{"id":22293,"date":"2013-09-13T23:02:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T04:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22293"},"modified":"2013-09-13T23:02:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T04:02:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-13th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/09\/13\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-13th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Ridge School student bikes 782 miles to campus<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBY PAT FITZGERALD Record Editor\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.dailyprogress.com
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\nGeorge Bowen Kersey can someday tell his children he did more than walk 10 miles to school, uphill both ways.
\nThe 18-year-old Blue Ridge School senior from Austin, Texas, last week completed a 782-mile trip by bicycle from the start of the Natchez Trace in Mississippi to the private all-boys\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 school in the Blue Ridge foothills of Greene County.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just decided to do something [special] the last year of high school,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kersey said of the trip that he began planning last winter and departed on in…<\/p>\n

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DADA’s Bike Swarm<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.wheelbrothers.com
\nIn honor of International Peace Day, several Bike Friendly groups will come together to ride in DADA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Swarm on Saturday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
\nCyclists of all age levels and abilities are invited. Bike Friendly Oak Cliff, Bike Friendly Cedars, Bike Friendly Design District, and Bike Friendly Deep Ellum will work together to cover the neighborhoods of Oak Cliff, Deep Ellum and the Design District.
\nBike Swarm is part of the DADA Fall Gallery Walk on Saturday, September 21. The event is FREE and includes a self-guided tour of the art galleries located in the Design District as well as galleries in Deep Ellum.\u00c2\u00a0 Visit the Facebook event page to register for the event. For more…<\/p>\n

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DORBA 10th Annual Campout & Trail Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFriday, October 25, 2013 2:30 PM
\nto Sunday, October 27, 2013, 5:30 PM
\nSolavaca Ranch
\n7829 FM 205, Glen Rose, TX (map)
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\n10th Annual DORBA Spring Campout & Trail Ride will be at Solavaca Ranch again this year.
\nwhen: October\u00c2\u00a0 25th, 26th & 27th
\nlocation: Solavaca Ranch Mountain Bike Trail and Campgrounds: http:\/\/solavaca.com just a few miles northwest of Glen Rose Texas\u00c2\u00a0 (see maps below
\nriding: two excellent trails to choose from:\u00c2\u00a0 Dinosaur Valley State Park, and at Solavaca Ranch, one of my all time favorite trails.
\nCamping: Solavaca Ranch\u00c2\u00a0 (see maps below)\u00c2\u00a0 There 2 Porta-let toilets. The land owner, Mack, will provide a water hose by his barn, if you need water, but the only showers will be what you provide yourself. I use the 5 gallon Sun Showers sold at Sports Authority and Walmart. They work GREAT, just hang them up from a tree before your ride and…<\/p>\n

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Interbike 2013!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.themountainbikelife.com
\nThis is a live blogroll of coverage at Interbike 2013, the largest North American Bicycle Tradeshow. Our man on the street, Shawn McAfee from Texas Mountain Bike Trails, is covering some of the hottest new gear and bikes and giving us updates on what we will see coming our way soon!
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\nDo you want to see something specific from…<\/p>\n

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Thursday Ride at Walnut Creek – Beginner\/intermediate ride level<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThe Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
\nThursday, September 19, 2013\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a05:30 PM
\nWalnut Creek Metropolitan Park
\n12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
\nBack to normal summer hours<\/p>\n

This will be a beginner ride and will be doing around 8 -10 miles.
\nChris is willing to lead a faster group so we can have an intermediate group.
\nPlease be there and be ready to roll by 5:30 pm. We meet in the parking lot near the pool in the middle of the island.<\/p>\n

Any question please call\/text\u00c2\u00a0 me at…<\/p>\n

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Resignation<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBorderland Mountain Bike Association
\nDear El Paso Mountain Bikers,<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m taking this opportunity to write this letter to you in order to announce my resignation as the President of the Borderland Mountain Bike Association and Director of the El Paso Puzzler.<\/p>\n

It has been an extreme honor to be the director of the BMBA and its main event for the past 6 years.\u00c2\u00a0 The growth of the sport in El Paso has been tremendous during my tenure.\u00c2\u00a0 During the best times, I feel that I have only been able to give 10 to 15% of the effort necessary to running a club like the BMBA.\u00c2\u00a0 Over the past year, I feel I am only causing stagnation for the club.\u00c2\u00a0 Trying to balance family with a growing business, a full-time…<\/p>\n

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Event added to the http:\/\/t.co\/qbTDmPlH3h<\/a> calendar: Pedal Thru The Pines – Smithville, TX 3\/8\/2014<\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) September 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n