{"id":2415,"date":"2009-06-04T22:11:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2415"},"modified":"2009-06-04T22:11:37","modified_gmt":"2009-06-05T04:11:37","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/06\/04\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-june-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for June 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikerumor.com\/2009\/06\/04\/civia-challenges-bike-industry-to-a-showdown\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikerumor.com\/2009\/06\/04\/civia-challenges-bike-industry-to-a-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Civia Challenges Bike Industry to a Showdown \u00c2\u00bb Bike Rumor<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com \/ Tyler&#8230;<br \/>\nThe Austin Commuter Challenge, a city-wide promotion by the Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin, Texas, encourages residents to bike further and more often. So far the challenge, which started May 4th and runs through the end of the month, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/canton\/blogs\/x1176002220\/Canton-Woman-Finishes-Cross-Country-Bike-Ride\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/canton\/blogs\/x1176002220\/Canton-Woman-Finishes-Cross-Country-Bike-Ride\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Canton Woman Finishes Cross Country Bike Ride<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Canton Journal &#8211; Raynham,MA,USA<br \/>\n&#8230; I couldn&#8217;t really imagine them riding a bicycle across the country. I felt fortunate to be able to do it for them. Traveling through East Texas (it &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/04\/custom-city-bikes-violet-crown-cycles\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeworldnews.com\/index.php\/2009\/06\/04\/custom-city-bikes-violet-crown-cycles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Custom City Bikes From Violet Crown Cycles<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Tim<br \/>\nAustin, Texas based bicycle builder Violet Crown Cycles launched in May and is accepting orders online for the Ferguson, their line of custom city bikes hand built and tailored to customer&#8217;s bodies and tastes. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/ktrk\/story?section=news\/sports&amp;id=6847349\" href=\"http:\/\/abclocal.go.com\/ktrk\/story?section=news\/sports&amp;id=6847349\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Houstonian riding 4000 miles in memory of mom<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby abc13.com &#8211; Houston,TX,USA<br \/>\nBy Bob Allen On Sunday, June 7, Courtney Summerville gets on a bicycle in Austin. In late August, she&#8217;ll get off that bike in Anchorage, Alaska. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civia Challenges Bike Industry to a Showdown \u00c2\u00bb Bike Rumor by editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com \/ Tyler&#8230; The Austin Commuter Challenge, a city-wide promotion by the Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin, Texas, encourages residents to bike further and more often. 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