{"id":39173,"date":"2018-02-16T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=39173"},"modified":"2018-02-16T23:00:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T05:00:42","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-16th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-16th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 16th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriottalon.com\/news\/bike-share-at-ut-tyler\/article_b60399be-1297-11e8-a4ae-1be7bec910a5.html\">Bike share at UT Tyler?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Chandler Gibson | www.patriottalon.com<\/h3>\n<p>Imagine being late to class. For certain people, this might hit close to home. Maybe this was you, today, in fact. You didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean to get stuck into an 8 a.m., but such is life.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 7:55, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re throwing yourself out of bed, grabbing your phone and running down the stairs towards your building because Calculus waits for no one. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2018\/02\/16\/dallas-right-wait-regulate-bike-share\">Dallas is right to wait to regulate bike share<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Tom Giovanetti | www.dallasnews.com<\/h2>\n<p>So how&#8217;s that bike-sharing thing working out for you?<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the Dallas bike-sharing experiment more than anything else resembles a fiasco. We teach our children to not throw trash on the ground, and we get fined if we&#8217;re caught littering in the city of Dallas, but most trash is biodegradable or at least eventually blows to Fort Worth. The litter of bikes, on the other hand, doesn&#8217;t seem &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:161px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:121px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Night Ride McAllister(Mountain\u00c2\u00ad\u00c2\u00ad Bike)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Wednesday, Feb 28, 2018,  6:15 PM<\/p>\n<p>                    <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">6 Bikers &#038; Hikers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/The-Mountain-Bike-Meetup\/events\/247354802\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; 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}#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:161px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:121px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Leon Creek  &#8212; Intermediate Speed (Mountain Bike)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Mar 3, 2018,  9:30 AM<\/p>\n<p>                    <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">6 Bikers &#038; Hikers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/The-Mountain-Bike-Meetup\/events\/247877198\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/austin-police-officers-get-new-bike-gear\/269-519669717\">Austin Police officers get new bike gear<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Jay Wallis | www.kvue.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kvue.com\/img\/resize\/content.kvue.com\/photo\/2018\/02\/16\/new%2520apd%2520gear_1518800009836.jpg_13083228_ver1.0.jpg?resize=939%2C528\" width=\"939\" height=\"528\" \/><br \/>\nPolice officers riding bicycles in downtown Austin now have new and improved riding gear thanks to a donation from an Austin company.<\/p>\n<p>Parlsey Energy, Inc. provided funds for the Austin Police Department to invest in new bicycle helmets and other protective gear to equip 50 officers.<\/p>\n<p>This new gear includes a full-face helmet that protects the jaw and also goes farther down the neck to help &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roysecityheraldbanner.com\/cnhi_network\/bikers-from-across-the-country-coming-to-huntsville-for-prison\/article_1b9d331d-1f21-5b16-b8f9-1953b9fe8324.html\">Bikers from across the country coming to Huntsville for Prison City Gravel Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Tom Waddill | www.roysecityheraldbanner.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/roysecityheraldbanner.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/73\/97312f2e-b486-5dd1-801d-3423127b9887\/5a87244b6eeb3.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nRunners from all over the country came to Huntsville State Park for the popular Rocky Raccoon runs the last two weekends. This weekend, people are coming here to ride bikes.<\/p>\n<p>That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right, folks from as far away as Washington state are headed to Huntsville for the first Prison City Gravel Challenge, which will take place Sunday in the Sam Houston National Forest.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred riders have preregistered for the race, which offers two distances \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a 33-mile route and a 60-mile route. There will be 50 riders in each category.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There will be two separate mass starts for each respective distance,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Prison City Gravel Challenge organizer Venny Alub said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153For beginners or someone new to gravel riding, think of it as a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/austin.towers.net\/can-austins-bike-sharing-go-dockless-without-the-entire-city-losing-its-mind\/\">Can Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike-Sharing Go Dockless Without the Entire City Losing Its Mind?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>CALEB PRITCHARD | austin.towers.net<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towers.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/austin-b-cycle-1-e1518814997188.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nEarlier this month, a former mayor of San Luis Obispo, California, wrote a letter to the editor of that town\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s newspaper in which he felt it perfectly acceptable and cool to describe a proposed bikeway as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gigantic urban rape.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Yes, rape!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Ken Schwartz wrote before graciously elaborating, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No other word would be proper. The rape will not be performed by a male penis, but by thousands of inanimate bicycles guided by individuals who will have absolutely no understanding of that precious tranquility they will be destroying in their mindless focus of getting from point \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to point \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcB\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with the least possible inconvenience to themselves.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/sanangelolive.com\/news\/san-angelo\/2018-02-16\/city-council-may-approve-bell-st-bid-%E2%80%99s-55-million-over-budget\">City Council May Approve Bell St. Bid That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s $5.5 Million Over Budget<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Yantis Green | sanangelolive.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanangelolive.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/i640x360\/public\/field\/image\/bell-street-01.jpg?resize=900%2C506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><br \/>\nSAN ANGELO, TX &#8212; San Angelo City Council members Tuesday may approve the sole bid to reconstruct Bell St. that could be as much as $5.5 million over budget.<\/p>\n<p>According to the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s website, Reece Albert was the lone bidder for the reconstruction project that will replace the road surface and water and sewer lines from Rio Concho Drive to the Old Ballinger Highway. The bid was opened Jan. 30. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; This design is for reconstruction of College Hills from loop 306 to Ave N. It will include reconstruction of culvert banks at the two Red Arroyo crossings, an evaluation and possible design of underground drainage conveyance in College Hills, sidewalk\/pedestrian conveyance, bike lane access, water and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/lufkindailynews.com\/news\/local\/article_2776b324-5391-5ca0-90da-b5964e532c8b.html\">Officers arrest man doing doughnuts in roadway, attempting to run down cyclist<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By AUSTIN KING | lufkindailynews.com<\/h3>\n<p>Lufkin Police arrested a man after officers saw him in a vehicle spinning in circles in the roadway and attempting to chase down a bicyclist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KHuM0S3CNU\">pic.twitter.com\/KHuM0S3CNU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Pedroza (@beagleracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beagleracing\/status\/964627181501546496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EP Cyclists Weekend Ride Information<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY<br \/>Fabens<br \/>8:30am <br \/>Meet Panda Express (Joe Battle and Montwood)<br \/>Ride&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sb7UdvfzMF\">https:\/\/t.co\/sb7UdvfzMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/964644068570664960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hopefully, there&#39;s some sweet trails here&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtO8iMkz6s\">pic.twitter.com\/FtO8iMkz6s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/964650192422227970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tomorrow morning: Rebecca Creek Ride. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJnCFfl68h\">https:\/\/t.co\/UJnCFfl68h<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZ7oyBS33q\">pic.twitter.com\/LZ7oyBS33q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/964560494781661189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Miss riding with these buds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/am7MScwYnb\">pic.twitter.com\/am7MScwYnb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I wanna be a bike. (@Fudgelump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fudgelump\/status\/964604668084215808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH LIVE: All 50 Austin police bicycle officers are getting new gear to protect from falls and help them work with large crowds <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g0GPWoJjAP\">https:\/\/t.co\/g0GPWoJjAP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c3iCtRike7\">pic.twitter.com\/c3iCtRike7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austin Statesman (@statesman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/statesman\/status\/964517377915412480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some big changes happening in San Antonio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/61rHtN17eH\">https:\/\/t.co\/61rHtN17eH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABikeShare\/status\/964511896777916417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event BCO presents: We Love Houston &#8211; on Bikes! (Valentine Edition) &#8211; Houston, TX BCO presents: We Love Houston &#8211; on Bikes! (Valentine Edition)<br \/>February 18, 2018 &#8211; 1:30 to 4:00 PM<br \/>Meet at Memorial Park rugby parking lot<br \/>N Picnic Lane, Houston, TX 770\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIGhytD1iO\">https:\/\/t.co\/mIGhytD1iO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/964720419889733633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bike share at UT Tyler? Chandler Gibson | www.patriottalon.com Imagine being late to class. For certain people, this might hit close to home. Maybe this was you, today, in fact. 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