{"id":24941,"date":"2014-07-08T23:32:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T04:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24941"},"modified":"2014-07-08T23:32:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T04:32:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas without a car: Local son takes on month-long transit experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n

By bschwab\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0transportationblog.dallasnews.com<\/h4>\n

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\n (Benjamin Schwab, a University of North Texas almunus and Columbia University grad student, is spending a month back home in Rowlett. An avid biker, he plans to move around North Texas primarily by bicycle and public transit. Follow his experiences getting around as much as possible without the region\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beloved transportation mode of choice \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the automobile.)
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\n Every time we step out of our houses, we make a transportation choice.
\n That choice is guided by time, logistics, money, convenience and habit.
\n Since most of us all dabble in this phenomenon called a commute, I wanted to explore what Dallas would be like without a car.
\n For the past year, I have been living in Manhattan \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in the upper, Upper West Side neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, where I have been pedaling between classes, cafes and parks as a graduate student at Columbia. Yet, even before moving to the Big Apple (nobody really calls it that), I had grown…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Road Time Trial 4<\/a><\/h2>\n

San Angelo Bicycle Association<\/h4>\n

\n Date(s) – 07\/10\/2014
\n 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
\n Location: Susan Peak Rd
\n July\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time trial will be held on July 10th instead of the normal first Thursday of the month as not to conflict with Independence Day celebrations.
\n The start place will be about 150 yards north of HWY 87 on FM1223. Please park on the east side of the road to prevent any traffic problems.
\n The Susan Peak Time Trial is a 12 mile loop.
\n To participate in the time trials you are required to be a current member of SABA. Join now!
\n Riders estimate their time and are placed in order from slowest to fastest. Riders are started 1 min apart.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

July 12-13 Weekend Ride Schedule<\/a><\/h2>\n

Corpus Christi Cycle Club<\/h4>\n

\n DATE: Saturday, July 12th, 2014
\n TIME: 5:00 am (110 mile groups), 7:00 am (24, 37 and 48 miles)
\n WHERE:\u00c2\u00a0 See meeting places below for routes
\n DISTANCE: 37, 80, 110 miles
\n Katy 100 is here so this is the last chance to get in some hard miles.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 This Saturday (July 12th, 2014) , we will have two starting poinst since we will be having a 110 mile round trip ride on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 For riders interested in doing this mileage please make sure you are able to sustain a 16 MPH pace.\u00c2\u00a0 There is NO SAG support so please have money for fueling and flat tire repair kit.
\n We are also having a route for everyone else not riding the 110 miles on Saturday.\u00c2\u00a0 There will be\u00c2\u00a0 a 24, 37 mile and 48 mile route for…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n