{"id":4588,"date":"2010-05-02T06:41:49","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T11:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=4588"},"modified":"2010-05-02T06:41:49","modified_gmt":"2010-05-02T11:41:49","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/02\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/atxbs.com\/?q=node\/2882\" href=\"http:\/\/atxbs.com\/?q=node\/2882\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sunday Morning RIDE! &#8211; The last &#8220;late&#8221; one, because it&#8217;s getting &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jason<br \/>\nThis is a 25-30 mile ride over typical Central Texas terrain. If this is consistent with your riding experience, or is perhaps slightly more challenging than what you&#8217;re accustomed to, you should have no problem going the distance. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2010\/apr\/30\/bikeped-trails-key-to-healthy-lifestyles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BILL CULLINS: Bike\/Ped trails key to healthy lifestyles<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby San Angelo Standard Times<br \/>\nBy Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d One of San Angelo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s community weaknesses is the lack of bike-pedestrian infrastructure. While some might view bike\/ped trails as a luxury intended only for recreation, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s absolutely not the case. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important we all think about the bigger picture.<\/p>\n<p>That larger perspective will be explained clearly next week, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.the33tv.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.the33tv.com\/news\/kdaf-norman-smith-honored-bike-trek-story,0,130454.story\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cyclists Ride Across Texas in Honor of Fallen Officers; Dallas Officer Remembered<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby 33 KDAF-TV<br \/>\nThe bicycle trek is part of the annual &#8220;We Remember&#8221; Memorial Trek Across Texas, which honors every officer in Texas who lost his or her life in the line of &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.prlog.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prlog.org\/10656774-texas-scottish-rite-hospital-for-children-hosts-9th-annual-bike-rodeo-child-safety-day-in-dallas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas\u00c2\u00a0 Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Hosts 9th Annual Bike Rodeo &amp; Child &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby PRLog.Org (press release)<br \/>\nBike Rodeo provides a safe environment for children to practice bicycle safety skills by riding on a course designed to simulate actual road conditions. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle-heaven.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycle-heaven.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/totg-day-4-1st-goal-met.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bicycle-Heaven: ToTG Day 4 &#8211; 1st Goal Met<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bicycle Heaven<br \/>\nDave and Pat Wasmund live outside of Silver, on the race course, and in the always a small world department Matt used to race with their son Steve, and their daughter Sarah used to race on the MTB Bicycle-Heaven Racing Team run by Bill and &#8230; Steve Betton, 60+ racer (with a sub 10 lb bike) from West Texas stays with the Wasmunds each year (they are part of Warm Showers) Steve Betton and I became friendly during past Tours of The Gila and Steve spearheaded the local money &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bicycle-heaven.com\/blog\/uploaded_images\/2_Big-jim-729729.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" alt=\"Bicycle Heaven\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/lifeinsiliconvalley.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/lifeinsiliconvalley.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/01\/travis%E2%80%99s-guide-to-cycling-style-and-cultural-norms-part-6-groominghygeine\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Travis&#8217;s Guide to Cycling Style and Cultural Norms Part 6 &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Travis<br \/>\nCycling is great because it is a non-impact sport, but it&#8217;s also bad because it&#8217;s a non-impact sport. With stretching and massage you can help keep you keep your muscles loose and supple. Austin based Trigger Point Therapy makes some &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.quality-cedar.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quality-cedar.org\/mountain-bike-geology-cedar-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mountain Bike Geology @ Cedar Hill<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby admin<br \/>\nwww.geologyvideo.com Geologist Devin Dennie takes a look at the upkeep of the DORBA (Dallas Off Road Bike Association) Trail at Cedar Hill State Park. This was a segment from the TV series \u00e2\u20ac\u0153North Texas Explorer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.singletracks.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singletracks.com\/bike-trails\/slaughter-creek.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Slaughter Creek Mountain Bike Trail in Austin, Texas &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.singletracks.com<br \/>\nSlaughter Creek is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Austin, Texas. View maps , videos, photos, and reviews of Slaughter Creek bike trail in Austin. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday Morning RIDE! &#8211; The last &#8220;late&#8221; one, because it&#8217;s getting &#8230; by Jason This is a 25-30 mile ride over typical Central Texas terrain. 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