{"id":8915,"date":"2011-07-02T00:05:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T05:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8915"},"modified":"2011-07-02T00:05:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-02T05:05:20","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-1st2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/02\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-1st2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bicycles and Burgers race highlights two-wheeled fun<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy: Julia Arredondo\/Special to the Caller-Times
\nFinally, the nationwide bicycle craze has hit Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been in the works over the past few years with the local commuter and recreational bicyclist population steadily growing. And with roots in subversive culture, bicycling seems to have struck a chord with Corpus\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 youth and young professionals. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nHot ‘Nuff Here at Home July 4th Edition, Fort Worth TX (details)
\nMon, July 4, 2011 8:00 am<\/p>\n

The Rusty Chain Gang Ramble, Fort Worth TX (details)
\nTue, July 5, 2011 9:00 am<\/p>\n

Art Cowsen’s Watermelon Waltz, Fort Worth TX (details)
\nWed, July 6, 2011 6:00 pm<\/p>\n

Block Periodization Trial Week 4<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Ken \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Texas Racing Life
\nIf you follow this blog, you know I have been trying a different approach to training: block periodization.<\/p>\n

Last week I focused on 3-5 minute intervals, which would stress my VO2max system, which is the maximum amount of oxygen my body can intake and use.\u00c2\u00a0 To train this part of your aerobic system, you must be at the line between anaerobic and aerobic exercise.\u00c2\u00a0 I got some great workouts in, but found myself not recovering as fast… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Gearing Up For The 4th Of July Ride<\/strong><\/span>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Bike Friendly Richardson
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\nThere is just a few more days until the Red, White and Bike Ride and we hope to see as many folks as possible.<\/p>\n

Here are a few things you may want to bring when you come out:… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Learning to do maintenance on a bike is as easy as learning to ride one<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Gordon Dickson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 gdickson@star-telegram.com
\nRandy “Sully” Sullivan is known for his gift of gab. The floor manager of Colonel’s Bicycles near Texas Christian University is quick with quips, which keep his employees and customers laughing.<\/p>\n

But Sully doesn’t mince words when it comes to giving advice to newbie riders. …More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Worth officially opens downtown bike lanes<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Kevin Buchanan of Fortworthology
\nThursday morning, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in downtown Fort Worth, Texas to celebrate the completion of downtown\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first bike lanes (on 10th & Texas streets), as well as the ongoing bike lane installations in the Near Southside and the 7th Street Urban Village areas. A large crowd of local bike riders and media gathered… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Cyclists Circle America On 8,840 Mile Ride For Safe Water<\/strong><\/span>
\nAustin, Texas, USA \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A team of five bicycle riders – joined by many more along the way – has embarked on an ambitious fundraising tour around America. The h2o Ride, spanning almost five months and covering 8,840 miles through 36 states, will raise money for Living Water International, a charity that builds water wells in impoverished countries. Staying in… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

El Paso cyclists respond to city bike ordinance<\/strong><\/span>
\nBy Beatriz Castaneda \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 from borderzine.com
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not often that you see cyclists in the car-centric city of El Paso. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not to say that El Pasoans haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tried to nurture different cycling groups. Groups like the Cycling Club of El Paso and the Miner Cycling Club. But that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about to change. The city of El Paso recently passed an ordinance allowing… More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bicycles and Burgers race highlights two-wheeled fun By: Julia Arredondo\/Special to the Caller-Times Finally, the nationwide bicycle craze has hit Corpus Christi. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been in the works over the past few years with the local commuter and recreational bicyclist population …<\/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":[2344,1386,2241,660,2429,43,1233,2802,2456],"class_list":["post-8915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bike-friendly-richardson","tag-bike-maintenance","tag-corpus-christi","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-el-paso-bike-plan","tag-fort-worth-bicycling-association","tag-fort-worth-bike-routes","tag-h2o-ride","tag-texas-racing-life"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2jN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8915","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=8915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}