{"id":21768,"date":"2013-06-29T00:26:01","date_gmt":"2013-06-29T05:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21768"},"modified":"2013-06-29T00:26:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T05:26:01","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-28th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-28th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for June 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trek and REI Join Forces with Alchemy Goods to Grow Nationwide Bike Tube Recycling Network<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nNetwork of 600+ shops in nearly every state to collect one million bike tubes by the end of 2014
\neon.businesswire.com
\nSEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alchemy Goods, manufacturer of upcycled bags and accessories, announces its partnership with Trek and REI to form a nationwide bike tube recycling network. This network includes over 600 Trek dealers, REI stores and independent bike shops, and is represented in nearly every state. To-date, Alchemy Goods has collected over 400,000 bicycle inner tubes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d thereby diverting them from the landfill.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are aiming to collect tubes at each of our 1,800 retailers across the U.S., making recycling easy and accessible.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Cycling is on the rise as more cities adopt bike-friendly measures including the addition of bike lanes and bike share programs. According to the League of American Bicyclists, bike commuting has grown by 47-percent nationwide between 2000 and 2011. In fact, over 13 million bikes were…<\/p>\n

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Independence Day Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSan Antonio Wheelmen
\nDate: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a007\/04\/2013
\nTime: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a008:30 AM
\nLocation: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Meet behind the Main Street Square (aka MarketPlatz)
\nWest Austin Street
\nFredericksburg, TX<\/p>\n

Details: Independence Day Ride in\u00c2\u00a0 Fredericksburg\u00c2\u00a0 (NW) [R to H].\u00c2\u00a0 PLEASE NOTE START TIME!!!\u00c2\u00a0 Routes of 35 and 50 miles.\u00c2\u00a0 Meet behind the Main Street Square (aka MarketPlatz) in downtown Fredericksburg on West Austin Street for a moderately hilly scenic ride through the beautiful Texas Hill Country.\u00c2\u00a0 From San Antonio, take I-10 West to Hwy 87 in Comfort.\u00c2\u00a0 Turn right (North) on Hwy 87 and go 22 miles to…<\/p>\n

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Erwin Park Summer Series July 4th Race<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTexas Mountain Bike Trails
\nTo register for the July 4th Erwin Park Summer Series race, follow the link below.
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\nWe will have hot dogs and a little BBQ after the races so come out, stick around and celebrate our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s independence with some fun racing.
\nChoose Your Race Entry…<\/p>\n

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Clear Creek High School grad biking to Alaska to raise money for cancer research<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby By KRISTI NIX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.com
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\nSchool may be out, but University of Texas student Akanksha Verma won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be found sunning at the beach. Hometown friends won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t run into her at the movies or find her working a part-time job this summer. Instead, Verma dedicated her time off to participate in the Texas 4000, a 4,500-mile fundraising bike ride to for cancer research.<\/p>\n

Verma, a 2009 graduate of Clear Creek High School, is one of 69 UT students who are spending roughly 70 days to ride from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska as part of…<\/p>\n

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TTC Ignores Cyclist Safety, Issues Toll Road Ban<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nCyclists confer in the hallway after the TTC decisionYesterday, the Texas Transportation Commission listened to testimony from Texas cyclists asking the commission not to ban cyclists from toll roads. The Commission chose to ignore the testimony\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthat there is often no alternative route, that toll road shoulders can be the safest place for bicycles to be in an area, that cyclists need access to their destinations just like everyone else\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand voted 5-0 to ban bicycles from all TxDOT-controlled toll roads.<\/p>\n

BikeTexas is disappointed and frustrated by this decision. We feel that the commission has arrived at this decision without any real study or planning. They did not consult…<\/p>\n

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SafeCyclist Training Proves Worthwhile for Teachers<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
\nA boy identifies parts of a bicycle as part of the SafeCyclist Curriculum.
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\nAs part of our ongoing commitment to reach schoolchildren across Texas with a message of bicycle safety, BikeTexas regularly conducts teacher training sessions in the SafeCyclist Curriculum with the help of a TxDOT grant. Since 1991, BikeTexas has certified close to 4,000 PE teachers and youth community workers. In addition, our SafeCyclist certified college faculty have taught approximately 4,000 students studying to be PE teachers. Part of the grant includes asking…<\/p>\n

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Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner\/intermediate ride level<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nThursday, July 4, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a05:30 PM
\nWalnut Creek Metropolitan Park
\n12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)<\/p>\n

Back to normal summer hours
\nThis will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.<\/p>\n

Chris is willing to lead a faster group so we can have an intermediate group.
\nPlease be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We meet in the…<\/p>\n

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#WINNING<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Kathleen\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bicyclesoutbackracing.net
\nLast night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Driveway race was HOT.\u00c2\u00a0 I felt really good on my training ride on Tuesday and thought that a rest day on Wednesday would allow me to have a good race on Thursday.\u00c2\u00a0 The course was the Championship Loop which is in my opinion the hardest course we do at the Driveway.\u00c2\u00a0 We ran counter-clockwise down the corkscrew.\u00c2\u00a0 The crowd at the race last night was lighter than usual.\u00c2\u00a0 Leila and I were the only women in the Masters\/Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Open race.\u00c2\u00a0 We speculated that school having just gotten out for the summer, the 4th of July, family vacations, and the heat were the main reasons for the low turnout.\u00c2\u00a0 None the less we were ready to race each other.\u00c2\u00a0 The race was strung out from the…<\/p>\n

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

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Went biking thru Houston with my brother today. So much fun and so glad to see him. #happytobeanolderbrother<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dane Chronister (@danechronister) June 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n