{"id":22667,"date":"2013-11-19T23:06:15","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T05:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22667"},"modified":"2013-11-19T23:06:15","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T05:06:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-19th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/19\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-november-19th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup November 19th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fort Worth Trail Workday – Gateway Park – 12\/7\/2013 8:30am<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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Trike Across Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Felicia Frazar\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0seguingazette.com
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\nRay McCutcheon pedals his tricycle on C.H. Matthies Drive Sunday afternoon, leading members of the Cool Cats Cycling Club from San Antonio, who joined him for a small portion of his 1,000-mile journey across Texas. McCutcheon is Triking Across Texas to raise awareness and funds for the American Diabetes Association.<\/p>\n

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Sansom Festivus Success!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association
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\nWe had a great Festivus celebration on Sunday! It was one of the best workdays we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had @ MSP in a long time & want to thank everyone for helping!!!
\nAlso a huge Thanks A Bunch to Terry Chandler for not only helping with the work, but cooking us some mighty fine breakfast!!!
\nThe start of the Dam Drop entry to Lone Wolf loop has been improved with a couple of berms as well as some armoring. We used soil-cement for the berms and armoring & is still wet (& will…<\/p>\n

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Lakeway Trails Ride Pics – 11-17-13<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.AustinBike.com
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\nThe cold rainy weather finally broke and we had another shot to get out to Lakeway.\u00c2\u00a0 With only one spot that was wet and muddy, the trails were in great shape.\u00c2\u00a0 I clocked over 2100ft of climbing for the day and the conditions were out of this wold, with grippy switchbacks and…<\/p>\n

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Pace Bend Trails Ride Pics – 11-16-13<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nEven though it was a bit overcast to start, the day turned into a beautiful day.\u00c2\u00a0 Covered all of Pace Bend and then returned to the parking lot for some post-ride grilling.\u00c2\u00a0 We even crossed paths with…<\/p>\n

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UT Austin Adventure Activities Students Experience CATS<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeTexas.org
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\nBikeTexas was proud to host 18 UT Austin Students on November 11 for a CATS presentation and bike ride as part of their Adventure Activities course toward a degree in Kinesiology and Health (most of the students in this class are physical education teachers in training). Lecturer Tere Ramirez worked with CATS Program Manager Brenda Chuleewah to prepare an overview of the CATS materials.<\/p>\n

Students took the CATS pre-test to assess what they already knew about…<\/p>\n

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Jingle Bell Lights Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nSunday, December 22, 2013 (All day)<\/p>\n

Our family-friendly easy pace ride through the twinkling lights in North Austin is planned again this year for Sunday December 22.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 We will meet up in northwest Austin at the Northwest Balcones Park located at 10201 Talleyran Drive. We are planning for hot chocolate after the ride and the ever-popular white elephant gift exchange.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER!! bikes must have a white light to the front and a red blinky light to the rear.<\/p>\n

Check your local bike shop.\u00c2\u00a0 Decorate your bike, bring some odd, quirky or just plain weird to exchange.\u00c2\u00a0 More details (time, route, etc.)\u00c2\u00a0 to come but this is generally an easy, social, kid-friendly ride.<\/p>\n

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December Club Ride-Let’s get our ride on at Reimers!!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAustin Ridge Riders
\nSaturday, December 14, 2013 – 10:00<\/p>\n

Riders will break into groups based on skill level, length of ride and whether one wants to rips up the trails or ride at a social pace and smell the flowers. “No Drop” policy in effect so no one gets left behind or lost. Bring plenty of water and don’t forget your helmet!!<\/p>\n

CARPOOLING is strongly encouraged and everyone is invited to bring a dish to share.<\/p>\n

You do NOT have to be an ARR member to attend most club ride but we do ask that you sign a waiver, properly wear a helmet when riding and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be more than happy to have you join!<\/p>\n

Reimer’s Ranch is a well marked trail with something for e very one. The trails are fast with…<\/p>\n

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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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New Event: Mission to Mission Charity Bike Tour – San Antonio, TX: When: Sat Dec 7, 2013 8:30am to 2pm\u00c2\u00a0
CSTWhe… http:\/\/t.co\/Dbld1Si4my<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) November 19, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n