{"id":3203,"date":"2009-11-27T00:03:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T06:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3203"},"modified":"2009-11-27T00:07:24","modified_gmt":"2009-11-27T06:07:24","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-november-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/11\/27\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-november-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for November 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.clipsyndicate.com\/video\/play\/1182815\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clipsyndicate.com\/video\/play\/1182815\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>UT Reporter: Bike Study<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n02:41 video<br \/>\nYou may have noticed new bike signs and lanes around town &#8212; they&#8217;re coming from UT. The city asked the university to help with a bike study. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.veoh.com\/collection\/ClipSyndicate-Health\/watch\/v1938937574RDNX9Z&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlowuhVbyuh_fP5jI0LTRD7Zabkg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.veoh.com\/collection\/ClipSyndicate-Health\/watch\/v1938937574RDNX9Z&amp;source=video&amp;vgc=rss&amp;usg=AFQjCNFlowuhVbyuh_fP5jI0LTRD7Zabkg\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>City Wants A Bike Boulevard Downtown<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n02:10 video<br \/>\nA one mile stretch of Nueces Street will be transformed into a safe haven for bicyclists under this new plan, but drivers will have a harder time navigating the changes. Cars outnumber bikes on Nueces Street in downtown Austin now, but the City of Austin is trying to reverse that trend with Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first bicycle boulevard. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]<\/p>\n<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"swfHome=eplayer.clipsyndicate.com&amp;va_id=1185232&amp;wpid=3450&amp;csEnv=p&amp;frontcolor=2115712&amp;backcolor=14803425&amp;id=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/eplayer.clipsyndicate.com\/cs_api\/get_swf\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/urbanspotlight.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/26\/autumn-in-west-texas\/\" href=\"http:\/\/urbanspotlight.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/26\/autumn-in-west-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Autumn in West Texas \u00c2\u00ab Urban Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby urbanspotlight<br \/>\nSaturday morning some of our group did a grueling bicycle ride. Fortunately some friends invited me to go to Alpine for the annual Artwalk festival. Activities included art galleries, crafts, food, a silent auction and music. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/cycledallas.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/cause-for-thanks-giving.html\" href=\"http:\/\/cycledallas.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/cause-for-thanks-giving.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>C y c l e * D a l l a s: A cause for thanks giving.<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby PM Summer<br \/>\nKen Dille, an old friend from my Greater Dallas Bicyclists and Texas Bicycle Coalition days, made the mistake of riding in a bike lane in Austin (as required by law) and came away somewhat the worse. This is the typical &#8220;right hook&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tandembicycling.com\/459\/ride-reports\/a-ride-in-austin-texas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tandembicycling.com\/459\/ride-reports\/a-ride-in-austin-texas\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A Ride in Austin Texas<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby admin<br \/>\nThis last week our editors had a chance to ride the roads of Austin Texas as part of an organized group ride presented by the Austin Cycling Association (ACA). Austin has quickly become known as the hip part of Texas where it is actually okay to lean slightly to the left. The city displays this liberal slant by creating, signing, and maintaining usable bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>A branch of MTB you don&#8217;t hear much from is observed trials.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.observedtrials.net\/vb\/showthread.php?t=46260\" href=\"http:\/\/www.observedtrials.net\/vb\/showthread.php?t=46260\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pics-Dallas TX Small Group Ride<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nHere are some shots from this past Saturday in Dallas&#8230; There are thousands of boulders here. We mostly stayed on the medium to small sized stuff for this ride. All sandstone boulders on a nice pitch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.observedtrials.net\/otn4\/PurgN1%2520%282%29.JPG?resize=480%2C360\" alt=\"Dallas Observed Trials\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.rvwheellife.com\/?p=829\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rvwheellife.com\/?p=829\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Seminole Canyon State Park southwest Texas surprise RV Wheel &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Julianne Crane<br \/>\nArrived at the Seminole Canyon State Park and Historical Site late yesterday afternoon in time to go on a six-mile bike ride along the Rio Grande River (loop) Trail. It was a very challenging ride for me because more than 3\/4 of the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/txtriffidranch.livejournal.com\/416386.html\" href=\"http:\/\/txtriffidranch.livejournal.com\/416386.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Texas Triffid Ranch &#8211; &#8220;And the Bikepath Warrior? That was the &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby The Texas Triffid Ranch &#8211; Odd Plants and Oddities<br \/>\n&#8220;And the Bikepath Warrior? That was the last we ever saw of him.&#8221;<br \/>\nOkay, I&#8217;ve been bicycling to work and for errands for nearly six straight years, only driving when the weather was too foul, and I&#8217;ve been biking for a lot longer than that. In that time, I&#8217;ve come perilously close to being taken out on Dallas streets by inattentive, arrogant, and\/or senile drivers more often than I&#8217;d care to admit to the Czarina. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/sports\/recreational_sports\/73234772.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/sports\/recreational_sports\/73234772.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Recreational Sports Calendar and Sign-up Sheet &#8211; Nov. 25, 2009<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby San Antonio Express &#8211; San Antonio,TX,USA<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Friday, 9 a.m., Leon Springs Day after Turkey Day Leaderless Ride, 18, 33 and 50 miles, behind Starbucks at corner of I-10 access road and Boerne Stage Road (exit 551).<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 to 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Sunday, 9 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 826-0884.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 5, 9 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 884-9740.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 6, 9 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Restaurant, Castroville. (830) 931-9744.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 6, 1:30 p.m., Fair Oaks Afternoon Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 12, 9 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 13, 9 a.m., Comal Elementary Ride, 28, 48, 55 and 72 miles, parking lot across from Comal Elementary School. (210) 289-8905.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 13, 1:30 p.m., Fair Oaks Ranch Afternoon Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 19, 9 a.m., Southside Mission Ride, 27, 39, 51 and 61 miles, parking lot of visitors center, San Jose Mission. (210) 533-3416.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 20, 9 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 650-2525.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 26, 9 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 26, 9 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 to 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Dec. 27, 9 a.m., Rebecca\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Mirror Ride, 25, 45 and 75 miles, Bulverde Elementary School. (210) 289-8905.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/ftwcyclingexperience.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/dallas-cx.html\" href=\"http:\/\/ftwcyclingexperience.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/dallas-cx.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FtW CycEx: Dallas CX<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby rab<br \/>\nSo we&#8217;ve got three races coming up this weekend in Dallas. That is about the only good reason I can think of to head more than a few miles east of I-35.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night Bryan Fawley (aka &#8211; Fort Worth CX Race Weekend Dominator) has an event at the usually TNX location. Heard it is good but never been there. Read all about the flyover in the txbra.org cx forums section. Even have some video links if you want a visual. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikelemming.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/this-is-cool-if-it-wasnt-for-hype.html\" href=\"http:\/\/bikelemming.blogspot.com\/2009\/11\/this-is-cool-if-it-wasnt-for-hype.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bike Lemming: This is cool if it wasn&#8217;t for the hype<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bike Lemming<br \/>\nThe Land of a Thousand Commutes &#8211; That&#8217;s what Texas feels like this time of year. This morning was chilly, foggy and damp. I started out before sunrise and rode in. Here are a few scenes fr&#8230; 1 day ago. Cycling Obsessions &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>I wasn&#8217;t sure where Manor was located. This <a title=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Manor,+tx&amp;sll=29.763284,-95.363272&amp;sspn=1.158726,2.469177&amp;g=Houston&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Manor,+Travis,+Texas&amp;ll=30.340287,-97.505035&amp;spn=0.288005,0.617294&amp;z=11\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Manor,+tx&amp;sll=29.763284,-95.363272&amp;sspn=1.158726,2.469177&amp;g=Houston&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Manor,+Travis,+Texas&amp;ll=30.340287,-97.505035&amp;spn=0.288005,0.617294&amp;z=11\" target=\"_blank\">Google map<\/a> shows the location.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.twospoke.com\/forum\/f39\/manor-texas-bans-cyclists-road-2718\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twospoke.com\/forum\/f39\/manor-texas-bans-cyclists-road-2718\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Manor Texas Bans Cyclists from Road<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Dean<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t like the idea of the many oppressing the few but, I understand there really isn&#8217;t a large enough cycling population to support pro-cycling legislation on a local level. That being sauid I&#8217;m sorry for the cyclist that are there. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/herald-zeitung.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=cf1b9ed664ec1082\" href=\"http:\/\/herald-zeitung.com\/story.lasso?ewcd=cf1b9ed664ec1082\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>New Braunfels Downtown merchants ready as shopping begins<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Herald Zeitung<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The cycling industry has always been pretty recession-proof,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you have a good product at a reasonable price, people will buy it. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/25\/bicycle-sport-shop-womens-mtb-team-pumpkin-pie-classic-2009\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/25\/bicycle-sport-shop-womens-mtb-team-pumpkin-pie-classic-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Has Anyone Seen the Finish Line?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby roostertx<br \/>\nThis race is part of the West Texas Mountain Bike Series\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it&#8217;s a very low key race with a small town feel. The race was very different than the TMBRA races that I&#8217;m used to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 not many racers, maybe 50 or so, no map of the course, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/11\/pumpkin-pie-classic.jpg?w=300&#038;h=225&#038;fit=300%2C225&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"West Texas MTB\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UT Reporter: Bike Study 02:41 video You may have noticed new bike signs and lanes around town &#8212; they&#8217;re coming from UT. The city asked the university to help with a bike study. 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