{"id":6187,"date":"2010-10-26T23:59:12","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T04:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=6187"},"modified":"2010-10-26T23:59:12","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T04:59:12","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-26th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/10\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-26th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"

For second year, Pablove Across America ride unites racing, music communities<\/strong><\/a>
\nvia VeloNews by Neal Rogers on 10\/26\/10
\nAfter three weeks spent pedaling down the west coast, through sunshine, rain and wind, Jeff Castelaz unclipped from his bike for the last time last Thursday at the Sunset Boulevard headquarters of two organizations he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s co-founded \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dangerbird Records and The Pablove Foundation.
\n\"Pablove
\nSurrounded by friends, family, colleagues, riders and news crews, Castelaz had finished the second annual Pablove Across America ride. Once again, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d accomplished his goal \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to raise…<\/p>\n

You have to look closely to find the bike in this picture.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo of the week<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Bike Denton by bikedenton
\n\"Travis<\/p>\n

Travis Kincaid submitted this beautiful photo of dirt jump hangtime in Denton…<\/p>\n

Iowa Lakes soccer coaches ready to ‘Boot, Scoot & Pedal’<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Spencer Daily Reporter
\nAnyone who knows Iowa Lakes Head Soccer Coach Kevin Farley, and has asked him where he is from, knows that is the answer you will hear in response. Lewisville is his hometown and the “Fighting Farmers” are his alma mater’s mascot.
\n\"Boot
\nIt’s a quote that will be heard quite often over the next six months.<\/p>\n

Lewisville, Texas is the next destination for the second annual charity bicycle ride for the Iowa Lakes Community College…<\/p>\n

RGV Life: USA La Feminil Women-Only Bicycle Tour in Brownsville, Texas<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Shaine Mata<\/p>\n

\"USA
\nJoin us for a ride as we “Salute to Women’s Health” on November 7th. Open to all levels of riders and types of bikes. We encourage you to bring a friend, family member, or co-worker! T-shirts to the first 100, Goody Bags, Water Stops, yummy food …<\/p>\n

Central Texas Digest: Children’s shelter chef hurt in hit-and-run; some …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Austin American-Statesman
\nJohn Simpson, a chef at the Austin Children’s Shelter, was critically injured Sunday while riding his bicycle to work. Simpson, 51, was on his way to the …<\/p>\n

Ride Day 14: Destination Fort Davis TX<\/strong><\/a>
\nSaturday October 23, 2010, 127 miles (204 km) – Total so far: 897 miles (1,444 km)
\nOCTOBER 23, 2010<\/p>\n

Weather was sunny, morning temperature 47, high 72; winds SW 10-20 mph
\n\"Fort
\nAs we move east we passed into another time zone today, we’re now operating in Central time as we cross Texas. That pushes everything back an hour and we no longer have to rise at 5:00 am to leave at 6AM because it stays dark until 8:15.<\/p>\n

This ride is all about the people we meet and today was no exception. This morning we ate breakfast in Sierra Blanca. A nice young man named Trevor John Rivera, was our waiter. As we talked to him, we learned that he was a high school sophomore and played on his high school football team. Because the schools are so small, they play football with six on a team. His total team consisted of a grand total of 12 players! He played a game last night and unfortunately lost. Because of his work ethic and desire to save money for college, he was hard at work Saturday morning…<\/p>\n

Photo (un)coverage: Denton’s first annual Underwear Funderwear …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Josh Hogan of My Denton Music
\nDENTON \u00e2\u20ac\u201d About fifty people gathered outside the language building at The University Of North Texas on Sunday night, some more colorfully dressed than others. They were there for the first annual, or possibly bi-annual, Underwear Funderwear … There are talks about making this an annual event, or perhaps a bi-annual event. But with the amount of buzz generated by the first go around, it is certain that at some point the Underwear Funderwear Bike Ride will happen again. …<\/p>\n

Downtown Bike Route Priorities – Fort Worthology<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Kevin Buchanan
\nMake 10th & Texas into heavily bike-oriented streets with dedicated lanes and extensive signage and traffic calming features, and you’ve created a nice \u00e2\u20ac\u0153bike backbone\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of various designs and uses running east-west through the western …<\/p>\n

LOBV presents: Prop 1 Ride to Rally the Vote! | Austin Texas Bike …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Jason
\nProposition 1, the City of Austin Mobility Bond Election, would provide $44 million for bicycle and pedestrian projects, including funding for significant components of the 2009 Austin Bike Plan. Prop. 1 has been endorsed by local …<\/p>\n

2010 LIVESTRONG Challenge in Austin Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c My Journey \u00c2\u00ab CYCLING …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby tmcrouch
\nAfter some encouragement from a woman named Kari Kehr, I decided to make the trip to Austin Texas for my first LIVESTRONG Challenge.\u00c2\u00a0 I met Kari after seeing a cancer sucks. video that was posted on the LIVESTRONG Facebook page.\u00c2\u00a0 I found her email as I wanted one of the shirts that were featured in the video, which simply say \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccancer sucks.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.\u00c2\u00a0 From there we exchanged several emails…<\/p>\n

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