{"id":30742,"date":"2015-08-26T23:17:57","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T04:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30742"},"modified":"2015-08-26T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T04:17:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/08\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Type 1, Cat 2 : Early Bovine Exchanges<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

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\nRob Discher is a cat 2 cyclist, husband, and double dog owner who works in the tech industry. He rides for Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 787 Realty \/ Mobil 1 Racing team and drinks lots of coffee. Last year, he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
\nBy Rob Discher
\nSan Antonio-bound. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve lived in Texas roughly half my life, but this is the first time I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever been on a train here. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ridden and driven past a lot of freight movers, and I made a regular habit out of rail travel when I lived in DC, but I never have here in Texas. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s something fantastically consistent and smooth about trains. These big machines lurch out of the station and meander like a Hank Williams song for an hour or three until they reach their destination. At its best, cycling shares a similar rhythmic sense of …<\/p>\n

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Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride! Fall Calendar of Cycling Events<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Joan Vinson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0therivardreport.com<\/h3>\n

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\nAs summer give way to fall and, maybe, just maybe, the first cool front sweeps into South Texas, cyclists who have been training in 100-degree heat can look forward to a calendar of organized rides in and around San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. If we are missing any rides, please send an email to joan@rivardreport.com and we will update the list.
\nRoosevelt Park to Mission Espada: Saturday, Sept. 5, 8 a.m.
\nLooking for a nicely paced urban ride where you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be dropped? No registration is required for this informal 18-mile ride that will start at Roosevelt Park and turn around at Mission Espada. Cyclists can expect an easy 10-14 mph pace. This ride and many other club rides are sponsored by the Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club, which offers newcomers to the …<\/p>\n

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Austin PD Tracking Bike-Related Crashes to Boost Safety<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Chris Cybulski\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.twcnews.com<\/h3>\n

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The Austin Police Department is trying to better understand bike use.
\nEarlier this year they began tracking bike-related crashes.
\nBefore this, the city didn’t have a way to track where and when bike-related wrecks were occurring.
\nOfficers said they hope this new effort will clue them in to where more enforcement is needed.
\nThey’ll also give the data to the city so they can see where new bike lanes are needed.
\n“It is really everyone’s job to …<\/p>\n