{"id":27209,"date":"2014-10-05T03:24:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=27209"},"modified":"2014-10-04T23:28:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T04:28:25","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tdtnews.com\/news\/article_350e8342-4c1a-11e4-bdb8-0017a43b2370.html\">Stroke survivor finds strength in cycling<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BY JANICE GIBBS | TELEGRAM STAFF\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.tdtnews.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/tdtnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/7\/0b\/70bf356c-4c1a-11e4-8575-0017a43b2370\/54307ca263722.image.jpg?resize=641%2C469\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"469\" \/><br \/>\nDavid Villarreal, 53, is a four-time stoke survivor.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If I survive one more I get a free set of dishes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Villarreal joked.<br \/>\nVillarreal was recently at the Fit4Life challenge at the Olin E. Teague Veterans\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Medical Center.<br \/>\nHe had the first stroke at age 50 and it was the big one. He wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expected to live through the night.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If I did, the doctors said I would never move again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he&#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; }#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:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Building Day<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Friday, Oct 10, 2014,  8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Pedernales Falls State Park<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">2585 Park Road 6026 Johnson City, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">2 Mountain Bikers 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\/c\/a\/a\/0\/thumb_81351872.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\/4\/1\/5\/f\/thumb_281416735.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Pedernales Falls State Park TRAIL BUILDING DayHELP GET THE TRAIL READY FOR THE OCTOBER CLUB RIDE AND CRANKSGIVING! \u00c2\u00a0Flat Creek Crossing &#038; Pedernales Falls State Park trails will both be part of the 2014 Cranksgiving!Austin Ridge Riders trail building project to bring new trail at the park.NO TRAIL BUILDING EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Austin Ridge Riders &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/mountainbikes-130\/events\/167938732\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclopathsoftexas.com\/rides\/Ride_Schedule.php\">RIDE SCHEDULE &#8211; October 2014<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Georgetown Cyclopaths<\/h3>\n<p>Sunday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/5\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01:30 PM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Berry Springs Park \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a032 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B65 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a043 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B50<br \/>\nSaturday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/11\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00 AM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Union State Bank in Florence \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a034 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0F2 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a043 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0F3<br \/>\nSunday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/12\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01:30 PM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Berry Springs Park \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a031 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B44 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a040 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B19<br \/>\nSaturday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/18\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00 AM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Dale&#8217;s Essenhaus Restaurant in Walburg \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a032 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0WA11 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a046 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0WA12<br \/>\nSunday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/19\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01:30 PM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Berry Springs Park \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a031 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B18 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a038 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B69<br \/>\nSaturday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/25\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a09:00 AM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Catholic Church in Andice \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a034 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A11 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a047 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A22<br \/>\n64 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A-B<br \/>\nSunday \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a010\/26\/2014 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01:30 PM \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Berry Springs Park \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a033 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B27 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a040 miles \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0B3<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikehouston.org\/2014\/10\/its-time-again-for-the-bikehouston-moonlight-bicycle-ramble\/\">It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Time Again for the BikeHouston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BikeHouston<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikehouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/collage_MR_01b.png?resize=600%2C523\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"523\" \/><br \/>\nWhen summer is still reigning Houston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s weather, a dedicated group of BikeHouston members start thinking ahead about the Ramble and Kathryn is at the center of all preparations. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Every year, Chris Lockwood designs new T-shirts for the riders and volunteers, David Dick is in charge of making the routes for both the 8- and 20-mile rides, Doug House assembles an experienced group of corner marshals, and it is my job to connect all the dots.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nCostume and lights contests<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The BikeHouston Moonlight Bicycle Ramble is designed to be a great fun ride. We want to&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikedfw.org\/bike_friendly_housing_developments\">Bike Friendly Housing Developments<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Michael Freiberger\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikedfw.org<\/h3>\n<p>So it seems like some developers are taking advantage of interested but concerned cyclists and developing housing that has a strong focus on being bike friendly. While I like that some folks with a lot of money are getting behind cycling, and that you can be sure these developers are pushing city\/county\/state governments to improve cycling infrastructure around their high dollar investments, I wonder what the impact on those folks without $2-3 million dollars to spend on a house or $1500 to $2500 a month on rent will be? It will be interesting to see if this trend results in alternative transportation dollars being allocated in&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After one day of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a>. Second place ranked club! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/busoo8fykQ\">http:\/\/t.co\/busoo8fykQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSSCX\/status\/518609873878384641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 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\/revgenerod\/status\/518586024524783616<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And then what a great day supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MakeAWishNT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MakeAWishNT<\/a> at the Wish 100 bike ride in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DTOWNMcKinney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DTOWNMcKinney<\/a>. Remembered to order perfect weather (1\/2)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McKinneyVelo\/status\/518553620527063040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 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\">Good times for MV at the Sigler Elem. Bike rodeo last night. Guessing 50+ kids and LOTS of bike maintenance. (1\/?) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6qSXcEKcao\">pic.twitter.com\/6qSXcEKcao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; McKinney Velo (@McKinneyVelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McKinneyVelo\/status\/518547258506088448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 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\/BikePaulie\/status\/518544372988514304<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/txbikeracing\/status\/518534516483575808<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stroke survivor finds strength in cycling BY JANICE GIBBS | TELEGRAM STAFF\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.tdtnews.com David Villarreal, 53, is a four-time stoke survivor. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If I survive one more I get a free set of dishes,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Villarreal joked. 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