{"id":2622,"date":"2009-07-20T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T04:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2009-07-20T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T04:21:11","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/07\/20\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup for July 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.twospoke.com\/forum\/f27\/shipping-bike-736\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twospoke.com\/forum\/f27\/shipping-bike-736\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Shipping a Bike &#8211; TwoSpoke &#8211; Bike &amp; Cycling Forums For Road &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Dean<br \/>\nJoin Date: Mar 2009. Location: Austin, Texas. Posts: 125. Default Shipping a Bike. Anyone shipped a bike through UPS, USPS or Fedex. Curious if you wrapped it before or did any preparations, also how the whole transaction worked out. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/1964098\/ride_well_bike_tour_visits_east_texas.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/1964098\/ride_well_bike_tour_visits_east_texas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ride Well Bike Tour Visits East Texas Rescue Mission for Lunch &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBy JD Meyer<br \/>\nCross-country bike enthusiasts visited a Tyler homeless shelter for lunch. The bicyclists want to raise money for clean water for Africa. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/cycling\/entries\/2009\/07\/20\/i_saw_this_post_and.html?cxntfid=blogs_road_rash\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/cycling\/entries\/2009\/07\/20\/i_saw_this_post_and.html?cxntfid=blogs_road_rash\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>County trying to ban cyclists<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin 360 &#8211; Austin,TX,USA<br \/>\nExploring Central Texas. And beyond., I saw this post from bikerumor and my heart sank. I know this particular case is in Colorado, but it could manifest into laws barring cyclists from roads all over the country. &#8230; I ride my bicycle to work downtown and everywhere else I go. But the fact is, some county roads are just not safe for bicylists. If a bicylist is using a two lane road with no shoulder and a posted speed limit of 55 mph, he is endangering himself and the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/07\/20\/city-bike-program-gives-update-on-project-progress\/\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/07\/20\/city-bike-program-gives-update-on-project-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>City Bike Program gives update on project progress | Austin On Two &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott<br \/>\nIn the last couple of months we have installed a few of new bicycle facilities. So, get out and ride them, and let us know how they work. A climbing lane on Martin Luther King Boulevard headed eastbound from Lamar to Pearl Street. There is also an improved &#8230; Stakeholders are invited to a meeting to discuss the reconfiguration at Pillow Elementary School Cafeteria (3025 Crosscreek Drive, Austin, TX 78757) at 6:30 PM on September 1st. The purpose of this meeting is to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/gotexas.about.com\/b\/2009\/07\/20\/hotter-n-hell-100-5.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/gotexas.about.com\/b\/2009\/07\/20\/hotter-n-hell-100-5.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hotter &#8216;n Hell 100<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nDanno&#8217;s Texas Travel Blog. By Danno Wise, About.com Guide to Texas Travel since 2004. My Bio \u00c2\u00b7 My Blog \u00c2\u00b7 My Forum. Add to: iGoogle \u00c2\u00b7 My Yahoo! RSS \u00c2\u00b7 Hotter &#8216;n Hell 100. Monday July 20, 2009. Attracting over 11000 cyclists from across the country, the Hotter &#8216;n Hell 100 is one of the most popular 100-mile cycle events in the nation. Although the main attraction is the 100-mile endurance cycling event, there are a variety of course distances set up for both cyclists and &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/gogetterinfo.com\/blog3\/812\/mountain-biking-is-the-king-of-biking-sports-in-texas-2\/\" href=\"http:\/\/gogetterinfo.com\/blog3\/812\/mountain-biking-is-the-king-of-biking-sports-in-texas-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mountain Biking Is The King Of Biking Sports In Texas<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Pat Carpenter<br \/>\nTexas is a large wide-open state with a lot of exciting and beautiful spaces and places. There are a variety of terrains available, providing individuals who. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping a Bike &#8211; TwoSpoke &#8211; Bike &amp; Cycling Forums For Road &#8230; by Dean Join Date: Mar 2009. Location: Austin, Texas. Posts: 125. Default Shipping a Bike. Anyone shipped a bike through UPS, USPS or Fedex. 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