{"id":3145,"date":"2009-10-31T23:00:01","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T04:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2009-10-31T23:00:01","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T04:00:01","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-31st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-31st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/chipsea.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/major-step-in-austin.html\" href=\"http:\/\/chipsea.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/major-step-in-austin.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ChipSeal: A Major Step In Austin!<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby ChipSeal<br \/>\nSo trumpets the Texas Bicycle Coalition. (TBC) With such wonderful successes, TBC is in danger of becoming irrelevant, because what they define as a success looks exactly the same as what went on before! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blog.katytxnewhomes.com\/2009\/10\/katy-mills-mall-hosts-tour-de-donut.html\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.katytxnewhomes.com\/2009\/10\/katy-mills-mall-hosts-tour-de-donut.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Katy, Texas: Katy Mills Mall Hosts Tour De Donut Bicycle Race<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Justin Bailey<br \/>\nServing as many delectable donuts as you can eat, the Tour de Donut is a special bicycle race where riders embark on an appetizing 28-mile journey with rest stops along the way. &#8230; Go Back to: Katy, Texas Blog \u00c2\u00b7 Katy Tx New Homes &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>I believe there is a part of the law that covers this; I don&#8217;t know where it is though.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/suburbanassault.org\/2009\/10\/30\/riding-on-texas-sidewalks\/\" href=\"http:\/\/suburbanassault.org\/2009\/10\/30\/riding-on-texas-sidewalks\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Riding On Texas Sidewalks \u00c2\u00ab Suburban Assault<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby dickdavid<br \/>\nExplore Your Neighborhood By Bicycle &#8230; For me, it&#8217;s a perspective of Texas drivers and the fear of bike verses SUV physics. I feel more comfortable distancing myself from fast moving, heavy traffic. The actual purpose of this post is to raise the question: Is there an actual Texas law that states whether riding a bike on Texas sidewalks is legal or not? I&#8217;ve been all over Google and discovered several links to similar information like this on biketexas.org. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/29\/drowning-out-the-bubba-babble\/\" href=\"http:\/\/jimsbikeblog.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/29\/drowning-out-the-bubba-babble\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Drowning out the bubba babble \u00c2\u00ab Jim&#8217;s Bike Blog<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby jimsbikeblog<br \/>\nKOUNTZE, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d My middle son, Matt, suggested that I do a blog post about the daily routine on this cross-country bicycle trip. I wondered whether such minutia would be of interest to readers, but my sister-in-law Rennae thought it would be a capital idea.<br \/>\nSo here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a snapshot of daily life on a self-contained journey on two wheels: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/herald-zeitung.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=4d41e05275cc8a11\" href=\"http:\/\/herald-zeitung.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=4d41e05275cc8a11\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cypress Bend Park site of Cyclocross<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Herald Zeitung &#8211; New Braunfels,TX,USA<br \/>\n&#8230; 130 cyclists from across Texas and beyond came out for the WurstCross-O-Ween, the third weekend stop of the 2010 Texas Bicycle Racing Association &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=135\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=135\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>First Ever High School Track Race Texas High School Cycling &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby League Director<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/l_800_600_F0F13313-D500-44A4-9BCD-D51517E45CFE.jpeg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"Texas High School Cycling\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nPosted in October 31st, 2009. by League Director in News. We just finished up our first ever high school track race. It ended up being a beautiful day and a lot of great racing. Here is a picture of our podium finishers. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.obfuscated.org\/2009\/10\/october-riding\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.obfuscated.org\/2009\/10\/october-riding\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>obfuscated.org \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb October Riding<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby cp<br \/>\nWe had signed up for the Livestrong challenge in Austin, planning to do the 90 mile route through Texas hill country. While we didn&#8217;t do the 90 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d for various reasons that I&#8217;ll get in to soon enough \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we made it to the ride, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2009\/oct\/30\/no-headline---fitnesscolumn\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2009\/oct\/30\/no-headline---fitnesscolumn\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BILL CULLINS: Don&#8217;t let the weather get in the way of your cycling<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby San Angelo Standard Times<br \/>\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I have male cycling friends who profess to be the quintessential tough guys on bicycles mountain bikers, triathletes, and long distance road racers. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all pansies, however, compared to the lady who is my toughest training partner. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChipSeal: A Major Step In Austin! by ChipSeal So trumpets the Texas Bicycle Coalition. 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