{"id":15663,"date":"2012-09-01T23:04:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T04:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15663"},"modified":"2012-09-02T06:33:32","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T11:33:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-1st-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/01\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-1st-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greater Dallas Bicyclists August Spotlight Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThis month’s spotlight ride was The Hotter ‘n Hell Rally in Wichita Falls, TX. This ride is well known to cyclists across America.The 2012 event was the 31st H3.
\nPatricia Jones’ H3 Experience
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\nThis was my third time to ride in HHH. I do the ride for two reasons: The start of the rally. The ride through Sheppard Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

I signed up for the 100K route and lined up with my friends who were doing the 100 mile route. My plan was to roll with them until the route split. I lined up very close to Pyro Pete at 6:20am to be ready for the mass start. My favorite thing about HHH is the official start!<\/p>\n

The rally started with the national anthem. Toward the end of the anthem, the Sheppard Air Force Base provided a flyover. The flyover was followed by a cannon blast at approximately 7:05am to officially start the ride.<\/p>\n

This is always such a moving start with 12,000+\/- riders. SO VERY COOL! It is so worth starting with…<\/p>\n

Look Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Loving the Bike: September 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Darryl\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lovingthebike.com
\nEach month (or almost each month) we post people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s comments in this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Look Who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Loving the Bike\u00e2\u20ac\u009d feature.\u00c2\u00a0 This time around we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re featuring the stories of people who are Loving the Commute.\u00c2\u00a0 Please take a look at what these lovers have to say, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to hear from you as well.<\/p>\n

…Gary Ashcraft \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Houston, Tx
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I returned to cycling in college. When I moved to Houston in \u00e2\u20ac\u212280′ I first had an office downtown, which at that time was a ghost town after 7:00 M-F and weekends.\u00c2\u00a0 I lived outside the loop on Memorial Dr. so it was a straight…<\/p>\n

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Goooood Morning Wichita Falls, time to get up and get ready for the Saturday group ride. TCC @ 8am. All levels of experience welcome.<\/p>\n

— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) September 1, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n