{"id":28631,"date":"2014-12-26T23:13:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-27T05:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28631"},"modified":"2014-12-26T23:13:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-27T05:13:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-december-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

City to launch $500,000 effort for bicycling plan<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mike Morris\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

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\nIt would be hard to argue that bicycling in Houston is not on the upswing, with many millions of dollars approved and numerous policies passed in recent years, all aimed at welcoming and protecting riders.
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Dec 26 (Day 360) – It’s the Little things……<\/a><\/h2>\n

Biking For Birds<\/h3>\n

Yesterday I experienced my most major bike malfunction to date: a snapped rear derailleur cable. This left me with effectively 2 gears during the last 44 miles of yesterday’s ride. The bike was certainly ridable, but it took significantly more effort than when fully geared. My legs were really sore this morning as a result. Despite the sore extremities, I needed to continue pushing towards Dallas and the remarkably well-behaved Little gull that has taken up at least temporarily residence on White Rock Lake just east of downtown. The bird has been seen regularly for the last 10 days or so. One of my local spies informed me the bird was present yesterday, Christmas, morning. I had pushed 4-5 days and 320 miles into this …
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More folks hit the trails this past year<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.gosanangelo.com<\/h3>\n

2014 is coming to an end and another year of San Angelo fitness events has come and gone.
\nOverall, the trend this past year was more people taking part in run\/walk events, a participation decline in road cycling and fewer local cycling events.
\nThere was increased participation in local triathlon events during 2014 with the primary increase being people taking part in the shorter \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsprint distance\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 events.
\nAs noted above, running continued to increase in popularity with most of the same events from 2013 taking place again this year. Several new events were held, including the …<\/p>\n

New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Bike Event: Mountain Biking Social Ride – Millican, TX: When: Tue Dec 30, 2014 6pm to 8pm\u00c2\u00a0
CSTWho: Texas B… http:\/\/t.co\/Vkzvh9W1Tf<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n