{"id":5893,"date":"2010-09-23T21:45:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-24T02:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=5893"},"modified":"2010-09-23T21:45:49","modified_gmt":"2010-09-24T02:45:49","slug":"daily-news-roundup-september-23rd-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/23\/daily-news-roundup-september-23rd-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup September 23rd – Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oak Cliff’s Pedal Pushers<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Josh Hixson
\nPublished 9.22.2010
\nFrom D Magazine OCT 2010<\/p>\n

A group of bicyclists is trying to change the way Dallas thinks about transportation.
\n\"Oak
\nOur bicycles slowly ascend the southwestern crest of the Commerce Street bridge, where it merges with downtown-bound traffic from Beckley Avenue. The cars roar past at 50 miles per hour, only a few feet from our handlebars. The drivers barely seem to notice…<\/p>\n

Bikes Belong Reaches 100,000 Supporters<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
\nPeopleforbikes.org Campaign Races to Unite One Million Voices to Advance Bicycling in America Movement gains nearly 100,000 supporters in six months Boulder, Colo. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bikes Belong\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Peopleforbikes.org campaign is striking…<\/p>\n

Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association (DORBA) Swap Meet: Sept. 26, 2010 12 noon until 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Biking In Dallas by Michael W. Hubbard
\nThese guys are having a bicycle swap meet at the newish Dallas Bike Works location at Lawther Dr. and Northwest Highway right on the White Rock Creek bike trail across from the DART White Rock train …<\/p>\n

Junior Equipment Deals<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Mike’s Bike Blog
\n\"Mike's
\nWith 3 boys getting them sports equipment and gear can be an expensive undertaking. I’m always scanning craigslist and the txbra forum looking for used bikes as Jack will outgrow his 24″ Felt very soon, I don’t have much more room to raise the seat. I could probably keep him in it till the spring, but Ethan is ready to be riding on it. It’s a better fit for him, but it too will probably get him through till…<\/p>\n

H.S. Mountain Bike News Texas High School Cycling League: The …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby League Director
\nThe expansion to mountain bike racing is also a continuation of a partnership between the Texas High School Cycling League and the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference (SCCCC.) For the past three years the collegiate cycling …<\/p>\n

Bike Texas Kids Kup<\/strong><\/a>
\nby durangodevo
\nKids mountain bike racing series are popping up all over the country, many with roots in Durango. Rick Wheterald, former FLC cyclist, is promoting a race series in conjunction with the Texas Fall Cup mountain bike series. …<\/p>\n

New NICA Leagues are Minnesota, Texas and Washington<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom www.cyclingdirt.org
\nLAS VEGAS\u00e2\u20ac\u201dThe National Interscholastic Cycling Association is pleased to welcome Minnesota, Washington and Texas as the three newest states in its high …<\/p>\n

…Vance McMurry, founding chair of the Texas High School Cycling League, who has worked in two presidential campaigns, said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m super excited. This is the best thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever done. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s certainly the mot exciting thing I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever been involved with. Everybody just wants to help: teachers, parents, engineers, you name it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The Texas League…<\/p>\n

MEECH Custom Bicycles: Texas Handmade Bike Show<\/strong><\/a>
\nby MEECH
\n…The Texas Handmade Bike Show is happening in Austin, TX on October 16-17.\u00c2\u00a0 On Saturday everything is taking place at the Music Hall but come Sunday its gonna be shakin down outside in the middle of a mosh pit, or a cyclocross race for those who may be unfamiliar.\u00c2\u00a0 It will be the first show…<\/p>\n

\"Meech\"<\/p>\n

From the Sarnia Observer Sept. 22, 2010 | Sarnia-Lambton Fall Bike …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby sue
\nRiding 4500 km on a bicycle isn’t your typical trek for a 45- year-old mother of two. But that’s exactly what Sue Blasko will be doing next month, as part of a 12-day tour from Vancouver to Texas, to raise money for cancer research. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think my family thinks I’m a bit nuts,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said the … For the Give to Live ride, she’ll wear a jersey with 14 names on the back \u00e2\u20ac\u201d including names of people who have lost their battle with cancer, those still fighting, and those survivors. …<\/p>\n

\"Sue<\/p>\n

Durango Texas: Wicked Downpour Aborts Autumn Equinox Sunset …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Durango
\nWicked Downpour Aborts Autumn Equinox Sunset Gateway Park Bike Ride. As I drove towards Gateway Park, tonight, I saw a couple somewhat menacing clouds which had wet stuff falling from them, but not making it anywhere near the ground. …<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9\/23\/10- 9\/29\/10 | Austin On Two …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby elliott
\nThe Texas Mamma Jamma Ride is a recreational bike ride to raise much needed funds for our central Texas neighbors coping with breast cancer. This festive event saves and improves lives by supporting 10 local nonprofit organizations …<\/p>\n

Glen Rose races will test cyclists’ endurance<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram
\nIt takes a rare breed of athlete to endure hundreds of miles spent on a bike for hours on end, testing your limits for 48 consecutive hours, only stopping for food and water and maybe to catch a power nap. Some may call it daring. Some call it abnormal and others call it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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