{"id":8339,"date":"2011-05-16T23:54:04","date_gmt":"2011-05-17T04:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8339"},"modified":"2011-05-16T23:54:42","modified_gmt":"2011-05-17T04:54:42","slug":"daily-texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-roundup-may-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/16\/daily-texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-roundup-may-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Texas Bicycling News and Blog Roundup May 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/RideDetail.aspx?ride_id=41\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>HBC Pattison &#8211; Bellville Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMay 28 Nice ride with a number of moderate hills to contend with. Any stop in Bellville must include the Neuman&#8217;s Bakery. You can get a healthy sandwich or a much more tasty dessert.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/The_Pedaler\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Pedaler<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThe Pedaler is the San Antonio Wheelmen newsletter which was previously published in hard copy format. The Pedaler contains information of interest to Wheelmen members and other bicycle riders.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2011\/05\/16\/me-querencia-and-you\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Me, Querencia, and You<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby bikedenton<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5054\/5411312257_990feeccd3_z.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" \/><br \/>\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s me, at Querencia, after a chilly day of volunteer work.<\/p>\n<p>I never write about myself on this blog. It never felt right, because I thought BikeDenton was a faceless news source. Well, it ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t true. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not faceless, and as deeply as my own life is woven into Denton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike culture, I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pretend to be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/news\/community\/1121-ride-of-silence-is-wednesday-may-18-2011\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ride of Silence is Wednesday, May 18 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)<br \/>\nThis Wednesday, May 18, cyclists all over the world will come together in their local communities to honor friends, family and neighbors who have been killed while riding.\u00c2\u00a0 Begun in Dallas in 2003, the Ride has spread across the globe as a way to come together to remember fallen cyclists. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/ghorba.org\" href=\"http:\/\/ghorba.org\/rides-events\/2011-05-21-skills-clinic-Cypresswood-Park\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>GHORBA Skills Clinic &#8211; Sat. May 28, 9 AM, Cypresswood Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Veljko Roskar<br \/>\nThe clinic is free for members in good standing. If you need to join GHORBA or pay your dues, click on the membership menu at the top \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you must do so before the clinic!<\/p>\n<p>Sign up via email to Mike Strawn and Jeff Shoemake, our clinic directors clinic@ghorba.org Include your riding experience or skill level! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ghorba.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghorba.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=2488\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>GHORBA Monthly Ride &#8211; Saturday, May 21 at Huntsville State Park<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Veljko Roskar<br \/>\nThis month\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ride will be at Huntsville State Park this Saturday, May 21. Wheels down at 10:30 AM.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.statesman.com\/opinion\/cemetery-bike-ban-gets-legislative-attention-1479363.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cemetery bike ban gets legislative attention<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Austin American-Statesman<br \/>\nRodney Ellis, D-Houston, and Robin Stallings, executive director of Bike Texas, rolled through the cemetery Sunday \u00e2\u20ac\u201d past the &#8220;No Bicycles&#8221; sign \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in what Stallings said was not a protest. Ellis termed it a &#8220;freedom ride.&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/sports\/run\/7565995.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Taking fitness to the extreme<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIf a measly marathon or 100-mile bike ride won&#8217;t do, make it harder<br \/>\nBy DALE ROBERTSON<br \/>\nKim Budzik was heading to Austin to visit her daughter when she found out she had gained a spot in this summer&#8217;s Badwater UltraMarathon, a devilishly debilitating run of 135 miles from the depths of California&#8217;s Death Valley to the portals of Mount Whitney. The news made Budzik so excited she nearly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\" href=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\/rides\/group-rides\/summer-ride-wednesday-night-special\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Summer Ride: Wednesday Night Special<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby sooner1<br \/>\nWhat better time of the year to kick off a new ride than National Bike Month.\u00c2\u00a0 Bill Woodard, one of our esteemed ride leaders has put together this new ride offering for the summer.\u00c2\u00a0 This Wednesday night alternative gives cyclists an opportunity for some fantastic training and fills a gap in our weekly ride schedule. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.tylerbicycleclub.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tylerbicycleclub.com\/events\/tbc_summer_picnic.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2011 Annual TBC Picnic June 5<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThe Tyler Bicycle Club&#8217;s Annual Picnic will be on Sunday, June 5th at Tyler State Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBC Pattison &#8211; Bellville Ride May 28 Nice ride with a number of moderate hills to contend with. 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