{"id":8897,"date":"2011-06-29T23:58:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T04:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8897"},"modified":"2011-06-29T23:58:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T04:58:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-june-29th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-june-29th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup June 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insert Coin: Social Bicycles bike sharing system (video)<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Zach Honig \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.engadget.com<\/p>\n

In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line.
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It’s been a year since we last heard about Social Bicycles (SoBi), the bike sharing concept that has potential to revolutionize the way we rent, ride, and lock bikes. Now the New York-based startup is working on a very promising second prototype, and is turning to Kickstarter for funding. The new version… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Mystery bike angel’ helps well-known Round Rock dog owner<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Claire Osborn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
\nEvery morning, Jay Neville, 37, rides his bike to the Star Co. Coffee and Cafe on Main Street in Round Rock with his three Catahoula hounds on leashes loping by his side. Once he and the three dogs Corabella and her offspring, Heron and Faye reach the restaurant, they camp out at a table in front of it. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Arlington Passes a Bike Plan… Sort Of<\/strong><\/span>
\nby marc@mcmumby.com \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 BikeDFW
\nThe Arlington City Council passed the Arlington Hike and Bike Master Plan last night by a narrow 5 to 4 vote. The vote came in a packed Council Chamber after a two and half hour public hearing and testimony from nearly a hundred people. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

8:00am – July Century of the Month – Corinth Cycling Club <\/strong><\/span>
\nby Scott Franklin
\nWhen: Sat Jul 2, 2011 8am to 9am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT
\nWhere: Arlington, Tx
\nEvent Description: On Saturday, July 2nd, Bicycles, Inc in Arlington will again host the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Century of the Month, More or Less \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tour de France Special Edition.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So come celebrate the start of the 98th Tour de France. This has become an annual tradition at the store, with well over 200 cyclists participating each year. In 2009, we had a… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cyclist rallies volunteers for highway cleanup<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Taylor Short\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 impactnews.com
\nWESTLAKE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A Westlake cyclist rallied local businesses June 25 to give back and care for the roadways they use with the Texas Adopt-a-Highway Program.<\/p>\n

About 100 volunteers sponsored by West Travis County businesses spent the day with a trash bag and a traffic vest removing garbage and litter from the bridge at Capital of Texas Hwy. to Bee Caves Road\u00e2\u20ac\u201da 20-mile stretch.<\/p>\n

Steve Guzman, member of the 787 Racing Cycling Team, said he came up with the idea when… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fredericksburg 4th of July Ride San Antonio Wheelmen<\/strong><\/span>
\nDate: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 07\/04\/2011
\nTime: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 08:00 AM-11:00 AM
\nLocation: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Fredericksburg, TX
\nDetails: Fredericksburg July 4th ride (NW) [R to H]. Routes of 36 and 50 miles.<\/p>\n

Wear your SAW jersey in celebration of America’s birthday!<\/p>\n

Meet behind Main Street Square (aka MarketPlatz) in downtown Fredericksburg on West Austin St. for a scenic ride through the beautiful Texas Hill Country.\u00c2\u00a0 From San Antonio, take I-10 West to Hwy 87 in Comfort.\u00c2\u00a0 Turn right (North) on Hwy 87 and go 22 miles to… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Independence Celebration at The Tribute<\/strong><\/span>
\nby sooner1\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
\nCome join your fellow members, families and the residents of The Tribute for an evening of good times, food and festivities.\u00c2\u00a0 What a great way to celebrate our Independence Day.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ll begin the evening at 5pm with a bicycle\/golf cart parade; with prizes for the best decorations, so bring those bikes and… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Insert Coin: Social Bicycles bike sharing system (video) By Zach Honig \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.engadget.com In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[2370,2151,619,1745,2800,5253,1829,2063],"class_list":["post-8897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-arlington-bike-plan","tag-bicycle-share","tag-corinth-cycling-club","tag-great-american-cleanup","tag-mystery-bike-angel","tag-news","tag-san-antonio-wheelmen","tag-shawnee-trail-cycling-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2jv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}