{"id":21574,"date":"2013-06-12T23:59:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T04:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21574"},"modified":"2013-06-12T23:59:41","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T04:59:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-12th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-12th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timber Lane Trail Work Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nGHORBA.org
\nSaturday, June 15, 2013 – 8:30am
\nTimber Lane is finishing construction on a new park, 105 acres, just west of Hardy and north of Cypress Creek and west of Timber Lane. We are looking for help on Saturday 6\/15 to do clean up and new trail construction. The entrance is a dirt road at 23503 Jasmine Terrace Dr. in Park Spring Subdivision on the north end of the park.<\/p>\n

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Tour of South West Austin<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nSaturday, June 15, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
\nSlaughter Creek Trail
\n9901 RM 1826
\nGPS: 30.209349,-97.904060
\nAustin, TX (map)<\/p>\n

I’m still nursing my rib and not ready for the big boy trails yet so Saturday’s ride is going to stay relatively flat: one lap of Slaughter Creek Trail, ride the trails over to the Veloway for a half lap, then back to the Slaughter Creek Trail parking lot. Total ride will be 15-20 miles, the pace is casual, skill level is beginner.<\/p>\n

Look for Lloyd on the orange Santa Cruz Tallboy in…<\/p>\n

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Tuesday Ride at BCGB – Intermediate ride level<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nTuesday, June 18, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a05:30 PM
\nBarton Creek Greenbelt – 360 Access (beside brick office building)
\n3755-B Capital of Texas Hwy., Austin, TX (map)<\/p>\n

Back to normal summer hours.
\nPlease be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We will meet in the parking lot of the office building<\/p>\n

Any question please call\/text\u00c2\u00a0 me at [masked]
\nIntermediate level ride with no drop.
\nRide at your own risk and…<\/p>\n

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Photos from Dirt Remedy<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby TC\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.turnincranks.com
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\nLast week I made it out for the local short track series race at City Park (Emma Long). The format is a timed short lap race, with each lap being about a mile in length. The B race is as many laps as you can begin* within 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

The race is held at the most technically challenging trail around Austin and is the location where I achieved my one and only 1st place finish at El Deguello last November.<\/p>\n

This is a true mountain biking course and I am very excited for the local race series. I just wish I could make more of the races. Being on Tuesday nights, it makes it impossible for…<\/p>\n

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New Infrastructure, New Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby djcurtin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bicycle Sport Shop’s Offical Cycling Blog
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\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve all seen them. The green boxes at certain intersections around Austin. Part of the ongoing expansion of cycling infrastructure in Austin. But if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not familiar with a bike box you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve likely wondered \u00e2\u20ac\u0153what are they?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We asked Nadia Barrera with the City of Austin Public Works Neighborhood Connectivity Division about them and here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what she had to say.<\/p>\n

The two green boxes at the intersection of Barton Springs Road and Lamar Boulevard are called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153two-stage turn queues.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 They help cyclists navigate turning left through an intersection.<\/p>\n

Cyclists: Use the boxes when you want to turn left.\u00c2\u00a0 For example, if you are traveling eastbound on Barton Springs and want to head north to downtown on Lamar, continue straight at the…<\/p>\n

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‘Bikes, Blues, and Barbecues,’ about a father and son bicycle tour through Texas, now available as an e-book<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\ntexasbbqposse.blogspot.com
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\nYou may remember the father and son — Tim and Robby Landauer — who made the bicycle barbecue tour through the Central Texas heartland.<\/p>\n

We published an item about them in March after Robby sent us a copy of an unpublished manuscript he had written about the trip titled “Bikes, Blues, and Barbecues: Me, my dad and our three favorite things.”<\/p>\n

Now, Robby Landauer has turned his manuscript into an e-book, available both through Amazon and Google Play.<\/p>\n

“You don’t need a Kindle to read the Amazon copy,” proud father Tim informed us in an email. “Amazon has…<\/p>\n

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

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Come ride in the Cycling Capital of Texas. September 10-15. 6 nights, 5 days! http:\/\/t.co\/cwgIhGk18p<\/a><\/p>\n

— Day Trippin' Texas (@DayTrippinTexas) June 12, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n