{"id":22241,"date":"2013-08-31T23:09:10","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T04:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22241"},"modified":"2013-08-31T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T04:09:10","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Female cyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries after hit by car on Quaker Avenue<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nlubbockonline.com
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\nLate Saturday night, Aug. 30, Lubbock police were sent to 29th Street and Quaker Avenue for an accident involving a bicyclist and a Chevrolet Caprice.
\nThe unidentified female bicyclist was taken by ambulance to a hospital with what police called serious injuries.
\nThe driver, whose name…<\/p>\n

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Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt set for Oct. 6<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.chron.com
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\nThe Houston Heights Association will hold a Bicycle Rally and Scavenger Hunt on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Marmion Park in Houston.
\nThe event, open to riders of all ages and designed as a casual self-paced ride, offers a choice between a 20-mile ride and scavenger hunt or a shorter 5-mile ride and scavenger hunt for families, according to a press release from the Houston Heights Association. The first 300 registrants receive a…<\/p>\n

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The Club Sunday Morning Group road Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWoodlands Cycling Club
\nSunday, September 08, 2013, 08:30am – 11:00am
\nStart time: 8:30 AM.
\nStart location:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153WFNB\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (Woodforest National Bank) at the SW corner of FM 1488 and FM 2978, next to McDonalds, the previous location of the Sunday ride, before Tailgators, aka the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBikeLane\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ride.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to all the volunteers at the Aug. 28 Workday!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nAnother successful Walnut Creek Workday. 16 volunteers and 32 hours of work to move 4000 lbs of armoring stone, by hand…
\nOver the 12 months, 691 volunteer hours (equal to $15,000) and 25,000 lbs of stone (valued at $25,000) for a total of $40,000 have been put into Walnut Creek.
\nNone of this could have happened without volunteer support.
\nThanks, and lets keep up the good work.<\/p>\n

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Pics and Recap of Last Weekend’s Bike Rodeo In Allen, Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPosted by Richard Wezensky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikedfw.org
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\nLast Saturday, August 24, a group of BikeDFW board members and volunteers helped out the City of Allen with the Back to School Bash, at First United Methodist Church. The event offered lower income families in Allen a chance to get physicals, schools supplies, haircuts, participate in…<\/p>\n

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NOKOA profiles 62-year-old commuting and touring bicyclist<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nbicycleaustin.info
\nNOKOA-The Observer, one of Austin’s two newspapers serving the African-American community (and free at various locations such as HEB), this week has a front-page article profiling Dr. Veon McReynolds.
\nNOKOA wrote:
\nBike Riding Machine
\nDr. Veon McReynolds is a bicycle-riding machine.\u00c2\u00a0 The bicycle is McReynolds’ primary mode of transportation and his passion for keeping people healthy and active.\u00c2\u00a0 McReynolds, an all-around athlete, is on a bicycle tour from Houston, Texas…<\/p>\n

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Tuesday: Intermediate\/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHouston Cycling Club
\nTuesday, September 3, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06:15 PM
\n15200 Memorial Dr, Houston, Te (map)<\/p>\n

Look for group and ask if it’s us! call me, Jeff @ [masked] if you have any questions or are going to be late.<\/p>\n

This will be a medium to fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube\/tire, snacks, etc…Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. Wheels rolling by 6:30! See you there<\/p>\n

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Joseph Simon Jr. Port Arthur Texas Bicycle Hit By Car<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwaconewsbeat.blogspot.com
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\nPort Arthur (Texas News Blog): 60-year-old Joseph Simon Jr. was killed on Friday when the bicycle he was riding was hit by a car. The accident took place in the 3400 block of Gulfway Drive.<\/p>\n

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

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Rollin' through the #Texas<\/a> state #cemetery<\/a>. #bike<\/a> #bicycle<\/a> #lonestar<\/a> @ Texas State Cemetery http:\/\/t.co\/sYcLLH5GQ2<\/a><\/p>\n

— Windmill Bicycles (@windmillbicycle) August 31, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n