{"id":29154,"date":"2015-03-13T23:41:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T04:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29154"},"modified":"2015-03-13T23:41:54","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T04:41:54","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-march-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-march-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News March 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fair Park Crit | Dallas, Texas | March 12, 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

A handful of photos from the Fair Park Crit #1 compliments of Anne Clarrissimeaux.
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Cyclists gearing up for Tour de Houston ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nAbout 5,000 people are expected to take part Sunday in the Tour de Houston, a morning bike ride with routes for beginning to advanced cyclists.
\nAll three rides – which cover 20, 40 and 60 miles – will start from Hermann Square at City Hall and head west, then north. The longest route, which goes as far as Houston National Cemetery, is a training ride for next month’s BP MS 150.
\nCyclists will travel on Allen Parkway, Washington Avenue and …<\/p>\n

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Spinlister to launch de-centralized bike share program<\/a><\/h2>\n

by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n

AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Peer-to-peer global bike share provider Spinlister has launched a decentralized bike share model at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, that takes place from March 13-22.
\nThe new bike share system does not utilize hubs or rental stations where bikes have to be picked up or returned. Instead, users can ride, park and lock the bikes via the Spinlister mobile app. Existing Spinlister users can buy the bikes, which are manufactured by Dutch company VanMoof.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This new decentralized bike share model will take the traditional system of a central hub or station and turn it on its head. From a renter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perspective, they can simply use the Spinlister app to locate a bike, book it, unlock it and ride away,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Andrew Batey, Spinlister\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chief marketing officer. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153From an owner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s …<\/p>\n

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First Peyton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ride a success<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nSome 30 road cyclists showed up at 6 pm Wednesday, March 12, to participate in the first Peyton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride of the year.\u00c2\u00a0 The ride, which usually is an easier-paced social ride, started out together and eventually split into two groups \u00e2\u20ac\u201c one smaller …<\/p>\n

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Pedaling America: Buddies set off on cross-country bicycling trip across United States<\/a><\/h2>\n

Article by: TONY BROWN , Special to the Star Tribune\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.startribune.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThis two-month trip across the United States has been sold to our families and friends as a kind of pre-geezer vision quest.
\nSo we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re headed off Friday, me and another 60-year-old guy, to ride our bicycles 3,100 miles across this great nation of ours. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve planned a trans-southerly route starting Sunday from the beach in San Diego to the salt marshes of Savannah, Ga. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d avoiding cyclophobic stretches of Texas if possible.
\nWhy the journey? For starters, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re both older than the chief justice of the United States. What exactly are we waiting for?
\nThis projected two-month trip has been sold to our families and friends as a kind of pre-geezer vision quest; a life-stage spiritual mission with a purity of purpose usually associated with postgraduate …<\/p>\n

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Ready2Roll MS150 Training: Week 7<\/a><\/h2>\n

the surly biker\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0thesurlybiker.wordpress.com<\/h3>\n

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\nSorry this post is so late \u00e2\u20ac\u201c heck it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s almost time for the next ride. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a busy week.
\nLast Saturday we headed up to New Waverly, which is just south of Huntsville for a good practice ride. The area has many rolling hills and a few good climbs as well. Not to mention a ride through Sam Houston National Forest. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been up in this area before \u00e2\u20ac\u201c last year for the Huntsville Raven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Revenge ride (coincidentally my first organized t-shirt ride). Also coincidentally, the Raven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride was going on the same day \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and our routes overlapped a little. I pedaled through some familiar areas.
\nI left my GPS at home and my wife\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t track the whole route so here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a general map of the area we rode through. We started at the bottom right in town, and crossed I-45, then went through the forest to the west then turned north toward the south side of Huntsville. We came …<\/p>\n

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3rd Street Cycle Track Blocked Off\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Because Why?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Austinonabike.com<\/h3>\n

This just crossed the Bicycle Advisory Committee email list:
\nLast week they finished construction on both directions of the 3rd St separated bike lane between Congress and Trinity.\u00c2\u00a0 Construction is still underway west of Congress.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been taking it on my commute the last week and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been great.
\nThis morning, everything was fine from Congress to San Jac, but they had the last block before the convention center closed off to traffic (San Jac to Trinity).\u00c2\u00a0 They put up cones and tape blocking entry to the bike lane on one side, and had a police car blocking the bike lane on the other side \u00e2\u20ac\u201c see attached photos. Since San Jac runs south, I had to divert onto a sidewalk and then get into traffic on 4th St.
\nWith all of the folks renting Bcycles and riding to SxSW, it seems like exactly the time to keep this part of the cycle track open.\u00c2\u00a0 Downtown traffic is a complete gridlock now on 4th and 5th, so forcing cyclists onto streets and sidewalks is asking for trouble.\u00c2\u00a0 I spoke with the officer blocking the street and he said it would probably be like this for all of next week.
\nI might understand why you wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want auto traffic going …
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Got You Covered. Talking Shop With Ellum Bag Works’ Jewel Ybarra.<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Javier Fuentes\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0centraltrack.com<\/h3>\n

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\nSure, the Metroplex was just covered in ice, but spring is fast approaching. And for those of us who were unwilling to leave the house no matter how many accessories we had on, this is great news: The weather will soon be nice enough for us to take our bikes out for a spin around White Rock Lake or other Dallas neighborhoods.
\nBut will you be properly geared up? While everyone always mentions the importance of wearing a helmet while riding, people seem to forget the cycling cap as must-have accessory. They help cover your head against the elements: When it’s cold, they act as …<\/p>\n

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Austin retailer merges with Texas Endurance Sports<\/a><\/h2>\n

by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n

WACO, Tex. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Texas Endurance Sports, which operates five Bicycle World and BW Multi-Sport Pro Shop retail locations throughout the state, has completed a merger with Austin multisport retailer Jack Murray, owner of Jack & Adam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycles.
\nMurray will join the executive team as president of retail operations for TES. There are no plans to rebrand Jack & Adam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, or change the product lineup, and Murray said that nothing will change for loyal Jack & Adam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s customers.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We will continue to remain active in the Austin community hosting weekly rides, clinics, and various event sponsorships,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Murray said.
\nTodd Behringer and Scott James formed TES in June 2014. TES acquired the Bicycle World chain in the …<\/p>\n

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Maybe I Need to Rethink My Plans \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pit’s Fritztown News<\/h3>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 for the LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour on Saturday, March 28, out of the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall\/Texas. For that event, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve signed up for the 42-mile route [the previous link actually leads to my records from the Tour de Ted on October 12 of last year, but that route is the same as the LBJ 42-miler], but today, here on Lower Crabapple, I was hard put to do just 12. Agreed, the maximum grade was 12%, whereas at the LBJ it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be 7% max, but still, 42 miles are 42 miles, and thus the total ascent will be much more than today. So, what to do? The 30-mile route at the LBJ isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really easier. Well, it …<\/p>\n

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EP Cyclists Ride Info<\/a><\/h2>\n

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New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Event DORBA Beginner Clinic – Garland, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:
\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 http:\/\/t.co\/0SCzFhm88J<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) March 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n