{"id":34526,"date":"2016-11-16T23:18:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T05:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34526"},"modified":"2016-11-16T23:18:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T05:18:43","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-16th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/11\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-november-16th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest November 16th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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www.planobicycle.org<\/h3>\n

As I post this on Wednesday, the forecast calls for a record high today. I’ll enjoy that as the temperature comes crashing down on Saturday morning. Probably, it will be around 44 degrees with a chilly wind out of the north at 10 miles per hour. It reminds me of the time 3 years ago when we went to Gunter and bought out the entire glove inventory at the local convenience store. Or, when we slogged into a stiff but cold north wind to Celina High last year, accompanied by J. Evans and his bunch, and I …<\/p>\n

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Confessions of a Bike Commuter<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nI won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t lie to you, I never thought I would be getting to work by bike. When I first moved to Houston my job required me to drive every day from the Heights to the Woodlands \u00e2\u20ac\u201d what a terrible time that was. I eventually joined up with a van-pool with some like minded urbanites which did make things a little better. My bike stayed in the garage, reserved for weekend rides around the neighborhood or along a trail.
\nIt wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t until my commute was reduced to 5 miles each way that I looked at my bicycle as transportation and not recreation. The first month was hard. My back hurt and I showed …<\/p>\n

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