{"id":38181,"date":"2017-12-30T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T04:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38181"},"modified":"2017-12-30T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T04:34:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-30th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-30th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 30th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video: Bike lane proposed by concerned residents<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Kristy Gerlett | www.newschannel10.com<\/h3>\n


\nResidents of the Oliver-Eakle neighborhood are asking the city of Amarillo for bike lanes on two major streets.<\/p>\n

On Tyler St. there is no stop signs or stop lights from 34th Avenue, all the way to 15th, leading into downtown. The only thing slowing down traffic is a small dip in the road, leaving some residents concerned. …<\/p>\n

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Letter to editor: Shopping online can create problems<\/a><\/h2>\n

EDDIE MADDOX | lubbockonline.com<\/h3>\n

Shopping online can create problems<\/p>\n

I enjoyed the Dec. 9 article on Millennial shopping trends. Deborah Fowler, interim associate chair and professor of hospitality and retail management at Texas Tech, said that local businesses must match prices of mail order companies if they plan to stay in business.<\/p>\n

Suppose I operate a bicycle shop. I coach a shopper on what to look for, such as correct size, structural choices and service after the sale. Maybe a brake …<\/p>\n

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Kingwood Fillies set to host 10th annual Bike Through the Forest and Hills<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jacob McAdams | www.mysanantonio.com<\/h3>\n


\nCycling enthusiasts will once again have the chance to enjoy the lush green and serene beauty of Coldspring in the upcoming 10th annual Bike Through the Forest and Hills.
\nThe Bike Through the Forest and Hills is a cycling event hosted by Kingwood High School’s drill team known as the Kingwood Fillies, who have become national champions no less than 19 times and have won several …<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BdVpndpBXRM\/<\/p>\n

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4 hit-and-run deaths of bicyclist, pedestrians remain unsolved in El Paso as 2017 ends<\/a><\/h2>\n

Daniel Borunda | www.elpasotimes.com<\/h3>\n

The death of a man run over at a car wash is one of four hit-and-run cases in El Paso in 2017 that remain unsolved as the year comes to an end.<\/p>\n

The cases include the death of a bicyclist on Doniphan Drive and a man found on a Northeast residential street. The vehicles left the scene in all four cases. …<\/p>\n

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Happy New Year<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pedal Pushers | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n


\nHappy New Year from San Angelo cyclers. May 2018 be downhill and with the wind.<\/p>\n

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2018 Hill Country Bicycle Works Texas Marathon Mtn. Bike Championship Series<\/a><\/h2>\n

Texas Mountain Bike Racing Association | tmbra.org<\/h3>\n

Excruciation Exam
\nWarda, TX
\nJan. 6, 2018
\nRace Info<\/p>\n

Miles of Discomfort Marathon
\nComfort, TX
\nJan. 27, 2018
\nRace Info<\/p>\n

2018 Texas XC Mtn Bike State Championship Series<\/p>\n

Rocky Hill Roundup
\nSmithville, TX
\nFeb 10-11<\/p>\n

TBD
\nFeb 24-25<\/p>\n

Bent Wheel Bash
\nAbilene, TX
\nMarch 3-4<\/p>\n

Pace Bend Race
\nSpicewood, TX
\nMarch 24-25<\/p>\n

STORM Hill Country Challenge
\nComfort, TX
\nApril 7-8<\/p>\n

DORBA Race
\nD\/FW Area, TX
\nApril 14-15<\/p>\n

GHORBA Big Ring Challenge
\nColdspring, TXo
\nApril 28-29<\/p>\n

The Warda Race
\nWarda, TX
\nMay 19-20<\/p>\n

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Mobike, no problem? Fifth bike-share company pulls into Dallas, with more on the way<\/a><\/h2>\n

Robert Wilonsky | www.dallasnews.com<\/h3>\n

To the glut of bike-share companies swamping Dallas’ streets and, mostly, its sidewalks, add another: Mobike. No joke.
\nLong rumored to have its eye on Dallas, the billion-dollar Beijing-based company announced late Saturday that beginning this frigid weekend \u00e2\u20ac\u201d “just in time for New Year’s Eve” \u00e2\u20ac\u201d its orange-and-gray bikes are being rolled out downtown. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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So, Dallas is getting a fifth bike-share company, @Mobike<\/a>. And, sooner than later, a sixth: YouBike. For the love of God, no one tell @junior_miller<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/0Msi1JETw4<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/I8IMydsrcZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Robert Wilonsky (@RobertWilonsky) December 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n