{"id":8826,"date":"2011-06-24T22:54:24","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T03:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8826"},"modified":"2011-06-24T22:54:24","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T03:54:24","slug":"daily-news-roundup-june-24th-texas-bicycling-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/24\/daily-news-roundup-june-24th-texas-bicycling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily News Roundup June 24th – Texas Bicycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free Maintenance Classes available at The Bicycle Sport Shop University<\/strong><\/span>
\nfrom Austin Ridge Riders\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 by Laura Scagno
\nNow that you are riding, it’s time to learn how to perform a few important trail side repair and maintenance. One thing I’ve noticed is that when you have a mechanical probelm on the trail, other riders are always willing to offer to help, provide a tube or a patch, fix you chain, etc. to get… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Vittoria Tubeless Tires<\/strong> (video)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Ken \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 from Texas Racing Life
\nVia cyclingtipsblog.com, I have discovered some awesome social media content by Vittoria tires. Being an engineering nerd, I was especially interested in this video on how they make tires.\u00c2\u00a0 I actually ride Zipp tubeless right now, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all the same factory in China or Malaysia or Thailand!… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Beat the heat at beginner-friendly Lake Nasworthy Tri<\/strong><\/span>
\nby San Angelo Standard Times
\nBy Bill Cullins SAN ANGELO, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d With the current string of early summer 100-degree days, the concept of splashing around in cool water, going for a refreshing bike ride with the breeze in your face and topping it off with a relaxed early morning … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Texas Doctors Hand Out 100,000 Free Bike Helmets to Kids<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Nathan Bernier \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.kutnews.org
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\nWhen family doctor Bruce Malone was in the intensive care unit at Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brackenridge Hospital about ten years ago, he saw something that disturbed him to his core: an 11-year-old child who was brain dead after he… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Using a geographic information system (GIS) for bicycling facilities development in rural East Texas. ($)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Kathleen D Seal\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Wayne State University
\nAbstract or Introduction
\nThis study develops a set of criteria for cycling routes. This was accomplished by surveying the active bicycling community in rural East Texas. The survey was designed to determine demand, preferences and cyclist’s experiences on existing routes. Demand was determined by days and miles per week cyclists… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sharing the road an ordeal for some cyclists<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Kyle Martin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 chronicle.augusta.com
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\nCyclists across the country have their share of stories about sharing the road with motorists, from firecrackers exploding under their pedals to T-bone wrecks in the bicycle lane. …<\/p>\n

…Steve Sterling of Dallas, Texas, was downtown Friday with his 17-year-old daughter, who has been competitively racing for two years. … More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Alton Gloor MTB Trail Brownsville Texas (Video)<\/strong><\/span>
\nwww.youtube.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Uploaded by josejulian47 on Jun 18, 2011
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