{"id":21150,"date":"2013-04-26T23:44:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T04:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21150"},"modified":"2013-04-26T23:44:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T04:44:08","slug":"april-26th-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/26\/april-26th-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"April 26th Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Talk Mountain Bikes<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Darryl\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0LOVING THE BIKE
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s another one of our Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Talk features, and my good friend Shawn is in to get you talking about mountain bikes.<\/p>\n

Shawn runs the website, www.texasmountainbiketrails.com and in this video he poses an interesting question to all of you\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.especially if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re primarily a road cyclist. Oh, and Shawn just happens to be a video graphics master and includes some cool stuff in this one. …
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kIeu1ZDv8ko<\/p>\n

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Austin City Council may give more consideration to clarity of bike parking requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBY HANNAH JANE DECIUTIIS\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Daily Texan
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\nCyclists may soon receive more consideration from city officials regarding the convenience of parking downtown as Austin continues to strive to be a more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city.
\nAn ordinance proposed by the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Planning Commission and Public Works Department amends Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Land Development Code to redefine and clarify bicycle parking. The ordinance would clarify various parts of the code, including taking bike parking into consideration when modifying parking for motor vehicles for…<\/p>\n

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Vote for the Face of Biking in Dallas, then Party!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Oak Cliff
\nVoting is up!
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\nAnd so are all the rest of the photos from Dallas Cycle Style\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2013 Cyclist Census.<\/p>\n

Who do you think should be crowned 2013 Face of Biking in Dallas? We have some great candidates, including a notable OC resident, Marcy<\/p>\n

Voting continues through Saturday 4.27.13 at high noon and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll announce the winners at the bicycle party that night! …<\/p>\n

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BIKE REPAIRS<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBuilding a Temporary Workshop
\nby John\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0AustinBike.com
\nWe are going to be doing some remodeling in the fall and one of the pieces of the project is a bike workshop in the garage.\u00c2\u00a0 Today I have to pull the car out to do work on my bike and that is a complete pain.\u00c2\u00a0 I had some free evenings this week and decided to set up a temporary workshop for the time being.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a few feet narrower than the final in the plans, but it will…
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This Is The Sight I Want To See In My Town<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nsuburbanassault.org
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\nI was heading home down Arapaho Road in Richardson, when a small group of cyclists caught my eye. This wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the typical lycra clad, roadie group that you see running a training ride through my town. Instead, it was a bunch of regularly dressed, casual cyclists making their way to the…<\/p>\n

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Why Did You Start Mountain Biking?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.texasmountainbiketrails.com
\nSuper simple question, and I want to hear your story.
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8_5zAOniW0A
\nWatch me tell why I started mountain biking in the below video.<\/p>\n

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Link to BSS Pace Bend Race results<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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by Il Pirate Austin Ridge Riders<\/div>\n
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Here the links to all of the results (Pace Bend Race, Overalls & Team Challenge):<\/p>\n

Pace Bend Race:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/results\/statexc_13\/austin\/tresults.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Overalls:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/results\/statexc_13\/html\/tresults.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Team Challenge Race:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/team_chal\/teams13.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Team Challenge Table:\u00c2\u00a0http:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/team_chal\/teamstable13.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00c2\u00a0Message from ARR President and Race Director Cindy Weisinger<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Il Pirate
\nThanks to all who came out to Pace Bend for the race this weekend! We couldn’t have possibly had better weather and the trails were in superb shape. Everyone seemed to be having a good time out there, and I do hope my perception on that is accurate!<\/p>\n

Many thanks to Bicycle Sport Shop and ALL our incredible sponsors for helping make this a…<\/p>\n

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Race Photos from Pace Bend Weekend<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Il Pirate\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin Ridge Riders
\nAll XC photos from last weekend are up! Get them here:\u00c2\u00a0 http:\/\/www.ingotimaging.com\/Pace-Bend-Race-13-April-20-21
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\nAnd don’t forget to search for your bib number! There were a fairly high amount of untaggable photos at Pace Bend, so check the galleries manually if the search doesn’t give you what you want.<\/p>\n

Big props to Cindy, Leif, and all of the other volunteers and race crew that…<\/p>\n

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Know rules of road when walking, running, cycling<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0San Angelo Standard-Times
\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Observe the cyclists, runners and walkers you see the next time you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re out on streets in our community.<\/p>\n

You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see numerous violations of basic bike-pedestrian safely guidelines and probably spot several people who are breaking the law without knowing it.<\/p>\n

In fact, many of those individuals might flunk the following \u00e2\u20ac\u0153quiz\u00e2\u20ac\u009d related to…<\/p>\n

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

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There's always a first: First ever DNF due to crashing today after huge pile-up in 1\/2's at #jmsr13<\/a> But, no worries > http:\/\/t.co\/V0iHt6jhFK<\/a><\/p>\n

— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) April 27, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n