{"id":20629,"date":"2013-03-11T23:42:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T04:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=20629"},"modified":"2013-03-11T23:42:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T04:42:05","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-11th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/03\/11\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-march-11th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for March 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Behind The Scenes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTexas Mountain Bike Trails
\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/qaySxVJSqRk
\nI had some extra video clips laying around from the bike nutrition tip video, I thought I would put that together and show you what my process is for making these videos.<\/p>\n

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I include this next because of the picture. I did not ride today because it was cool and windy. Warmer on Tuesday!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday’s weather creates dangerous fire conditions in southwest parts of region<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Erin Mulvaney\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston Chronicle
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\n…Relative humidity levels are forecast to fall to 17 and 25 percent with north to northwest winds at 15 to 20 miles per hour, the weather service said in a warning. A red flag warning is issued with…<\/p>\n

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THE RACING POST March 2013 Edition<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nA monthly magazine dedicated to those who ride bicycles and like to ride them – fast.\u00c2\u00a0 Event coverage includes Road racing, Off-road racing, Track racing, Triathlons, Bicycle rallies, and all levels of bicycle training.<\/p>\n

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Tour de Houston: It’s a ride, not a race<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Chronicle
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\nThe route offers enough variety to keep the ride interesting, Christian said. […] finding 35 miles of bike-friendly road without bumping into a construction project “is a challenge every year,” she said, and the Metro rail construction – which stretches east to west now through the heart of the Inner Loop -made it harder than ever to find a decent route this year. […] Christian said, they look at the route from the cyclists’ point of view: “What’s going to be pleasant to ride through?” The Tour de Houston, by the way, never goes in a loop; riders always head…<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Heads Down\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Display for Bicycles<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Sean Michael Ragan\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0blog.makezine.com
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\nSo far the coolest thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen at SXSW has been this clever early-stage prototype from our own Matt Richardson. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153dynamic bike headlight\u00e2\u20ac\u009d that projects your speed (and potentially other useful information) onto the road in front of…<\/p>\n

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Houston can tranform utility easements into greenways<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Chronicle
\nTexas’ legislative session offers Houston a biennial opportunity to change some of Houston’s characteristics that, for whatever reason, are defined by Austin and not City Hall. So if Houston doesn’t get the changes we want now, we’ll have to wait another two years. And two years is too long to wait to open our city’s utility easements to hike and bike trails.<\/p>\n

As the city and private donors pour hundreds of millions into rejuvenating and connecting Houston’s bicycle paths, transmission-line easements could serve as the missing north-south piece to criss the bayou greenways that cross Houston east-west, linking them all together in a single network. While opening this land wouldn’t…<\/p>\n

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The Changing Art of Teaching a Child to Ride a Bike with Pam Cosgrove of Joovy<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Michelle LaRowe\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.enannysource.com
\nAs a mom to a soon to be three-year-old, teaching him to ride a bike is next up on the agenda. But, like with many things in the parenting world, how you teach a child to ride a bike is changing. More and more parents are opting to start their children off on a balance bike instead of a traditional bicycle with training wheels. Being a mom who likes to be in the know, I decided to give the balance bike a try too, so I reached out to my friends at Joovy\u00c2\u00a0 to learn more about the growing trend of balance bikes and asked them to send over their…<\/p>\n

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RIDE OF SILENCE<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWest Texas Turtles\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.westtexasturtles.com
\n10th Annual Ride of Silence
\nWed. May 15th, 2013
\nOne Day, One Time, Free Worldwide.
\nBroadway and Buddy Holly Dr.
\nDowntown Lubbock.
\nStarts promptly at 7:00 PM,
\nPlease arrive by 6:30.
\nHelmets are Mandatory.
\nLights are recommended.
\nPace:
\nSlow, Distance: 6 Miles
\nRideofsilence.org<\/p>\n

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So what happened to 2012 and how is 2013 going?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby donbynum\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Don Bynum’s Blog
\nAfter creating posts regularly for two and a half years, I seemed to stall out somehow around mid-year of 2012.\u00c2\u00a0 I still cycled, I still sailed and I sure as heck survived so \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well it is pretty simple.\u00c2\u00a0 I fell into the habit of just posting stuff on Facebook rather than going to the trouble of writing a blog post.<\/p>\n

For a variety of reasons, I made no great new rides in 2012, but I rode my favorite routes around the Llano and Burnet County areas adding in adventures into San Saba, Blanco, Gillespie and Kendall Counties.\u00c2\u00a0 All of this took place on familiar routes.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 After going to Shreveport for the Holiday in Dixie Regatta in early May, most of my sailing was of the much more important variety.\u00c2\u00a0 The high point was when our…<\/p>\n

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Study: Outdoor recreation provides 227,000 Texas jobs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Neal Morton\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.mysanantonio.com
\nOutdoor recreation, such as bicycling and hunting, provides nearly 277,000 direct jobs in Texas and generates $1.9 billion in state and local tax revenue each year, according to a new study released Monday.<\/p>\n

In its Outdoor Recreation Economy report, the Outdoor Industry Association found consumers spend $28.7 billion on outdoor recreation in Texas, providing…<\/p>\n

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DFW Results & Next Race March 23-24<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby League Director in News
\nTexas High School Cycling League
\nResults from the DFW weekend Crit and Road Race are posted on our race series tab.<\/p>\n

The next race weekend is at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls on March 23-24.\u00c2\u00a0 This race weekend is hosted by the only college or university in the…<\/p>\n

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

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I just found out how out of shape I am with several of the @CadenceCyclery<\/a> teammates. #mtb<\/a> #cycling<\/a><\/p>\n

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) March 12, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n