{"id":28776,"date":"2015-01-22T23:41:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T05:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28776"},"modified":"2015-01-22T23:41:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T05:41:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/01\/22\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest January 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

My cycling club\/ advocacy group is riding from Austin to Dallas in March. Supported 2 days with hotels and plenty of beer.<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Classicwgn86\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.reddit.com<\/h3>\n

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\nWe are group that originally met doing bar hop rides in Dallas and thought it would be a good idea to ride to Austin on Fixed Gears for South by Southwest. That was six years ago. After our second time to make the trip we decide to take our enthusiasm and direct it towards the lack of cycling awareness in Dallas. South by South Fixed has become our annual pilgrimage, bringing in new members, gaining a …<\/p>\n

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This article is not Texas specific but offers a unique approach to cycling after a bad crash.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Our Electric-Assist Bicycle<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Gabe Mirkin, MD\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0drmirkin.com<\/h3>\n

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\nDiana and I are passionate tandem bicycle riders. We live in The Villages in Florida, the largest retirement community in the world, and we ride every day with a group of serious tandem-bicycle riding couples. Last March we were riding our tandem very fast, drove into a deep pile of sand on the road and crashed. I was not hurt, but Diana broke her pelvis, hip, shoulder and wrist and surgeons had to install a significant amount of hardware in her body to put her back together. She has severe osteoporosis. This means that the next crash could have even more serious consequences.
\nWe Bought a Recumbent Tandem Tricycle
\nWe certainly were not going to give up riding bicycles. Bicycle riding is our passion. So our friend Larry Black, of Mt Airy Bicycles in Maryland, sold us a recumbent tandem tricycle, which is much safer than our …<\/p>\n

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Bike share isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t equitable. Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s change that<\/a><\/h2>\n

by April Corbin, equity writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h3>\n

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\nIn North America, 2013 was the year of bike sharing. Now, we are working to make 2015 the year of equitable bike share.
\nThe benefits of a bike share program are numerous. It can inexpensively bridge the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153last mile gap\u00e2\u20ac\u009d between a commuter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s primary public transit and their final destination. It provides visitors an exciting new way to explore a city. It gets people who might not otherwise ride onto bicycles. It encourages physical activity. It is environmentally friendly.
\nYet one problem has plagued bike share systems: Report after report has shown that the demographics of users do not reflect the cities overall. Members are disproportionately …<\/p>\n

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With the lousy weather it may help to work on your bike<\/h2>\n

Home Workshop Series \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Part 4: Getting into the Big Tools<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Tim Krueger\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 www.bikerumor.com<\/h3>\n

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\nFrom the first three articles, someone could easily put together a home shop to do 75% of the repairs on their bike. But once you get past the surface of adjustments and basic components, it is gonna take some pretty large and expensive tools to start working further.
\nA lot of home mechanics have low-buck ways of replicating these tools, and those methods probably work. Coming from a shop background though, we recommend using the right tool, or taking it to a shop. While you might save money making your own headset press from threaded rod, nuts and washers, the cost savings evaporate if you accidentally wreck that …<\/p>\n

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Zach McDonald – Third Elite Men, 2015 Cyclocross National Championships, Austin, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cyclocross Magazine<\/h3>\n