{"id":4030,"date":"2010-02-24T23:34:52","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T05:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2010-02-24T23:34:52","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T05:34:52","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/02\/24\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-24th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/atxbs.com\/?q=node\/2605\" href=\"http:\/\/atxbs.com\/?q=node\/2605\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THIS JUST IN: LOBV issues press release on tonight&#8217;s Nueces Bike &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jason<br \/>\n&#8220;The final traffic studies are in and confirm that Nueces has the ideal bicycle counts to have a successful bike boulevard, and now we just need to ensure that the best facility is designed to attract new riders,&#8221; said Rob D&#8217;Amico, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle.net\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle.net\/2010\/team-hotel-san-jose-gains-new-sponsors-for-2010\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Team Hotel San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Gains New Sponsors For 2010<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby editor<br \/>\nTeam Hotel San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 is now \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Team Hotel San Jos\u00c3\u00a9\/Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Presented by Subaru-Gary Fisher\u00e2\u20ac\u009d for the 2010 season.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bicycle shop, automobile manufacturer Subaru and bicycle maker Gary Fisher reflects a commitment by the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s management company, Redbud Sports, LLC, to build on the momentum from 2009, when the team won 50 races. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dentonrc.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dentonrc.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/drc\/localnews\/stories\/DRC_Safe_Passing_0224.149db4741.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Council clears way for safe passing<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Denton Record Chronicle<br \/>\nBy Lowell Brown \/ Staff Writer<br \/>\nA movement to offer bicyclists more protections through \u00e2\u20ac\u0153safe passing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d laws could be gaining traction in Denton.<\/p>\n<p>City Council member Dalton Gregory, fresh from a transportation conference in Austin, addressed the council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mobility committee Tuesday on ways to make Denton more bicycle-friendly, including possibly enacting a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153safe passing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ordinance based on one adopted in San Antonio this month. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/moms\/Recreational_Sports_Calendar__Sign-up_Sheet_-_Feb_24_2010.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Recreational Sports Calendar &amp; Sign-up Sheet &#8211; Feb. 24, 2010<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby San Antonio Express<br \/>\nBicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 7 1 miles, city hall parking lot, downtown Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Saturday, 9 a.m., Stay-Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 to 39 miles, city hall parking lot, downtown Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Sunday, 9 a.m., Toutant-Beauregard Ride, 21, 35, 47 and 58 miles, across from John T. Floore Country Store, Old Town Helotes. (210) 289-8905.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 6, 9 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (830) 885-4443.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 7, 9 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride lot off highway 90 by Sammy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Restaurant, Castroville. (830) 931-9744.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 7, 1:30 p.m., Fair Oaks Afternoon Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 13, 9 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, city hall, Boerne. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 14, 9 a.m., Elmendorf Ride, 21, 40 and 51 miles, park-and-ride on southwester corner of highway 181 and 1604 intersection. (210) 392-9996.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 14, 9 a.m., Fair Oaks Afternoon Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 20, 9 a.m., Southside Mission Ride, 27, 39, 51 and 61 miles, visitors center, San Jose Mission. (210) 533-3416.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 20, 9 a.m., Classic Devil\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Backbone Ride, 27, 43 and 52 miles, rear of parking lot across from Gruene Hall, Gruene. (210) 497-6820.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 21, 9 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 240-6717.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 21, 9 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 or 36 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 27, 9 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 27, 9 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 to 39 miles, city hall parking lot, Cibolo. (361) 701-5369.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 27, 9 a.m., LBJ 100 Bicycle Tour, 10, 30, 44 and 65 miles, LBJ National Historical Park, Stonewall. (210) 355-2645, (210) 414-8559.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: March 28, 9 a.m., Helotes to Castroville Ride, 26, 45 and 58 miles, parking lot across from Floore Country Store, Helotes. (210) 679-0513.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 3, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. (210) 863-6201.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 4, 8 a.m., Castroville Ride, 11, 25 and 40 miles, park-and-ride off highway 90 by Sammy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Restaurant in Castroville. (830) 931-9744.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 4, 1:30 p.m., Fair Oaks Afternoon Ride, 20, 32 and 45 miles, Fair Oaks Ranch Center. (210) 698-6625.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 10, 8 a.m., Boerne Ride, 25 to 70 miles, Boerne city hall. (210) 325-2500, (210) 524-9393.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 11, 8 a.m., Freheit Ride, 16 to 51 miles, Freiheit Country Store east of New Braunfels on highway 1101. (210) 213-7382.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 17, 8 a.m., Comal Elementary Ride, 28, 48, 55 and 72 miles, parking lot across from Comal Elementary School. (210) 497-6820.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 18, 8 a.m., Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 to 70 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 18, 8 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Woman Hollering Creek Ride, 26 and 36 miles, Judson High School, Converse. (210) 240-6717.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 24, 8 a.m., Cibolo Ride, 20, 27, 39, 51, 66 and 71 miles, Cibolo city hall. (210) 884-9470.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: April 24, 8 a.m., Stay Together Ride at the Cibolo Ride, 27 to 39 miles, Cibolo city hall. (361) 701-5369.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/richmtb67.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/richmtb67.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/mtb-trip-2010.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>RICH&#8217;S BLOG: MTB trip 2010<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Rich<br \/>\n&#8230;My itinerary takes me from Tampa to Lafayette, LA. the first day, then to Amarillo Texas the next. Third day arrival is in Sedona, where I plan on camping somewhere along Oak Creek Canyon. I am thinking of CAVE SPRINGS campground.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_llmkQCBNEEQ\/S25CeU8JjpI\/AAAAAAAAAdo\/YGREz1NrfzQ\/S1600-R\/IMG_1490.jpg?resize=400%2C304\" alt=\"Rich's MTB\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" \/><br \/>\nSedona is a good place to start riding, since the lower elevations will help me acclimate for some of the other riding. Bell Rock Pathway is a good warmup ride, and I may try out some of the other trails out toward Flagstaff as well. I plan on being in Sedona for 3 days. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS JUST IN: LOBV issues press release on tonight&#8217;s Nueces Bike &#8230; by Jason &#8220;The final traffic studies are in and confirm that Nueces has the ideal bicycle counts to have a successful bike boulevard, and now we just need <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/02\/24\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-24th\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[249,660,1157,1528,1140,1407],"class_list":["post-4030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-denton-texas","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-nueces-bike-boulevard","tag-richs-mtb-blog","tag-san-antonio-events","tag-team-hotel-san-jose"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-130","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}