{"id":32409,"date":"2016-03-05T00:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T06:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32409"},"modified":"2016-03-05T00:08:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T06:08:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-4th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/03\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-4th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest March 4th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trail Reroute due to trail closure – The Rim and Dave’s Ditch area<\/a><\/h2>\n

brushycreekbuttholes.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThe section at the top of The Rim (aka Rim Job) that goes along the back of the new houses is closed. This section of trail has been rerouted a few feet down hill. There are Park Boundary signs and blockages to help control this reroute. The trail that goes around Dave’s Ditch and enters the ditch from the west side near the bottom is also closed.
\nDue to the trail going 1) onto private property (an environmental easement) and 2) a historically sensitive area the county was required to close these sections off. It is very important to respect these official trail closures, if the county cannot manage to keep …<\/p>\n

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This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Pflugerville Loop! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Thomas steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n

Good luck to our racing team luck at Lago Vista this weekend!
\nTomorrow the rest of us will do a lap around Pflugerville which is about 65 miles (route: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/3955052). It looks like it will be a nice day for a ride!
\nSunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at a more relaxed social pace than our Saturday rides, but we typically finish with a 17mph average speed overall. While we make great efforts to keep the group together, this is NOT a no drop ride. If …<\/p>\n

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Bike-riding boy hospitalized after car hit him<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cindy Ramirez www.elpasotimes.com<\/h3>\n

A 12-year-old boy who was riding his bike in Central El Paso was hospitalized Thursday when he was hit by a car after he allegedly failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic.
\nPolice said the boy was riding his bike at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday near Lisbon and Delta drives when …<\/p>\n

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Spring has arrived in West Texas and so have windy conditions<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bill Cullins www.gosanangelo.com<\/h3>\n

If you were out on your road bike last Thursday morning, you were rudely reminded that spring has arrived here in West Texas as you pedaled through north winds that gusted over 30 miles per hour.
\nAsk any road cyclist his or her opinion of riding into the wind and you’ll likely hear some words that can’t be printed in a family-oriented newspaper.
\nLike it or not, area cyclists will be dealing with wind on just about any given day during the next couple of months. March and April are the windiest months of the …<\/p>\n

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SA Parks and Rec installs new ‘fixit’ bike repair stations<\/a><\/h2>\n

by By Pilar Arias www.ksat.com<\/h3>\n

Stations at MLK, Tobin and Valero trailheads
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\nSAN ANTONIO – Hundreds of people were talking about San Antonio’s new “fixit” bike repair stations Friday afternoon when they were announced on the city’s parks and recreation social media pages.
\nIt’s a big step for the city to become more bike-friendly. Currently, San Antonio holds a bronze rating from the League of American Bicyclists.
\nThe newly-installed stations are at the …<\/p>\n

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Ride Interview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bluebonnet Express 2016 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Waller, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Peter Radowick www.wheelbrothers.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThousands of cyclists have long had the dates April 16-17 circled in red ink. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the weekend of the BP MS 150, a 180-mile trek from Houston to Austin. Some 13,000 pedalers are expected in what is billed as the largest ride of its kind in North America.
\nBut first things first. With a month to go, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still a lot of heavy lifting cyclists must do. And that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s where the 27th annual Bluebonnet Express comes in. Next Sunday, March 13, some 2,000 cyclists are expected to depart Waller Stadium, northwest of Houston, on one of six …<\/p>\n

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Obession \u00e2\u20ac\u201c MTB Racing Vlog<\/a><\/h2>\n

by TC www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n

So to the 5 of you who actually subscribe and watch my videos, you might be wondering WTF is this =)
\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m kicking around the idea of trying to do …<\/p>\n