{"id":5599,"date":"2010-08-17T22:48:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T03:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=5599"},"modified":"2010-08-17T22:48:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T03:48:04","slug":"daily-news-roundup-august-17th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/17\/daily-news-roundup-august-17th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup August 17th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/feeds.chron.com\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chron.com\/~r\/houstonchronicle\/metro\/~3\/yHa2xmHAdd0\/7156990.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Driver charged in wreck that killed bicyclist on U.S. 59<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom HoustonChronicle.com &#8212; Houston &amp; Texas News<br \/>\nA motorist is accused in a wreck that left a bicyclist dead last weekend on the U.S. 59 service road in southwest Houston. Mohammad Bilal Qureshi, 19, is charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, in the death of Benjamin Marco Tzul, 35, in the 6400 block of the Southwest Freeway near the Westpark Tollway about 6:40 p.m. Sunday, police said. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/donbynum.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/18\/cycling-more-on-flatlanders-pedaling-to-castell\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c More on Flatlanders Pedaling to Castell<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPosted on August 18, 2010 by donbynum<br \/>\nCaptain Justice, AKA Gil Jones, has already\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 very well\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 laid down the background for this post regarding a ride, Saturday morning, 14 August, from the Llano Courthouse to Castell, TX by 6 intrepid ( and some of us decrepit as well ) natural or naturalized Texans. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/donbynum.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/dsc02823-cropped-pre-ride-group-shot.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=457&#038;fit=1024%2C457&#038;resize=512%2C228\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"228\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\" href=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\/2010\/08\/14\/flat-landers-conquering-the-hill-country\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Flat-landers conquering the Hill Country<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPosted on 08\/14\/2010 by Gil Jones<br \/>\nThe morning haze from the constant humidity and warm mornings was just breaking as we got underway from Llano. With a mere 44 miles on the Peugeot, 17 of it just yesterday, three \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Boys from Big Spring\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and three friends set off to Castell, the little hideaway on the Llano River. With the promise of 18.1 miles of hilly fun ahead, I had loaded the water bottle with Elete electrolyte drops and the Osprey Raptor 14 with about 1.5 liters of water. Serious, experienced riders&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/captjustice.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/dsc_6968.jpg?resize=645%2C432\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/17\/downtown-parking-are-we-done-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Downtown parking: are we done yet?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Bike Denton by bikedenton<br \/>\nI just read DRC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s article from last weekend about the downtown parking woes.\u00c2\u00a0 Developers want the city to build more parking, or they say the area could face financial doom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;If a plan isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t implemented soon, business owners say, the lack of parking would likely stunt the budding entertainment district along Industrial and East Hickory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;If downtown tenants don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t succeed, the value of real estate in the entertainment district could plummet, said Greg Johnson, executive vice president of Verus Real Estate Advisors, which owns several buildings off East Hickory Street. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikeframebuilding.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bikeframebuilding.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/published-in-cx-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2010 Texas Custom Bicycle Show: Published in CX Magazine<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby info@rideDaltex.com<br \/>\nThe article mentions the cooperation of local bicycle shops and the current cooperation and support of the community revolving around the Texas Custom Bicycle Show. It is an honor to be mentioned in such a large publication and among &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/rattrappress.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/rattrappress.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/texas-custom-bicycle-show.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rat Trap Press: Texas Custom Bicycle Show<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Rat Trap Press<br \/>\nFor two days in October (16th and 17th), Texas&#8217; most talented framebuilders will converge on Austin for the third annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show. Glen, the owner and talent at DALTEX Handmade Bicycles, is the person responsible for &#8230; The second day consists of a show and cyclocross race at 4210 W. Braker Lane in north Austin. For more info and a list of builders attending this years event check out the website. Several weeks back while on a group ride I had the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_j5rsUB3wTI8\/TGsz_hFYM-I\/AAAAAAAAERc\/7TRjrzQg4OM\/s400\/28532_1481537641468_1324647345_1302473_659319_n.jpg?resize=400%2C377\" alt=\"Jeremy at work\" width=\"400\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chron.com\/%7Er\/houstonchronicle\/metro\/%7E3\/yHa2xmHAdd0\/7156990.html\" target=\"_blank\">Driver charged in wreck that killed bicyclist on U.S. 59<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-source-title-parent\">from <a class=\"entry-source-title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/feed\/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chron.com%2Frss%2Fmetropolitan%2Findex.rss?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">HoustonChronicle.com &#8212; Houston &amp; Texas News<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A  motorist is accused in a wreck that left a bicyclist dead last weekend  on the U.S. 59 service road in southwest Houston. Mohammad Bilal  Qureshi, 19, is charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor, in the  death of Benjamin Marco Tzul, 35, in the 6400 block of the Southwest  Freeway near the Westpark Tollway about 6:40 p.m. Sunday, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver charged in wreck that killed bicyclist on U.S. 59 from HoustonChronicle.com &#8212; Houston &amp; Texas News A motorist is accused in a wreck that left a bicyclist dead last weekend on the U.S. 59 service road in southwest Houston. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/17\/daily-news-roundup-august-17th-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":[492,2013,249,5253,927],"class_list":["post-5599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle-accident","tag-castell-texas","tag-denton-texas","tag-news","tag-texas-custom-bicycle-show"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1sj","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599","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=5599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}