{"id":32691,"date":"2016-03-30T22:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T03:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=32691"},"modified":"2016-03-30T22:54:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T03:54:34","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-march-30th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/03\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-march-30th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News March 30th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

WALDEN RIDE: You know you’re in Texas when …<\/a><\/h2>\n

By ROBIN WALDEN www.whig.com<\/h3>\n

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\nEditor’s Note: Scott and Robin Walden of Quincy began a cross-country bicycle ride Monday, March 7, as part of an Adventure Cycle group. They’re traveling from San Diego, Calif., to St. Augustine, Fla. Robin is blogging about their adventure and sharing photos of the trip.
\nTuesday, March 29: Fort Davis, Texas to Marathon, Texas
\n55 miles; 1,279 total miles
\n1,000- foot climb
\nYou know you’re in Texas when…
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 You are coerced to learn “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” all three verses, for Gerry’s video, with Kathy at the piano and …<\/p>\n

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Hit-and-run in East Austin seriously injures bicyclist<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Andy Jechow kxan.com<\/h3>\n

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\nAUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A woman riding a bicycle was hit by a vehicle on Greenwood Avenue near Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Tuesday night. The driver did not stay at the scene, police say.
\nThe bicyclist, who is in her 20s, was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with serious injurious that are not expected to be life-threatening, according to …<\/p>\n

Suspect in East Austin auto vs. bicyclist hit-and-run arrested<\/a><\/h2>\n

By KEYE TV keyetv.com<\/h3>\n

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\nUPDATE: Police say they’ve arrested the suspect in Tuesday night’s East Austin auto vs. bicyclist hit-and-run.
\nThe crash happened at around 10 p.m. near the Airport Boulevard and East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersection.
\nPolice say the suspect vehicle fled the scene but a witness was able to provide a partial license plate and vehicle description.
\nThe next morning at around …<\/p>\n

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Southern Walnut Creek Trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pit’s Fritztown News pitsfritztownnews.wordpress.com<\/h3>\n

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\nLast Saturday we went to Austin for a ride on the Southern Walnut Creek Hike and Bike Trail, organized by the Trailblazer Society of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. This wonderful paved [concrete] trail mainly follows the courses of Boggy Creek and Southern Walnut Creek, with trailheads at Govalle Park [where we started] and Daffan Lane. Including two spurs it extends for 8.6 miles. The actual linear distance from one endpoint to the other is, according to my GPS, 7.75 miles. What I like about rail trains and trails along creeks is that they usually don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have steep grades, and …<\/p>\n

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Tom Goes West 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Thomas King www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 30 Bastrop State Park to Austin, TX; Rest day on Day 31 visiting Austin: “Keep Austin Wierd”
\nTuesday March 29, 2016, 50 miles (80 km) – Total so far: 1,413 miles (2,274 km)
\nSupposedly that’s the cry of long time and hippie residents about Austin’s rapid growth, tech boom and corporatization. Looking forward to checking out the sites tomorrow on our rest day. We are visiting tonight with Alison and her husband JJ and enjoyed a restuarant overlooking the hills of Austin west of downtown.
\nI rode from the park through the historic town of Bastrop and on a bike path using an old highway bridge over the Colorado River (the Texas one). The route took me down many small roads transitioning from rural to fringe urban stuff like a Buddhist monastary and outpost. Cloudy all day and I had about an hour of drizzle and later mist. Passed the Austin Airport and down four lane Montopolis Boulevard. Looking for a real place to eat I passed fast food and …<\/p>\n

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Southern Tier Biking Adventures<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Nate Beiler www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 35: Sierra Blanca to El Paso
\nThursday March 24, 2016, 83 miles (134 km) – Total so far: 2,209 miles (3,555 km)
\nThe winds were much, much calmer today. It felt like our bikes were effortlessly gliding along compared to the struggle we had yesterday. We met another group of cyclists along the road today, heading east, who were dealing with the winds yesterday as well. For most of the day, we rode along the Mexico\/U.S. border, on roads varying from the interstate, to low-trafficked country roads, to heavy-trafficked main roads while coming into the outskirts of El Paso, our final destination of the day. Here in El Paso, we’re now camping at an RV Park for the night, just outside of the city. …<\/p>\n

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Team Meeting April 7th<\/a><\/h2>\n

Texas A&M Cycling Team amct.tamu.edu<\/h3>\n

The next team meeting will be Thursday, April 7th, at 8 PM in REC 255. On the agenda for this meeting is the planning for the final two races of road season and officer elections for the 2016-2017 school year. Everyone is invited! It is never too late to join the team; if you want to learn more about Texas A&M Cycling, come to this meeting and let us know!<\/p>\n

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Central Texas BMX awaits national series event<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Sean Shapiro www.statesman.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThere is palpable excitement in Cash Matthews\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 voice as he discusses this weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s USA BMX National Series that will visit Central Texas.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is going to be the biggest BMX event in the history of the state,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Matthews said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dude, this sport has grown so much. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m excited to watch all the racing this weekend.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\nMatthews, who has lived in Austin for 22 years and is a member of the USA BMX Hall of Fame, has watched his …<\/p>\n

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An Englishman in America<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rob Lee www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Mar 30: Rest Day Marathon
\nWednesday March 30, 2016
\nDespite my rather dusty tent I slept well and rose around 8 AM. One place in town was open for breakfast, the Oasis Cafe. Of course it was packed, especially as all the Adventure Cycling group were already there. Fortunately there was still a space at “the table squeezed into the corner where nobody ever wants to sit right under the TV.” Breakfast was OK although I was a bit bemused by the dry toast with no jam or butter available (I assume this isn’t the famed “Texas Toast!”).
\nBack at the campsite I now had my pick of the whole tent area so moved to a more suitable and significantly less dusty spot! My tent, sleeping bag etc needed a clean but fortunately most of the dust wiped away easily.
\nThere is a shaded area here with a sink and worktop. Ideal for bike cleaning! So Rory got some attention for a couple of hours. I’m wondering how many more miles I’ll get out of these tyres. The one I swapped from the rear to the front is fairly worn down. To get hold of another set of Marathon Plus I’ll probably have to order them ahead from …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n
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Trail Work Day @Horseshoe<\/a>: https:\/\/t.co\/u6vlSdbUON<\/a> <\/p>\n

Red River… https:\/\/t.co\/1Pi74f6jJD<\/a><\/p>\n

— DORBA (@dorbaonline) March 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n