{"id":9024,"date":"2011-07-10T23:46:06","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T04:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2011-07-10T23:46:06","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T04:46:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-july-10th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/10\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-july-10th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for July 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>HBC Fulshear South Ride<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nOne of our regular Saturday club rides. Routes may vary from week to week (maps are available). Flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. One ride goes west and south to Orchard and Wallis and is about 36-40 miles long. The long optional ride goes west and south through Orchard to Wallis, then north to Frydek and Pattison before returning to Fulshear. Shorter options are available too. &#8230;<a title=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\" href=\"http:\/\/houstonbicycleclub.org\/Pages\/RideDetail.aspx?ride_id=19\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cleat Placement: Fore\/Aft Position<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nby Eric Bowen\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0from BikFit Blog<br \/>\nMyth vs. Reality<br \/>\nMany widely practiced bike fitting protocols and procedures are based on little more than traditions handed down from fitter to fitter through the years. In many cases there is good reason to follow these rules &#8211; time and again they have proven to be the best approach. Yet, there are other fitting protocols founded on &#8220;wisdom&#8221; that&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.velofitter.com\/blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.velofitter.com\/blog\/2011\/7\/7\/cleat-placement-foreaft-position.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=c2NhMThldm1qY2dpYmQyNzg0Yjdrcml1cGNfMjAxMTA3MTZUMTMzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=c2NhMThldm1qY2dpYmQyNzg0Yjdrcml1cGNfMjAxMTA3MTZUMTMzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>8:30am &#8211; Corinth MTB Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCorinth Cycling Club<br \/>\nby Scott Franklin<br \/>\nWhen: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:30am to 10am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT<br \/>\nWhere: Corinth City Hall<br \/>\nEvent Status: confirmed<br \/>\nEvent Description: Mountain bike trail ride open to all skill levels. Helmets required on all rides. Ride leader is Lance Hendrick. 8:30am lance@brasrep.com<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ghorba.org\/rides-events\/2011-07-11-pre-mtg-ride\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghorba.org\/rides-events\/2011-07-11-pre-mtg-ride\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Rides &amp; Events &#8211; GHORBA<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPre-meeting ride starts 7\/11\/11 6pm @memorialpark<br \/>\nEarn your beer. Ride to meeting starting 6pm @memorialpark soccer field parking lot. CX or MTB recommended.<br \/>\nApproximate map of route&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Fort Worth bike accessory company is Tour de France team sponsor<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nBy Shlachter, Nishimura &amp; Baker\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.star-telegram.com<br \/>\nA small Fort Worth company scored something of a guerrilla marketing coup at the 2011 Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>And when we say &#8220;small,&#8221; we&#8217;re talking about two guys and a dog.<\/p>\n<p>Arundel Bicycle Co. is an official sponsor of the U.S.-based Garmin Cervelo team, supplying bicycle&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2011\/07\/10\/3211993\/fort-worth-bike-accessory-company.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BMX racers descend on Midland<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nJames Cannon\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Midland Reporter-Telegram<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/mywesttexas.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/4\/d4\/4d478818-8fde-5d68-8eb3-0c185513959a\/4e18d0cb137d0.image.jpg?resize=608%2C391\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"391\" \/><br \/>\nBicycles whined as spokes and chains turned furiously. Cheers filled the air. The announcer breathlessly tried to keep pace with the youths vying for first place. Dirt flew off tires as racers turned tight, high corners. In the end, a&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.mywesttexas.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mywesttexas.com\/top_stories\/article_3bb71dc7-fc16-5261-b4cf-2799b2cdccac.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>A ride to remember<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nGV couple rides across America on tandem bicycle<br \/>\nBy Nick Prevenas, www.gvnews.com<br \/>\nTom and Joan Fava tend to view the world a bit differently than most 65-year-olds.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/gvnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/88\/f880d956-ab00-11e0-b6fb-001cc4c03286\/4e19b733d6486.image.jpg?resize=400%2C347\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"347\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;For example, the Favas rolled into a Dairy Queen in La Grange, Texas. A family of four approached them, curious about the two-seated bike. The dad asked them where they began their ride, expecting to hear a nearby Texas town. &#8230;<a title=\"http:\/\/www.gvnews.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gvnews.com\/sports\/a-ride-to-remember\/article_fb136b98-ab00-11e0-a52d-001cc4c03286.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cyclists riding for cancer come through Lake Tahoe<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nfrom www.tahoedailytribune.com<br \/>\nSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d More than 20 University of Texas at Austin students who are part of the 2011 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 rode through Lake Tahoe Thursday.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tahoedailytribune.com\/apps\/pbcsi.dll\/bilde?Site=TD&amp;Date=20110710&amp;Category=NEWS&amp;ArtNo=110719990&amp;Ref=AR&amp;Profile=1056&amp;MaxW=550&amp;title=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" \/><br \/>\nThe team is made up of 45 University of Texas at Austin. Of the 45, 23 of were hosted in Lake Tahoe for&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.tahoedailytribune.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tahoedailytribune.com\/article\/20110710\/NEWS\/110719990\/1056&amp;parentprofile=1056\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>More<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBC Fulshear South Ride One of our regular Saturday club rides. Routes may vary from week to week (maps are available). Flat roads with lots of pretty scenery and a cut through on pecan tree covered Hunt Road. One ride <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/10\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-july-10th-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/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":[513,76,2816,58,619,650,2319,5253,770],"class_list":["post-9024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-arundel-bicycle-co","tag-bicycle-across-the-us","tag-bikefit-blog","tag-bmx-racing","tag-corinth-cycling-club","tag-ghorba","tag-houston-bicycle-club","tag-news","tag-texas-4000-for-cancer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2ly","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9024","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=9024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9024\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}