{"id":21395,"date":"2013-05-24T22:02:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T03:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21395"},"modified":"2013-05-24T22:02:54","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T03:02:54","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-24th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/24\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-24th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newb in San Antonio<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby monkihead\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net
\nI’m here from my weight loss journey. I started off walking, turned into running and now biking. I’ve lost 50+ lbs just in running and am hoping biking will help my running goals. I chose a cheap bike to beat to hell and am happy so far. The next bike may be coming soon, if a road race catches my eyes. …(Replies)<\/p>\n

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Riding with hero vets in Bush Center Wounded Warrior Mountain Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Dr. Marc Siegel\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.foxnews.com
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\nArmy Major Jim Anderson has logged more than 17 years of active duty in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet, most of the wounds he has suffered aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t visible.<\/p>\n

Thursday morning, just before dawn in Waco, Texas, I stood outside the Hotel Indigo and spoke with him for Fox News about his long battle against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). More than 200,000 Army veterans suffer from…<\/p>\n

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President Bush and the W100K<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nSome pretty great pictures of President Bush with 14 Wounded Warriors during the 3rd annual W100K.
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Plano named the most bikeable city in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nAs the birthplace of Lance Armstrong maybe it shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t surprise anyone, but Plano has recently been named the most bicycle-friendly city in Texas.<\/p>\n

That distinction was given to the city by WalkScore.com, a website that uses data to rate neighborhoods and cities based on how easy it is to function there without a car.<\/p>\n

Given that Plano is a suburb that grew because of the car, the city doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t rank too highly on the walkability scale \u00e2\u20ac\u201d though its score of 44 out of 100 is significantly better than its…<\/p>\n

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

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2,500 miles on a Trek Soho bicycle http:\/\/t.co\/ypAdX8hmKo<\/a> @trekbikes<\/a><\/p>\n

— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) May 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n