{"id":22693,"date":"2013-11-23T22:30:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T04:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22693"},"modified":"2013-11-23T22:30:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T04:30:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-23rd-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/23\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-23rd-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup November 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Police: Cyclist “Killed Self” in a Crash With an SUV Near Cityplace Last Night<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Eric Nicholson \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0blogs.dallasobserver.com
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\nVisibility was limited as Alexander Ryan Jones, 19, rode his bike across Weldon Street at 9:35 p.m. It was dark and rainy, and there was a wall in the median where a ramp descends into the Cityplace parking garage.
\nAccording to police, neither he nor the person he was riding with spotted the 2005 Nissan Murano SUV traveling northeast down Weldon. The car sideswiped Jones as he entered the…<\/p>\n

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OPEN HANDS: Guidance Center seeks bicycles<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nBy Staff Report\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.gosanangelo.com
\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Each holiday season, nonprofit organizations seek donations and funding to meet the needs of the individuals they serve. This is part of a series on local charities who have specific needs, along with a brief description of the organization.
\nThe West Texas Guidance Center provides community-based counseling to individuals and families in the Concho Valley including parenting support, grief or loss coping, childhood abuse, self-esteem, bipolar disorder and depression, substance abuse, anger…<\/p>\n

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Sunday Road Ride – Urban Bicycle Gallery<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSun, December 22, 8:00am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9:30am
\nWhere 4814 Nett St. Houston, TX 77007 (map)
\nDescription Starting at 8am. The routes are around 20-25miles average 16-18 mph. Sunday rides vary from one week to the next. You should call shop for details. Road rides of varying lengths. Helmets are always required. Rides will be cancelled if the weather conditions are rainy, or icy (when in doubt call the store).<\/p>\n

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

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Cold or not, in the morning I'm riding unless it's raining. Will help to pretend like I'm racing CX, but will be just a regular road ride.<\/p>\n

— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 24, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n