{"id":15816,"date":"2012-09-14T23:10:19","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T04:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=15816"},"modified":"2012-09-14T23:10:19","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T04:10:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-14th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/14\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-14th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/846238-New-to-cycling-Looking-for-great-people-to-cycle-with!-%28White-rock-area%29?p=14732846&amp;posted=1#post14732846\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/846238-New-to-cycling-Looking-for-great-people-to-cycle-with!-%28White-rock-area%29?p=14732846&amp;posted=1#post14732846\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New to cycling; Looking for great people to cycle with! (White rock area)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby TheSwa\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net<br \/>\nHey fellow Texans!<br \/>\nSo I just recently swapped my old, used, beat-up, flat-barred Trek bike for a brand new Cannondale synapse Road bike! Having ridden my new bike recently, I&#8217;ve decided to go out and find new people to cycle with. (Problem is, I&#8217;m not very good at it!)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve lurked for awhile on the forums and have finally decided to get serious about cycling. I&#8217;ve read a few group rides posted here and there online, but I&#8217;ve really wanted to find people personally who would enjoy showing a new cyclist a few trails and other routes around Garland or North Dallas. (I&#8217;m not in any way particular about the place, just as long as it&#8217;s less than an hour away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=5531\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=5531\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>FWMBA Wildflower prep and planting begins this Wednesday!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.fwmba.org\/forum<br \/>\nHappy fall everyone! We are starting a project to add some more beauty to our already fabulous Fort Worth trails, Gateway and Marion Sansom Parks. Beginning in just a couple of weeks, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll start a wildflower planting project that should lead to some very scenic riding in the spring. Below is a schedule of events, all relatively short work days. Please come out to any or all of these if you can!<\/p>\n<p>Schedule<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Seed ball creation at Nikki and Andy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s; come and go whenever you can; dinner and drinks provided<br \/>\no Wednesday, September 19, 6-9 pm<br \/>\no Sunday, September 23, 5-8 pm &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/wanted-bicycle-thief\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/wanted-bicycle-thief\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Wanted: Bicycle Thief<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby KRIS Corpus Christi News<br \/>\nCORPUS CHRISTI &#8211; Police are asking for help identifying a man caught on video stealing a mountain bike from a physical therapy office on Deepwood Circle this week. On Wednesday, the suspect just walked up to the office, picked up the bike and placed it &#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Friday! Your bike is begging to get on the road again! Let us know which Recommended Rides you&#39;ll be doing&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Hu7cg5AG\">http:\/\/t.co\/Hu7cg5AG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMS150\/status\/246629671423320066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 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\">Jim Hick&#39;s Pure Austin Fitness Driveway Bike Race Series photos from last nite: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/F1TmdoFJ\">http:\/\/t.co\/F1TmdoFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyclingATX\/status\/246615085806661632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 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\">Our latest newsletter went out yesterday.  If you don&#39;t get it but would like to see it, here ya&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/k6c8h0A2\">http:\/\/t.co\/k6c8h0A2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bikesport (@BikesportTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikesportTX\/status\/246611243413172224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 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\">Congrats to Shamanian Said Assali for getting his Cat 3 upgrade the day before The Elites!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlkekVelodrome\/status\/246605867909263362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 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\">Sansom Park fall series race 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ycFeM9G9\">http:\/\/t.co\/ycFeM9G9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/246552773364166656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 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\">You may or may not see a bunch of people hopping barriers at NW Park and then Murchison tomorrow. 7:30am.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/246795381017550848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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\">Cat 1 race photos AND my Sansom Park Recap, Part 2 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JO5R09og\">http:\/\/t.co\/JO5R09og<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TexasMTBtrails<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/246765611236089856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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>New to cycling; Looking for great people to cycle with! (White rock area) by TheSwa\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net Hey fellow Texans! So I just recently swapped my old, used, beat-up, flat-barred Trek bike for a brand new Cannondale synapse Road <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/09\/14\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-14th-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":[3217,660,2957,3887,3736],"class_list":["post-15816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle-theft","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-fort-worth-mountain-bikers-association","tag-new-to-cycling","tag-tweets"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-476","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15816","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=15816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15816\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}