{"id":27513,"date":"2014-10-09T23:30:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=27513"},"modified":"2014-10-09T23:30:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:30:46","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/09\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Texas man sentenced to 18 years in prison for fatally striking bicyclist while drunk<\/a><\/h2>\n

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.therepublic.com<\/h3>\n

EDINBURG, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A South Texas man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after fatally hitting a bicyclist while drunk and driving off with the body in the bed of his truck.
\nA Hidalgo County judge delivered the sentence Wednesday to 24-year-old Emilio Gomez, who pleaded guilty last month to intoxicated manslaughter.
\nPolice say Gomez killed 38-year-old Eddie Arguelles in April. They say Arguelles was cycling with a friend before dawn when he…<\/p>\n

Cycling Legalese: Steel Road Plate Dangers<\/a><\/h2>\n

by brad\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0urbanvelo.org<\/h3>\n

Steel road plates are commonly used to cover trenches dug in a roadway for utility work, and are particularly dangerous to bicyclists. Most everyone has a story about them \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a friend once fractured his eye socket due to a gap between plates. Everyday cyclist and Chicago based injury lawyer, Brendan Kevenides helps to fill us in on what some local ordinances require of steel plates and what can be done about them.
\nQ: There are steel plates all over the city where I ride. They are dangerous, especially when they are wet. Are there any rules protect bicyclists from the hazards they pose?
\nSteel road plates suck. Ask any urban bicyclist and they will tell you from experience about steel plates. They are often not installed flush with the pavement or at least with ramping around there edges. Many times they shift so that dangerous gaps exist between them and the street, or between two or more plates. Even when they are installed correctly they get very slippery when…<\/p>\n

A 64-Mile Bike ‘Superhighway’ Will Connect Fort Worth To Dallas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Stephanie Kuo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0keranews.org<\/h3>\n

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\nBicyclists in car country just got some good news: Transportation planners took a $7 million dollar step toward a commuter bike and pedestrian trail reaching from downtown Fort Worth to downtown Dallas.
\nThe money approved Thursday will help build about 10 more miles of connecting trails.
\nAs is stands today, studies rank North Texas at or near the bottom for bicycle commuting — in one survey of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 70 biggest cities, Fort Worth was at No. 60, Dallas No. 65 and Plano dead last.
\nUrban planners and city agencies are calling it the…<\/p>\n

Edward Jones’ Tour de Ted set for Saturday in Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Nine cities throughout Texas are participating in a bike tour commemorating the life of Ted Jones, who was instrumental in opening Edward Jones\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 first branch office. The tour, beginning in Houston on Oct. 11 and concluding in Dallas\/Fort Worth on Oct. 19, is aptly named Tour de Ted \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ride the Lone Star.
\nThe bike tour celebrates the life of the firm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second managing partner, Ted Jones, and…<\/p>\n

Cycleast moves to bigger digs, barre3 studio opens in Circle C<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n

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\nAnd in shop news this week \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
\nThe Cycleast crew at the new shop.
\nEast side bike shop Cycleast is moving to a new, larger location at 1619 East Cesar Chavez Street. The shop opened 18 months ago on Pedernales Street, but has since outgrown its digs. The new 2,500-square-foot location will include a 600-square-foot community space for yoga, fitness, music, art and events. The shop focuses on repairs, restorations and custom bikes. Plus, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s run by a bunch of cool people, headed by owner Russell Pickavance.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are excited to have a new space that enables…<\/p>\n

Rolling Wheels In My Neighborhood On A Street Named After A Fungal Disease<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas<\/h3>\n

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\nToday I rolled\u00c2\u00a0 my bike wheels without rolling my motorized vehicle’s wheels first. In other words I took my handlebars on a tour of the neighborhood.
\nThe roads to the west of my neighborhood power line greenbelt are smoothly paved, wide, hilly, and with little traffic.
\nAt one point I stopped my handlebars to take a picture of the odd item springing from the ground you see on the left. Is this some sort…<\/p>\n

L4 or Bust<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Beth<\/h3>\n

We made it to Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville, Texas. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a former army barracks and is nicer than the internet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s whiners make it sound. But there is no wireless connection and I can only get a weak mobile signal from my Dad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s room, so this is just a short missive to let everyone know we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re okay.
\nThe minivan is a dark red color. Help me think of names.<\/p>\n

Dinner and Bikes rolls out again!<\/a><\/h2>\n

takingthelane.com<\/h3>\n

The fifth annual Dinner and Bikes tour is upon us!
\nJosh, Aaron, Joe, and I will be rolling out yet again this May, hitting the road in some sort of gas guzzling behemoth, making a sort of lopsided shape that defies geometrical definition. Our easternmost extreme will be Chicago. Our westernmost extreme will be Amarillo, Texas. Our southernmost point will be Brownsville, Texas, which is about as far south as you can get around here without crossing into Mexico. From there we head to New Orleans, and from there back north.
\nAt one of our events, the audience serves themselves from a gourmet vegan, gluten-free buffet, Elly talks about powerful Bikenomics movements around the world, Joe shows a selection of very short documentaries about bicycle…<\/p>\n

Grace Creek MTB Trail Work and Ride Day<\/a><\/h2>\n

Longview Bicycle Club<\/h3>\n

Saturday 10\/11\/2014 at 9:00 AM
\nCome out Saturday morning and help us make final touches to the new section of trail.\u00c2\u00a0 This new section has some hills and provides more of a challenge than the rest of the trail.
\nWe will also be marking more new trail and test riding the new section.\u00c2\u00a0 Bring any of the following tools: loppers, rake, shovel, saw, etc.
\nMeet behind the old movie theater on Hwy 31 at 9:00 AM.\u00c2\u00a0 Rain or shine.<\/p>\n

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Bike Event: Reveille Peak 100K Mountain Bike Race – Burnet, TX: When: Sat Nov 22, 2014 9am to Sat Nov 22, … http:\/\/t.co\/Rnzj2ZbFWF<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 10, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n