{"id":3016,"date":"2009-10-01T23:42:06","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T04:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3016"},"modified":"2009-10-01T23:42:06","modified_gmt":"2009-10-02T04:42:06","slug":"daily-texas-bicycle-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/01\/daily-texas-bicycle-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Texas Bicycle Blog and News Roundup for October 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denton Downtown Crit 4\/5 Race 2009<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom www.youtube.com
\n10:01
\nThe 40 minute race split up into the interesting 10 minutes. Crazy tough course. This was the Open 4\/5 race, not the 35+ 4\/5. … cycling road …<\/p>\n

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Area mayors to ride in Make-A-Wish benefit<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Allen American
\nThe 100K bike rally is the inaugural cycling event of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas. Cyclists will begin at Plano’s Frito-Lay headquarters and …<\/p>\n

Cyclesomatic Dallas (Prolly Is Not Probably)<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Prolly
\nEvents will include a history-themed group ride, bicycle competitions, Bike to City Hall, Biketoberfest! in Bishop, an Urban Bazaar, a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kiddical Mass\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ride, Bike to School Day, BBQ, Bands, Bicycle Films at the Texas Theatre, …<\/p>\n

Another bicycling tragedy in the San Antonio area.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Woman killed when truck hits, drags bicycle 200 feet<\/strong><\/a>
\nby WOAI
\nBEXAR COUNTY, Texas — A woman in her mid-30’s was killed after she and man were hit by a truck as they were cycling Thursday morning. …<\/p>\n

Married couple on bicycle killed in collision<\/strong><\/a>
\nby San Antonio Express
\nGregory and Alexandra Bruehler were southbound on the shoulder of Texas 16, about three miles north of Helotes, when a pickup struck them from behind, …<\/p>\n

The great question: where is the perfect saddle?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What saddle do you ride? \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The results \u00c2\u00ab Bike Noob<\/strong><\/a>
\nby rainycamp
\nDave, from Round Rock, Texas, said of the Aliante, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have been on a lot of saddles and this is the first one that I can train on regularly and keep my saddle sores manageable.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It’s a very different ride than the two from Brooks. …<\/p>\n

ChipSeal: Nice Meeting You, Officer Watson<\/strong><\/a>
\nby ChipSeal
\n545.363 which applies to motor vehicles, not bicycles. But he missed that opportunity to avoid embarrassment. I tried Officer Watson. I am sure that there are many places in the Texas Transportation Code (TTC) that you know better than I do , but I am confident I know my way around … (a) a person operating a bicycle on a roadway who is moving slower than the other traffic on the roadway shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, unless: …<\/p>\n

Across the nation, bicycling a ‘chick thing’<\/strong><\/a>
\nby San Antonio Express
\nRobin Stallings, executive director of Bike Texas, says that an increase in hosted group rides in which no one gets dropped also are attracting more women. …<\/p>\n

Riding with a Purpose<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Herald Zeitung
\nThe National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lone Star Chapter will celebrate its 20th annual South Texas fundraising ride to support the estimated 20000 …<\/p>\n

This is a long ride to try to win a $250 gas card.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Man’s bike trip could win Facebook contest<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Naperville Sun
\nBroeder’s trip began in Austin, Texas, on May 15 and continued clockwise around the US He finished back in Austin 100 days later. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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