{"id":24744,"date":"2014-06-19T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24744"},"modified":"2014-06-19T22:30:09","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T03:30:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-19th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-19th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston to Galveston and Back #9 June 21st<\/a><\/h2>\n

by David Sanchez<\/h4>\n

\n ROLL OUT 6:30AM SHARP
\n This is a bike ride from downtown Houston to Galveston and back. Market Square to “The Spot” on Galveston Island. We will be doing lunch at “The Spot” on Seawall.
\n Please be sure your equipment can make this ride and that you are in shape to make this ride.
\n Some will ride back, some will camp, others will have someone meet them in Galveston to car back\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6your choice. Some people start on NASA 1 and do a half loop returning to their cars on NASA 1.
\n PREPARATIONS FOR THE RIDE: …
\n http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/5058651<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stradalli Donates Bicycles to Young Adults Living in Lower Income Areas<\/a><\/h2>\n

This is not Texas specific but I ride a Stradalli RP-14 Carbon bike<\/span><\/h2>\n

www.free-press-release-center.info<\/h4>\n

Stradalli Cycle has partnered with MMD Realty Properties to give ten high performance carbon fiber bicycles to a group of young adults who couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t otherwise afford to buy one.
\nJune 19, 2014 (FPRC) — Miami, Florida – Stradalli Cycle, the high performance carbon bicycle manufacturer, is pleased to announce it has pledged ten carbon bicycles to a group of young adults in lower-income government aided communities. These ten individuals would normally not be able to afford a performance bike, but with the help of Stradalli they can now use their new bikes to help them get around, as well as for fun and exercise.
\nIt all started when the owners of a beachfront property put their house on the market with MMD Realty. During the negotiations Michelle Ross, a senior partner at MMD Realty, noticed a Stradalli full carbon bicycle that stood almost unused in the property\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s garage. Since the house was being sold as fully furnished then the bike was also part of the sale, however it was also a point of contention between the sellers and buyers.
\nMichelle was struck by the irony that the two parties were haggling over an unused bike while there…<\/p>\n

Hotel not ready for Hotter’N Hell<\/a><\/h2>\n

By John Ingle\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.timesrecordnews.com<\/h4>\n

\n New Grand took prepaid bookings, closed
\n Guests at The New Grand Hotel at last year’s Hotter’N Hell booked pre-paid reservations for this year’s event, but the hotel doesn’t have a permit to operator.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n