{"id":15676,"date":"2012-09-02T23:16:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T04:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15676"},"modified":"2012-09-02T23:16:56","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T04:16:56","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-2nd-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/02\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-2nd-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSaturday, September 15
\nValley and Vado-7:30 am
\nDescription: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Meet at Rio Plaza, Artcraft and Upper Valley. Ride to La Mesa via the Valley then on to Vado and return on the rollers. 40 miles, moderate (15-17 mph) pace. Bob Clark<\/p>\n

What’s a Warning to Do?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Steve A\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0DFW Point-to-Point
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\nSometimes government, at least at the local level, is phenomenally responsive. One might wonder about this sometimes. I’ll give you an example. NCTCOG sends me email alerts when pollution levels get high. Things are, in theory, pretty bad when there is an Orange Pollution Warning. We’re told to limit outdoor activity. …<\/p>\n

Airmen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presence uplifting for fatigued cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Norman Transcript
\nWICHITA FALLS, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The nearly 12,000 cyclists making their way to the finish line in this past week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hotter \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcN Hell 100 mile ride enjoyed temperatures in the mid 90s. But the relatively mild day didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter when we turned south for the final 16 miles and were met with a 13 to 24 mile per hour wind, gusting to 32 miles per hour.<\/p>\n

Many took to pushing their bicycles up the interstate access inclines. Others took advantage of trucks and farm trailers for a ride to the finish line. One motorcyclist with a trailer was ferrying…<\/p>\n

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Team member Brian rockin' the retro 25th anniversary @BSS_Austin<\/a> kit & getting after it on the barriers at practice! pic.twitter.com\/lAnpf1Ey<\/a><\/p>\n

— BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) September 2, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n