{"id":20592,"date":"2013-03-07T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T04:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=20592"},"modified":"2013-03-07T22:57:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T04:57:30","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-march-7th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/07\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-march-7th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup March 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifth Grade National Poster Contest 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Susan Wilcox\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0BikeTexas
\nA school winner from the 2011 contest.The annual Fifth Grade National Poster Contest is underway! BikeTexas encourages you and your schools to get your fifth graders’ creativity flowing by making a poster about this year’s theme, “Bikes Make Life Better.” Each school may submit one winning poster to the Texas contest.<\/p>\n

The winner of the Texas contest will receive a bicycle, a helmet, and a light, and go on to the national contest for a chance at a trip to Washington, DC in 2014. The 2012 National Contest winner, Isabell Gehrt from Iowa, was…<\/p>\n

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Borrow a bike for free at SXcycles<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fit City
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\nWho wants to sit in traffic inhaling exhaust fumes when you can pedal past the SXSW crowds on two wheels?<\/p>\n

At the SXcycles booth at the southwest corner of Red River and Cesar Chavez streets, festival goers can borrow, for free, a folding Tern bicycle.<\/p>\n

The lot will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m. March 8-16. Bikes will be available on…<\/p>\n

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LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour 2013 in Stonewall, TX<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby WB admin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Wheel Brothers – Cycling in Texas
\nThe LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour invites you to join their ride on March 23-24, 2013 starting at LBJ Ranch Stonewall,TX 78671
\nWe were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Nolan Kuehn, LBJ 100 Chair to ask some questions about their upcoming ride.<\/p>\n

1. Why join this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride?
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll continue our efforts to provide a real family outing for our event; we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll continue to honor our soldiers in re-hab from Operation Comfort. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have some additions this year that we are thrilled to present: An Austin-based band, strawberryJAM, will be playing during the lunch period, and the Wheelmen will be there with their contingent of members in period costume, riding their high wheel bicycles. This national club…<\/p>\n

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Mirage Cycling<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nOur monthly meeting will be Monday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. Ridgewood\/Belcher Community Center 6818 Fisher Rd, Dallas, TX 75214-1755<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Next week rides start back up and jerseys are getting ordered, be sure you payed 2013 dues & keep an eye on fb and email for details<\/p>\n

— Waco Bicycle Club (@WacoBikeClub) March 8, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n