{"id":2361,"date":"2009-05-17T22:31:05","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T04:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2009-05-17T22:31:05","modified_gmt":"2009-05-18T04:31:05","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/05\/17\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/nation\/Some-products-still-going-strong\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/nation\/Some-products-still-going-strong\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Some products still going strong | Bryan\/College Station, Texas &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby theeagle.com<br \/>\nLikewise, sales of bicycle helmets are up as parents continue to spend money to protect youngsters, he said. The financial meltdown produced more interest in home safes. Coin dealers are awash in customers as investors big and small see &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/17\/now-back-to-rebuilding\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/17\/now-back-to-rebuilding\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Now, back to rebuilding \u00c2\u00ab Bike Noob<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby rainycamp<br \/>\nWe were pretty much going non-stop during that time, because the young lady had never been to Texas, and we wanted to show her a good time. Luckily, I did get one bike ride in. Friday morning, everyone slept in, so I headed out for a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/242\/story\/1382459.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/242\/story\/1382459.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BICYCLING: Pedaling your way to work is healthy alternative to cars<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram &#8211; Fort Worth,TX,USA<br \/>\nOn Friday, which was Texas Bike to Work Day, I rode over to the Jones Street Intermodal Transportation Center (the main bus\/train hub) for coffee and &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/moveit\/6428570.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/metropolitan\/moveit\/6428570.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Columnist offers her 2 cents on 2-wheeled commute<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Houston Chronicle &#8211; Houston,TX,USA<br \/>\nAt least 1200 bike to the Texas Medical Center every day, &#8230; Bicycling advocates say there&#8217;s more work to do to make Houston bike friendly. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/05\/08\/texas-slides-6-places-in-09-bike-friendly-state-rankings\/\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/05\/08\/texas-slides-6-places-in-09-bike-friendly-state-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas slides 6 places in &#8217;09 Bike Friendly State Rankings | Austin &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby austinontwowheels.com<br \/>\nJust out today are the 2009 rankings from the League of American Bicyclists, and the news isn&#8217;t good for our state. Last year, we were ranked 30th by their.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.neighborsgo.com\/index.php?page_id=1000&amp;type=article&amp;site_page_id=5&amp;post_id=36204\" href=\"http:\/\/www.neighborsgo.com\/index.php?page_id=1000&amp;type=article&amp;site_page_id=5&amp;post_id=36204\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>neighborsgo.com: post your community news<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby neighborsgo.com<br \/>\nTexas law gives bicyclists the right to an entire lane of traffic just as it does any motorcycle or automobile. The task force recommended dedicated striped bike lanes be established &amp; this will require specific streets be retrofitted &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/paddyspeleton.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/cheetah-is-fast-but.html\" href=\"http:\/\/paddyspeleton.blogspot.com\/2009\/05\/cheetah-is-fast-but.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Paddys Peloton: The Cheetah is fast But !!!!<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Paddy&#8217;s Peleton<br \/>\nPaddy&#8217;s Peleton: Houston, Texas, United States: I originally started this blog as a communication means to keep my friends and cycle team up to date on mine and our teams training endeavours as we trained hard for the annual MS-150 in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some products still going strong | Bryan\/College Station, Texas &#8230; by theeagle.com Likewise, sales of bicycle helmets are up as parents continue to spend money to protect youngsters, he said. The financial meltdown produced more interest in home safes. 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