{"id":22282,"date":"2013-09-10T23:58:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T04:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22282"},"modified":"2013-09-10T23:58:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T04:58:31","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-10th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/10\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-10th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 10th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/national_dont_bike_to_school_day\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/entry\/national_dont_bike_to_school_day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>National (Don&#8217;t) Bike to School Day<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Kristin Butcher\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peopleforbikes.org\/page\/-\/750T5388-resized.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><br \/>\nIn elementary school, my weekdays were bookended by a half-mile ride down a curvy suburban sidewalk. By high school, my commute was 10 miles down a winding shoulderless road that was actually named Racetrack Road.<\/p>\n<p>That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s when I stopped riding my bike to school.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics show I was actually more fortunate than today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kids, many who will go their entire lives without riding or walking to school. The number of kids riding or walking to school today has plummeted to&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/warda-mountain-bike-race-2013-tmbra-mobile-friendly\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/warda-mountain-bike-race-2013-tmbra-mobile-friendly\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Warda Mountain Bike Race \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2013 TMBRA \u00e2\u20ac\u201c MOBILE FRIENDLY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.turnincranks.com<br \/>\n2013 The Warda Race at Bluff Creek Ranch<br \/>\nMay 18, 2013<br \/>\nMen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cat 3 40-49<br \/>\nThis is the 10th race in the TMBRA State Series<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HtgfrkdfPcA\" height=\"350\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nShot 100% on GoPro Hero2 HD<\/p>\n<p>Bluff Creek Ranch is a staple of the Texas Mountain Biking Racing Association state series. This course has a lot of wide open and is what I would call a hammerfest. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re on, pedaling hard almost the entire race. Not only that, but there are lots of flat, open, and straight sections around meadows and fields.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the above, the course is very roadie friendly. And several&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/mountain-biking-huntsville-state-park-2013-tmbra-pre-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2013\/mountain-biking-huntsville-state-park-2013-tmbra-pre-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Mountain Biking Huntsville State Park \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2013 TMBRA pre-ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.turnincranks.com<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HhMjTeQ6lGo\" height=\"350\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nA pre-ride of the 2013 TMBRA course at Huntsville State Park. The course goes counter clockwise this year. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not 100% on this entire course, mainly unsure of the start and&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=YjQ1MzAwdWg1YWhlbXU4YWg2b3NudjdtYWNfMjAxMzA5MjFUMTIzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=YjQ1MzAwdWg1YWhlbXU4YWg2b3NudjdtYWNfMjAxMzA5MjFUMTIzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cup o Joe Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nCorinth Cycling Club<br \/>\nWhen: Sat Sept 21, 2013 7:30am to 9am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT<br \/>\nWhere: Ronny Crownover Middle School<br \/>\nEvent Status: confirmed<br \/>\nEvent Description: The Cup o&#8217; Joe is a beginner level ride of around 15 miles. The ride heads south to Hickory Creek and stops for drinks at Starbucks on the way home. The ride leader for this ride is Bob Troyer. http:\/\/www.corinthcycling.com\/bob.html bob.troyer@zzzzz.net The route can be found by clicking on the link below: <a title=\"http:\/\/classic.mapmyride.com\/view_route?r=818129813031270566\" href=\"http:\/\/classic.mapmyride.com\/view_route?r=818129813031270566\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/classic.mapmyride.com\/view_route?r=818129813031270566<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2013\/09\/10\/i-bike-richardson-scott-braden\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2013\/09\/10\/i-bike-richardson-scott-braden\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>I Bike Richardson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Scott Braden<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nbikefriendlyrichardson.org<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to introduce Scott Braden. He took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/scottbraden_01.jpg?w=615&#038;h=923&#038;fit=615%2C923&#038;resize=615%2C927\" width=\"615\" height=\"927\" \/><br \/>\nName:<br \/>\nScott Braden<\/p>\n<p>How long have you been riding?<br \/>\nSince I was a kid\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 age 5\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 living on Downing Drive in Richardson. Got into road racing in my teens, never really stopped. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m 47 now so that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 40+ years riding in and around Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>How often do you ride? &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Event added to the <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aWxfEnWlyq\">http:\/\/t.co\/aWxfEnWlyq<\/a> calendar: B-geO Magnolia Miles 2014 &#8211; Manolia, TX 3\/15\/2014<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/377641508163555329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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\">Great ride tonight at Memorial Park Houston, TX. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/iF4SOdcLP7\">http:\/\/t.co\/iF4SOdcLP7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dana Zezzo (@danazezzo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danazezzo\/status\/377651148653879296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 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\">If you are in Texas on the weekend of 10\/19 &#8211; 10\/20 and you want to get your MTB on, come to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlatRockRanch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlatRockRanch<\/a> and hit up the Enduro. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdreiss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jdreiss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; STORM (@STORM_MTB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STORM_MTB\/status\/377614364750016512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 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\">Wendy looks awesome in our studio colors!!!! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/oPKRuuV8di\">pic.twitter.com\/oPKRuuV8di<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CyclingCenterDallas (@CycleDallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycleDallas\/status\/377564809790636032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">It&#39;s against the law for cyclists to ride on the sidewalk. Do you think this is fair, or do you think cyclists&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/voS8DFJbS9\">http:\/\/t.co\/voS8DFJbS9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkindtocyclists\/status\/377514683835486208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">Taken during my ride at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HotternHell100<\/a>, getting it done! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/C5jebPO45f\">pic.twitter.com\/C5jebPO45f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesse McGuire (@Jesse_McGuire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jesse_McGuire\/status\/377431929642946560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">General Info Sessions: September 10\/11th 7:30-9pm at WEL 2.308.<\/p>\n<p>See you all there!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UT Cycling (@UTCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UTCycling\/status\/377505489224867842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">Today&#39;s featured Educational Resource: How to Fix a Flat. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/gLFQFk4P7F\">http:\/\/t.co\/gLFQFk4P7F<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/m0haPW9IS8\">pic.twitter.com\/m0haPW9IS8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/377498397034311680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\/SixShooterCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SixShooterCX<\/a> race registration is open! Thanks to Capital City Racing for all the prep work. Sign up today! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BeP6LAR6BQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/BeP6LAR6BQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/377484225219690496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\/377456447917162497<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSSCX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BSSCX<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SixShooterCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SixShooterCX<\/a> registration is open!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xim3m4Za00\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xim3m4Za00<\/a> &lt; don&#39;t forget, race no. 1 = your call up spot. Get on it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/377450200568066048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">My buddy Jack. 86 years old and rides 10 miles per day. His odometer reads 31,000 miles! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/respect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#respect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bike<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Dr3v2JgUnG\">pic.twitter.com\/Dr3v2JgUnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJDrive\/status\/377435827871043584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\">Will have Cats 1 and 2 up tomorrow and Thursday. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/criSE6Lr2Y\">http:\/\/t.co\/criSE6Lr2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/377434341238112256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 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\/bikenoob\/status\/377433325918781440<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechCycling\/status\/377321848121200641<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National (Don&#8217;t) Bike to School Day by Kristin Butcher\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.peopleforbikes.org In elementary school, my weekdays were bookended by a half-mile ride down a curvy suburban sidewalk. By high school, my commute was 10 miles down a winding shoulderless road <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/10\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-10th-3-2\/\"><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":[2344,619,660,384,4242,3736,4328],"class_list":["post-22282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bike-friendly-richardson","tag-corinth-cycling-club","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-huntsville-state-park","tag-national-bike-to-school-day","tag-tweets","tag-warda-mountain-bike-race"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5No","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22282","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=22282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}