{"id":24010,"date":"2014-05-01T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T05:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24010"},"modified":"2014-05-01T00:00:55","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T05:00:55","slug":"daily-texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/05\/01\/daily-texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Texas Bicycling News Digest April 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"

BBVA Compass Stadium & Houston Dynamo Host Bike to the Game Event<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\n HOUSTON, TX (April 29, 2014)\u00e2\u20ac\u201dGo Green By Biking To The Game May 11!\u00c2\u00a0 BBVA Compass Stadium, an AEG Facility, and the Houston Dynamo will host a Bike to the Game event on Sunday, May 11th.\u00c2\u00a0 Fans are encouraged to go green with an alternative method of transportation to the stadium to see the Houston Dynamo take on Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m.
\n Participants will meet at The Phoenix on Westheimer at 2 p.m. for the informal bike ride to BBVA Compass Stadium guided by No Promises Cycle Club. Pre-game food and drink specials will be available.\u00c2\u00a0 Additional bike racks will be available at the Methodist Gate and at SoccerFest.\u00c2\u00a0 Bike helmets are permitted inside the stadium.
\n A special $100 Bike to the Game ticket package features 4 ticket to the game + 4 tickets to the Bud Light beer garden.\u00c2\u00a0 Groups of 10 can access a $250 ticket package, which includes…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bike MS kicks off Saturday in North Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Lauren Przybyl\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.myfoxdfw.com<\/h4>\n

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\n DALLAS – This weekend thousands of people will take part in a huge bike ride, including a Lake Highlands man who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his 30s.
\n About four years ago, 39-year-old Jim Casey’s life took a drastic turn.
\n “I noticed I was having some tingling in my hands and I was starting to having trouble running. My left leg wasn’t firing. I tripped on a couple of things,” he said.
\n Shortly afterward he was diagnosed with MS, a disease that causes the immune system to attack the…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hot Rocks Bike Race<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\n Hot Rocks is an annual cycling event put on by the Rockwall Rotary Club. Proceeds from the ride benefit Rotary college scholarships. The ride attracts all levels of riders from aggressive to children and offers 3 mi and 6mi kids loop, 13 mi, 23 mi, 40 mi, and 63 mi (100k) courses. Volunteers provide rest stops every 8 to 10 miles serving drinks, ice and fruit. New this year is a family-friendly 3-mile (5k) kid’s loop and 6mi kid’s loop with a rest stop at the half-way point; families with young children can ride the loop multiple times to create the length that best suits them. All entrants receive…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How to Succeed at Bike Warranties<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Ted Arnold\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texasbikeracing.com<\/h4>\n

\n I talk a lot about being a lurker on internet bicycle forums and how to use them to learn about brands and customers. The other day, I saw a thread about people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s frustrations with bike warranties that struck a cord; it was a thread that was a carbon copy of so many others I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d seen just like it. I wanted to challenge these negative comments as someone who has spent years at a shop as a salesperson, buyer, bike nerd, and social media guy. The whole subject of shops and good service is a huge slippery slope, and the warranty even more so.
\n Here are some tips to help you deal with bike shops and warranties. Every situation is unique, so the tips are general ideas that may apply or not, but at a minimum, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll hopefully help you…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rally for Respect kicks off National Bike Month<\/a><\/h2>\n

by TINA SHIVELY \/ KVUE News and photojournalist KENNETH NULL<\/h4>\n

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