{"id":2300,"date":"2009-04-29T22:19:10","date_gmt":"2009-04-30T04:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2009-04-29T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2009-04-30T04:19:10","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/29\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/29\/this-friday-discounts-for-cyclists-the-texas-theatre\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/29\/this-friday-discounts-for-cyclists-the-texas-theatre\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>This Friday! Discounts for Cyclists @ The Texas Theatre \u00c2\u00ab Bike &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby mannytmoto<br \/>\nThe historic Texas Theatre is offering $2 off ticket prices at the door for all who arrive on bicycle for the May 1st showing of the 1923 Lon Chaney classic, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Hunchback of Notre Dame\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. The silent film will be shown accompanied by a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/2644.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/2644.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Florida No. 1 Again in Bicycle Fatalities<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bicycle Retailer &#8211; Laguna Hills,CA,USA<br \/>\nTexas, another warm weather state with more residents than Florida, had 48 bicyclist deaths in 2007\u00e2\u20ac\u201dor a bicyclist fatality rate of 2.01, less than a third &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mapmyhike.com\/route\/united-states\/tx\/austin\/680124101766517020\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapmyhike.com\/route\/united-states\/tx\/austin\/680124101766517020\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MapMyHike.com | View Copy Of Austin Hills in Austin, Texas<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby MapMyHike.com<br \/>\nBike Ride Description This has got some of the best hills in SW Austin. I especially like North River Hills Road in the middle of the ride. It&#8217;s just under 2 miles and has the feel of a gradual mountain, as opposed to some of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/pudgebudge.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/154.html\" href=\"http:\/\/pudgebudge.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/154.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the pudge budge: 154<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby totegirl<br \/>\nMy legs were killing me on my bike ride, but I powered through because I am a bad ass! Food has been pretty good with the exception of some pizza on Monday night. But I only had one slice of pizza and 3 small cheese sticks. Not stellar, but not my old habit of a whole thin crust large pizza. I&#8217;ve come a really long way from those &#8230; totegirl: Austin, Texas: My main goals in life are proper diet and sufficient exercise. Can I go from pudge to fit? View my complete profile &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/cycledallas.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/frisco-starts-installing-bike-route.html\" href=\"http:\/\/cycledallas.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/frisco-starts-installing-bike-route.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>C y c l e * D a l l a s: Frisco Starts Installing Bike Route Signs<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jeanne<br \/>\nEvery person riding a bicycle shall be granted all rights and be subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle. &#8212; Sec. 551-101 Texas Transportation Code . &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ecovelo.info\/2009\/04\/29\/violet-crown-cycles\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecovelo.info\/2009\/04\/29\/violet-crown-cycles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EcoVelo \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb Violet Crown Cycles<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Alan<br \/>\nAUSTIN, TX- Austin based bicycle builder Violet Crown Cycles launched this week accepting orders online for the Ferguson, their line of custom city bikes hand built and tailored to customer&#8217;s bodies and tastes. &#8230; Violet Crown Cycles will be holding a launch party open to the public on Sunday, May 31, 4- 6 PM at Mother Egan&#8217;s Irish Pub, 715 West 6th Street in Austin with a social ride afterwards starting at 6 PM. There will be sample bikes to view, door prizes, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/fitcity\/entries\/2009\/04\/28\/why_ride_free_breakfast_and_mo.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/fitcity\/entries\/2009\/04\/28\/why_ride_free_breakfast_and_mo.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>statesman.com | Why ride? Free breakfast and more! | Fit City<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby statcomed@statesman.com<br \/>\nShiner Ride: Saturday, May 2. Cyclists depart from Austin and ride 100 miles through small towns and scenic byways on the way to the historic Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas. Rest Stops every 12-20 miles will be stocked with food, &#8230; City Hall Plaza; Bike Texas (1902 E. 6th St.); Mellow Johnny&#8217;s (4th and Nueces streets); Wheatsville Coop (3101 Guadalupe St.); Bicycle Sport Shop (517 S. 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