{"id":33104,"date":"2016-05-13T00:17:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T05:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33104"},"modified":"2016-05-13T00:17:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T05:17:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-12th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-may-12th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest May 12th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NSGA: Bike units, dollar sales up in 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

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MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The National Sporting Goods Association found that consumer-reported sales of sporting goods equipment, athletic footwear and athletic apparel was up 4 percent in 2015. The NSGA published its 2016 edition of its Sporting Goods Market report this week.
\nIn the cycling category, Dustin Dobrin, director of research and information for the NSGA, said sales of complete bikes were up 2.4 percent in units compared to …<\/p>\n

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Worldwide Ride of Silence<\/a><\/h2>\n

BikeHouston.org<\/h3>\n

On May 18th, join fellow Houstonians in a silent, slow-paced ride in honor of those who have been injured or killed while riding on public streets. Arrive at 6:30 pm, Mayor Turner speaks at 6:45 pm, and the ride departs at 7:00 pm. This is just one ride location of an international event raising needed awareness of the risks and hazards encountered by people on bikes not only in Houston but around the world. …<\/p>\n

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Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Be Afraid to Bike to Work\u00e2\u20ac\u201dBikeHouston Will Show You How<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Katharine Shilcutt<\/h3>\n

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

Bike to Work days throughout May will lead group rides through downtown, Sugar Land, The Woodlands and more.
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\nIt should come as no surprise that the famously bike-friendly Dutch lead the western world in bicycle commuting. In the Netherlands, commuters routinely choose biking over driving, with a solid 30 percent of the country cycling to work each day. The U.S., by comparison, has only a fraction of bicycle commuters: 2 percent, though you can imagine that percentage is even lower in a city like Houston. To be fair, the Netherlands offers a more bike-friendly climate than the U.S., and we …<\/p>\n

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Denton salutes law enforcement officers during Police Unity Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Emma Long City Park \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Austin, Texas Mountain Bike<\/a><\/h2>\n

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