{"id":22819,"date":"2013-12-19T23:44:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T05:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22819"},"modified":"2013-12-19T23:44:28","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T05:44:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-19th-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/19\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-19th-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oasis Adventures<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nLone Star Cyclists
\nPace: Touring with a Fast Pace Option (Touring is a varied pace with frequent stops averaging 12-15 mph)
\nDate: Saturday, December 28, 2013 – 8:30am
\nLocation: The Oasis \/ Lynn Creek Marina, Joe Pool Lake, 5700 Lake Ridge Parkway, Grand Prairie<\/p>\n

Distances: 29 and 50 Miles<\/p>\n

These routes will take us east of Joe Pool Lake and into Dallas, Duncanville, and Cedar Hill (and several others on the longer route). We’ll return across Joe Pool Lake with appetites whetted for a…<\/p>\n

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Encouraging employers to add bike parking<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Zoe Kircos\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org
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\nIn our office, we spend a lot of time talking about bicycle infrastructure. Protected bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, conventional bike lanes, multi-use paths, pump tracks, bike parks, singletrack, you name it. If you can ride a bike on it, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re talking about it. You know what we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t spend enough time talking about? Bike parking.<\/p>\n

I could ride a gold-plated, state-of-the-art, grade-separated protected bike lane from home to work every day and if I was stuck hunting around for a…<\/p>\n

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A tale of two bike events: photo essay<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Denton
\nNovember 16th proved to be an awesome day for Denton bicycling events with the 2nd Annual Bicycle to Recycle Tour and the Golden Triangle Alleycat Race.<\/p>\n

Both events started on the Square and ended socially at East Side Social Club. Christopher went with the race and Devin the Recycle Ride. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what we saw:<\/p>\n

[*Most Recycle Ride photos courtesy of Alana Presley with the City of Denton]
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Update: It took Dallas police one day to find Mary Suhm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stolen custom-made Dallas-themed bicycle<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Robert Wilonsky\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0cityhallblog.dallasnews.com
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\nUpdate at 3:13 p.m.: Mary Suhm just texted with this follow-up: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153DPD found the bike!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So happens our Scott Goldstein was in her office when she got the call. He writes, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Make sure to include she literally screamed with joy when she got the phone call from DPD.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still not clear what condition it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in or if any arrests were made. All we know for sure it…<\/p>\n

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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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New Event: DORBA Frozen Endurance Series – Northshore – Flower Mound, TX: When: Sat Jan 18, 2014 9am to 3pm\u00c2\u00a0
C… http:\/\/t.co\/Q2Mzs0Dzaw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 19, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n