{"id":21409,"date":"2013-05-26T22:54:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T03:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21409"},"modified":"2013-05-26T22:54:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T03:54:02","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-26th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/05\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-26th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

George W. Bush Joins Memorial Day Wounded Warrior 100K Mountain Bike Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nStaff Sergeant Matthew Dewitt and 19 other veterans joined former President George W. Bush in Crawford, Texas on Memorial Day for the third annual Wounded Warrior 100K mountain bike ride.<\/p>\n

“We have two goals. One is to continually remind the country about the country about the importance of supporting vets”, Bush said at the ride. “You can help a veteran find a job, you can help a veteran who is homeless, you can feed…<\/p>\n

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At the Wounded Warrior 100K, How George W. Bush Really Rolls<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nInjured veterans came to Crawford, Texas, for mountain-bike race on a solemn holiday. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one part of the ex-president\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work for the fallen, their families, and returning troops.<\/p>\n

The wounded warrior in front of me rode so well, and so fast, dusting me in the flats, that for awhile I forgot he was a veteran. And then, I noticed and remembered what was different. Staff Sgt. Matthew DeWitt has no arms. They were blown off by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. As I watched him navigate the difficult terrain, snapped into handlebars with a prothesis on each arm, the…<\/p>\n

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Senseless: The Problem With Bike Helmets<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWhy it’s time to demand something safer
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\nAbout a year ago my 14-year-old daughter needed a new bicycle helmet. Her skull and level of sophistication had both outgrown her old pink flowery one. We paid a visit to the local bike shop. On a far wall our options were stacked five high and 10 wide: multivented Specialized models, slick red and black designs by Giro, brightly colored versions manufactured by Bell. There seemed to be little rhyme or reason to the prices, which ranged from $40 to…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/p>\n

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Here Are Some Random Bike Pics For Bike Month http:\/\/t.co\/bX9O2EaKLT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bike Richardson TX (@BikeRichardson) May 26, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n