{"id":24971,"date":"2014-07-12T22:38:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T03:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=24971"},"modified":"2014-07-12T22:38:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-13T03:38:03","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-digest-july-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/12\/texas-bicycle-news-digest-july-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News Digest July 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/wowcentraltexas.com\/ride-information\/\">Ride Time Information<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Women on Wheels Central Texas<\/h4>\n<p>Roll out time : 7:07 AM\u00c2\u00a0 or whenever it gets light out (yes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s early\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but you will be glad you got up)<br \/>\nPlease come prepared! That means tires pumped up, your helmet snapped on,\u00c2\u00a0 bottles filled, and on your bike ready to roll out!<br \/>\nStarting Place:\u00c2\u00a0 The intersection of FM 439 and Sparta Road for an out-and-back total of 27-30 miles with smooth road, rolling hills, and minimal (and usually polite) traffic. Ride the entire distance or, if you are a beginner, go whatever distance you are comfortable with and then turn around and go back to the start. You will find that you can ride farther and have more fun when you have someone else riding with you, so we try to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turnincranks.com\/2014\/hustle-across-austin\/\">Hustle across Austin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Turnin&#8217; Cranks<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hustle across Austin\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWOLLSIgKHc?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 \/>\nCrazy cyclists riding like idiots across downtown Austin in rush hour traffic at 5:30PM<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bikebrookshire.com\/2014\/07\/12\/katy-flatland-century-2014\/\">Katy Flatland Century \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 2014<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Bike Brookshire<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/bikebrookshire.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/07\/kfc_2014.jpg?w=616&#038;h=452&#038;fit=616%2C452&#038;resize=476%2C347\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"347\" \/><br \/>\nIts back and with more alternate routes for all fitness levels.\u00c2\u00a0 Join us again in Katy, Texas to take part in the Katy Flatland Century Bike Ride: &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bcullins.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/the-dirt-road-from-hell.html\">The Dirt Road From Hell<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by Bill Cullines\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Team San Angelo<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P1_inJOyWZY\/U8GdMlVipAI\/AAAAAAAAAms\/2QIGVceSrsg\/s1600\/DRFH-1.JPG?resize=744%2C558\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"558\" \/><br \/>\nIf 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 Middle Concho Park to the paved Twin Buttes Reservoir access road near Highway 67 might be just the ticket.<br \/>\nIn fact, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my go-to location in San Angelo for fitness activities and also where I send new people who ask where to go for workouts.<br \/>\nYou can hike the road, run it, or ride your mountain bike while enjoying the desert scenery and taking side trips on the assorted 4WD roads and trails that connect to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/durangotexas.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/rolling-along-arlingtonss-village-creek.html\">Rolling Along Arlingtons&#8217;s Village Creek With Indian Ghosts Picking Up Litter &amp; Copperheads While Overlooking The Green Bayou<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Durango Texas<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wn4wn1nRAi0\/U8GFgqMaA6I\/AAAAAAAAZKs\/hyJJ8Z-PgWE\/s1600\/Green%2BBayou.jpg?resize=700%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><br \/>\nWith today being Saturday, weather permitting, usually I end up at Town Talk after hiking up and down some Tandy Hills or rolling my wheels in Gateway Park.<br \/>\nWell, yesterday I Tandy Hill hiked and the day before I rolled in Gateway Park.<br \/>\nToday I opened my food cooling device to see I needed some vittles that I usually acquire at ALDI.<br \/>\nSo, I decided to go biking with the Indian Ghosts who haunt&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kens5.com\/story\/news\/local\/2014\/07\/12\/badly-beaten-body-found-near-salado-creek-trails-safd-says\/12573109\/\">S.A. park police officer&#8217;s body found along biking trail, police say<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.kens5.com (Video)<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/3dd2d2dde0015d7a66a6b2a886598e7476906bcb\/c%3D83-0-557-356%26r%3Dx383%26c%3D540x380\/local\/-\/media\/KENS\/KENS\/2014\/07\/12\/1405200502000-2014712JACKWHITE.jpg?resize=540%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"380\" \/><br \/>\nSAN ANTONIO &#8212; A person who set out for an afternoon walk Saturday ended up with more adrenaline pumping than they probably had hoped for after finding a man&#8217;s body in east San Antonio.<br \/>\nA dispatcher for the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed that a caller reported finding a &#8220;badly-beaten body&#8221; near the Salado Creek hike and bike trails. The exact location was later determined to be Jack White Trailhead, an area near a park police office building.<br \/>\nAccording to SAFD, it was obvious that the man was dead because the body had suffered extensive trauma; however, the man was not &#8220;beaten&#8221; as was initially reported by&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.corinthcycling.com\/\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Corinth Cycling<\/h4>\n<p>Thu Jul 17 &#8211; 6:15pm &#8211; Big Steamer<br \/>\nSat Jul 19 &#8211; 7:00am &#8211; &#8220;B is for Breakfast&#8221;<br \/>\nSat Jul 19 &#8211; 7:00am &#8211; Harden Dental Team Ride<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Fort Worth Bicycling Association<\/h4>\n<p>Beginners and Casual Ride<br \/>\nSaturday, July 19, 2014 8:00 am<br \/>\nBenbrook: Art&#8217;s Park Trail Head<br \/>\nJoe Pool Lake<br \/>\nSaturday, July 19, 2014 8:00 am<br \/>\nGrand Prairie: Lynn Creek Marina<br \/>\nCentury of the Month More or Less<br \/>\nSaturday, July 19, 2014 7:00 am<br \/>\nArlington: Bicycles, Inc.<\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaeljWillard\/status\/488106129579577344<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats Joaquin fastest male in poker run at the texasbikeracing Nathan Aikle Fundraiser\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PxttT0giV3\">http:\/\/t.co\/PxttT0giV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries\/status\/488112349900210176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 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 proud to be here supporting Nathan Aikele at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txbikeracing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@txbikeracing<\/a> fundraiser! Even found a little <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boneshaker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boneshaker<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cayZSFMIOp\">pic.twitter.com\/cayZSFMIOp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boneshaker Project (@Boneshaker_Proj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boneshaker_Proj\/status\/488100643932868609?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\">Bike ride with the family! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/beautifulday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#beautifulday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yyc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#yyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/familytime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#familytime<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/t2ulaAGGDh\">http:\/\/t.co\/t2ulaAGGDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BlackLivesMatter (@masaatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/masaatt\/status\/488058013954355201?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\">Rehydrating after my first group ride in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/austin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#austin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/atx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#atx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mellowjohnnys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mellowjohnnys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coffee?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coffee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coldbrew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coldbrew<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/a3o8fnoMNR\">http:\/\/t.co\/a3o8fnoMNR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SpillmanPhoto (@AJ_Spillman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJ_Spillman\/status\/488002803085082624?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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HookEm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HookEm<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LqBZiFD4iX\">http:\/\/t.co\/LqBZiFD4iX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Binsted\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u02dc\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bb (@velojonny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velojonny\/status\/488040650353672193?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\">Just your typical morning cycling in Texas.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TourDeTexasStyle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TourDeTexasStyle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robindhancock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@robindhancock<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nboEUnNKEp\">pic.twitter.com\/nboEUnNKEp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kelly Hancock (@KHancock4TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHancock4TX\/status\/487989414337855488?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\">From a 105 mile ride to a photo shoot. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/imamodel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#imamodel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Arroyave (@marroyave35) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marroyave35\/status\/488035221158105088?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\">Hanging out at the Cycling Center Dallas tent after the Peach Pedal Rally <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GmTRGrpQWl\">http:\/\/t.co\/GmTRGrpQWl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CyclingCenterDallas (@CycleDallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycleDallas\/status\/488014728175038464?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\">Got in a 88.4 mile road ride with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikemasters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bikemasters<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZE4l9WpbNU\">http:\/\/t.co\/ZE4l9WpbNU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strava?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strava<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/488009850446565378?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\">Loaded and heading down to the Blue Star for our Mission Ride! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/vLQfwRHFaG\">pic.twitter.com\/vLQfwRHFaG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HP Bicycle Club (@hpbikeclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hpbikeclub\/status\/487938654287851520?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 wrist sure is swelling up nicely. Thanks random dog that got in my way<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elias Valverde (@elias_valverde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elias_valverde\/status\/487808042168107008?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ride Time Information Women on Wheels Central Texas Roll out time : 7:07 AM\u00c2\u00a0 or whenever it gets light out (yes it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s early\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but you will be glad you got up) Please come prepared! 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