{"id":29549,"date":"2015-04-28T23:42:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T04:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=29549"},"modified":"2015-04-28T23:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T04:42:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-april-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/04\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-april-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News April 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking the First Hit : Becoming a Track Head.<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Adam Spears, Mirage Cycling\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0 photography by Kato Bentley<\/h3>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThe first hit \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they always say that in becoming an addict, all it takes is once. Just one hit. Well, track is the new crack, it would seem.
\nUp to this point, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve managed to avoid that first hit for well over ten years. I took that first hit on Monday night and I am afraid I may be hooked; I may become a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153track head.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nI always knew the Superdrome was there in Frisco, heck, I have even raced crits in their parking lot. I have seen plenty of videos on Facebook, even looked up the details on what it takes to be track certified, but I had never bothered to follow up. As I said, that all changed on Monday night.
\nI have seen and received the invitations to come join for the …<\/p>\n

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Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge is Therapy for Veterans<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Tim Hawkins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.erietvnews.com<\/h3>\n

Fort Worth, TX — Over 200 veterans road their bikes nearly 470 miles from Houston to Fort Worth, taking part in the Ride 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, which provides therapy on wheels.
\n“I get clinical therapy from my psychologist, but this is the practical application day-to-day. It’s almost 500 miles of adaptive therapy,” US Army Colonel Glenn Richie said.
\n“I had a traumatic brain injury and I wasn’t able to talk, walk, and half paralyzed. For me, I tracked my recovery through this ride. The camaraderie. The connection that everyone is there to support each other,” Retired Arlington firefighter Robert Gray said.
\nCan you imagine trekking through Texas weather on a bike? Luckily, it helped push this …<\/p>\n

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Just Another Day In Paradise<\/a><\/h2>\n

Plano Bicycle Association<\/h3>\n

Cycling in Plano, Texas
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May is Bike Month in Hutto<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

Bike Hutto is excited to announce 2015 as the first year that Hutto is celebrating May as National Bike Month. Established in 1956 and sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and encourage more folks to give biking a try.
\nThroughout the month of May there will be several bicycle related events going on throughout Hutto, some of which tie into National dates and celebrations.
\nMay 6 is National Bike to School Day. The first-ever National Bike to School Day took place May 9, 2012, in coordination with the League of American Bicyclists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 National Bike Month. Almost 1,000 local events in …<\/p>\n