{"id":23750,"date":"2014-04-12T00:30:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23750"},"modified":"2014-04-12T00:30:19","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T05:30:19","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-and-blog-digest-april-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/04\/12\/texas-bicycle-news-and-blog-digest-april-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News and Blog Digest April 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Constable hits girl biking to school in Fort Bend County<\/a><\/h2>\n

by KHOU.com staff<\/h4>\n

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\n FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A deputy constable struck a 16-year-old girl who was biking to school before sunrise Friday, Fort Bend County officials said.
\n The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on Gaston Road at S. Fry Road.
\n A Precinct 3 constable was driving southbound on Gaston when he hit the girl with his pickup. Deputies said…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Knobbies & Slicks<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bud Zarsk<\/h4>\n

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\n Its’ officially Time for some fun! The K&S banner has been hung at our new location in NE Tarrant county! 1st one to take their picture with the banner and post it with the correct location gets a $50 gift card and a K&S hat.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Casual bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Katy Bicycle fun riders<\/h4>\n

\n Thursday, April 17, 2014\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 6:30 PM
\n Katy Family YMCA
\n 22807 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy, TX (map)
\n Meet at the bike rack, in front of the Y
\n We will leave from the Y and ride on a paved trail. Distance very’s.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shorts \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Old and New<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bike Noob<\/h4>\n

\n Over the last few months, I have finally acquired some new bike shorts. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been riding the same ones for about four years now \u00e2\u20ac\u201d no, wait \u00e2\u20ac\u201d five. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to replace some of them.
\n In our family, the biking clothes of choice are Pearl Izumi. We know they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not the cream of the crop, but they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re pretty good quality and have served us well. This time though, I wanted to try something different, just for the sake of being different.
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\n My wife gave me a pair of Performance Ultra shorts for Christmas. These shorts, and the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You are invited May 3-4: Share your wisdom to build a stronger Bike Austin<\/a><\/h2>\n

Austin Cycling Association<\/h4>\n

\n Ever thought you might feel safer riding on the road if you had a bike lane?
\n Wish there was a bike rack outside of your favorite restaurant?
\n Want to feel like you are part of a strong bicycling community that can make a difference in the quality of life here?
\n As you may know, Austin Cycling Association and Bike Austin have formed a unified organization (to be known as Bike Austin) dedicated to promoting cycling for transportation and recreation in Central Texas. Now we need the help of the entire community as we take the next steps building a focused, effective bicycling organization that can improve quality of life for people living in…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kid Trips Ride – Walnut Creek Metro Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

Austin Rige Riders<\/h4>\n

\n Saturday, April 19, 2014 – 09:00
\n It’s time to get the new bikes out of the trailer and on the trails.\u00c2\u00a0 We have scheduled a ride for April 19 at Walnut Creek with Travis County.\u00c2\u00a0 The ride will begin at 9:00 am so please be at the park by 8:00 to help unload, mark the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Bike Event: Hamilton Hill-Aceous – Hamilton, TX: When: Sat Aug 2, 2014 8am to 2:30pm\u00c2\u00a0
CDTWhere: Hamilton M… http:\/\/t.co\/gBWoR2YLj0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) April 11, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n