{"id":9301,"date":"2011-07-31T23:13:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T04:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2011-07-31T23:13:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T04:13:42","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-31st-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/07\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-july-31st-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for July 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hh100.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hh100.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>2011 Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred Update<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nWhile it&#8217;s not too hot for the Hotter&#8217;N Hell Hundred, the conditions are just right for change!<\/p>\n<p>Due to ongoing severe heat issues this summer we have made a decision to open the 100 mile route 1 hour earlier than the historical 7:05 AM start time. The Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred 100 mile route will be opened at 6:00 am Aug. 27, 2011 one hour early for 100 mile riders who choose to beat the heat and arrive at Hell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Gate ahead of closing time.<br \/>\nIMPORTANT!<br \/>\nNo other routes, however, will be supported earlier than the traditional 7:05 AM start.<br \/>\n100 mile riders should assemble at the normal start location, 100 Scott Street.<br \/>\nPace Groups will be started at 6:00 AM<br \/>\n100 mile tandems will be started at 6:10 AM<br \/>\n100 mile riders will be started at 6:15 AM(Scorchers followed by Keepers &amp; Hopefuls)<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/river_oaks\/news\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/river_oaks\/news\/article_49c16b95-ebb7-5570-9955-635ab270cac4.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHoly rollers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 &#8212; 3 bicycling rabbis &#8212; bring friendship ride to Houston Sunday<\/strong><\/span> <\/a><br \/>\nwww.yourriveroaksnews.com<br \/>\nThey have been dubbed \u00e2\u20ac\u0153holy rollers,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and one week into a seven-week, 4,000-mile cross country fundraising journey, three young rabbis will bicycle into Houston Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Saul, Zalman Perlman and Shmuel Rothstein, all 22, launched their ride from Livingston, N.J. last Sunday to raise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Ed Allbritton wins 2011 Texas State Individual Time Trial Championship<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom www.violetcrown.org<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.violetcrown.org\/images\/ut01tuh88e73m.jpg?resize=480%2C360\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nJuly 30, 2011, Lytle, Texas &#8212; Violet Crown racer Edwin Allbritton won the 2011 Texas State Individual Time Trial Championship in the Masters 70+ Category with a time of 34:57 on a 20 kilometer course. (Photo courtesy of Durata Training)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/forum\/whos-riding-where-and-when-8\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Monkey Wrench Bicycles Breakfast ride Saturday 8\/6\/2011 8:30 am<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAustin Ridge Riders by Laura Scagno<br \/>\nWe are on the Guadalupe side, south of Koenig Ln near Nelray St (there is a sign on Guadalupe) @ 5555 N Lamar L145, behind Half Price Books.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/07\/31\/bike-of-the-future\/\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/07\/31\/bike-of-the-future\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bicycle Of The Future Shifts Gears Via Brain Waves [VIDEO]<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Charlie White<br \/>\nYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at the bike of the future, where you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll control gear shifts with your mind. This design concept is now in the prototype stage, and from the looks of the video above, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well on its way to a high-end bike shop near you.<\/p>\n<p>Cyclists will adore the bike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s multiple aerodynamic design features and carbon fiber construction, but the most astonishing thing about the bike is its ability to change gears using its rider\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brain waves. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Racing Post<\/strong><\/span> is a monthly magazine dedicated to those who ride bicycles and like to ride them &#8211; fast.\u00c2\u00a0 Event coverage includes Road racing, Off-road racing, Track racing, Triathlons, Bicycle rallies, and all levels of bicycle training.\u00c2\u00a0 It contains everything about the bikes and equipment people use while riding them. <a title=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/\/images\/Issues\/August%20%202011%20Web%20Mag.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/theracingpost.us\/\/images\/Issues\/August%20%202011%20Web%20Mag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>August 2011 Issue<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theracingpost.us\/\/images\/Issues\/Aug%252011.jpg?resize=480%2C629\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"629\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2011\/07\/30\/melted-ice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Melted Ice<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson<br \/>\nI was joking at the office about my 100+ degree commute home. As I was filling this ice, I claimed that it would be melted within a couple of miles. Turns out it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t such a joke.Quite honestly, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mind the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/?\/video\/us\/2011\/07\/29\/dnt.dad.bike.job.kxan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/?\/video\/us\/2011\/07\/29\/dnt.dad.bike.job.kxan\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Dad&#8217;s office is a bicycle<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nKXAN (Video)<br \/>\nA Texas man desperate to find a job creates his own advertising business doing what he loves. 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