{"id":23054,"date":"2014-01-30T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23054"},"modified":"2014-01-30T00:01:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-30T06:01:55","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/01\/30\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cyclist Recovering After Being Hit By Truck During Cycling Trip<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.permianbasin360.com
\nOdessa, TX (Big 2 News) – “Well, it was just a very sudden crash,” said Steve Weber, who has been cycling with his wife, Cindy for years.
\nSteve and Cindy have been cycling for years.
\nBoth avid bikers, they planned a cross country bike trip from San Diego, California to Key West Florida but, it was cut short in the Big Bend region.
\n“We planned it for so long and we were just absolutely having a great time,” said Cindy Weber.
\n“Cindy was just a little bit to my left, kind of drafting off of me so to speak. And all the sudden, just heard a woosh and this truck with a big horse trailer went by and Cindy was in front of me, on the ground,” Steve said.
\nCindy says she was hit on Highway-90, east of Marathon. …<\/p>\n

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DORBA DIRT SKIRTS – Women’s Group Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDallas Off-Road Bicycle Association
\nSunday, February 16, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 1:00 PM
\nRiver Legacy Park
\n703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX (map)
\nWomen of All levels are welcome, divide up and ride in small groups according to level.<\/p>\n

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Midwestern State University Cycling Team<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe team went for a great ride this past weekend. Huge thanks to our sponsor, The Bike Stop, for having such a great place to launch from. See you all again this upcoming Saturday at 10am.
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Beginners Road Cycling to train for BPMS150<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBeginners Cycling group for MS150 is a cycling group for those that want to ride on Sundays to train for the MS150 in April. It is meant for those who feel comfortable in the 12 to 16 mph range of cycling. We will be following many of the recommended routes for the MS150 on Sundays and participating in some of the recommended Sunday events.<\/p>\n

Other rides may be added by members at anytime.\u00c2\u00a0 The point is to get ride time in before the event.<\/p>\n

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South Walnut Creek Trail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nvioletcrown.org\/
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\nFrom the desk of Doug Ballew, Violet Crown’s new Bike Advocacy Director:
\nGreetings! I have volunteered to be the Advocacy Director for the Club and will provide updates to the Club on the goings on of the state of Bicycling in our fair city.
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great time to be a cyclist in Austin! If you have ridden with me, then I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard me speak of the South Walnut Creek Trail (SWCT). The trail runs mostly parallel to Hwy. 183 on the east side of town. The 10\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 wide, paved trail is scheduled for completion later this year, but currently…<\/p>\n

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New Pics Of The Central Trail Construction \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Buckingham To Spring Valley<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBike Friendly Richardson
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\nThe Central Trail, southern extension \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from Buckingham to Arapaho \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is coming along nicely. The Central Trail goes north and south along the DART rail line which runs through Richardson. It will eventually connect Richardson, Plano and other suburban communities to the various parts of Dallas.
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve already posted pics of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnorthern\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 end of this extension that runs from Arapaho to Belt Line. Now, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re seeing some great progress on the southern end, between Buckingham and Spring Valley. The trail isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t officially open, so don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t head that way yet.
\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not there yet. Even when complete, there is still a…<\/p>\n

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Some assembly required<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAn Old Guy On Two Wheels
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\nSaw another appeal on Facebook for assistance from Austin B-Cycle.\u00c2\u00a0 The next round of station installations is taking place and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re assembling bikes to fill them.\u00c2\u00a0 So I signed up (it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really easy to do) and headed down to lend a hand.
\nIMG_1304Unpacked three bicycles and finished assembly on two of them.\u00c2\u00a0 The third I got mostly done but had to head out to prevent a parking ticket.
\nThe bikes are almost complete out…<\/p>\n

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

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New Event: Lone Star Trail Building School – Runaway Bay, TX: When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 6am to Sat Feb 22, 2014 6… http:\/\/t.co\/82UBCI0J53<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) January 29, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n