{"id":22030,"date":"2013-07-28T22:48:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T03:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22030"},"modified":"2013-07-28T22:48:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T03:48:56","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-28th-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/28\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-28th-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup July 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=5870\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/forum\/viewtopic.php?t=5870\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Dorba race Sept 22nd<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby MontyV\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association<br \/>\nWe have a Dorba race at Sansom Sept 22nd. The course will need some prep work. This is a big deal for our club and any help is welcomed. We plan to have 3 work days before hand. Please come out and help. The dates are August 31,Sept 7 and Sept 14. Please plan ahead and help out.<br \/>\n_________________<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not if you fall off the bike.It&#8217;s that you get back on.<\/p>\n<p>by M2RIDER<br \/>\nFWMBA President<br \/>\nMonty speaks the truth! Half of the event profits from this race go to FWMBA. That money goes towards building and maintaining singletrack and a whole host of other FWMBA expenses. If you love FWMBA trails show it by attending these dates! &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/juniors-track-nationals-ends-with-scratch-races-and-madison.htm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/juniors-track-nationals-ends-with-scratch-races-and-madison.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Juniors Track Nationals ends with scratch races and Madison<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.usacycling.org<br \/>\nTrexlertown, Pa. (July 28, 2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201cThe 2013 USA Cycling Juniors Track National Championships officially went into the books on Sunday afternoon as riders completed their four-day competition with the Madisons and scratch races.<\/p>\n<p>In the men&#8217;s 17-18 scratch race, Zachary Carlson (Plano, Texas\/Matrix Cycling Club) added another gold medal to his hardware collection (he also won the international omnium) when he bested second-place and third-place finishers Harrison Devine (Bellevue, WA\/First Strike Velo) and Zeke Mostov (San Francisco, CA\/Slipstream-Craddock Junior Development). Raul Arias J.R. (East Palo Alto, CA\/San Jose Bicycle Club) and Cole Reece (Emmaus, PA\/) completed the event in fourth and fifth. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/903903-Looking-for-wide-bike-trails\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/903903-Looking-for-wide-bike-trails\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Looking for wide bike trails<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby terrabike\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net<br \/>\nI am one of those dorks on a tadpole type recumbent trikes but I love this trike I can ride for hours instead of only like 30 or 45 minuets. I am looking for good places to ride in the San Antonio\/Hill country area but I need kind of a wide trail I am about 36 inches wide. I have spent lots of time on the greenway trails in San Antonio but I&#8217;m looking for more places to ride. Has anyone spent any time at the South Llano state park?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/904204-Hello-From-Texas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeforums.net\/showthread.php\/904204-Hello-From-Texas\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Hello From Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby gravelgrinder\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikeforums.net<br \/>\nLive in Fort Worth. I have been riding for over 25 years. Used to race road bikes back in the day. Got into Mountain biking and have done that pretty much for the last 10 years. About 2 years ago I got into cross and discovered gravel grinders. I have been doing a lot of that type of stuff for the last 2 years or so&#8230;which ironically has got me back to riding my road bike more lately..still get out and hit the trails on occasion but not near like I did..was hitting them about 5 days a week and&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/lets-ride-sweet-16-mountain-biking-barton-creek-greenbelt\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/lets-ride-sweet-16-mountain-biking-barton-creek-greenbelt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride Sweet 16 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Mountain Biking Barton Creek Greenbelt<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.turnincranks.com<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let&#039;s Ride Sweet 16 - Mountain Biking Barton Creek Greenbelt\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mEYgn-mIal0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nRiding the Sweet 16 trail segment. Another of my favorite segments at Barton Creek Greenbelt. I like to use this segment as a good measure of fitness combined with technical ability. This is a mostly uphill segment that will give you a good indicator of how you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re doing overall.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to ride\/clear this entire segment although I have&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@Lo_Simp <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekLeeCooper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DerekLeeCooper<\/a> 45 miles on bike. First ride from new home. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a>. It was flat. Did I tell you how flat it is?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Brian Peters (@brianpeters64) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianpeters64\/status\/361503383439417345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2013<\/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\">cycling in the Texas heat <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VD7JRlkeEm\">https:\/\/t.co\/VD7JRlkeEm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Aniszczyk (@cra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cra\/status\/361596923444084736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2013<\/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\">For those that ride Parker \/ Reagan.   Now that its open to 195, won&#39;t be long b4 it hits I-35.  Ie bypass  Will this ruin cycling there?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AustinCyclist (@AustinCyclist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinCyclist\/status\/361650696250064896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikePaulie\/status\/361642921386188800<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone contacted me here on Facebook saying that they are looking to do a credit card tour in TX with a couple of&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rVBXDaGk9C\">http:\/\/t.co\/rVBXDaGk9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WheelBrothers (@WheelBrothers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WheelBrothers\/status\/361594572968706049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2013<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayFunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayFunday<\/a> in Cowtown! Finally checked out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fwbikesharing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FWBikeSharing<\/a> with @JacobCarr96 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/r65rGXmpsB\">pic.twitter.com\/r65rGXmpsB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wendy Stane (@Wendizzle71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wendizzle71\/status\/361572538209406976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyATX\/status\/361545498504597505<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two days after wake boarding and I feel like Private Pyle after his soap party.  120 miles on the bike this weekend should help.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/361452042650259456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2013<\/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>Dorba race Sept 22nd by MontyV\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association We have a Dorba race at Sansom Sept 22nd. The course will need some prep work. This is a big deal for our club and any help <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/07\/28\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-july-28th-2-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[3368,488,506,2715,5253,3736],"class_list":["post-22030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-barton-creek-greenbelt","tag-bike-trails","tag-dorba","tag-juniors-track-national-championships","tag-news","tag-tweets"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5Jk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22030","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=22030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22030\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}