{"id":28541,"date":"2014-12-13T22:24:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-14T04:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28541"},"modified":"2014-12-13T22:24:41","modified_gmt":"2014-12-14T04:24:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-december-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5cMVWTduJdc&amp;list=PLYB7Z_EUGqsj-DKt4NlGwaACqQl_KknwM&amp;index=1\">Lonestar Granite Enduro &#8211; RPR Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by clfry<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lonestar Granite Enduro - Reveille Peak Ranch, Texas - Mountain Bike TX\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5cMVWTduJdc?list=PLYB7Z_EUGqsj-DKt4NlGwaACqQl_KknwM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nA compilation of the stages at the 2014 Lonestar Granite Enduro&#8230;<br \/>\nI got off to a bad start going too hot into the first turn on my first stage (&#8220;Iron Swan&#8221;) and eating dirt and cacti pretty hard, while twisting my bars about 90 degrees&#8230; I lost a lot of time wrestling them reasonably straight without tools, which is why they are still about 5 degrees off in the first few clips. Of course in my excited state, I also forgot to turn the &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayoucityoutdoors.com\/clubportal\/EventDetailPublic2.cfm?clubID=3&amp;EventID=211362&amp;mo=12&amp;tdate={d%20%272014-12-13%27}\">BCO &amp; REI Present: Biking 101<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Bayou City Outdoors<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bco.memberize.net\/clubportal\/images\/clubimages\/3\/Master%2520Events\/2015%2520-%25201stQ\/Biking101-2015.jpg?resize=599%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"599\" \/><br \/>\nIf you want to cruise, commute, mountain bike or road bike, we&#8217;ll show you where to go and how to get started. Who needs to drive when Houston has over 80 miles of trails in the parks and 345 miles of street trails?<br \/>\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t own a bike yet? No problem, we have B-Cycle, in fact we have one of the largest fleets of bicycle sharing in the country.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/lubbockonline.com\/filed-online\/2014-12-13\/road-rage-lubbock-cyclists-decry-lack-safety#.VIzXb3uIlHA\">Road Rage: Lubbock cyclists decry lack of safety<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By BLAKE URSCH\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lubbockonline.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lubbockonline.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/story_slideshow_thumb\/13966544.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nA mistake might have been less costly had Robert Hines been in a car.<br \/>\nMonday evening, Hines, 44, was riding his bicycle when he failed to yield to traffic in the 4100 block of Avenue Q. A Chevrolet Silverado struck him, launching him into the path of a second vehicle. He was later pronounced dead at University Medical Center.<br \/>\nHines&#8217; story \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the first bicyclist death of 2014 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d has renewed conversation on cycling safety in &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/news\/traffic\/expanded-bike-lane-network-part-of-waco-s-long-term\/article_7bd35eb5-44e6-513f-aa09-9d10936868b9.html\">Expanded bike lane network part of Waco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s long-term transportation plan<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By J.B. SMITH\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.wacotrib.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/wacotrib.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/8\/92\/89241fb9-d3af-5b80-a4e2-87254f991ac3\/548cc9d31089f.image.jpg?resize=640%2C487\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" \/><br \/>\nDeShauna Hollie and Eric Martin are proud members of Waco\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 0.3 percent.<br \/>\nThey are bicycle commuters, living in a city that until recently has given little thought to their needs. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re also the kind of people local transportation planners are hoping to see more of.<br \/>\nMartin lives near downtown and uses the new mile-long bike lanes on Fourth and Fifth Street to get to his job teaching history and philosophy at Baylor University. He can get from his apartment at Cameron Heights to his office door in fewer than 10 minutes, less time than taking a car, he says. And the bike &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ymK2HI0iuiw\">Aaron almost runs into a tree stump 12\/13\/14<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Aaron Stout<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron almost runs into a tree stump 12\/13\/14\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ymK2HI0iuiw?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><\/p>\n<h2>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Bike Event: Mountain Biking Social Ride &#8211; Millican, TX: When: Tue Dec 16, 2014 6pm to 8pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWho: Texas B&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rbvOufQLZ5\">http:\/\/t.co\/rbvOufQLZ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/543646829624057856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great day in Waco at Highlander Cross, Mr. Tristan Uhl killed it like always. Be sure to come see us at Camp&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/AuZ0r1Ke88\">http:\/\/t.co\/AuZ0r1Ke88<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; reQwip (@reQwip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reQwip\/status\/543959405327552513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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\/thejurgy\/status\/543916123272777729<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyATX\/status\/543880871816601600<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely perfect day for a solo ride through the woods at Stephen F. Austin State Park. The trails\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zBqQX2cef3\">http:\/\/t.co\/zBqQX2cef3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Omar C. Garcia (@omarcgarcia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omarcgarcia\/status\/543846941374033920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrownsvilleBikeBarn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrownsvilleBikeBarn<\/a> getting bicycles ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CycloBia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CycloBia<\/a> tomorrow! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeBrownsville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeBrownsville<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tze3oYt1cY\">pic.twitter.com\/tze3oYt1cY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Edgar Gaucin \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 (@edgargaucin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edgargaucin\/status\/543846914181984256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Cyclobia Brownsville is 24 hours away! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PD62VnBjMP\">http:\/\/t.co\/PD62VnBjMP<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/eZ0FCg0Gic\">pic.twitter.com\/eZ0FCg0Gic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/543842903332642816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Just completed a 12.21 miles MTB Ride feeling Great <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iSmoothRun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iSmoothRun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JustOneFixie (@justonefixie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justonefixie\/status\/543836873399881728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Motor pacing behind a dump truck is fun until you think about what will happen if there is debris in the road and the truck kicks it up.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/543827469799665664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Cross bikes are the best! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cOEhkEeMWF\">pic.twitter.com\/cOEhkEeMWF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the Radavist (@TheRadavist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRadavist\/status\/543820881428897794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texasoffroad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texasoffroad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#htx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#htown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hometrail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hometrail<\/a> @ Memorial Park Mountain Bike Trails <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/5IZBmhBt35\">http:\/\/t.co\/5IZBmhBt35<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sanchez (@dondavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondavi\/status\/543793488744423426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mountainbiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mountainbiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texasoffroad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texasoffroad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mtb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#htx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#htown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hometrail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hometrail<\/a> @ Memorial Park Mountain Bike Trails <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wZ3e6Y2ea8\">http:\/\/t.co\/wZ3e6Y2ea8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Sanchez (@dondavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dondavi\/status\/543793217289072640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Notification: NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop @ Weekly from 9am to 10am on Saturday (&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo\">http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinsCalendar\/status\/543772489391046657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Notification: Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road) @ Weekly from 9am to 1pm on Saturday (Austin Bi&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo\">http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinsCalendar\/status\/543772480499118080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Notification: CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR) @ Weekly from 8:30am to 11:30am on Saturday (Austin Bike Ri&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo\">http:\/\/t.co\/hTH1njwOUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AustinsCalendar (@AustinsCalendar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinsCalendar\/status\/543760299552411648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 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\">Riding with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SWCC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SWCC<\/a> today due to work schedule. (@ Kroger in Sugar Land, TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuJZOQjnwd\">https:\/\/t.co\/kuJZOQjnwd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/543757310490050560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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: Slow Intermediate Ride @ Walnut Creek 4:00 PM, Dec 15, 2014 04:00PM &#8211; Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park (12138 North Lamar Bou<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/543888236004016128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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>Lonestar Granite Enduro &#8211; RPR Texas by clfry A compilation of the stages at the 2014 Lonestar Granite Enduro&#8230; I got off to a bad start going too hot into the first turn on my first stage (&#8220;Iron Swan&#8221;) and <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-december-13th\/\"><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-28541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-7ql","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28541","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=28541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28541\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}