{"id":29405,"date":"2015-04-11T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T04:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29405"},"modified":"2015-04-11T23:14:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-12T04:14:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vets ride to raise awareness, but not for themselves<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Leo Shane III, Staff writer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.armytimes.com<\/h3>\n

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\nNavy veteran Josh Sharpe, who lost the use of his legs in a car accident in 1994, will use a handcycle to travel the 180 miles from Houston to Austin, Texas, to raise awareness for his cause. Another 14 injured veterans will join, too, in the hopes of more public attention.
\nBut it’s not a military cause, or one dealing with injured veterans or their struggles.
\nRather, it’s an annual fundraising ride for multiple sclerosis research, an illness to which the veteran riders have only tangential connections.
\n“As injured veterans, we can identify with people struggling with this …<\/p>\n

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Slowly but Surely \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pit’s Fritztown News<\/h3>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I\u00e2\u20ac\u009dm getting into a better shape. Yesterday I did and out-and-back of 20.7 miles total here on Lower Crabapple Road, at an average of 11.7 miles per hour. Of course, that is much slower than I used to be, but the Fargo 2 with it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heavy frame and the big 29? wheels plus the fat [2.2?] tires is a slower bicycle than the sleek Dancelli. Anyway: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m quite happy with my performance, especially on the climbs. Some parts \u00e2\u20ac\u201c luckily quite short \u00e2\u20ac\u201c are steep, with up to 13%. And yesterday my heart rate didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at 155 max \u00e2\u20ac\u201c get as high up there as …<\/p>\n

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A Feeling Like No Other<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bike Noob\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bikenoob.com<\/h3>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a long and frustrating hiatus from biking. My bronchitis just wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go away. The fact that I approached like a typical guy didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help any \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a typical guy would do nothing but take some throat lozenges and hope for the best. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what I did. And although my wife was after me to see the doctor, the Mayo Clinic\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website says you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to see a doc until you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had the bronchitis for three weeks. If it hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cleared itself up by then, maybe an intervention is called for.
\nI took solace in the fact that I coughed a little less each day. Aside from the coughing, I felt normal. But the lack of cycling exercise contributed to an overall sluggish feeling that I …
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New road rules in Texas? Watch out for bicyclists<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Anna M. Tinsley\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.star-telegram.com<\/h3>\n

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\nBikers rode in silence along Interstate 20 Service Road in Willow Park in 2010, honoring fallen bicyclists killed along that road \u00e2\u20ac\u201d along with the hundreds of other riders killed in accidents every year. The ride also was geared to encourage motorists to share the road with bicyclists. RODGER MALLISON STAR-TELEGRAM<\/p>\n

Sarah Lutz is wary every time she gets on her bicycle.
\nWhen she heads out for a ride, she can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help remembering the two times she was hit by a car, including one crash that broke her leg and tore up her bicycle.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I would like to say I feel very safe, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m always on high alert,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Lutz, a 26-year-old pedicab driver in Arlington. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cars just aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t looking for bikes; they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for other …<\/p>\n

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Biking the Texas Blues!<\/a><\/h2>\n

365 Days of Birds<\/h3>\n

Yes \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 we are seeing the Texas Blues! Molly and I are bicycle touring through Texas, the Ozarks, and finally finishing up along the Missouri River. Right now we are working our way through the Texas Hill Country, and singing the Texas Blues! The birds are fantastic, but they are just one part of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153blues\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for this is Blue Bonnet season. The roadsides are an explosion of color from all the different wildflowers, but particularly Texas Blue Bonnets. Over the past five days we have cycled 231 miles \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 here is our tale of blue! (see images).
\nIf you would like to read more about are actual bike touring experience which will see us ride 1,500+ miles following the spring north, follow these links: …
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Bike ride promotes leisure, helps students<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Johnathan Silver \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.victoriaadvocate.com<\/h3>\n

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\nCUERO – Victoria resident Jake Marthiljohni finds himself on his bike almost every weekend.
\nThe Cuero Wildflower Bike Ride would not be an exception. He’s participated on and off for more than 10 years and was inspired by his wife’s stroke in 2003. She’s improving, but he’s stuck with his bike, to continue fostering fitness.
\n“As I get older, I need something easy on …<\/p>\n

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Chihuahuan Desert Bike Fest \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]<\/a><\/h2>\n