{"id":25120,"date":"2014-07-27T23:19:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T04:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25120"},"modified":"2014-07-27T23:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T04:19:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-digest-july-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/27\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-digest-july-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Digest July 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

3 things I prefer about cycling in Austin, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Andreas\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.londoncyclist.co.uk<\/h4>\n

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\nFor a gallon of petrol (3.785411784 litres \u00e2\u20ac\u201c give or take) in Austin, Texas you pay \u00c2\u00a31.96. In the UK, we would pay \u00c2\u00a34.96. With such bargain fuel prices, why ride a bike or walk?
\nFor me the answer was two-fold: Necessity and a love of cycling.
\nI was in Austin, Texas for a couple of months at the start of this year for work, and I needed to get around. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t particularly want to rent a car for two months and I certainly couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy one.
\nTherefore, the bike was the best option.
\nAlso, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if you can tell this, but I love cycling. I thought it would be the perfect way to get to know Austin.
\nBut less about me, and more about Austin.
\n1. You can ride on the pavement
\nOutside of the busy downtown area, you are free to ride on the pavement. This instantly creates a huge network of cycle paths that are physically separated from traffic. With…<\/p>\n

Official GHORBA Group Ride At Warda<\/a><\/h2>\n

GHORBA.org<\/h4>\n

Join GHORBA’s recently appointed official ride coordinator, Gabriela Tamez, at Warda for a funtastic no-drop ride.\u00c2\u00a0 Non-alchoholic resfreshments and snacks will be provided.
\nWe’re meeting at the trailhead at 9am on 8\/9\/2014<\/p>\n

Mid-summer Adjustments<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bike Noob<\/h4>\n

Summer is not shaking out the way I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d planned. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m worked roughly half days, in the mornings, and was looking forward to doing some regular riding when I got home in the afternoon.
\nBut afternoons in Central Texas are ridiculously hot right now, and the thought of getting out on the bike when it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 98 degrees (37C) is unappealing.
\nSo I was glad to get Friday morning off and hit the road for the club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s weekly ride to the zoo.
\nWhat I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize is that the turnout for the ride is made up of A riders. I guess the B\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s are all working or don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to try to keep up with the fast guys.
\nAfter about three miles, it became apparent that I would not be keeping up with them, either. I was way off the back. Luckily, I had company. My friend Rick, who had just returned from a week in…<\/p>\n

Focusing on bicycle safety<\/a><\/h2>\n

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/h4>\n

Preventing Two-Wheeled Tragedies: The Mistakes We All Make
\nIn the warmer summer months, more people are out bicycling\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfor exercise, recreation, or to run errands, commute to work, or conserve energy. From 2000 to 2012, the number of Americans traveling to work by bicycle increased from…<\/p>\n

TxDOT seeks public input on long-range transportation plan<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Sarah Rafique\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lubbockonline.com<\/h4>\n

Public invited to meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday
\nThe Texas Department of Transportation is stopping in Lubbock Thursday as part of a series of 25 statewide public meetings to welcome citizens\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 feedback on a long-range plan for the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s future transportation needs.
\nThe meeting will be from 5:30 to 7: 30 p.m. Thursday at the Lubbock TxDOT District Office Training Center, at 135 Slaton Road.
\nDuring the meeting, residents can ask questions and provide written comments on the direction of the plan, which is scheduled to be completed and ready for public hearing and adoption by the Texas Transportation Commission this fall.
\nThe Texas Transportation Plan 2040 will define TxDOT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s long-range goals for all transportation modes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d roadways, transit, rail, ports, aviation, pedestrian, bicycle…<\/p>\n

Team USA earns three silver medals as BMX Worlds conclude with Supercross finals<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.usacycling.org<\/h4>\n

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\nRotterdam, Netherlands (July 27, 2014) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Team USA Cycling collected three more silver medals as the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships concluded on Sunday with the Supercross finals.
\nShealen Reno (Plano, Texas\/Hyper Bicycles) and Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif.\/GT Bicycles) placed second in the junior races while Alise Post (St. Cloud, Minn.\/Redline) raced to silver in the elite women’s contest.
\nAfter five days of competing in Rotterdam, Team USA tallied…<\/p>\n

dfwbike social ride group picture. Thanks to all who came out!<\/a><\/h2>\n

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