{"id":9810,"date":"2011-09-26T22:56:26","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T03:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9810"},"modified":"2011-09-26T22:56:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T03:56:26","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-26th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-26th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-10797_3-20111403-235\/the-ultimate-utility-bike-maybe-its-an-e-bike\/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20\" href=\"http:\/\/news.cnet.com\/8301-10797_3-20111403-235\/the-ultimate-utility-bike-maybe-its-an-e-bike\/?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-20\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The ultimate utility bike? Maybe it&#8217;s an e-bike<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy: Jay Greene\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0news.cnet.com<br \/>\nPORTLAND, Ore.&#8211;For years, the cycling industry has wrestled with creating a bike convenient enough for the masses.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.i.com.com\/cnwk.1d\/i\/tim\/2011\/09\/25\/IDEO_OM_Side2_610x407.jpg?resize=610%2C407\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><br \/>\nA new effort from the Palo Alto, Calif., design consultancy Ideo and Santa Cruz, Calif., bike builder Rock Lobster Custom Cycles may have pushed the industry a step closer to achieving the goal. The team created a bike for the Oregon Manifest 2011 Constructor&#8217;s Design Challenge, a bike building competition pitting three teams of designers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/groupspaces.com\/TeamMcAllenCycling\/item\/179046\" href=\"http:\/\/groupspaces.com\/TeamMcAllenCycling\/item\/179046\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>TMC Upcoming Events!! Registration is now OPEN!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/files.groupspaces.com\/TeamMcAllenCycling\/files\/175428\/dzfHhz2i0hqeRDn3LIS6\/TMC_Banner_KOC_Race.png?resize=600%2C171\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.violetcrown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Proposals for 2012 VC Clothing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.violetcrown.org\/images\/utd0z8hozi02z.gif?resize=630%2C288\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"288\" \/><br \/>\nThe two proposals above are currently on the table for the 2012 Violet Crown clothing design. They are inspired by the 1992 VC jersey. Please let us know your preference. Clothing orders will begin online as soon as the design&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/bike_industry_rallies_behind_pfb\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/bike_industry_rallies_behind_pfb\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bike industry rallies behind PFB<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPeople for Bikes\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<br \/>\nHere at PFB, we have a lot to be thankful for this fall. Our movement has grown by leaps and bounds in the past months: we now number close to 400,000 supporters. Our simple campaign message resonates with just about everyone who rides a bike, and we&#8217;re benefiting from amazing support from the bike&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/25\/bullis-county-park-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/25\/bullis-county-park-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bullis County Park Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club<br \/>\nStart:\u00c2\u00a0 October 1, 2011 8:00 am<br \/>\nEnd: October 1, 2011 11:00 am<br \/>\nVenue:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Bullis County Park<br \/>\nAddress:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 San Antonio, TX, United States<br \/>\nSaturday, October 1st:\u00c2\u00a0 Ride starts at 8:00 a.m.\u00c2\u00a0 Meet at Bullis County Park on Old Blanco Road.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a short 25 mile 10-12 mph ride with a 46 mile longer option.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a scenic ride with some challenging hills.\u00c2\u00a0 . Directions:\u00c2\u00a0 Take 1604 to Blanco Road north.\u00c2\u00a0 Go approximately 8 miles until you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/25\/blue-star-mission-espada-ride-3\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/25\/blue-star-mission-espada-ride-3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Blue Star- Mission Espada Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nHill Country Bicycle Touring Club<br \/>\nStart: October 2, 2011 8:30 am<br \/>\nEnd: October 2, 2011 10:30 am<br \/>\nVenue: Blue Star Brewery<br \/>\nAddress: 1414 S. Alamo St. Suite 105, San Antonio, TX<br \/>\nSunday, October 2nd: Meet at 8:30 at Blue Star Brewery off of Probant and South Alamo for a leisurely 18mile ride from the Blue Star Brewery over the newly opened trail along the San Antonio River and then on local streets to Mission Espada and back again to the Blue Star.\u00c2\u00a0 After the ride you will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate utility bike? Maybe it&#8217;s an e-bike By: Jay Greene\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0news.cnet.com PORTLAND, Ore.&#8211;For years, the cycling industry has wrestled with creating a bike convenient enough for the masses. A new effort from the Palo Alto, Calif., design consultancy <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-26th-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":[3017,3016,660,2559,2079,2047,3015,2528],"class_list":["post-9810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-blue-star-mission-espada","tag-bullis-county-park","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-hill-country-bicycle-touring-club","tag-people-for-bikes","tag-team-mcallen-cycling","tag-utility-bike","tag-violet-crown-sports-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2ye","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9810","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=9810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}