{"id":32042,"date":"2016-01-22T23:46:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T05:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32042"},"modified":"2016-01-22T23:46:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T05:46:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-january-22nd-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/22\/texas-bicycling-news-january-22nd-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News January 22nd 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis rides his way to drop in weight<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jeff Wilson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.star-telegram.com<\/h3>\n

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\nARLINGTON – Colby Lewis showed up to the Texas Rangers Winter Caravan event Thursday night touting the benefits of cycling and with ideas of taking the dive into the carbon-fiber end of the bicycle pool.
\nIt was on the bike paths and roads near his home in Bakersfield, Calif., where Lewis rehabilitated his surgically repaired right knee this off-season, and in the …<\/p>\n

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Get Out: Biking the Anthills in Terry Hershey Park<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Katharine Shilcutt\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.houstoniamag.com<\/h3>\n

Take in 500 unspoiled acres of Buffalo Bayou from your bike.
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\nBy now you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve hopefully heard the news that I-1o East inside the Loop will be a horrorshow this weekend. With that in mind, head west, young men and women\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwest to Terry Hershey Park. The 500-acre park has rightly been called an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153oasis\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the middle of the city, with nearly 6 miles of hike and bike trails along the western stretch of Buffalo Bayou that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still as rustic as the day Houston was settled. (Okay, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bit hyperbolic, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s certainly the most unmolested stretch of the …<\/p>\n

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Union Adds Texas Rider to 2016-17 Roster<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

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\nBARBOURVILLE, Ky. – Union College cycling coach Sean Trinque announced the addition of Phillip James Romo to the Bulldogs’ 2016-17 roster.
\nA native of Texas, Romo competed for Victoria High School Mountain Bike Team of the Texas High School Mountain Bike League.
\n“As a racer, Phillip brings a …<\/p>\n

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Gravel Grinder Group Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

by San Angelo Bicycle Association\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n

Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 AM in CST
\nSan Angelo Bicycle Association
\nP.O. Box 60942, San Angelo, Texas 76904
\nTickets Available
\nangelobike.org
\nJoin SABA Members on a Gravel Gridner Group Ride near Eola, TX.<\/p>\n

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Park Tool announces winners of Community Tool Grant<\/a><\/h2>\n

by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n

ST. PAUL, Minn. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Park Tool is announcing the winners of its Community Tool Grant Program, which provides community non-profits with more than $1,400 worth of Park Tool products, including a repair stand, tools and Park’s bicycle repair book. This year more than 200 organizations applied for the 10 grants.
\n“We were truly blown away by the quantity and quality of the applicants for the ten Park Tool Community Tool Grants this year. It’s great to see so many people and organizations doing amazing things in their communities to help get more people on bikes. Though …<\/p>\n

… Chain Reaction Ministries – Houston, Texas A ministry of adult bicycle recycling that takes unwanted bikes, refurbish them, and put them back into the community with assistance ministries working to address the needs of folks trying to avoid homelessness. …<\/p>\n

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Balance bikes sold in discount stores being recalled<\/a><\/h2>\n

by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n

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\nWASHINGTON (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d About 29,000 Chillafish childrens balance bikes are being recalled because overinflated tires can cause the wheel rims to crack and send pieces of the plastic rim flying.
\nThe balance bikes were sold by Amazon, Sams Clubs, Target and Toys RUs from November 2013 through November 2015 for between $55 and $80. Besides the approximately 29,000 bikes sold in the U.S., 268 were sold in Canada and are being recalled there as well.
\nChillafish has received …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n
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Thx to @HoustonPlanning<\/a> for a productive mtg on the @HoustonBikePlan<\/a> today. HTX get ready. It is going to be awesome.<\/p>\n

— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) January 23, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n