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Texas Bicycling News Digest February 19th 2016

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Houston Bike Plan Draft – ALL HOUSTONIANS GET IN HERE!

the sci guy www.bikeforums.net

The draft of the Houston Bike Plan was released yesterday. Go to http://houstonbikeplan.org/ to check it out. There are maps, docs, and a nice interactive map that lets you toggle the layers of existing, planned, proposed short-term, and proposed long-term trails/paths so you can see all the connectivity that is possible in the future.
Most importantly, please please please fill out the survey found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DraftHBPFeedback (linked from the HBP site).
Share these sites with anyone else you know that is a cyclist in Houston, but isn’t a member here. …

Colby Lewis spent $10,000 on a bike, rode 200 miles per week in offseason

By Evan Grant sportsday.dallasnews.com


SURPRISE, Ariz. – Colby Lewis’ days of running as part of his pitching prep are over.
After surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee this offseason, Lewis was told that he needed to save his running for between the lines. His new regimen calls for riding a bike. With new shoes and some extra …

Lewis Wasn’t Joking About Taking Up Cycling

By Adam Boedeker www.nbcdfw.com

When you make $6 million a year, a $10,000 purchase doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, I guess, but Colby Lewis is obviously very serious about his new cycling kick.
The Rangers veteran, who underwent knee surgery to repair torn meniscus after the 2015 season, was told he shouldn’t run anymore unless it’s in game action, so …

Helmet giveaway helps with safety for children

BY JANICE GIBBS www.tdtnews.com


What are the chances that a 4-year-old is going to pay attention to what’s ahead as they zoom around the gym floor on a tricycle? Try zero.
Youngsters at Meredith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy were given a chance to take a spin on a tricycle Thursday after each received a safety helmet during a Hard Hats for Little Heads event.
If they weren’t looking back at who was riding behind them, they were watching their competition to the side. Even those looking straight ahead seemed to not …

Bike Plan Progress Report

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Draft Houston Bike Plan Released for Community Feedback
The Houston Bike Plan team has released the Draft Houston Bike Plan to receive community feedback. The Plan is a big part of the City’s efforts to help make Houston a safer, healthier, and more accessible bicycle-friendly city.
To view Mayor Turner’s Press Release on the Draft Houston Bike Plan, click here. For an interactive walkthrough of the Draft Bike Plan contents, visit HoustonBikePlan.org/StoryMap.
About the Houston Bike Plan
The Plan sets out a Vision that by 2026, Houston will be a safer, more accessible, Gold-Level Bicycle Friendly Community. To help accomplish this vision, the Plan …

Enve issues recall on carbon road disc forks

By VeloNews.com

Check the serial number on the steerer tube of your Enve carbon road disc fork. If it matches the numbers listed, it’s part of a recall Enve has launched for close to 600 carbon fiber, road disc forks, which were manufactured in Vietnam and sold at dealers for about $540 each from June 2014 through December 2015.
The affected forks are Enve’s Carbon Fiber Road Fork 2.0 Disc, 1.25-inch taper models. Serial numbers begin with: …

Austin market sees spree of shop closures

by Val Vanderpool www.bicycleretailer.com


AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — In a space of one month, three Austin retailers will close their doors.
Weather woes, low oil prices, high real estate costs and market saturation are among factors that have put the squeeze on the city’s retail landscape.
Austinbikes, a road-focused store that opened 10 years ago in the Clarksville neighborhood northwest of downtown Austin, closed in late January. The closure and farewell party were announced on the shop’s Facebook page in early January. Inventory was liquidated and owners held a farewell party on Jan. 29, the store’s final day of business. BRAIN was unable …

Getting bent in Big Bend

By Terry Parsell www.crazyguyonabike.com

A change in plans
Sunday February 14, 2016, 30 miles (48 km) – Total so far: 30 miles (48 km)
I did not sleep well last night. It was cold. Because of the chaotic way I set up camp last night my clothes and skull cap ended up on the car.
When I awoke at one am I was cold. The tent I was using I have downgraded it to a two season tent from three season. I could feel the cold air seeping through the mesh. Desirable in the summer. Not when it gets below freezing.
I was using my jacket as part of my pillow. I decided to heck with comfort, I was cold so I put it on. I put my jeans inside the sleeping bag to put my feet on to keep off them off the cold ground and to have the jeans warm for in the morning. I zipped all the way up and tucked the sleeping bag around my head. It was …

Another change in plans
Monday February 15, 2016
It was cool when I woke up so I didn’t feel like taking a shower. I did set up my stove and had some oatmeal and a hot chocolate.
I had decided to ride on the the basin, set up camp and do some riding from there.
It was a haul coming up from the village to Panther Junction. I had gone up 1000 feet in the first 10 miles before I turned around yesterday. The next 20 miles was more of a grade. Its not something you would hardly notice in a car, but you sure would in a car.
When I turned left towards the basin the road became steeper. It was 4 miles to the basin, and the …

A final change in plans, The trip is over.
Tuesday February 16, 2016
I got up to the camp store at about 7. This is the only place I had cell service so I decided to check my phone.
The first thing I saw was a text from my business partner. “Call me at once. This is an emergency” We have been working together for a long time. I have received messages saying call me, which I know to mean call when the first good opportunity. I have received texts saying call me ASAP, which means call me at once even if it means interrupting something. But in all the years we have been working together I have never received an emergency text.
My hands had a slight tremble as I pushed the buttons to place the call. The first words were our General Manager of our company had just quit after 20 years, giving no notice. I breathed a sigh of relief that no one was sick or injured or worse.
After I had my moment of relief, I had a moment of panic. We had a lot of projects going on, and …

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