{"id":25715,"date":"2014-09-15T22:20:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T03:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=25715"},"modified":"2014-09-15T22:20:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T03:20:30","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-digest-september-15th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/15\/texas-bicycle-news-digest-september-15th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News Digest September 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.com\/2014\/09\/14\/bike-work-balance\/\">Bike-Work Balance<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Bike Noob<\/h3>\n<p>We finally had a taste of fall here over the weekend. It only lasted a day and a half, but the hint of the new season got me taking stock of some recent developments around here.<br \/>\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve really cut back on my riding. The start of the new school year does that to me every year, but this time around it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tougher. You see, in addition to being an instructor, this semester I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m also a student. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m enrolled in a class for faculty that teaches us how to prepare a class for delivery online.<br \/>\nNow, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d think for a blogger that wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be too difficult. But this class is far more rigorous than I expected. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s good \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it means we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take it lightly. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really opened my eyes to some of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/results\/?permit=2014-2257\">Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival Results<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.usacycling.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.usacycling.org\/images\/results-header.jpg?resize=598%2C97\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"97\" \/><br \/>\nRocksprings, TX<br \/>\nAug 31, 2014<br \/>\nDiscipline: Cross Country<br \/>\nRace Date<br \/>\n08\/31\/2014&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usacycling.org\/results\/index.php?permit=2014-3211\">2014 Tyler SpeedWaves(TM) Results<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.usacycling.org<\/h3>\n<p>Tyler, TX<br \/>\nSep 14, 2014<br \/>\nXC Men Pro\/Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men SS Open<br \/>\nXC Women 40-49 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Women 0-99 Pro\/Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men 60-99 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men 50-59 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men 40-49 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Women 19-39 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men 19-39 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Men 15-18 Cat 1<br \/>\nXC Women 15-18 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 15-18 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 19-29 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Women 30-39 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 30-39 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 40-49 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 50-99 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Women 40-99 Cat 2<br \/>\nXC Men 0-99 SS 2\/3<br \/>\nXC Women 40-99 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Women 15-18 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Women 13-14 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Women 11-12 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Women 1-10 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 40-49 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 30-39 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 19-29 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 15-18 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 13-14 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 11-12 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 1-10 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Women 30-39 Cat 3<br \/>\nXC Men 50-99 Cat 3<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/__ms844353\/Easy-Riders-Houston\/events\/201717172\/t\/me1_grp\/?rv=me1&amp;_af_eid=201717172&amp;_af=event&amp;expires=1410959949822&amp;sig=e00b34e04b94e40587f74511db3523fa2987abdf\">Magical Museum Mystery Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Easy Riders Cycling Group<\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, September 21, 2014<br \/>\n7:00 AM<br \/>\nLeonard C Merrell Center<br \/>\n6301 S Stadium Ln<br \/>\nKaty, TX<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Performance-Great-Ride-Series-North-Houston\/events\/204423352\/?a=me2_grp&amp;rv=me2&amp;_af_eid=204423352&amp;_af=event\">GO for a Mountain Bike Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Performance Great Ride Series: North Houston<\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, September 21, 2014<br \/>\n8:00 AM<br \/>\nMeyer Park<br \/>\nCypresswood Dr.<br \/>\nSpring, TX 77379<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/baretnewswire.org\/east-end-bicycle-opera-opens-september-27-at-texas-childrens-pediatrics-ripley-house\/\">East End Bicycle Opera, Opens September 27 at Texas Children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pediatrics Ripley House<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>baretnewswire.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/baretnewswire.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TCPA-Ripley-House.jpg?resize=280%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"200\" \/><br \/>\nSeptember 27, 2014 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c November 30, 2014<br \/>\nNavigate a sonic experience travelling on two wheels. Nameless Sound and British sound artist Kaffe Matthews collaborate with East End residents, writers, musicians, children, programmers and builders on an East End Bicycle Opera. Matthews\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Sonic Bicycles are equipped with speakers reacting to GPS coordinates. Cyclists create a composition that changes depending on where they go and how they pedal. Hidden sounds will seduce cyclists to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1475924526018707\/\">SW Houston Bike Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Ride of the Barrio<\/h3>\n<p>Thursday, September 25<br \/>\nat 7:30pm &#8211; 10:00pm in CDT<br \/>\nWe are a ride at your own pace, fun social bicycle ride. We are just a group of people riding bicycles for fun. Roll out is at 7:30! The ride is 15-20 miles with a stop along the way. For more info 713-777-5333<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/education\/125-kids-kup\/1713-biketexas-kidskup-at-dave-boyd-huntsville-classic-2014?lang=en_US.utf8%2C+en_US.UTF-8%2C+en_US%2C+eng_US%2C+en%2C+english%2C+english-us%2C+us%2C+usa%2C+america%2C+united+states%2C+united-states\">Registration Available Now: BikeTexas KidsKup at Dave Boyd Huntsville Classic 2014<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BikeTexas<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.biketexas.org\/images\/stories\/kids_kup\/biketexas_kidskup_huntsville_texas_bicycle_education.jpg?resize=640%2C609\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"609\" \/><br \/>\nRegistration: 12 PM<br \/>\nSafety clinic and racing: 2 PM<br \/>\nVisit the main BikeTexas KidsKup page.<br \/>\nSupport BikeTexas KidsKup and keep this great program rolling into 2015 and beyond!<br \/>\nCourse: All BTKK courses are designed for safety and fun, with beginner kids in mind, and are usually about 1\/4 mile in length. At many events, a separate shorter course is set up for kids on&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hcbtc.com\/blog\/event\/sunday-october-5th-ride-leader-needed\/\">Sunday October 5th Historic Downtown San Antonio Adventure Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club<\/h3>\n<p>Sunday, October 5th\u00c2\u00a0 Meet at 8 a.m.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Meet inside Brackenridge Park at the Hildebrand entrance.\u00c2\u00a0 (From 281 and Hildebrand, head east on Hildebrand toward Broadway. Take the first right turn into the park. Follow the road a few hundred feet, across the very old bridge and park near the pavilion. This is the Joske\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pavilion.)\u00c2\u00a0 We will ride past the following points of interest and more.\u00c2\u00a0 1920\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s faux bois sculptures (wood-like concrete) by Dionicio Rodriguez-1990+ faux bois by 3rd generation artist and Rodriguez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nephew Carlos\u00c2\u00a0 1990+ Cortez Riverwalk New Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Vietnam Veteran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Memorial San Antonio Theater district (Majestic, Empire, Aztec and the other, San Antonio?) Hay\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Street Bridge Confederate Cemetery Firefighter Cemetary Firefighter museum Work shop of Carlos Cortez (will be closed) King William Blue Star&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">@CXProject2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txbikeracing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@txbikeracing<\/a> it&#39;s out<br \/> Please share. Registration starts at 1:30pm today&#8230; Thanks<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATXCXCup\/status\/511582522677805056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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 saw this guy biking around the medical center today. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qkUBaH0TJT\">http:\/\/t.co\/qkUBaH0TJT<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/0t3mwOppB6\">http:\/\/t.co\/0t3mwOppB6<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \/r\/Houston Subreddit (@HoustonReddit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonReddit\/status\/511578479196774400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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\/txbikeracing\/status\/511533878876860416<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/txbikeracing\/status\/511541622346383360<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Big day for bicyclist in Austin. I bike I walk I vote begins. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/7b2Zzq88nE\">http:\/\/t.co\/7b2Zzq88nE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeaustin\/status\/511699292671578112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">Check out event member Tour de Gruene, coming Nov 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OOEHfUp7j3\">http:\/\/t.co\/OOEHfUp7j3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/511696059144208384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">Set out this evening to ride some of the soreness out of my legs but ended up challenging myself to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hgAgplSrVP\">http:\/\/t.co\/hgAgplSrVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Talley (@rdavidtalley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdavidtalley\/status\/511694121296465920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">Our boy Derek Cooley delivers a #1 out in Texarxana this past weekend at the Coleman Chevrolet Stage Race.  Our&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/M53RJo4eq3\">http:\/\/t.co\/M53RJo4eq3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corinth Cycling (@corinthcycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corinthcycling\/status\/511679763640242176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">Did I just scold the dimwitted student riding the wrong way in the bike lane while talking on his phone? Oh, I so did.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Su Wilcox (@cheekysu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cheekysu\/status\/511677574141845505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">The kids (and coaches) worked hard at practice tonight! Great job to all! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d at Elizabeth Milburn Park <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZwU8bAHnDU\">http:\/\/t.co\/ZwU8bAHnDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCXProject\/status\/511669203992981504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 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\">Ride Schedule for week of September 15<\/p>\n<p>* Tuesday &#8211; Bring ID&#39;s &amp; Lights &#8211; Bring ID&#39;s &amp; Lights<br \/>6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kCqu18DgeM\">http:\/\/t.co\/kCqu18DgeM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/511658986308108288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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\">TXDOT removes Ghost Bikes for safety concern: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ILKRC2QAOE\">http:\/\/t.co\/ILKRC2QAOE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/511635216088047616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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\/bicyclesplus\/status\/511626776653873152<\/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: The Scholastic Weeknight Crit Mini-\u00c2\u00ad\u00e2\u20ac\u0090Series &#8211; Richardson, TX, Sep 17, 2014 05:15PM &#8211; Jack Newell Drive S and Gravel Road, F<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/511642845393215488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 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>Bike-Work Balance Bike Noob We finally had a taste of fall here over the weekend. It only lasted a day and a half, but the hint of the new season got me taking stock of some recent developments around here. <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/15\/texas-bicycle-news-digest-september-15th\/\"><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-25715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-6GL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25715","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=25715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25715\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}