{"id":24858,"date":"2014-06-29T22:51:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T03:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24858"},"modified":"2014-06-29T22:51:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T03:51:50","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest June 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectamarillo.com\/news\/story.aspx?id=1063801#.U7COvbEXlaQ\">AMBUCS to present veteran with mountain bike<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Marissa Lucero\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.connectamarillo.com<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  AMARILLO, TEXAS &#8212; The Southwest AMBUCS chapter is known for providing modified tricycles for children with disabilities, and Thursday its giving away another model, but this one only has two wheels.<br \/>\n  Ross Cox, a US veteran, was wounded fighting in the Afghanistan War, forcing the bottom potion of his right leg to be amputated. Those who know the veteran said, &#8220;It&#8217;s just not in his nature to give-up, and riding a bike with his children is&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:254px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:214px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Trail Ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014,  7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Croos Creek Apartments<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">7401 Alma Dr Plano, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">6 Members Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/a\/9\/d\/thumb_281402717.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/d\/3\/b\/0\/thumb_187134192.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/1\/b\/f\/6\/thumb_247567158.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Come join me for an easy paced trail ride. I plan to ride at 10-11mph pace. This is concrete trail so any type of bike will be fine. The plan is to ride 15 miles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Dallas-Cycling-Trail-Riders-and-Weekend-Pub-Crawlers\/events\/192017102\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kQSuSAZBvLk&amp;feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs\">Cedar Hill State Park Mountain Biking Trails<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Blaze Shack<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cedar Hill State Park Mountain Biking Trails\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQSuSAZBvLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n  Cedar Hill State Park is a really fun trail. This trail is not very technical or difficult, but it is a lot of fun. The climbs are relatively short compared to the climbs at something like Big Cedar. And the downhill sections are relatively shorter as well. However, they have done a good job creating good flow through the hills. Not a whole lot&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/individual-events-conclude-on-day-4-of-juniors-track-national-championships.htm\">Individual events conclude on Day 4 of Juniors Track National Championships<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.usacycling.org<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Carson, Calif. (June 28, 2014) &#8212; Individual events closed in exciting fashion on Saturday at the 2014 Juniors Track National Championships at the VELO Sports Center in Carson, Calif., as Summer Moak (Katy, Texas\/TWENTY16 Pro Cycling) completed her sweep of the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 15-16 omnium and 24 gold medals were awarded.<br \/>\n  Moak took her fifth gold medal of the week in the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 15-16 points race, scoring 17 points to defeat Julyn Aguila\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (El Paso, Texas\/JET Cycling) eight and&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/woman-is-hit-by-driver-during-latenight-bike-ride\/26714588\">Woman hit by driver during late-night bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Author: Joanna Benavidez, News Producer, KSAT Blogger<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  San Antonio police say driver won&#8217;t be charged<br \/>\n  <object id=\"kaltura_player_1404085078\" width=\"560\" height=\"345\" name=\"kaltura_player_1404085078\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allownetworking=\"all\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/0_jhzqeyvh\/uiconf_id\/12411332\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/0_jhzqeyvh\/uiconf_id\/12411332\"\/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><br \/>\n  SAN ANTONIO &#8211; A woman is recovering after she was hit by a driver during a late-night bike ride.<br \/>\n  The accident happened around 10 p.m. Saturday on San Pedro Avenue near West Craig Place.<br \/>\n  Police say the driver didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see the bicyclist until it was too late.<br \/>\n  The woman was treated for head injuries at the&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; 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}#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Spin and Paddle<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Jul 5, 2014,  9:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Dallas Bike Works <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">4875 W Lawther Dr Dallas, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">28 Members Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/2\/e\/6\/a\/thumb_65291882.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/2\/7\/f\/6\/thumb_9370230.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/3\/8\/5\/6\/thumb_111794422.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/8\/b\/c\/thumb_263975004.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/d\/7\/5\/2\/thumb_204715122.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/c\/6\/f\/thumb_19295951.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/e\/b\/6\/thumb_26488342.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/8\/6\/4\/e\/thumb_239254382.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/b\/f\/e\/b\/thumb_12229131.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/3\/4\/1\/e\/thumb_7333342.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/c\/1\/4\/thumb_229143092.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/b\/2\/e\/thumb_218342862.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/d\/d\/5\/6\/thumb_161336662.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/7\/b\/8\/6\/thumb_213151622.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Victoria is hosting this special double event. Starting at 9am at the Dallas Bike Works, the &#8220;spin&#8221; part of this event begins with 2 laps around white rock lake with both a social and cardio pace groups.The &#8220;paddle&#8221; part of this event is a kayak ride up white rock creek from the kayak rental location on the north side if the lake. Bring your own k&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Dallas-Cycling-Trail-Riders-and-Weekend-Pub-Crawlers\/events\/192076152\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.com\/2014\/06\/29\/just-didnt-have-it\/\">Just Didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Have It<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Bike Noob<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Saturday, I had a good neighborhood ride after coming back from a week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s layoff. A trip to the local bike shop took care of my spoke problem, and the bike is rolling smoothly again. I even set a new PR on a Strava segment. In short, I was looking forward to our Sunday club ride.<br \/>\n  I had put out a call on our club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Yahoo board for B riders to come on out. We haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been getting any B\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lately \u00e2\u20ac\u201d just me and Maggie \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and we were looking for company. So I was pleased to see Brian when I got to Starbucks. Brian has been working in Mexico for the last six months \u00e2\u20ac\u201d he does something managerial with oil rigs \u00e2\u20ac\u201d so he hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been able to ride with us. We did get a new B rider, Joe, who had ridden with us two weeks ago and realized that to keep up, he needed to get clipless pedals and shoes with cleats. But the rest of the group of eight were A riders, who didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/brazoscyclists.org\/2014\/06\/a-blast-from-the-past\/\">A blast from the past<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Brazos Valley Cyclists<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Newspaper articles on Bike to Work Day in College Station \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 from 1999!<br \/>\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brazoscyclists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/BTWD2.png?resize=506%2C630\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"630\" \/>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikegurus.com\/2014\/06\/4-mistakes-every-new-cyclist-should-avoid.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BikeGeek+%28Bike+Geek+%28BikeGurus.com%29%29\">4 Mistakes Every New Cyclist Should Avoid<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Bike Geek<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikegurus.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/IMG_5845.jpg?resize=678%2C515\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"515\" \/><br \/>\n  When you come back to cycling, as an adult, it can be a wonderful reunion.\u00c2\u00a0 All too often, however, this reunion is short-lived.\u00c2\u00a0 Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s take a look at four critical mistakes every new cyclist should avoid.<br \/>\n  Mistake 1 : Buying a cheap bicycle at a department store<br \/>\n  You might save a ton of money by purchasing your new bicycle at the local department store, but the old saying \u00e2\u20ac\u0153you get what you pay for\u00e2\u20ac\u009d most certainly applies when it comes to bicycles.\u00c2\u00a0 Inexpensive bicycles are often heavy and have low-end components that are more prone to having issues.\u00c2\u00a0 This could mean your first few bike rides become an exercise in frustration as you struggle up hills and deal with&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincycling.org\/node\/4703\">Next hosted ride leader training class now scheduled for September.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>BikeAustin<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>\n  On Sunday afternoon, 7th September (2-5 pm) , the next hosted ride leader training will be held at REI (North Lamar). Leading hosted rides is so very easy and gives you the opportunity to guarantee riding companions on a route of your choice, at your pace and on your&#8230;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to Team McAllen Cycling on another successful SB 250. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/lvrtF4HEQm\">pic.twitter.com\/lvrtF4HEQm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/483427322955972609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2014<\/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\">Congratulations to Rodolfo Zaragza , he brought us back a 1st place Masters from the Festival Ciclista Juarez 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ttcka8HEJP\">http:\/\/t.co\/ttcka8HEJP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/483359375210590208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1gTq43yb3I\">pic.twitter.com\/1gTq43yb3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VeloPaso (@velopaso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velopaso\/status\/483348289492770816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\">I will be out at the Memorial Park crits answering questions for all Juniors on Wednesday at 4:30! Everyone is welcome!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lawson Craddock (@lawsoncraddock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawsoncraddock\/status\/483328920100433920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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 may be the strongest cyclist on the group ride, but at least I&#39;m not wearing a skinsuit on a non-aero road bike. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/483320255796613120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\">We really want to thank everyone for a great experience yesterday! We had a lot of fun putting it on and are&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kiDrMZd3oM\">http:\/\/t.co\/kiDrMZd3oM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/483316077490089984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\">I added a video to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YouTube<\/a> playlist <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/eZ0iHKTrL8\">http:\/\/t.co\/eZ0iHKTrL8<\/a> Brownsville Bike Brigade &#8211; Critical Mass 6\/2014<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00e2\u0153\u008f\u00ef\u00b8\u008fMendo.Graphic$ (@mmendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmendo\/status\/483314161313533955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\/texasmtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texasmtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texassummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texassummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/summervacation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#summervacation<\/a> @ Walnut Creek pump track <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/j6dAiKCWuI\">http:\/\/t.co\/j6dAiKCWuI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sanchez (@dondavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondavi\/status\/483305680275644416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texasmtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texasmtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texassummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texassummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/summervacation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#summervacation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/L6PMwdt8yb\">http:\/\/t.co\/L6PMwdt8yb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sanchez (@dondavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondavi\/status\/483305289694081026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texasmtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texasmtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texassummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texassummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/summervacation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#summervacation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/9hNk6mbdIN\">http:\/\/t.co\/9hNk6mbdIN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sanchez (@dondavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondavi\/status\/483305086106337281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\">Missed my morning group ride&#8230;slept late. Took out the MTB instead&#8230;DPS &amp; CBP everywhere&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protectourborders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protectourborders<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/w8alMvlrMU\">http:\/\/t.co\/w8alMvlrMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/483287667904237568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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\">Beautiful out today, Austin! @ Slaughter Creek Trails <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kNxubQNhnk\">http:\/\/t.co\/kNxubQNhnk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/483273989838868480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Event Reminder<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Dallas Racing Tuesday Night Crit &#8211; Richardson, TX, Jul 01, 2014 05:30PM &#8211; 501 South Plano Road, Richardson, TX, United Stat<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/483379102670278657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2014<\/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>AMBUCS to present veteran with mountain bike by Marissa Lucero\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.connectamarillo.com AMARILLO, TEXAS &#8212; The Southwest AMBUCS chapter is known for providing modified tricycles for children with disabilities, and Thursday its giving away another model, but this one only <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/06\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-june-29th\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"class_list":["post-24858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-6sW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24858","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=24858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}