{"id":24964,"date":"2014-07-11T22:54:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T03:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2014-07-11T22:54:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T03:54:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest July 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/news\/2014\/jul\/11\/bill-cullins-middle-concho-area-great-for-or\/\">BILL CULLINS: Middle Concho area great for running, walking or biking<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.gosanangelo.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0(Subscription required)<\/h4>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for a close-to-town place to run, walk, or ride your mountain bike while enjoying nature and being away from traffic, the dirt road that connects from&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxlubbock.com\/news\/local\/story\/4k-fo-cancer-ulman-lubbock-baltimore-ride-bik\/7ONWMfDH9EuijMbIB87RuQ.cspx?rss=2345\">Students on cross-country bike ride stop in Lubbock<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.myfoxlubbock.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Video<\/h4>\n<p>Dozens of college students are making a trek many of us could not imagine. They are riding four thousand miles across the US to help fight cancer.<br \/>\nThe 4K for Cancer ride started on June 1st in Baltimore and stopped in Lubbock today. As part of the journey, each rider has raised more than $4,500 dollars for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. It has been quite the journey for these cancer warriors.<br \/>\n&#8220;Every single day we have a dedication circle in the morning. So we write on the back of our leg who we want to ride for that day. So a lot of people write friends, family, or if a rider has someone&#8230;<\/p>\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; 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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:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Free Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Thursday, Jul 17, 2014,  6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Performance Bicycle<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">4 Cycling Enthusiasts 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\/7\/2\/9\/4\/thumb_177569332.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\/f\/f\/0\/thumb_210852272.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Free Basic Bike Maintenance ClinicThursday, June 19 at 6:00pmOur Spin Doctor mechanics will provide:Routine cleaning and maintenance techniquesExpert tips and tricksAn overview of tools and gear every cyclistshould have*Extra 10% Off Spin Doctor tools when youattend this clinic.No need to bring a bike, Spin Doctor willuse one bike to t&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Performance-Bicycle-Great-Ride-Series-W-Houston\/events\/189604262\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It must be the weekend. \ud83d\ude09 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/54kGdVUdIY\">http:\/\/t.co\/54kGdVUdIY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Rimel (@sarahemccarty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahemccarty\/status\/487796109067448320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacAttacksRoad\/status\/487681757072719872<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ohveryspecial\/status\/487650569922695169<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is about to happen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NelosCycles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neloscycles<\/a> texasbikeracing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HOLLANDRACING?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hollandracing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewayLife?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drivewaylife<\/a> devinparker @redbullatx <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zVYRpqZcYK\">http:\/\/t.co\/zVYRpqZcYK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries\/status\/487748909830524928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 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\">Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klctve?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@klctve<\/a> for bringing the bike group by last night. And shouts to their home base <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mellowjohnnys<\/a>! Go <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/atx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#atx<\/a> ! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Jc6col6HNZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Jc6col6HNZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Casey&#39;s Snowballs (@CaseysSnowballs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseysSnowballs\/status\/487722746470596608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 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&#39;re riding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinAztex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AustinAztex<\/a> w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heathblackgrove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@heathblackgrove<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoneshakerD1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BoneshakerD1<\/a> getting kids <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> and &#39;shaking their bones!&#39; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YNReJLAA0A\">pic.twitter.com\/YNReJLAA0A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boneshaker_Proj\/status\/487759081038290944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 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\">My bike ride in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideabike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideabike<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YkflZnW0yq\">pic.twitter.com\/YkflZnW0yq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u00e2\u0153\u008f\u00ef\u00b8\u008fMendo.Graphic$ (@mmendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmendo\/status\/487779844030468096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FtWMntBikers\/status\/487782677139828736<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BILL CULLINS: Middle Concho area great for running, walking or biking By Bill Cullins\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.gosanangelo.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0(Subscription required) If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for a close-to-town place to run, walk, or ride your mountain bike while enjoying nature and being away <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-july-11th\/\"><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-24964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-6uE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964","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=24964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}