{"id":8420,"date":"2011-05-20T23:43:53","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T04:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8420"},"modified":"2011-05-20T23:43:53","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T04:43:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-20th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/05\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-may-20th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapparal Cycling Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 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 & 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 insurance policy, all racers must be a member of the West Texas cycling Association. Membership…<\/p>\n

Mountain Bike Whisperer Radio<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nEpisode 10 Drivetrains with John Meyers and Sean Meredith
\nThis addition of MBW Radio speaks with Bicycles Incorporated\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s John Meyers and Sean Meredith about mountain bike drive trains. John and Sean bring their 30+ years of mountain bike experience to the MBW Radio studios to speak about the new philosophy of 2×10 gearing, whether…<\/p>\n

Responses to our Bikes Make Life Better Video<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWhen we released our Bikes Make Life Better<\/strong><\/a> video last week, we hoped it would inspire people to celebrate bicycling and join our movement, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re happy to say that it has! More than 30,000 people have watched the video in just one week. What we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect was that it would also create such an outpouring of comments debating the safety depicted in the video. We received an unprecedented number of…<\/p>\n

Your weekend fitness events!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Austin 360 (blog)<\/p>\n

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\nThe ride, which rolls through the hills of the scenic Texas Hill Country, will begin and end at the Real Ale Brewery for a spirited celebration of local beer, music and barbecue. Registration is $60 here. Texas Cycle Werks grand opening \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Texas Cycle …<\/p>\n

Bike to Work Day in Fort Worth: What can be done to make cycling safer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
\nWhile the city streets and Trinity Trails system is conducive for cycling in central Fort Worth, many parts of the city are \u00e2\u20ac\u201c like much of North Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c inaccessible by bicycle. The region continues to miss opportunities to give residents alternatives …<\/p>\n

BILL CULLINS: Be sure to thank race director<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby San Angelo Standard Times
\nSAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The next time you participate in a fun run, cycling event or multisport race, be sure to thank the race director and volunteers. In fact, give ’em a big hug and buy the next round. These hardworking folks put a lot…<\/p>\n

Cycle Sharp, Live Strong<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Kurten Ride, Or A Plague Of Flats
\nNicole<\/p>\n

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\nSaturday was an unusually lovely day here in Texas. The rain from a few days before had dropped temperatures and greened the trees, if not the grass. I stepped out my door into pleasant mid-60 degree temperatures and a mild (for Texas) 10 mph wind out of the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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