{"id":8112,"date":"2011-04-25T23:55:38","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T04:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2011-04-25T23:55:38","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T04:55:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/25\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Back in 1987-1988 I subscribed to a newsletter title &#8220;Bike Tech&#8221; from Bicycling magazine. This newsletter covered the tech side of bicycling. It was only published for 2 or 3 years before it died from lack of subscribers. One of the things I remember was the discussion of CAD and how it would affect the manufacturing of bicycles. The software was 10&#8217;s of thousands of dollars back then. Along came AutoDesk and the price dropped quite a bit. Now this could go even lower.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2011\/04\/bikecad.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BikeCAD<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nvia Make: Online by Adam Flaherty<br \/>\nMake subscriber Scott House wrote in to let us know about BikeCAD and associated cycle design software from BikeForrest. BikeCAD is a parametric CAD tool used to design hardtail mountain bike and road bike frames. Other variants of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/RideDetail.aspx?ride_id=70\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>HBC Houston Sans Car Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis is an informal, leader led ride, at a leisurely pace ( Ride speed:\u00c2\u00a0 11 to 14 mph )\u00c2\u00a0 for those who want to know Houston\u00c2\u00a0 and many of its special places, by bike.\u00c2\u00a0 Learn basic bicycle commuting safety with a friendly group.\u00c2\u00a0 Rest stop will include one of the city&#8217;s independent coffee houses.\u00c2\u00a0 This ride is normally&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikewtca.org\/\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>West Texas Cycling Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, will be hosting monthly Time Trials throughout the summer. They will be incorporated into the Thursday ride that leaves out from Chisum Travel Center at 6:00pm. Warm up will be the ride from the Chisum Travel Center to the staging area at the intersection of Slaton Hwy &amp; FM1585. TT will start no later than 6:45pm. Riders will race the course and then continue on the usual Thursday ride course. Due to our&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/news\/local\/central-texas-digest-austin-bicyclist-dies-of-injuries-1433094.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Central Texas Digest: Austin bicyclist dies of injuries from Saturday wreck<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCOMPILED FROM STAFF REPORTS<br \/>\nBicyclist dies after hit-and-run<\/p>\n<p>A man injured in a hit-and-run crash about 11:44 p.m. Saturday on South Lamar Boulevard later died, Austin police officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The man, whom police did not name Monday, was riding south in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austin360.com\/blogs\/content\/shared-gen\/blogs\/austin\/fitcity\/entries\/2011\/04\/25\/mellow_johnnys_spring_classic.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Mellow Johnny&#8217;s Spring Classic this weekend<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin 360 (blog)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alt.coxnewsweb.com\/shared-blogs\/austin\/fitcity\/upload\/2011\/04\/pamted.JPG?resize=666%2C491\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"491\" \/><br \/>\nA kickoff party benefitting the Texas High School Mountain Bike League, which will host its inaugural season in 2012, is scheduled for 7 pm Friday at Mellow Johnny&#8217;s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St. The league is part of the National Interscholastic Cycling &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/custpage.cfm\/frm\/87964\/sec_id\/87964\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The San Antonio Wheelmen<\/strong><\/span><\/a> will sponsor a memorial ride for Don Schwartz on Friday, May 27th, of Memorial Day weekend. Don was a retired Army veteran who commanded the Ft Sam Dental Clinic at one time and provided dental services to President Johnson and his family. Don was a founding member of the Wheelmen and developed most of the club routes and ride maps currently used by the club. He had a deep interest in veterans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 affairs and wanted to do an&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/2011\/04\/25\/the-warrior-100k-bike-ride-in-the-big-bend-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Warrior 100k \u00e2\u20ac\u201c bike ride in the Big Bend, Texas area<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Warrior_100k_ride.jpg?resize=641%2C259\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"259\" \/><br \/>\nOn April 25-27, 2011, fourteen servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan will join President George W. Bush for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in the Big Bend. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Social Enterprise Initiative, the W100 will highlight the bravery and physical strength of the warriors&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 1987-1988 I subscribed to a newsletter title &#8220;Bike Tech&#8221; from Bicycling magazine. This newsletter covered the tech side of bicycling. It was only published for 2 or 3 years before it died from lack of subscribers. 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