{"id":4617,"date":"2010-05-06T23:17:12","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T04:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2010-05-06T23:17:12","modified_gmt":"2010-05-07T04:17:12","slug":"daily-news-roundup-may-6th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/06\/daily-news-roundup-may-6th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup May 6th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/sports\/6992111.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cycling notebook: Improvements in store for area trails<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby DALE ROBERTSON<br \/>\nCopyright 2010 Houston Chronicle<br \/>\nThere are some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pleasant surprises\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ahead for urban cyclists by the end of the year, says Dan Raine, Houston&#8217;s bicycle-pedestrian coordinator. But, so as to not get expectations too high, he won&#8217;t be anymore specific except to add that paving improvements on certain routes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/news\/local\/93026384.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Corpus Christi Lieutenant Honored During Bike Trek<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby KIII TV3<br \/>\nLast year, eleven law enforcement officers in the state of Texas made the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty including one Corpus Christi Police Lieutenant. To honor their fallen brothers, officers from across the state are riding to all eleven communities that lost an officer. Corpus Christi was the 9th stop of the Texas Peace Officer&#8217;s &#8220;We Remember&#8221; Memorial Bike Trek. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bridgerguide.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bridgerguide.com\/bike-for-life-how-to-ride-to-100\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100 | BridgerGuide.com<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby admin<br \/>\nDo you want to ride to 100? Bike for Life!<\/p>\n<p>Ride a century when you turn a century. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the promise offered by nationally-known bicycle journalists Roy M. Wallack and Bill Katovsky in Bike for Life, a blueprint for using cycling to achieve longevity, fitness, and overall well-being. America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest participatory sport combines physical and mental challenges, relaxation, achievement, adventure, and social interaction as it unifies different generations and demographics&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/justin-farmer.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/justin-farmer.blogspot.com\/2010_05_01_archive.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Visenka Cycling &#8211; Texas Style: May 2010<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe good and the bad&#8230;.<br \/>\nGood news first&#8230;.. My frame arrived and is now in my grimy mits so I can now start to build it up. It&#8217;s a beauty! First parts ordered are a Thomson seat post and seat clamp. You just can&#8217;t beat the quality of Thomson. Next up&#8230;..cranks and bb.<br \/>\nBad news?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;I&#8217;ve had to take an unexpected break from the bike. Last Thurs. went to get my stretch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/forums.mtbr.com\/showthread.php?t=614079\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.mtbr.com\/showthread.php?t=614079\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dallas, TX &#8211; Big Cedar Freeride Trails lotsa pics<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFinally have enough built that it is worth mentioning. Not a destination spot, but good for a day trip if close or if you happen to be driving through Dallas or in town for business. Trails are legal and open to the public thanks to the generosity of Mountain Creek Church which allows use of their land and DORBA the official mtb trail steward. Located in south Dallas. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i26.photobucket.com\/albums\/c102\/Addomg\/prayer%2520mound\/100_8158.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Big Cedar Free Ride\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cycling notebook: Improvements in store for area trails by DALE ROBERTSON Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle There are some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153pleasant surprises\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ahead for urban cyclists by the end of the year, says Dan Raine, Houston&#8217;s bicycle-pedestrian coordinator. But, so as to <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/06\/daily-news-roundup-may-6th-texas-bicycling-2\/\"><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":[1733,1730,5253,1731,1249,1732],"class_list":["post-4617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-big-cedar-freeride","tag-houston-chronicle-cycling-notebook","tag-news","tag-texas-peace-officers-we-remember-memorial-bike-trek","tag-training","tag-visenka-cycling"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1ct","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617","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=4617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4617\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}