{"id":2214,"date":"2009-04-16T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2009-04-17T04:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2009-04-16T22:34:23","modified_gmt":"2009-04-17T04:34:23","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/16\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

MS 150 riders can get ride-day texts for the first time<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Latest news from Houston Business Journal
\nRiders in this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BP MS 150 Bike Ride won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to worry about not being connected while on the road to Austin.<\/p>\n

She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll do the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs | So So Velo …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Cait
\nNow that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re deep into the heart of Texas, our fourth state, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re starting to build up some credibility for the whole \u00e2\u20ac\u0153where did you start\/where are you headed?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d interrogation. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always awkward announcing your plans to bicycle …<\/p>\n

Calling out the fixies \u00c2\u00ab two wheels. one love. no rush.<\/strong><\/a>
\nby 10thousandfeet
\nBut those of us who rock spandex need someone to pick on. And anyway, this article is too funny not to share, despite being very obvious. P.S. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s illegal to ride a bicycle in Texas without brakes. So, ha ha. …<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4\/16- 4\/22\/09 | Austin On Two …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby elliott
\nBicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 interests to the City of Austin and meets …<\/p>\n

Cyclist wins lawsuit for faulty road<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Austin 360 – Austin,TX,USA
\nBy Jason Whaley | Thursday, April 16, 2009, 09:48 AM Attention Texas Department of Transportation, you better maintain our roads because a new precedent has …<\/p>\n

Gladewater adds bike rally to Gusher Days<\/strong><\/a>
\nby News-Journal.com – Longview,TX,USA
\nBy ANGELA WARD Organizers hope a bicycle rally at Gladewater’s Gusher Days will add a new appeal to the annual event. “There are a lot of people who ride …<\/p>\n

Car, Motor, Tuning, Tuned, Bike, Free Wallpapers \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Resor Rides
\nI spent last night in alpine, Texas with a great host from warmshowers.org, Liz Rogers. She put me up in her home and even took me out to dinner. We had a great time talking travel, politics, and local issues. … The ride consisted of about 40 miles of elevation gain to about 6500 ft from 4500. I then coasted most of the way down to I-10. 76 total miles today. When I arrived in Kent, I realized I was too tired to pound out 37 more to van horn, Texas, against the wind. …<\/p>\n

Pastor Bob+ Blog: Wow, how things change.<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Pastor Bob+ Nordlie
\nIf someone would have told me five years ago that I would be retiring at age 60 and moving to San Antonio, Texas I would have said they are crazy. (Of couse, if someone would have told me last July that I’d be as fat and out of shape as I am now, I also would have thought they were nuts!) But one of the things I enjoyed most about my ride last June was to wake up every morning to a new ride in a new place, on a road where you didn’t know what was coming next. …<\/p>\n

Bodybuilding.com – jrahlfs\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BodyBlog – Panhandle Psychosis …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby jrahlfs
\nWhen we got home from that, my daughter said that she wanted to go for a bike ride, so we obliged. Pulling a 30 pound kind in a bike-trailer in West Texas wind is one hell of a workout. Wednesday did back and Crossfit class at the gym. …<\/p>\n

C y c l e * D a l l a s: Watch what you ask for.<\/strong><\/a>
\nby PM Summer
\nBikeTexas had offered the “Move Over” language in response to legislator concerns and after conferring with several Texas bicycle advocacy leaders. The prohibition against the “right-hook” was removed by the Committee. … are pushing their states for the removal of the misunderstood and dangerous “Far To The Right Laws”, Texas’ advocates are on the verge of bringing about the worst “Far To The Right” laws in the nation, removing our rights to ride a bicycle safely. …<\/p>\n

The Recumbent Blog \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb Austin, TX – Easy Street\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Rob
\nHelotes-based electric bike custom builder Synthetic Transport will be there with a long distance pedal-electric touring recumbent, and Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own Kool Bikes will return with several kool custom bikes and trailers made of rescued …<\/p>\n

Cycling Notebook: Using parental guidance<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
\nEarly on in her training for this weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 25th anniversary BP MS 150, Carolyn Gomez took a nasty fall on her bicycle. It was her first and it really, really hurt, leaving her with multiple abrasions and bruises. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I wanted to cry,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she admits. …<\/p>\n

Cyclist nears his 4,000th mile in MS150<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
\nIn all his years spent pedaling from Houston to Austin each April to raise money for the fight against multiple sclerosis, Tom Webster has had only a couple of regrets along the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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