{"id":24728,"date":"2014-06-17T22:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T03:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24728"},"modified":"2014-06-17T22:53:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T03:53:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southside Mission Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

San Antonio Wheelmen<\/h4>\n

\n Date: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a006\/22\/2014
\n Time: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a008:00 AM-11:00 AM
\n Location: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0San Antonio, TX
\n Details: Southside Mission Ride (S) [F to R]. Route of 27, 39, 51, and 61 miles. The routes begin at the parking lot of the Visitors Center at Mission San Jose and travel along the lower section of the Mission Trail past historic missions and the SA River before heading into the flat to slightly rolling terrain of southeast Bexar County. Take exit 137 from I-37 South, turn right on Hot Wells and continue 1.7 miles (road curves to the right after crossing RR tracks just past S. Presa), then…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Always be Prepared<\/a><\/h2>\n

by djcurtin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bicycle Sport Shop’s Offical Cycling Blog<\/h4>\n

\n You might recognize the name Jerry Dusterhoff. He is the man behind the book \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bicycle Journeys with Jerry.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a Bicycle Sport Shop club member and on a recent ride last month was reminded of the old adage to always be prepared. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s his account of a comedy of errors. Hopefully it reminds all of us to make sure we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got a plan for the typical roadside mechanical\u00e2\u20ac\u201cthe dreaded puncture\u00e2\u20ac\u201cand to make sure we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re up for the challenge by taking a maintenance class like those offered at BSSU.\u00c2\u00a0 (You can check out Jerry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s full blog here.)
\n IT WASN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T GRAVEL
\n When you ride in a group, in our case no more than two wide, the accepted protocol is to point or yell out obstacles to give the folks behind an heads-up was to what they are approaching. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Glass\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u0153hole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153gravel\u00e2\u20ac\u009d are what most of these obstacles are, with an occasional \u00e2\u20ac\u0153car up.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Glass and hole are self-explanatory, but gravel, while it mostly means loose rocks or pebbles, can mean any sort of loose stuff on the ground. I was prepared for gravel. What I got was something else. Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say for sure, but in a split-second, I had two flat tires.
\n At first I thought I had escaped with an easy front tire change out. But then my back tire was…
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Monday Social Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brazos Valley Cyclists<\/h4>\n

\n \"\"
\n The Monday Social Ride has been going strong for at least 12 years, since I moved to College Station in 2002.\u00c2\u00a0 I still remember my first social ride.\u00c2\u00a0 This was before the days of Google Maps on the phone, and I was terrified of getting lost and separated from the group.\u00c2\u00a0 I stuck behind the group leader like a burr, and I paid careful attention to how we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d gone in case I needed to retrace my steps.
\n I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to fear, I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t dropped, but the next week the previous ride leader couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make it.\u00c2\u00a0 Someone else needed to take over.\u00c2\u00a0 I said I thought I could remember most of the route if someone would help me.\u00c2\u00a0 I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been the unofficial \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fearless Leader\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ever since.\u00c2\u00a0 :)\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been an…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bike-Friendly Friday Breakfast<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brazos Valley Cyclists<\/h4>\n

\n June 20 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
\n Join us for bike-friendly discussion over breakfast at the Blue Baker on Dominik Drive before school or work.
\n Venue
\n Blue Baker
\n 201 Dominik Dr, College Station, TX\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tweets<\/h2>\n
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GHORBA\/Sun-N-Ski Group Ride Wednesday at 6:00pm at Jack Brooks Park. Come out & join us, no drop ride.<\/p>\n

— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) June 18, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n