{"id":23044,"date":"2014-01-26T23:52:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T05:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23044"},"modified":"2014-01-26T23:52:34","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T05:52:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-25th-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/26\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-25th-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TPPb-RinF2M&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TPPb-RinF2M&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>McAllen Arbor Day Walk, Run, Ride and Race 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Erica Proffer<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&#038;v=TPPb-RinF2M<br \/>\nMcAllen&#8217;s annual Arbor Day activities features a bike tour, 5k and 10k run, family walk and a criterium (bike race). Hundreds of people turned out for this year&#8217;s event. This is a quick look at some of the participants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/85009520\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/85009520\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sunday Ride Division1 \/ Boneshaker Project<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCrisp winter morning ride from Division1 bike shop with the Boneshaker Project crew.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sunday Ride Division1 \/ Boneshaker Project\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/85009520?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/local\/dying-to-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/local\/dying-to-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>DYING TO RIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nA cycle of losses<br \/>\nAs tensions grow between bikers and drivers, death toll comes into stark focus<br \/>\nBy Dane Schiller\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.houstonchronicle.com<br \/>\nTeenager Miguel Marcial pedaled his bike along a narrow, dark stretch of Richmond Avenue early one morning last July, following closely behind his older brother. The immigrant dish washers had worked the late shift and were both biking to a nearby pharmacy to buy toilet paper.<br \/>\nOnly a few feet from the drug store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s parking lot, a brand-new BMW driven by a law student, Steven Moritz, who had just left the Estate Lounge, smacked 17-year-old Marcial from behind and launched him head-long into an oak tree.<br \/>\nThe vehicle didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop, according to police. It dragged Marcial\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s orange and white bike beneath it for six blocks before disappearing into the humid summer gloom.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If I had not pulled in, we would both be dead,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Miguel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brother Palemon recalled hauntingly last week.<br \/>\nMarcial was one of at least 23 bike riders killed on Houston streets in the past five years, according to police and safety reports, as well as&#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww3.hdnux.com\/photos\/26\/01\/51\/5773924\/3\/rawImage.jpg?resize=819%2C453\" width=\"819\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<caption><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Upcoming Rides and Events<\/strong><\/span><\/a>San Antonio Wheelmen<\/p>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, 2\/1: \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/caldetail.cfm?sec_id=87965&amp;frm=87965&amp;calendar_id=965791\">Bullis County Park Ride<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, 2\/2: \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/caldetail.cfm?sec_id=87965&amp;frm=87965&amp;calendar_id=965792\">Southside Mission Ride<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saturday, 2\/8: \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/caldetail.cfm?sec_id=87965&amp;frm=87965&amp;calendar_id=965793\">Cibolo Ride<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunday, 2\/9: \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/caldetail.cfm?sec_id=87965&amp;frm=87965&amp;calendar_id=965794\">Toutant-Beauregard Ride<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/bike\/wahoo-fitness-rflkt-and-cyclemeter-app-v10-0-4\/\" href=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/bike\/wahoo-fitness-rflkt-and-cyclemeter-app-v10-0-4\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Wahoo Fitness RFLKT+ and Cyclemeter App v10.0.4<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBY Ray Garza\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0RGV Cycling<br \/>\nCyclemeter iPhone App<br \/>\nIn my last post, Wahoo RFLKT+ and Wahoo Fitness App v3.5.2, I talked about pairing up and using the RFLKT+ bike computer with the Fitness app on my iPhone. It worked great and solved some of my problems I had while cycling at night. I liked the fact that I no longer need my ANT+ dongle and adapter cable to read my ANT+ compatible sensors. I also liked that I can now read my bike computer when I cycle at night (something that I do often). Check out the write-up for additional information. This time around I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pairing up the RFLKT+ with the ever popular Cyclemeter App from Abivo.<br \/>\nEveryone has their favorite bike computer app and Cyclemeter seems to be on everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s list. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a very stable and configurable application that is great for multi-sports. I wanted to try it out since it now supports the RFLKT bike computer system. First thing out of the bag is that the support comes at a price. You see, if you want to&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DORBAorg\/events\/160004522\/?a=me1_grp&amp;rv=me1&amp;_af_eid=160004522&amp;_af=event\" href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DORBAorg\/events\/160004522\/?a=me1_grp&amp;rv=me1&amp;_af_eid=160004522&amp;_af=event\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Skills Clinic #96: RCP&#8217;s Loop 13 NEW DATE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nDallas Off-Road Bicycle Association<br \/>\nSaturday, February 1, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 10:00 AM<br \/>\nRowlett Creek Preserve<br \/>\n2525 Castle Rd<br \/>\nParking Lot at Castle Drive and Centerville Road<br \/>\nGarland, TX (map)<br \/>\nPlease Note the NEW DATE Feb 1<br \/>\nSkills Clinic #96 RCP&#8217;s Loop 13 Jeremy Morse will be your instructor. Jeremy is among the very best bike handlers in North Texas. And he is a very good, patient, clear, and experienced mountain bike instructor. (And he is a nurse to boot!)<br \/>\nWhat: Loop 13 at Rowlett Creek Preserve has a variety of obstacles, most notably some rock gardens.<br \/>\nWho: The clinic is only for intermediate mountain bikers, or&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Coming Up?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club<br \/>\n17th Annual Garner State Park Weekend- 2\/14\/2014 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2\/17\/2014<br \/>\nJoin us for a weekend of camping, hiking and, of course, biking. For those of you without RVs or tents, there are cabins to rent for the weekend. Ride Leader: Vanessa Leal<br \/>\nSpring Club Picnic- 3\/22\/2014<br \/>\nJoin us for our semi-annual club picnic at Southside Lions Club Park. There will be various routes and distances to choose from, followed by food and fun. Bring your outdoor toys (kayaks, canoe, fishing, etc\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6). Ride Leader: Amanda McCoy&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/rudolphs-revenge-2013-results\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/rudolphs-revenge-2013-results\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Rudolph\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Revenge 2013 Results<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.texasmountainbiketrails.com<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texasmountainbiketrails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Rudolphs-Revenge-Results.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=1000%2C632\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" \/><br \/>\nYeah, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2014, but hey\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re rebels here at TXMTB.<\/p>\n<p>30 Mile Men&#8217;s Open<br \/>\nPlace\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bib #\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0First Name\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Last Name\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Chip Time\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Speed<br \/>\n1\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a060\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Chris\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Wright\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0*1:59:38.377\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a015.046<br \/>\n2\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a049\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Steven\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Allen\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0*2:02:45.387\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a014.664<br \/>\n3\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a037\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Thomas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Attaway\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0*2:05:22.390\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a014.358<br \/>\n4\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a039\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Josh\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Storm\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0*2:05:23.413\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a014.356&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope everyone got their fair weather riding in this weekend. The next few days are going to be cold.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coldfront?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coldfront<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaylorCycling\/status\/427667239903318016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MitchellGSides\/status\/427646692360740865<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another day in the saddle with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSUCyclingTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MSUCyclingTeam<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Bike_Stop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@The_Bike_Stop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GIANTSouth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GIANTSouth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RideLifeRideGiant?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RideLifeRideGiant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/giantbicycle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#giantbicycle<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/J6fG2aVNee\">pic.twitter.com\/J6fG2aVNee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sam Croft (@samcroft94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samcroft94\/status\/427110325322661888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We know you want to join in on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PBRR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PBRR<\/a> fun! Check out our website for all the info! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xMxKlWlLuu\">http:\/\/t.co\/xMxKlWlLuu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boneshaker_Proj\/status\/427592528142270465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBQ44\/status\/427546970236784640<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBQ44\/status\/427510213231394816<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Violet Crown Cycles bike stolen! <br \/>Anyone in the Austin area please keep your eyes open. This is a one of one bike,&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Q26x9KxREZ\">http:\/\/t.co\/Q26x9KxREZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas Bicycle &amp; Beer (@texasbikebeer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texasbikebeer\/status\/427478012423331840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">54 miles with Team McAllen Cycling&#8230;..new Roval Rapide CLX 60&#39;s felt awesome. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/t62N6MsZ6B\">pic.twitter.com\/t62N6MsZ6B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/427477688719134721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McAllen Arbor Day Walk, Run, Ride and Race 2014 by Erica Proffer https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_detailpage&#038;v=TPPb-RinF2M McAllen&#8217;s annual Arbor Day activities features a bike tour, 5k and 10k run, family walk and a criterium (bike race). 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