{"id":29072,"date":"2015-03-01T23:21:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T05:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29072"},"modified":"2015-03-01T23:21:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T05:21:31","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-march-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/01\/texas-bicycling-news-march-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News March 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

COMMENTARY: Bicycle safety and awareness in the RGV<\/a><\/h2>\n

RICHARD CAVIN | GUEST COLUMNIST\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.themonitor.com<\/h3>\n

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\nRemember when you were young and full of energy? Maybe you are still full of energy, and although a lot of us are not young anymore, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still young at heart.
\nRemember riding your bicycle when the world was not so crazy, hurried and complex? Some of us remember those times fondly. Recall the tassels on the bike handlebars and baseball cards put in tire spokes (to make motor sounds) that were connected to the fork via mom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clothespins? We put our favorite stickers on the bicycle frame. And we lived on our bikes!
\nYes, those were the days when life seemed much simpler and less hurried.
\nAs the years passed, advancements in technology and …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycle and Beer Expo 2015, 10\/31 – 11\/1<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

2015 Exhibitors
\nStay tuned for information on registering as an Exhibitor for the 2015 Texas Bicycle and Beer Expo!
\nExhibitor Categories
\nOur exposition will offer the best in regional exhibitors from the following categories:\u00c2\u00a0 Custom Bicycle Frame Builders, Bicycle Manufacturers, Apparel and Accessory makers, Tools and Components, Local Bicycle Advocates and Bicycle Shops, Touring and Adventure, Media, Transportation, Race Promotion, Lifestyle, and Craft Breweries.\u00c2\u00a0 …
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Texas A&M Cycling Team<\/a><\/h2>\n

We’ve experienced significant growth this season! Treated everyone to a cold and wet race weekend at Texas State University. Lots of good racing and lots of good company!
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Day 3: In a Silent Way<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Beth\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.brothersbikeride.com<\/h3>\n

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\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a day behind. We apologize for any inconvenience.
\nI worked for about five hours on Friday but didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t finish the thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d really wanted to finish, so I left the hotel in a BAD MOOD.
\nOn my way out of town I had to make a hairy left turn onto a busy street. After waiting a while I finally saw an opening and started creeping into the lane of oncoming traffic; I just needed the traffic on my right to pass, and in seconds it would. But suddenly a car coming from the right turned left onto my street, taking my turning window. Meanwhile, a semi truck was bearing down on me from my left, and I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have time to accelerate quickly enough to clear it. So I backed up to avoid death. But it was scary and did not improve my mood!
\nThe drive was neither here nor there for me; it was too crowded to achieve the sense of oneness with the world I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found on previous trips, and I was pretty distracted thinking about work. I contemplated moving to …<\/p>\n

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Austin on a Bike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Alternative Bike Routes: The Southern Hippie Highway<\/a><\/h2>\n

Austin on a Bike\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0austinonabike.com<\/h3>\n

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\nWhenever I see a cyclist start cranking uphill on South First, I cringe.
\nThere\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just no good reason, pretty much ever, to ride a bicycle (especially southbound) on South First Street.
\nBut, once upon a time, I was brutally unaware of this fact too, and thus after a decade of finding better ways to go, I present to you the inaugural post in a series I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll call \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Austin on a Bike Guide to Alternate Bike Routes (or How to Try to Stay Alive on a Bike in Austin)\u00e2\u20ac\u0153. Each post, which I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll attempt to deliver you each weekend, assumes you know some of the very basic connectors downtown (stick with 2nd, 3rd and 4th for crosstown) and that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re painfully aware of the Hike and Bike trail, the Boardwalk and the Pedestrian Bridge, but need to know the best way to actually go somewhere beyond downtown on a bike.
\nThese routes will take you along some of the most basic north-south corridors in town without sticking you on too many (if any) busy major roads where you need to take a lane amongst traffic. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re new here, trust me, these are the ways you need to know.
\nFor each of these routes, you can …<\/p>\n

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BikeHouston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s monthly newsletter Spoke&Word #12 is out<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n

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\nBikeHouston presents its latest newsletter Spoke&Word #12 with a list of the events BikeHouston will be part of the coming month, please consider signing up to help with BikeValet, Outreach, leading a ride, or when and where your district holds its Capital Improvement Plan meeting so you can attend and speak up for cyclist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wishes and rights.
\nIf you want to receive the newsletter, send an email to newsletter@bikehouston.org with your full name, address and phone number or sign up as a member and support BikeHouston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mission to make Houston a more bicycle friendly city.
\nYou can read the whole newsletter by …<\/p>\n

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Solo bicycle trip to San Antonio to benefit local Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/h2>\n

CHRISTINA R. GARZA | STAFF WRITER\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.themonitor.com<\/h3>\n

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\nSeventy-six-year-old Eugene \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gene\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Novogrodsky left Brownsville early Thursday morning to embark on a 300 mile solo bicycle trip to San Antonio, aptly called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Spirit of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc76\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to raise money for Planned Parenthood of South Texas.
\nNovogrodsky and his wife Ruth Wagner were spurred into action to support the health care provider when state funding was cut. Both Novogrodsky and Wagner became alarmed at the long-term effects lack of affordable health care and family planning could have on …<\/p>\n

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Tacos at Rudy’s II<\/a><\/h2>\n

Hill Country Randonneurs<\/h3>\n

Start Date and TIme: 5\/16\/2015 at 7:00am.
\nStarting location: CVS Pharmacy, Parmer ln at Avery Ranch, Cedar Park, TX 78613
\nThis is a hilly course through some of the most popular cycling roads in Austin. It is a modified “Dam Loop”. You are never very far from a place to stop a grab food or drink.
\nIf you want more information or to notify me …<\/p>\n

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Pace Bend, Rain, Elevated<\/a><\/h2>\n

Michell Sides\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0mitchellsides.wordpress.com<\/h3>\n

I knew going into Pace Bend that we were going to be ready to roll, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of an odd course in that you never really know how it could go.\u00c2\u00a0 It was also cold and lightly drizzling, and I perhaps underdressed with only a SanRemo and Aeroshell for warmth.\u00c2\u00a0 I made it through, only cold once when we slowed up a bit.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been told the early breaks rarely succeed, but with the depth on Elevate, we really wanted to be part of anything that had a legitimate gap.\u00c2\u00a0 So, the team meeting had us, or me at least, pretty hyped on this one.\u00c2\u00a0 Get in the moves, follow everything, then deliver Zach to midway up the hill sprint\u00c2\u00a0 if it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all together.\u00c2\u00a0 We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care what happens, as long as someone in the Elevate kit gets the win.\u00c2\u00a0 We will only work with absolute numbers.\u00c2\u00a0 Another team has …<\/p>\n

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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Event New Rider Track Class – Houston, TX New Rider Track Class at Houston, TXhttp:\/\/t.co\/KFEZgulZg2<\/a> Adult \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 http:\/\/t.co\/UqBZzDbAZ5<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n