{"id":22287,"date":"2013-09-13T00:31:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T05:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22287"},"modified":"2013-09-13T00:31:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T05:31:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-12th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-12th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"<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\/qbTDmPlH3h\">http:\/\/t.co\/qbTDmPlH3h<\/a> calendar: 2013 PURE Driveway Week 28 &#8211; Austin, TX 9\/19\/2013<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/378288076222525440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">Event added to the <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zG26ZrYeMN\">http:\/\/t.co\/zG26ZrYeMN<\/a> calendar: Texas A&amp;M at Warda  &#8211; Warda, TX 10\/5-6\/2013<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/378379160118251522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 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\">Event added to the <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qbTDmPlH3h\">http:\/\/t.co\/qbTDmPlH3h<\/a> calendar: TRP Winter Criteriums &#8211; Fort Worth, TX 10\/19\/13, 11\/30\/13, 12\/21\/13<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/378382902402093056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/onfirephotography.zenfolio.com\/p174592536\/slideshow\" href=\"http:\/\/onfirephotography.zenfolio.com\/p174592536\/slideshow\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>North Texas Cycling<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/onfirephotography.zenfolio.com\/p174592536\/e7d2c157d\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On-Fire Photography by Rick: Eighter from Decatur 2013 Bike Rally &amp;emdash; \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onfirephotography.zenfolio.com\/img\/s10\/v105\/p2100041085-2.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEighter from Decatur 2013 Bike Rally<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/general\/it-all-ties-together\/\" href=\"http:\/\/rgvcycling.com\/general\/it-all-ties-together\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>It All Ties Together<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Ray Garza\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0rgvcycling.com<br \/>\nNothing all that new to report, but here are a few tidbits.<\/p>\n<p>My new bike (Robaix) is doing fine. I already did several 30 and 40+ mile rides over the past few weekends and report no problems. I feel that I can go further and I know I will. The new Salsa skewers that I bought came in and they look nice on the bike. I hated the&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2013\/09\/12\/txcx-team-profile-kellys-team\/\" href=\"http:\/\/texascx.com\/2013\/09\/12\/txcx-team-profile-kellys-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>#TXCX Team Profile: Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nMinor Baker\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0texascx.com<br \/>\nThe men of Kelly&#8217;s Team on an early spring training camp in Leakey, TX.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/texascx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/734877_10151245484903063_224928104_n.jpg?resize=604%2C402\" width=\"604\" height=\"402\" \/><br \/>\nSome of the men on Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team at an early spring training camp in Leakey, TX. Photo cred: Brian Pitre.<\/p>\n<p>Team Name: Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team<br \/>\nMotto:\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Whatever it takes.<br \/>\nGoals for the 13\/14 CX Season: First goal is to raise awareness of Kelly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Team and the mission to educate and empower families of children who have been diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Second goal \u00e2\u20ac\u201c doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t really matter as long as&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/13\/talking-trek-mtbs-with-steele-and-crash\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/13\/talking-trek-mtbs-with-steele-and-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Talking Trek MTBs with Steele and Crash<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby djcurtin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/1146544_10101501891279927_381442598_n.jpg?w=900&#038;h=507&#038;fit=900%2C507&#038;resize=900%2C506\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><br \/>\nMountain bikes. As any of the folks at the shop can tell you, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not my thing. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had a few, but for one reason or another, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never gotten really competent riding one. Probably because I get frustrated and turn back to my road or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccross bike. For those that stick with it though, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s joy to be found blasting trails and exploring areas less traveled. Just like being on the road though, riding the latest and greatest MTBs from Trek is an added bonus to any ride as I found out when I talked with&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2013\/09\/12\/i-bike-richardson-irma-koepke\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2013\/09\/12\/i-bike-richardson-irma-koepke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>I Bike Richardson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Irma Koepke<\/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 Irma Koepke. She 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\/irmakoepke_01.png?w=615&#038;h=920&#038;fit=615%2C920&#038;resize=426%2C640\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\nName: Irma Koepke<\/p>\n<p>How long have you been riding?<br \/>\nStarted back up again about 5 years ago. Before that it was off and on just when ever I could. Had a very busy schedule with family, work, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/www.austincycling.org\/node\/3997\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincycling.org\/node\/3997\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Continuous Improvement: Updated Hosted Ride Categories<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAustin Cycling Association<br \/>\nWhen the ACA hosted ride program was introduced some years ago, it was established with five ride categories, A through E.\u00c2\u00a0 These served us well but it is now time to tweak the system to enable participants to better match themselves to the various rides on offer.\u00c2\u00a0 Consequently, we have increased the number of categories from five to six, splitting the former \u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00e2\u20ac\u009d category, which was too &#8220;diverse&#8221;, into two and refining the descriptions of&#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\">Matt Moore &amp; Coach after his 3\/4 Win tonight! RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rolwheels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rolwheels<\/a> Great to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stefanrothe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@stefanrothe<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DrivewaySeries<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ouDVpZdVXO\">pic.twitter.com\/ouDVpZdVXO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stefanrothe\/status\/378351951517212672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 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\">Went up today to check on the trail for Lake Murraython. Now I remember why I was so excited to put this one&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nGjLRe5Lz0\">http:\/\/t.co\/nGjLRe5Lz0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/378304413057970176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">Did you know? You can signal a right turn on a bike with your right or left hand. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5IQJk0cBaf\">http:\/\/t.co\/5IQJk0cBaf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXBikeLaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXBikeLaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/378292003160608768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">Texas Custom Bike Show &#39;13 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9ksfvQoPnv\">http:\/\/t.co\/9ksfvQoPnv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeCedars\/status\/378267057340817408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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 planning on using the trails this weekend, please be aware of the reroute. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/q4sxDCABJc\">http:\/\/t.co\/q4sxDCABJc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/378255234872913920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">You know the boys over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kellysteam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KellysTeam<\/a>, right? Here&#39;s more on the true gentlemen of the peloton. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Sq6Ompi7qn\">http:\/\/t.co\/Sq6Ompi7qn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/378167073903370241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">Excited about the new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonBCycle<\/a> station in the Near Northside. An active community, is a safe community! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Yi2BIUv7T8\">pic.twitter.com\/Yi2BIUv7T8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheriffEd_HCSO\/status\/378157079703216128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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\">Cat 2. Have some other raw footage to put up over the weekend. Not sure when I&#39;ll be able to edit the good stuff&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/BTlJtxS7ds\">http:\/\/t.co\/BTlJtxS7ds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/378020895690072064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 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>Event added to the http:\/\/t.co\/qbTDmPlH3h calendar: 2013 PURE Driveway Week 28 &#8211; Austin, TX 9\/19\/2013 &mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 12, 2013 Event added to the http:\/\/t.co\/zG26ZrYeMN calendar: Texas A&amp;M at Warda &#8211; Warda, TX 10\/5-6\/2013 &mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-12th-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":[128,2344,660,2152,3815,3565,3736,4458],"class_list":["post-22287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-cycling-association","tag-bike-friendly-richardson","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-north-texas-cycling","tag-rgv-cycling","tag-texas-mtb","tag-tweets","tag-txcx-team-profile"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-5Nt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22287","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=22287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}