{"id":28924,"date":"2015-02-12T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T05:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28924"},"modified":"2015-02-12T23:21:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T05:21:23","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bike plan update set for Thursday<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.reporternews.com<\/h3>\n

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\nABILENE, Texas – The city of Abilene and the Metropolitan Planning Organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycle Plan and Update second public meeting will be 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Center for Contemporary Arts, 220 Cypress St.
\nThe public meeting will run from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Its purpose is to …<\/p>\n

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SRAM Recalls Zipp 88 Bicycle Wheel Hubs Due to Crash and Injury Hazards<\/a><\/h2>\n

Consumer Product Safety Commission<\/h3>\n

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\nRecall Summary
\nName of product: Zipp 88 aluminum hubs for bicycle wheels
\nHazard: The hub flange ring on the front hub can fail posing a crash and injury hazard.
\n… Description
\nThe aluminum hub shell is silver. The outside flange ring is gray aluminum in the standard option and blue, gold, gray, pink or red in the ZedTech options. The diameter of the two clinch nuts is approximately 1 inch. The first version of the 88 hub is the only one affected by the recall. The first version has the Z logo on the …<\/p>\n

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Palo Duro Canyon: A Big Playground for Runners and Mountain Bikers<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pilgrim Out of Water<\/h3>\n

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\nSome people come all the way to Palo Duro, the second largest canyon system in the United States, to drive up to the overlook at the visitors center just to stop there. Sure, they get some good and spectacular pictures, but they get caught up and think that Palo Duro is like the Grand Canyon without ever realizing that unlike the Grand Canyon you can drive down into Palo Duro.
\nI was pretty shocked about this. A few folks with houses on the rim have hiking trails down into the canyon, and going down there has become something of a regular occurrence. So, its hard to imagine folks not going down into the canyon and driving the fun twisty road and …<\/p>\n