the bug protector on homeboy&#8217;s giant-axx, Texas-sized truck which crunched Big Tex like a a thin piece of cardboard. I don&#8217;t care about the new plaque in my front seat. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/wheelingcoast2coast.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/broken-wheel-spoke.html\" href=\"http:\/\/wheelingcoast2coast.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/broken-wheel-spoke.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wheeling for Women; The Heroine&#8217;s Journey: Broken wheel spoke<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Wheeling for Women; The Heroine&#8217;s Journey<br \/>\nFor the past two years, I came in first in my age category for the Standard Olympic Triathlon in Farmington, New Mexico ( the first race of my adult life). A native New Mexican, born in Albuquerque, I have lived in several states and abroad &#8230; Ft. David is the highest community in Texas, a little over 5000 ft. Thursday morning I knew it was a good day not to ride as my body was not responding well to much of anything. The bike was fixed with a new spoke and we were ready &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingbis.com\/blog\/_archives\/2009\/3\/6\/4113755.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingbis.com\/blog\/_archives\/2009\/3\/6\/4113755.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Biking Bis &#8211; Bicycle Touring and More :: Romance brings bicycle &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Gene Bisbee<br \/>\nBut what really brought his Cycle for Life Tour to an end was one of the female residents of Langtry, Texas, who offered Hollandsworth a bowl of soup. Langtry. Anyone familiar with The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean &#8212; a western &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houstonist.com\/2009\/03\/06\/columbia_tap_bike_trail_opens_tomor.php\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonist.com\/2009\/03\/06\/columbia_tap_bike_trail_opens_tomor.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Columbia TAP Bike Trail opens tomorrow<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Houstonist &#8211; TX, USA<br \/>\nIn January, a small item ran in National Geographic called &#8220;The Bicycle Bump,&#8221; which noted that Houston had an increase of 235% in the number of bike racks &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/karen-lakeeffects.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/cycling-texas-style.html\" href=\"http:\/\/karen-lakeeffects.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/cycling-texas-style.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lake Effects: Cycling, Texas Style<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Karen<br \/>\nCycling, Texas Style. Bike ride yesterday on a trail that went through the middle of nowhere and afforded occasional views of cows. 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