{"id":7067,"date":"2011-01-16T00:05:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T06:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7067"},"modified":"2011-01-16T00:05:36","modified_gmt":"2011-01-16T06:05:36","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-15th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-15th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/want-to-help-bike-map-your-town\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Want to Help Bike Map Your Town?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt<br \/>\nMy buddy Richard at Cycleliscious has just written a tutorial for using the\u00c2\u00a0 Open Street Map.\u00c2\u00a0 He and I have recently chatted a few times about the differences of Google Bike maps, Mapquest, and Open &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cycleaustin.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cycleaustin.com\/2011\/01\/new-bike-shop-coming-to-sw-austin.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Bike Shop Coming to SW Austin<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom CycleATX.com &#8211; Cycling Events, Groups and Bike Shops in Austin, TX by CoreyCarter<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a new bike shop coming to Southwest Austin! <a title=\"http:\/\/www.texascyclewerks.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texascyclewerks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas Cycle Werks <\/strong><\/a>will be opening soon at 5300 S. Mopac , Ste. 501. Stay tuned for more information and a grand opening announcement.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dorba.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dorba.org\/blogs\/big-pig\/welcome-back-show-never-ends\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Welcome Back to the Show that Never Ends&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom DORBA &#8211; Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association by Big Pig<br \/>\nI did my annual New Years Day ride, one day late this year.\u00c2\u00a0 Mainly because the trail was a little too wet to ride on Jan 1 (and nobody should be riding a wet\/muddy trail&#8230;).\u00c2\u00a0 In any case, during the ride I had a chance to reflect upon the upcoming 2011, and my last year as the President of DORBA.\u00c2\u00a0 This will be my third and final year as the DORBA President and the last of 4 years serving on the Board, and last of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dorba.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dorba.org\/blogs\/big-pig\/joint-dorbafwmba-agreement\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Joint DORBA\/FWMBA Agreement<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom DORBA &#8211; Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association by Big Pig<br \/>\nIn a mutual show of support for both organizations, DORBA and FWMBA (<a title=\"www.fwmba.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.fwmba.org<\/strong><\/a>) have agreed to allow members of either organization to take advantage of membership discounts for any club\/organization sponsored event. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-501465_162-20028646-501465.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Astronaut Tim Kopra Injured in Bike Accident<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby CBS News<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.i.com.com\/cnwk.1d\/i\/tim\/2011\/01\/15\/timothy_kopra_nasa_130267b_244x183.jpg?resize=244%2C183\" alt=\"Tim Kopra\" width=\"244\" height=\"183\" \/><br \/>\nBorn in Austin, Texas, Kopra is a retired Army helicopter pilot who served in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He attended US Naval Test Pilot &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/2011-north-american-hand-made-bicycle-show-feb-25-27th-road-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Biking In Dallas \u00c2\u00bb 2011 North American Hand Made Bicycle Show Feb &#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom bikingindallas.com<br \/>\nAustin, Texas will be the site of the 2011 North American Hand Made Bicycle Show this Frebruary 25th-27th. The show will feature 150 exhibitors from 20 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/juntalanster.blogspot.com\" href=\"http:\/\/juntalanster.blogspot.com\/2011\/01\/jan-14th-still-in-sanderson-tx.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jan 14th &#8211; Still in Sanderson, TX<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Jackie Untalan<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_6MLPHYa94Z0\/TTERtkhwiMI\/AAAAAAAAAcs\/p1cHrUQsk7M\/s1600\/Oldest%2Bhouse%2Bin%2BSanderson.jpg?resize=600%2C394\" alt=\"Sanderson TX\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" \/><br \/>\nOur greatest worry is keeping the water lines open during the night. We were still able to go for a walk and a bike ride today. All is well. We will head on to Fort Stockton, TX tomorrow AM which is about 65 miles north of Sanderson. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\" href=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\/news\/local-news\/the-cyclist-and-a-texas-snow\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Cyclist and a Texas Snow : Shawnee Trail Cycling Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom shawneetrailcyclingclub.com<br \/>\nThe weather outside is frightful &#8211; sort of.\u00c2\u00a0 Too cold, too wet to get out and ride.\u00c2\u00a0 What&#8217;s a cyclist to do?<br \/>\n1. I just wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that RBM Frisco holds spinning classes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/lubbockonline.com\" href=\"http:\/\/lubbockonline.com\/local-news\/2011-01-15\/tech-professor-plans-2011-miles-bike-2011-help-local-food-bank\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tech professor plans 2011 miles on bike in 2011 to help local food &#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby LubbockOnline.com<br \/>\nTexas Tech professor Susan Tomlinson poses for a portrait at Tech Terrace Park in Lubbock, Texas, Friday, &#8230; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bicycling? How does that tie into the farm? &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2011\/jan\/14\/kids-cant-win-obesity-battle-without-help\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Kids can&#8217;t win obesity battle without help<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby San Angelo Standard Times<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s also another great picture taken at a recent cycling event here in San Angelo. In that image, several small kids are on their bikes, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.oldtascosacycling.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oldtascosacycling.com\/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=529\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2011 OTC Annual Meeting and Election of New Officers<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Old Tascosa Cycling Club<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time to elect new Officers if you would like to be an Officer or nominate someone now is the time here is the list! &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to Help Bike Map Your Town? from Biking In Dallas by Christopher Curnutt My buddy Richard at Cycleliscious has just written a tutorial for using the\u00c2\u00a0 Open Street Map.\u00c2\u00a0 He and I have recently chatted a few times about <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/16\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-15th-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":[2413,209,2028,660,506,898,5264,2416,2414,2063,2415],"class_list":["post-7067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-astronaut","tag-bike-shop","tag-biking-in-dallas","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-dorba","tag-fwba","tag-health","tag-old-tascosa-cycling-club","tag-sanderson-texas","tag-shawnee-trail-cycling-club","tag-susan-tomlinson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1PZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7067","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=7067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}