{"id":7663,"date":"2011-03-13T23:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T04:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7663"},"modified":"2011-03-13T23:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T04:19:00","slug":"daily-news-roundup-march-13th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/daily-news-roundup-march-13th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup March 13th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hotcatrally.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hotcatrally.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Easy Street Recumbents&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHeart of Texas Catrike Rally<br \/>\nApril 8-10th, 2011<br \/>\nCome join Easy Street Recumbents for the second annual Heart of Texas Catrike Rally (HOT), a gathering of Catrikes and their owners for a weekend of riding, learning, and shooting the breeze with fellow Cats. If you love recumbent triking and biking then come goof around with those who share your addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Registration information here<br \/>\nHere is the current schedule of events. See more details below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/\" href=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Racing Post<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/images\/Issues\/Mar%202011%20Web%20Edition.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/images\/Issues\/Mar%202011%20Web%20Edition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>March 2011 Edition<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Racing Post is a monthly magazine dedicated to those who ride bicycles and like to ride them &#8211; fast.\u00c2\u00a0 Event coverage includes Road racing, Off-road racing, Track racing, Triathlons, Bicycle rallies, and all levels of bicycle training.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/daily-news-roundup-march-13th-texas-bicycling-2\/racing-post-march\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?fit=389%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"389,497\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1300056126&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Racing Post March\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?fit=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?fit=389%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7664\" title=\"Racing Post March\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?resize=389%2C497\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?w=389&amp;ssl=1 389w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Racing-Post-March.jpg?resize=117%2C150&amp;ssl=1 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikehouston.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikehouston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BikeHouston<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThanks to everyone that came out to the membership drive kick-off on February 17th at the Firkin &amp; Phoenix! 36 new members joined BikeHouston at the event, bringing the total number of new members to sign up this year to almost 200! Let&#8217;s keep the momentum going BikeHouston is on a roll and we [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Please join us for the BikeHouston annual meeting on March 15th at Beck&#8217;s Prime in Memorial Park. We&#8217;ll have drinks, food and a presentation by Roksan Okan-Vick from the Houston Parks Board about the Bayou Greenways Initiative. Also, we promise that we&#8217;ll finally hold the drawing for the sweet bike that New Belgium Brewing donated to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikenacogdoches.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikenacogdoches.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Nacogdoches Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is a not-for-profit organization formed to further the interests of cyclists in Nacogdoches County. Our riders have a wide variety of interests and skill levels, including recreational cycling, duathlon and triathlon training, and competing in road and mountain bike races. Don?t hesitate to come and ride with us. Riders of all levels and<br \/>\nabilities are welcome and membership is not required.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>West Texas Cycling Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSusan G. Komen for the Cure is interesting in creating a &#8220;Ride for the Cure&#8221; here in Lubbock. Representatives from the organization came to our last club meeting to pitch the idea. They would like to have the 1st annual ride take place in 2012. The first planning meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 5:30 pm at the Komen office . Discussions will include all aspects of what it will take to host a Ride for the Cure including course, aid stations, sponsors, logistics, expenses and more. Your attendance will be greatly appreciated. Please RSVP Stephanie if you are able to attend.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMarch 16, 2011 6:30 pm<br \/>\n2011\/03\/16 March Membership Meeting.<br \/>\nJim&#8217;s Restaurant #25 , 9950 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio<\/p>\n<p>March 27, 2011 10:00 am<br \/>\n2011\/03\/27 Vanessa Leal&#8217;s Half Century Birthday Bike Ride<br \/>\nMcAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio<br \/>\n210-410-8923<\/p>\n<p>April 15, 2011<br \/>\n2011\/04\/15 Inks Lake Bike Ride and Bill&#8217;s Birthday Extravaganza<br \/>\nInks Lake, 3630 Park Road 4 W, Burnet<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/advocacy\/complete-streets\/get-involved\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Get Involved &#8211; HB 1105 &#8211; Complete Streets Bill<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom BikeTexas | Texas Bicycle Coalition by jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)<\/p>\n<p>On March 16 the House Transportation Committee will have a public hearing regarding HB 1105 &#8211; the Complete Streets Bill. Your involvement is key to making sure they support this essential bill for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Priority #1 &#8211; Show up in person, Wednesday March 16, 8am at the Capitol in Austin.<br \/>\nA strong presence of cyclists in suits will make a big impact on the members of the House Transportation Committee during their public hearing for HB 1105. If you need&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/article\/304586\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cyclists gear up for Hell Week in the Texas hill country (Includes &#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.digitaljournal.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.digitaljournal.com\/img\/2\/3\/4\/1\/5\/i\/8\/5\/0\/p-medium\/a_2.jpg?resize=300%2C179\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><br \/>\nAmong the many rites of spring in the Texas hill country is a grueling bicycle ride known as Texas Hell Week, an 8-day affair full of fun and camaraderie that takes cyclists through some of the most scenic and demanding country in the &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\" href=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\/2011\/03\/13\/another-day-new-discoveries\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Another day, new discoveries<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Musings of Captain Justice by Gil Jones<br \/>\nNow that could apply to almost anything at all. Spiritual discoveries, new techniques at work, a new love or an old one re-kindled. Or realizing that surely, God must ride a bicycle! And indeed he must and he has created \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Street Recumbents&#8217; Heart of Texas Catrike Rally April 8-10th, 2011 Come join Easy Street Recumbents for the second annual Heart of Texas Catrike Rally (HOT), a gathering of Catrikes and their owners for a weekend of riding, learning, and <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/13\/daily-news-roundup-march-13th-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":[596,2509,2568,2508,2533,5253,2398,1263,2569,2488],"class_list":["post-7663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bikehouston","tag-complete-streets-act","tag-heart-of-texas-catrike-rally","tag-hill-country-bike-touring-club","tag-musings-of-captain-justice","tag-news","tag-ride-for-the-cure","tag-texas-hell-week","tag-the-nacogdoches-bicycle-club","tag-the-racing-post"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1ZB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7663","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=7663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}