{"id":15279,"date":"2012-08-09T23:27:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T04:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15279"},"modified":"2012-08-09T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T04:27:11","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-9th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/09\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-9th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedfw.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=172:beat-the-heat-join-us-at-white-rock-lake&amp;catid=25:front-page-news\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedfw.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=172:beat-the-heat-join-us-at-white-rock-lake&amp;catid=25:front-page-news\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Want hot weather cycling tips?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBikeDFW Hydration Station<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikedfw.org\/uploads\/frntpg_photos\/2012-08\/hyd_station_flyer.jpg?resize=560%2C725\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"725\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Waco Bicycle Club &#8211; Thursday Rides<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/384\/thursday-beginning-cyclist-ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/384\/thursday-beginning-cyclist-ride\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thursday Beginning Cyclist Ride<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThursday 06:00 PM<br \/>\nRoad\/beginner More<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/56\/thursday-hewitt-park-road-ride\" href=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/rides\/56\/thursday-hewitt-park-road-ride\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thursday Hewitt Park Road Ride<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThursday 05:30 PM<br \/>\nRoad\/all levels More<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com\/specialevents\/fallfiesta2012.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com\/specialevents\/fallfiesta2012.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Greater Dallas Bicyclists Annual Fall Fiesta<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSunday, October 14, 2012<br \/>\nFlag Pole Hill Pavilion north of White Rock Lake<br \/>\nBike Ride: Rolling out at 9am<br \/>\nLunch: 11:45am<br \/>\nGreetings, Fellow Riders! Make plans now to attend the GDB Fall Fiesta on October 14th at Flag Pole Hill. The Fall Fiesta will take place instead of the Sunday Roll with Ride Leader Ken. The ride will proceed at the usual Sunday Roll pace. If you feel the need for speed, please step up and become a Ride Leader for the event. Contact Princess at&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/custpage.cfm\/frm\/120786\/sec_id\/120786\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/custpage.cfm\/frm\/120786\/sec_id\/120786\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Easter Hill Country Tour 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSan Antonio Wheelmen<br \/>\nAs many of you know, the Wheelmen are sponsoring the 40th annual\u00c2\u00a0 Easter Hill Country Tour next year on Easter weekend, Mar 29-31.\u00c2\u00a0 This is a huge undertaking and the main money maker that allows us to accomplish the many programs that benefit our community.\u00c2\u00a0 To have another successful EHCT, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need upwards of 75 volunteers to make it happen.\u00c2\u00a0 We ask you to consider volunteering for one of the committees, whether you can do it for one day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/fortworthtexas.gov\/citynews\/default.aspx?id=100576\" href=\"http:\/\/fortworthtexas.gov\/citynews\/default.aspx?id=100576\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike ride slated for far north Fort Worth<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfortworthtexas.gov<br \/>\nJoin Mayor Betsy Price for the next in a series of children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike rides at 9 a.m. Aug. 11 at Northpark YMCA, 9100 N. Beach St.<\/p>\n<p>The ride will be less than two miles, and any child or teen 4-16 is encouraged to join. Training wheels are welcome. All young riders must be accompanied by an adult and must wear a helmet. Water and snacks will be available. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/the-river-legacy-mountain-bike-trail.html\" href=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/the-river-legacy-mountain-bike-trail.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>The River Legacy Mountain Bike Trail Took Me On A Gut Wrenching Roller Coaster Ride Today<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\ndurangotexas.blogspot.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2hQAng89BC4\/UBw1I1p8meI\/AAAAAAAANp8\/jitZWdEFIWM\/s1600\/River%2BLegacy%2BBridge.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><br \/>\nWood Bridge Over Log<br \/>\nI went to River Legacy Park today to get my daily endorphin inducing aerobic stimulation on the River Legacy Park Mountain Bike Trails.<\/p>\n<p>I may have overdone it and got myself way too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/amct.tamu.edu\/2012\/08\/sport-club-day-and-msc-open-house?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=sport-club-day-and-msc-open-house\" href=\"http:\/\/amct.tamu.edu\/2012\/08\/sport-club-day-and-msc-open-house?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=sport-club-day-and-msc-open-house\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sport Club Day and MSC Open House<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nTexas A &amp; M Cycling<br \/>\nAre you interested in learning more about the Cycling team? Yes? Great!<\/p>\n<p>There are many opportunities to do so once the school year comes around all leading up to our first meeting.<\/p>\n<p>First, Sport Club Day hosted by RecSports. It will be Wednesday, Aug 29th, from 3-6 pm, in the lobby of the Rec Center.<\/p>\n<p>At Sports Club Day, we along with all the other recSport clubs, will have people at tables to meet and talk to about what our club is all about and&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the past week or two we&#39;ve heard about at least four bikes being stolen in Denton. Please remember to lock up&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qzZVG7Ig\">http:\/\/t.co\/qzZVG7Ig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Querencia Bike Shop (@QuerenciaDenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QuerenciaDenton\/status\/233695258486116352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gearing up for motor pace ride this AM with the artist formally known as Lil Prince. Ride marred by paparazzi. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/h3m1PFEO\">http:\/\/t.co\/h3m1PFEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyclingATX\/status\/233693058770808832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebonebell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thebonebell<\/a>: REMINDER &#8211; Women&#39;s MTB Olympic Race on Saturday, August 11th at 6:30AM &#8211; Men&#39;s on Sunday at 7:30AM.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/233755845534564354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want hot weather cycling tips? BikeDFW Hydration Station Waco Bicycle Club &#8211; Thursday Rides Thursday Beginning Cyclist Ride Thursday 06:00 PM Road\/beginner More Thursday Hewitt Park Road Ride Thursday 05:30 PM Road\/all levels More Greater Dallas Bicyclists Annual Fall Fiesta <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/08\/09\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-9th-3\/\"><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":[3814,660,1341,46,3282,2798,935,3736,1737],"class_list":["post-15279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-children-bike-ride","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-easter-hill-country-tour","tag-greater-dallas-bicyclists","tag-hot-weather","tag-river-legacy-trail","tag-texas-am-cycling","tag-tweets","tag-waco-bicycle-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-3Yr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15279","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=15279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}