{"id":47915,"date":"2019-03-30T00:23:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T05:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=47915"},"modified":"2019-03-30T07:15:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T12:15:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-29th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/30\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-29th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest March 29th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fort Worth’s top 4 bike shops to visit now<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Hoodline | hoodline.com<\/h3>\n

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Looking to explore the top bike shops in town?<\/p>\n

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top bike shops in Fort Worth, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market for bike shops. …<\/p>\n

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Township loses out on bike grant funding; sets budget workshop dates<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jeff Forward | www.yourconroenews.com<\/h3>\n

Two bicycling improvement projects planned for The Woodlands won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the benefit of funding from the Houston-Galveston Area Council.<\/p>\n

John Powers, The Woodlands Township\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s assistant general manager for Community Services, gave a short presentation during The Woodlands Township Board of Directors meeting Wednesday on the township\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts to secure …<\/p>\n

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Honeoye Riders Reverse the Southern Tier 2019<\/a><\/h2>\n

By jim kersting | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 30: Sanderson-Marathon, TX.\nFriday March 29, 2019, 55 miles (89 km) – Total so far: 1,737 miles (2,795 km)\nWe pulled a Patti and Jo stunt, starting to pedal at 4:30 a.m. this morning to beat the 91* temp. of the afternoon. Sunrise isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t until 7:30 here. Pedaling in the dark of night is a whole new world. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quiet, calm, chilly, traffic free, and exhilarating. As soon as the sun rose, the sky lit up as if on fire, the birds chirped and we had 6 good hours before we started to feel the heat of the day. 32 miles of gradual up hill, that we mostly didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see, with a bit of a headwind, made for …<\/p>\n

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Two Retired Amigos on Winter Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Douglas Wood | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 34: Rest Day\nFriday March 29, 2019\nOur plan was to ride to Marathon 55 or so miles but the forecast is for 90 degree weather and Marathon is a continued climb. Rather than suffer the heat we changed the plan and took a rest day. It is suppose to be much cooler tomorrow and for a few days because the Canadiens are sending cold weather down here.\nYesterday I kept calling the motel manager Sandy. His name is Sonny. This morning we informed him we would like to stay another day. Sonny seemed thrilled and a few minutes later stopped by and offered to make an Indian Breakfast for us. Thirty minutes later he delivered Chai and little bowls of goodies that we are not sure but it looks like different types of breakfast cereal. Very good. Thank you Sonny. Sonny is a very nice and generous man.<\/p>\n

Sonny received a …<\/p>\n

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Dinosaur Valley State Park \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dino Enduro Race MTB Vlog 16<\/a><\/h2>\n

by tc | www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n

After coming off of a disappointing finish at the Zombie Goat Enduro, I put in some quality training time over the next 6 weeks, looking to improve my finish at the next race, Dino Enduro.<\/p>\n

Dino Enduro is a single day event, with a lap of 6 stages in the morning, followed by a lap of 4 …<\/p>\n