{"id":5953,"date":"2010-10-01T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=5953"},"modified":"2010-09-30T23:47:01","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T04:47:01","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-30th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-30th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 30th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.suburbanshift.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.suburbanshift.com\/2010\/09\/30\/back-on-the-bike-commute\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Suburban Shift \u00c2\u00bb Back on the Bike Commute<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bob<br \/>\nNow, I feel very luck that my town, Richardson, Texas, and the town where I work, Plano, are both layed out so that I can ride to work safely. Richardson, in fact, has an ever-expanding system of? dedicated bike paths, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texarkanagazette.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texarkanagazette.com\/news\/localnews\/2010\/09\/30\/bike-club-park-department-to-host-bike-r-96.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bike Club, Park Department to host bike race on Sunday<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Texarkana Gazette<br \/>\nTexarkana Bicycle Club and the Parks and Recreation Department of Texarkana, Texas, will host the American Heritage Classic Criterium bike race Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The race begins at 7:45 a.m. at Spring Lake Park. It is a North Texas Regional Cup event consisting of seven categories. Races will be held on a half-mile, two-lane closed course with four 90-degree turns. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.themonitor.com\/articles\/urged-43207-valley-caution.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caution urged for Valley drivers, cyclists<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Monitor<br \/>\nAt least twice a week, Jorge Guerrero straps on a helmet and hits the roads on his bicycle.<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero, 26, of McAllen, is a cyclist who shares the road with vehicles. He uses bike lanes on the street to get where he needs to go.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.onset.freedom.com\/monitortx\/medium\/l9jmgq-l9jlbvbikelane.jm.001.jpg?resize=230%2C172\" alt=\"Bike Lane\" width=\"230\" height=\"172\" \/><br \/>\nBut sharing the road isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always an easy feat for area cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(Drivers are) pretty aggressive,&#8221; Guerrero said. &#8220;I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had several incidents&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2010\/09\/30\/austin-bike-culture-calendar-events-930-10610\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9\/30\/10- 10\/6\/10 | Austin On Two &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott<br \/>\nBike Barrel Racing! Fixie Sprints! Prizes! Screenprinting! Beer Garten! general Drunken Hootenanny! Scantily Clad Libertines! Alley Cat will start at Austin Bikes and end at party. First band around 8 More Details later, but mark your calendar. &#8230; 5:30 PM, Austin\/Del Valle Motorcross Park, 15400 Pearce Ln, Del Valle, TX Austin&#8217;s weekly cyclocross series returns for its fourth season at the the fully illuminated motocross course and surrounding fields at Austin\/Del Valle &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.caller.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caller.com\/news\/2010\/sep\/30\/half-of-the-coast-conquered\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Half of the coast conquered<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Corpus Christi Caller Times<br \/>\nIn the weeks leading up to the Conquer the Coast cycling race, a colleague regularly stopped by my desk to convince me to sign up for the 65-mile ride around Corpus Christi Bay.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t succeed. I had settled on doing the companion 25-mile race along Ocean Drive. This was my first cycling race, and I wasn&#8217;t sure what to expect. I didn&#8217;t want to overestimate my ability. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mellowjohnnys.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mellowjohnnys.com\/?m=20101016&amp;cat=3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mellow Johnny&#8217;s \u00c2\u00bb 2010 \u00c2\u00bb October \u00c2\u00bb 16<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.mellowjohnnys.com<br \/>\nThe Middle of the Road rides are hosted by the University of Texas Cycling Team and are a great fit for the intermediate rider who has spent some time on the bike riding in groups and on urban roads but is looking for a bit more challenge in distance and speed.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 This no drop, co-ed ride averages 14-15mph and covers on average 30-35 miles on in-town bike routes and\/or on roads with low&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mygrandillusions.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mygrandillusions.com\/my_grand_illusions\/2010\/09\/a-post-about-why-it-sucks-to-get-older.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A post about why it sucks to get older &#8211; My Grand Illusions<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Kristie<br \/>\n*I know I said I went mountain biking and technically that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s called but we don&#8217;t have a single mountain in this part of Texas. We might have an ant hill, but that&#8217;s about it. But still, some of the trails around here are &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.jacksboronewspapers.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksboronewspapers.com\/index.asp?Story=3092\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Enter ice cream recipes now<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Jack County Herald<br \/>\nIn support of the Texas Forts Trail Bike Tour, the Jack County Museum will sponsor the second annual Ice Cream \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Crank Off\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Friday, Oct. 8.<br \/>\nFirst place winner will receive bragging rights, an announcement in the local newspaper and a White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer, donated to the museum by Nash Hardware where it is on display.<br \/>\nThe White Mountain has a reputation for being the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cadillac\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of ice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/feeds.chron.com\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chron.com\/~r\/houstonchronicle\/spcycling\/~3\/dBLbKfbrx8o\/7224547.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>City&#8217;s trail network has you covered<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nArea projects coming together; more under way<br \/>\nBy DALE ROBERTSON<br \/>\nCopyright 2010 Houston Chronicle<br \/>\nSept. 29, 2010, 10:01PM<br \/>\nWith this gorgeous weather, it seems prudent to provide another update on the progress of the local bike trail system. There&#8217;s good news on most fronts, with two significant links almost completed and two more under way.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Heritage East trail from San Jacinto to McKee north of downtown and the new bayou crossing into Herman Brown Park north of I-10 and east of the East Loop will be open by the end of the year, says Dan Raine, the city&#8217;s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suburban Shift \u00c2\u00bb Back on the Bike Commute by Bob Now, I feel very luck that my town, Richardson, Texas, and the town where I work, Plano, are both layed out so that I can ride to work safely. Richardson, <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/01\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-30th\/\"><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":[964,848,986,1061,259,394,660,1955,2147],"class_list":["post-5953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-aging","tag-american-heritage-classic-criterium","tag-austin-events","tag-bike-commute","tag-bike-safety","tag-conquer-the-coast","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-mellow-johnnys-rides","tag-texas-forts-trail-bike-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1y1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5953","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=5953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}