{"id":25057,"date":"2014-07-20T23:18:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T04:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25057"},"modified":"2014-07-21T07:39:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T12:39:44","slug":"texas-cycling-new-digest-july-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/20\/texas-cycling-new-digest-july-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Cycling News Digest July 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 new bike czar is ready to roll<\/a><\/h2>\n

By TOM BENNING, Staff Writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dallasnews.com<\/h4>\n

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\nBiking down Main Street, Ashley Haire experienced the pros and cons of Dallas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 cycling world all rolled into one.
\nThe city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new bike coordinator wheeled through so-called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sharrows,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d lanes marked for sharing by cars and bicycles, as well as a stretch of dedicated bike lanes. But the options changed from one block to the next, confusing both bikers and motorists.
\nShe pointed to two high-density neighborhoods \u00e2\u20ac\u201d downtown and Deep Ellum \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that are primed for bike culture to take hold. But she also lamented that riders would need to cross a major thoroughfare and…<\/p>\n

A Texas man & his dog stopped in Tulsa on cross-country bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.fox23.com<\/h4>\n

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\nTULSA, Okla. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Mike Minnick, 38, and his dog Bixby stopped in Oklahoma this week during their journey to bike ride across the country.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is the most fun thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever done and I have no intentions of quitting anytime soon,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Minnick said.
\nMinnick began the bike ride of his life because he knew he had to make some changes.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was considerably heavier than I am now. I was a chain smoker. Diabetes runs in my family and there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of a realization that if I stay on this path my life is right there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Minnick said.
\nDetermined to change his life, Mike and Bixby left their home in Terlingua, Texas for Lubec, Maine — the easternmost town in…<\/p>\n

Tour the Peanut Country<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pedal Pushers<\/h4>\n

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\nTour the Peanut Country
\nGorman, Texas
\nJuly 19, 2014
\nThis was Gorman’s 13th Annual bike ride but the first time we have attended. Never knew until this past weekend what we were missing.
\nAs we were off loading our bikes, I thought I had better take a picture of Christine as she was going on a different route than I was, and therefore, we might not see each other until after my ride. …<\/p>\n

7:00am – Harden Dental Team Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Corinth Cycling<\/h4>\n

When: Sat Aug 2, 2014 7am to 10am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT
\nWhere: Ronny Crownover Middle School
\nEvent Status: confirmed
\nEvent Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental race team. This is a 62 mile loop on an established route. Expect a fast pace and be prepared to fix your own mechanicals. There are no stops on this ride. -7:30am- http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/337788<\/p>\n

Central Trail Update \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Great News<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bike Friendly Richardson<\/h4>\n

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\nWell, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been over a month since the Ribbon Cutting on June 2, and now it looks like the Central Trail (southern extension) is almost complete. It seem like we went weeks with no progress on the few remaining gaps. Now, all that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s left are a few curb finishes, where it crosses Polk Street. …<\/p>\n