{"id":50839,"date":"2019-08-16T23:43:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T04:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50839"},"modified":"2019-08-16T23:43:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-17T04:43:07","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-16th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-august-16th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest August 16th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From pros to first-timers, grand plans for Houston’s new bike park<\/a><\/h2>\n

Melanie Hauser | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

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He was the only one in the group of fifth graders who didn’t know how to ride a bike. And he was afraid to even try.<\/p>\n

While everyone else was pedaling around the gym, this youngster was trying to decide if he had it in him to even get on a push bike \u00e2\u20ac\u201d one without pedals. And even if he did, that would be embarrassing. Those bikes were for the little kids. Not for a fifth grader.<\/p>\n

A little extra encouragement from a …<\/p>\n

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Texas Brotherhood Ride will honor first responders killed in line of duty<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Gary Bass | www.ktre.com<\/h3>\n

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LUFKIN Texas (KTRE) – A group of firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel will be taking a 650-mile bicycle trip from Hempstead to Austin as part of the 2019 Texas Brotherhood Ride to honor emergency responders who died in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

The ride will start on Saturday, August 17 and end on Aug. 24.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all first responders – police officers, firefighters, and paramedics,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Tim Dunn, the group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s president, said Friday. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking this bike ride to honor the first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty last year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The group of 60 bicyclists will be …<\/p>\n

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Video: Survey next step for Bicycle Friendly Community<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brad Pushkar | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h3>\n

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – The application is being reviewed for Wichita Falls to be declared a bicycle-friendly community.<\/p>\n

Now it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s up to riders in Wichita Falls and those visiting to help decide if the city deserves it.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They ask questions like how often do you ride, so I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m like for or five times a week," bicycle-friendly city action team member David Coleman said. "Do you live near a bike path?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

The online survey run by the …<\/p>\n

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5 Tips and Tricks For Beginner Mountain Bikers<\/a><\/h2>\n

Texas MTB | www.youtube.com<\/h3>\n