{"id":8301,"date":"2011-05-14T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T05:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8301"},"modified":"2011-05-14T00:05:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T05:05:48","slug":"daily-news-roundup-may-13th-texas-bicycling-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/14\/daily-news-roundup-may-13th-texas-bicycling-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup May 13th &#8211; Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/blog\/due-much-needed-rain-may-club-ride-reimers-ranch-514-has-been-cancelled\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Austin Ridge Riders<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nDue to the much needed rain, the May Club Ride at Reimer&#8217;s Ranch (5\/14) has been cancelled!!<br \/>\nSubmitted by Laura Scagno on Fri, 05\/13\/2011<br \/>\nHave a nice weekend everyone and remember\u00c2\u00a0 Say NO! to riding in Mud!!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/news\/action-alerts\/1120-action-alert-ask-your-senator-today-to-vote-yes-on-sb-513-complete-streets\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Action Alert: Ask your Senator today to Vote Yes on SB 513 &#8211; Complete Streets<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom biketexas.org<br \/>\nSB 513 passed out of committee yesterday, and we must confirm 21 YES votes in the Senate before it can be brought for a vote on the Senate floor, which could happen as early as Tuesday. Please call your senator NOW and ask if they intend to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>I am not sure of the date on the Grand Opening. May 13th is Friday but they are saying Saturday.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/switching-gears-cyclery-grand-opening-party-sat-may-13\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Switching Gears Cyclery Grand Opening Party \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Sat May 13<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Christopher Curnutt<br \/>\nHello friends, We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re your new local bicycle shoppe. Are you tired, run \u00e2\u20ac\u201c down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all your problems is at this shoppe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s GRAND OPENING PARTY. SWITCHING GEARS CYCLERY. 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\/05\/13\/your_weekend_fitness_events_14.html?cxntfid=blogs_fit_city\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Your weekend fitness events!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin 360 (blog)<br \/>\nReal Ale Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Riders can choose from 15, 30, 50, 65 and 80-mile routes at the fourth annual Real Ale Ride, part of the Bicycle Sport Shop&#8217;s Signature Cycling Series on Saturday, May 21. The ride, which rolls through the hills of the scenic Texas &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinchronicle.com\/blogs\/news\/2011-05-13\/volunteers-and-smart-phones-needed-for-bicycle-study\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Volunteers (and Smart Phones) Needed for Bicycle Study<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin Chronicle (blog)<br \/>\n13 Researchers from Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s Texas Transportation Institute and the UT Center for Transportation Research want your help gathering data for improving bicycle routes and services in Austin. Participation is easy: Just download a program to your&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.connectamarillo.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.connectamarillo.com\/news\/story.aspx?list=195065&amp;id=617355\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>8-year-old riding bike hit by car<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII<br \/>\nby Travis Ruiz AMARILLO, TEXAS &#8212; An 8-year-old child remains in a local hospital after he was struck by an SUV Thursday evening. Amarillo Police say a white Ford Expedition, traveling north on the 700 block of Pittsburg allegedly struck a bicycle with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.atxbs.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atxbs.com\/?q=node\/4947\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Collision report: Cyclist hit at Research and Metric.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Jason (5\/11\/2011)<br \/>\nA friend just sent me a report of a north side collision just blocks from my house. Here are the details of said incident:<br \/>\nJust wanted to let you know about a car-on-bike collision. Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t witness it, but saw the aftermath. It happened right where Metric meets Research. A twenty-something fixie kid; no helmet, just a race cap. He was laying in the middle of the intersection and some dude was cradling his neck. I pulled over to see&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/weatherforddemocrat.com\" href=\"http:\/\/weatherforddemocrat.com\/top-news\/x1227546730\/Saturday-calendar-of-activities\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Saturday calendar of activities<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWEATHERFORD \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s going on in Parker County Saturday.<br \/>\nLake Mineral Wells State Park &amp; Trailway, 100 Park Road 71, &#8211; Wildflower Bicycle Tour &#8211; Join park interpreter David Owens for a bike ride on Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway to observe and identify wildflowers. Along the trailway, David will stop and identify plants and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2011\/may\/13\/fitness-more-about-journey-than-ultimate\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Fitness more about journey than ultimate destination<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby San Angelo Standard Times<br \/>\nA recent magazine article chronicled the yearlong experience of a middle-aged cyclist who spent a year testing the effect of a performance-enhancing drug. He convinced a doctor to prescribe synthetic testosterone, a substance banned by USA Cycling and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Ridge Riders Due to the much needed rain, the May Club Ride at Reimer&#8217;s Ranch (5\/14) has been cancelled!! 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