{"id":1942,"date":"2009-02-21T23:43:20","date_gmt":"2009-02-22T05:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2009-02-21T23:43:20","modified_gmt":"2009-02-22T05:43:20","slug":"whats-clogging-the-tubes-february-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/21\/whats-clogging-the-tubes-february-21\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Clogging the Tubes, February 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/nearlyfamousfred.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/it-was-best-of-times-it-was-worst-of.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nearly Famous Fred &#8211; <strong>Texas<\/strong> Cyclist: It was the best of times, it <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Nearly Famous Fred<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Being from <strong>Texas<\/strong>, I&#8217;m somewhat unfamiliar with it. * Phil just referred to the Rabobank team as &#8220;The Men of Orange&#8221;. Oooooh, scary. That&#8217;s a nickname sure to strike fear in the hearts of the other teams. * Looking at the team kits, <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/beginners-page-6-first-time-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pedal Pushers: Beginners Page # 6 First Time Trial<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Roy and Christine<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Dedicated to the San Angelo Bicycling Association. Contains articles about recreational <strong>bicycle<\/strong> tours in <strong>Texas<\/strong>, articles for beginners, and general biking interest. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> He also emphasized that it was all about beating your own time, not  <strong>racing<\/strong> anyone. Now, if I just had to beat myself I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have much competition, so I decided to try it out. Finally the big day came, and it was time to ride the wind. And ride the wind was the theme of the day. <strong>..<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rekre8.livejournal.com\/32524.html\" target=\"_blank\">rekre8: Messing with <strong>Texas<\/strong> (part 1)<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">rekre8<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The camp where this was happening had all of 3 miles of trail, but it was a nice warm up to stretch out and try out the <strong>bicycles<\/strong> that our friends had assembled for us. I rode an old Amp and The Honey managed on a Jamis with some seat post  issues. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> And of course we didn&#8217;t start our drive until mid afternoon, after a day of heavy labor and that quick <strong>ride<\/strong>, so we actually stopped and slept in the middle of all that, at Monahans Sandhills State Park. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/cyclingacrosstexas.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/hellacious-winds-today.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas<\/strong> Trek: Hellacious Winds Today<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Texas Trekker<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Carle Aldrete: Austin, <strong>Texas<\/strong>, United States: Training for the Tour de Cure in May 2009. I want to be a lean, green, cycling machine. Anyone want to ride?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly Famous Fred &#8211; Texas Cyclist: It was the best of times, it &#8230; by Nearly Famous Fred Being from Texas, I&#8217;m somewhat unfamiliar with it. * Phil just referred to the Rabobank team as &#8220;The Men of Orange&#8221;. 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