{"id":40985,"date":"2018-04-29T23:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T04:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=40985"},"modified":"2018-04-29T23:02:57","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T04:02:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-29th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-29th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 29th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bike rodeo to teach basic bike safety<\/a><\/h2>\n

By ALEXIS AGUIRRE | www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h3>\n


\nSAN BENITO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Are you up to date on state bicycle laws?
\nThe Harlingen-San Benito Metropolitan Planning Organization is teaming up with the San Benito Police Department to provide information on bike safety and host the first-ever family bike ride.<\/p>\n

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Erik Bikes Across America (Southern Tier)<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Erik Soballe | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Sanderson to Seminole Canyon State Park: Wheee<\/h3>\n

Tuesday April 24, 2018, 79 miles (127 km) – Total so far: 1,307 miles (2,104 km)
\nToday was cold, overcast, and threatened to rain all day. I wore a raincoat the entire ride. That being said, I had a 30+ MPH tailwind the …<\/p>\n

Seminole Canyon State Park to Bracketville: Finally, civilization<\/h3>\n

Wednesday April 25, 2018, 75 miles (121 km) – Total so far: 1,382 miles (2,224 km)
\nToday, I biked all the way to Bracketville. The ride had a convenient stop in Del Rio in the middle. The temperature was much higher, and I had a slight head wind.<\/p>\n

The road conditions really started to suffer past Del Rio, chip seal of 3\/4″ crusher really really slowed me down, but …<\/p>\n

Bracketville to Camp Wood: A short ride turned long<\/h3>\n

Thursday April 26, 2018, 54 miles (87 km) – Total so far: 1,436 miles (2,311 km)
\nOh man, today was a long one. The chip seal got worse, and my ride was much much longer than a 53 miler should have been. Traffic was light, and the weather was nice, but I made < 10 mph the entire ride.<\/p>\n

I’ve started to enter the hill country and had a little bit of rolling hills today, so far not too bad.<\/p>\n

Camp wood is a …<\/p>\n

Camp Wood to Kerrville: Hills * 4 and halfway done<\/h3>\n

Friday April 27, 2018, 84 miles (136 km) – Total so far: 1,605 miles (2,583 km)
\nTodays bike ride was taxing. It was long (83 miles), hot (90s), and hilly (5300 ft vertical). The route consisted of 4 – 1000 ft vertical climbs, through switchbacks and mountain roads. It was very scenic and reminded me of La Crosse, WI. It was a ton of hills, but luckily it was short compared to the mountains of the west.<\/p>\n

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Riding Along The Rio Grande<\/a><\/h2>\n

By shary koenig | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Laredo To Zapata: Smooth Shoulder<\/h3>\n

Sunday April 29, 2018, 40 miles (64 km) – Total so far: 450 miles (724 km)
\nOh happy day! We had smooth shoulders all the way on 83 from Laredo to Zapata. I still got tired because the wind wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t behaving but I was ever so appreciative of the excellent road surface. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure of where the boundaries are for The Valley but today we started seeing field crops and water sprayers. We saw about …<\/p>\n

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Two Timing Texas Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Richard Hoeg | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 26: Rural Glen Cove to Paluxy: Final Ride!<\/h3>\n

Sunday April 29, 2018, 16 miles (26 km) – Total so far: 1,028 miles (1,654 km)
\nSweet 16! Yup, we only had sixteen miles to ride as we ended our tour this morning. We have over the past ten years of cycle touring over 1,000’s of miles adopted a pattern of easy final days. If possible Molly like to find extreme back roads and savor the final experience. We succeeded immensely today. If we saw one car every 15 minutes, it was a \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6
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https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiLbWIgFdmy\/<\/p>\n

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Video: Houston to Austin MS bike ride a personal mission for many<\/a><\/h2>\n

By: Jerry Becker | www.kxan.com<\/h3>\n


\nAUSTIN (KXAN) – The BP MS 150 is not your average bike ride. More than 9,000 cyclists from across the county spent two days biking from Houston to Austin.<\/p>\n

The ride raises awareness and money for multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n

Participants say it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great cause, and for many riders it’s very personal. …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Great ride for a great cause @BPMS150 . #MS150<\/a> #BPMS150<\/a> #cycling<\/a> #fitness<\/a> #texas<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OmoImGzUPl<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bike Law TX \u00e2\u201e\u00a2 (@BikeLawTX) April 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n