{"id":23154,"date":"2014-02-10T23:37:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T05:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23154"},"modified":"2014-02-10T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T05:37:32","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-and-blogs-updates-february-10th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/02\/10\/texas-bicycle-news-and-blogs-updates-february-10th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News and Blogs Updates February 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wichita Falls City Officials Working on Becoming Bicycle Friendly City<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.texomashomepage.com
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\n Wichita Falls is in the process of applying to become designated a bicycle friendly city.
\n Since Hotter’N Hell is an important part of the local economy, city officials want to expand and improve options for bicyclists.
\n To get the designation, the city has to show how they encourage biking.
\n They’re working on shared lane projects and will have many events in may for bicycle awareness month including speeches about bike safety at local schools and having a bike to work day.
\n Organizers say it’s important that drivers and…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Results Ray Porter Memorial 6 Hour<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/p>\n

\n Results from the second annual \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Race Against Cancer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at Tyler State Park on Saturday February 8, 2014. In light of our community\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s recent loss, this year the Big Pig Cancer Foundation has officially renamed the event in honor of local endurance, mountain bike legend Ray Porter who passed away on December 27th after being diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma on November 13, 2013. Ray and his…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Why Dallas, Texas is the USA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Worst City for Cycling<\/a><\/h2>\n

globalsiteplans.com<\/p>\n

\n In 2012, Bicycling Magazine named Dallas, Texas the worst city for cycling for the second time. The lowest percentage of cyclists in the country and the lack of a single bike lane played a major role in the decision, but the title was given in great part because of the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s failure to follow up on a citizen-developed bike plan from 2011.
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\n Driven by grassroots efforts, an aggressive update to the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 1985 cycling plan rendered a new guide to modern cycling infrastructure in Dallas. The original plan built on the concept of training cyclists to feel comfortable in standard car traffic\u00e2\u20ac\u201cnegating the use of designated bike lanes.
\n In other cycle-friendly cities, a combination of cultural education and definitive infrastructure facilitates the easy…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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HBC Columbus – North Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Houston Bicycle Club<\/p>\n

\n Saturday 02\/22\/14 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00am
\n Distances: 37(C), 42(C), 51(C) miles
\n Scenic, rolling countryside, worth the trip. Flat to rolling hills, open fields. Good roads and pretty scenery, very little traffic. Short route goes to Fayetteville and back. Longer routes miss Fayetteville, but go through Frelsburg (if it is possible to go “through” Frelsburg). …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Big Bend Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

West Texas Cycling Association<\/p>\n

\n Date: February 27, 2014 – March 2, 2014
\n Location: Big Bend, TX
\n Contact: Details: Ken and Carol will be hosting the Big Bend Tour this year which will be the first weekend in March. We will travel down on Thursday February 27, ride Friday and Saturday, and return on Sunday, March 2nd. Cost is $40.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What if they built bike lanes and only 5% of us showed up?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Michael Andersen, Green Lane Project staff writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0peopleforbikes.org<\/p>\n

\n American cities have a chicken\/egg problem. Many of their leaders (especially those who have seen bike-friendly cities in action) understand the benefits of bicycles. But only a handful of U.S. neighborhoods actually see enough biking for the public at large to get the idea.
\n American cities simply have far too few bicycles. There aren’t enough for people to reliably experience safety in numbers while riding, there aren’t enough for bikes to deliver on their economic promise and maybe there aren’t even enough to convince the public that improving biking is…
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2014 Rocky Hill Roundup Race Report<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.turnincranks.com<\/p>\n

\n Well now, lookie here! Race season is upon us! Yay!
\n I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been pretty anxious so far this year wanting to get out and race. This year I have moved up to Cat2 which means longer races. Twice as long as last year. Longer races and faster racers. I anticipated that I would go from competing for top 5 spot to a mid-packer. Given what I did know about other Cat2 racers in my age category, I felt that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be able to do okay, although I definitely wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a contender by any stretch.
\n In the weeks leading up to this first race, I again followed the Time Crunched Training Plan in an effort to make the most of my limited training time. My typical weekly time is under 6 hours so I definitely have to make the most of what time I do have, which means lots of…
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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Looks like you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re prepared for a flat tire\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/a><\/h2>\n

An Old Guy On Two Wheels<\/p>\n

\n Comedic pedestrians
\n That was the comment from a dude in the crosswalk that crossed in front of me.\u00c2\u00a0 I was on my way to Bicycle Recycle with another load of unusable tires.
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\n Instead of telling him they were useless tires, I just grinned and offered a half-hearted chuckle.\u00c2\u00a0 Ten thousand comedians looking for work and this dude is trying out material on poor tired bike cargo riders.
\n Of course I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not really sure if the local comedy club has an open mic night so he might…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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New link: Tandem Club of America http:\/\/t.co\/TunJKLIoge<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n