{"id":8018,"date":"2011-04-20T23:25:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2011-04-20T23:25:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:25:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-20th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-20th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Front wheel drive cars can make sense but I am not sure this works for a bicycle.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2011\/04\/front-drive-front-steer-recumbent-bike.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Front Drive, Front Steer Recumbent Bike<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nvia Make: Online by John Baichtal<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Front Drive, Front Steer Recumbent Bike\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_QBgMRo1Gc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAndrew Saylor of Wichita, KS, converted a regular bike into a recumbent, and it looks great! I love the custom seat, nice touch.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.elpasobicycleclub.com\/cgi-bin\/calendar.cgi?style=List&amp;view=Event&amp;event_id=2468\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elpasobicycleclub.com\/cgi-bin\/calendar.cgi?style=List&amp;view=Event&amp;event_id=2468\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAvance Bike Tour 2011<br \/>\nDescription: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 El Paso Water Utilities will be organizing a 30 &amp; 60 mile charity bike ride May 22nd, 2011 at Painted Dunes Golf Course. All proceeds from the event go towards Avance El Paso. Registration is $25.00 and will include event t-shirt, SAG support and snack afterwards. More information is available online at http:\/\/www.epwu.org\/avancetour2011 or contact Scott 915-594-5579 or email: sreinert@epwu.org.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ballingernoonlions.org\/images\/bikefest.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ballingernoonlions.org\/images\/bikefest.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>36th Annual Colorado River Bikefest<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIn conjunction with the Texas Festival For Ethnic Cultures In Historic Ballinger, Texas<br \/>\nProceeds benefit Journey For Sight \u00e2\u20ac\u201c combating blindness world wide, Texas Lion\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Camp for Diabetic and Crippled Children, Eyeglass Recycling, Scholarships, and civic projects<br \/>\nSaturday, April 30th, 2011<br \/>\nBegins At 8:30AM Registration Begins At 7:00 AM<br \/>\nRunnels County Courthouse Square\u00c2\u00a0 (West Side)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikedfw.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=120:traffic-skills-101-on-may-15th&amp;catid=25:front-page-news\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikedfw.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=120:traffic-skills-101-on-may-15th&amp;catid=25:front-page-news\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Traffic Skills 101 on May 15th<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby marc@mcmumby.com<br \/>\nHalf-Day Traffic Skills Class<br \/>\nDate: May 15, 2011<br \/>\nTime: 8 AM &#8211; 1 PM<br \/>\nLocation: Offices of Casteel and Associates, 10031 Monroe Dr., Ste. 105, Dallas, TX 75229<br \/>\nRegistration Fee: $50.00&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/ride-the-rock-in-celebration-of-100-years-of-white-rock-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ride The Rock in Celebration of 100 Years of White Rock Lake<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby The Announcer Guy<br \/>\nFrom Ride the Rock White Rock Lake is celebrating their centennial this year and local cycling enthusiasts Dan Patterson and Stuart Crow decided that was reason enough to sponsor a bike ride at &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/articles\/day-125487-campus-earth.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>UTB-TSC to celebrate Earth Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Brownsville Herald<br \/>\nCampus police representatives will talk about bicycle safety. Some of the information tables will feature campus recycling, the Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences&#8217; degrees, using recycled products and environmentally friendly cleaners &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/smmercury.com\" href=\"http:\/\/smmercury.com\/19171\/%E2%80%98bike-to-school-day%E2%80%99-planned-for-texas-state\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>&#8216;Bike to School Day&#8217; planned for Texas State<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby San Marcos Mercury<br \/>\nThe Environmental Conservation Organization along with the Bike Cave of Texas State University will hold a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike to School Day\u00e2\u20ac\u009d April 21 in observance of Earth Day. The event encourages the Texas State community to ride a bicycle to class or work that &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/susman-godfreys-cycling-team-swift-justice-raises-100000-to-fight-multiple-sclerosis-120290714.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Susman Godfrey&#8217;s Cycling Team &#8220;Swift Justice&#8221; Raises $100,000 to Fight Multiple Sclerosis<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis past weekend on April 16-17, 2011, 37 partners, associates, staff, family and friends of Susman Godfrey L.L.P. rode 180 miles from Houston to Austin as part of the BP MS150.\u00c2\u00a0 As part of that ride, the team&#8217;s members have raised roughly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\" href=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\/2011\/04\/19\/just-another-ride-with-13000-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Just another ride \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 with 13,000 friends<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Gil Jones<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/captjustice.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/2011-04-16_07-45-04_292.jpg?resize=408%2C306\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\" \/><br \/>\nExcellence is good \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it makes you feel better about everything. The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bike MS\u00e2\u20ac\u009d movement is one of excellence. If you are having difficulty visualizing 13,000 cyclists, so was I. I am not certain that I have fully absorbed the \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Front wheel drive cars can make sense but I am not sure this works for a bicycle. Front Drive, Front Steer Recumbent Bike via Make: Online by John Baichtal Andrew Saylor of Wichita, KS, converted a regular bike into a <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-20th-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":[741,2669,660,2670,2335,2668,1680,392],"class_list":["post-8018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bp-ms150","tag-colorado-river-bikefest","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-earth-day","tag-el-paso-bicycle-club","tag-front-wheel-drive","tag-traffic-skills","tag-white-rock-lake"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-25k","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018","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=8018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}