{"id":28648,"date":"2014-12-28T23:14:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T05:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28648"},"modified":"2014-12-28T23:14:51","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T05:14:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/mountainbikes-130\/events\/219468744\/?a=ea1_grp&amp;rv=ea1&amp;_af_eid=219468744&amp;_af=event\">Special Rock Crew &#8211; Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Building<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group<\/h3>\n<p>Saturday, January 3, 2015\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a08:30 AM to 4:00 PM<br \/>\nPedernales Falls State Park<br \/>\n2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map)<br \/>\nMeet at ROCK CREW LOCATION at the event time shown above. (I will send you a message where this is after you sign up)<br \/>\nTHIS IS A SPECIAL REQUEST for an EXPERIENCED ROCK CREW<br \/>\nThe Central Texas Trail Tamers will be bringing two one ton Griphoists, cable &amp; slings for rigging a high-line for moving large rocks.\u00c2\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.mtbr.com\/texas\/some-central-texas-ride-video-943624.html\">Some central Texas ride video<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by BC\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been compiling various video&#8217;s from footage shot over the last couple years around the central Texas area. Enjoy.. More to come.<br \/>\nAustin Texas Mountain Biking on Vimeo<br \/>\nFreeKride fest on Vimeo<br \/>\nMountain Biking Austin City Park on Vimeo<br \/>\nAustin Mountain Biking Video with Custom goPro Camera Mounts on Vimeo<br \/>\nMountain Biking Video using Custom GoPro Camera Mounts on Vimeo<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/calendar\/easy-mountain-biking-9-30-am\">Easy Mountain Biking &#8212; 2:30 pm<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>tpwd.texas.gov<\/h3>\n<p>Jan 10, 2015\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0from 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM<br \/>\nWhere \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Lake Casa Blanca International State Park<br \/>\nContact Name \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Holly Reinhard<br \/>\nContact Email \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0holly.reinhard@tpwd.texas.gov<br \/>\nContact Phone \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0(956) 725-3826<br \/>\nJoin us for an easy bike ride on our mountain biking trails! This will be an easy\/moderate bike ride, no more than 4 miles.<br \/>\nMeet in front of the Boat Ramp Restrooms. Bring your own bicycle and helmet, drinking water, and a tire repair kit if you have one. All ages welcome! &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.com\/2014\/12\/28\/winding-down-for-the-year\/\">Winding Down for the Year<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Bike Noob<\/h3>\n<p>Like many of us, I spent several days around Christmas in another part of the country. Among other things, that meant no biking for five days in a row \u00e2\u20ac\u201d tough to take when I had hoped to get a lot of riding in over the break.<br \/>\nWe got back home Saturday, a day early, and I was looking forward to getting out on the roads on Sunday.<br \/>\nOf course, the weather report was dead on \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we ..<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikehouston.org\/ai1ec_event\/bike-the-woodlands-coalition-2015-kick-off-meeting\/?instance_id=1613\">Bike The Woodlands Coalition 2015 Kick off Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BikeHouston<\/h3>\n<p>January 15, 2015 @ 7:00 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9:00 pm<br \/>\nBike The Woodlands Coalition (BTWC) will begin the New Year with a kick-off meeting by reviewing new bicycle projects in and around The Woodlands. Two speakers are in the middle of making these happen. BTWC will also discuss several bicycle and community events planned for 2015, and how you can participate. These events will help BTWC to accomplish strategies they developed during 2014.<br \/>\nPlease join other cycling enthusiasts to learn more about recent events and projects. Help &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikehouston.org\/ai1ec_event\/kidical-mass-in-hermann-park\/?instance_id=1612\">Kidical Mass in Hermann Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>BikeHouston<\/h3>\n<p>January 17, 2015 @ 10:00 am \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 12:00 pm<br \/>\nWhere:<br \/>\nZoo Houston<br \/>\n6200 Hermann Park Drive<br \/>\nHouston, TX 77030<br \/>\nUSA<br \/>\nCost: Free<br \/>\nBikeHouston\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s executive director Michael Payne leads a new Kidical Mass on Saturday January 17th. It is the perfect ride to introduce your family to cycling. We do a short ride through Hermann Park and along the Bayou to share fun in cycling. The ride is open for everyone. If the weather is &#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikehouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/kidical-mass-300x185.png?resize=300%2C185\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w05xzbMxucc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Reveille Peak December 2014<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Matthew Welton<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reveille Peak December 2014\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w05xzbMxucc?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><a href=\"http:\/\/m.themonitor.com\/news\/local\/who-will-use-mcallen-s-forthcoming-bike-share-program\/article_275022ca-8d6e-11e4-8db1-3fb7bc1afe69.html?mode=jqm\">Who will use McAllen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s forthcoming bike-share program?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>SKY CHADDE | STAFF WRITER\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0m.themonitor.com<\/h3>\n<p>McALLEN \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Several months from now, residents will have the opportunity to rent bicycles from the city as part of a new bike-share program, but whether people will participate is still up in the air.<br \/>\nAt its Dec. 8 meeting, the City Commission approved the bid of B-cycle \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a company Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin uses \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to implement a bike-share program here. Most of the costs will be covered by a federal grant, but the city needs to buy the actual bikes, which will cost about $110,000, said Mario Delgado, the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s transit director.<br \/>\nUsers will be able to swipe their credit cards at stations to rent the &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=451462178335523\">End of Year Century<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>EP Cyclists<\/h3>\n<p>Our Annual End of the year Century Ride with 100+ riders.. We endured freezing weather, fog and wind, and still managed to have a great time&#8230;.o7&#8217;o<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xpa1\/v\/t1.0-9\/s720x720\/15233_451462178335523_6287261040917971500_n.jpg?oh=5225ce971a751d3b6c58528be15fe767&amp;oe=55371A97\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>New Events 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: Go for an easy beginner ride &#8211; W. Houston, TX: When: Sat Jan 3, 2015 9am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTEvent Sta&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/z4OyLQy4dU\">http:\/\/t.co\/z4OyLQy4dU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549259418424987649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">New Bike Event: Saturday Beginner Ride &#8211; N. Houston, TX: When: Sat Jan 3, 2015 9am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: Performa&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SaXo13wLsw\">http:\/\/t.co\/SaXo13wLsw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549259419314180096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">New Bike Event: GO for a Mountain Bike Ride &#8211; N. Houston, TX: When: Sun Jan 4, 2015 9am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: Mey&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NQe00FQJwJ\">http:\/\/t.co\/NQe00FQJwJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549259420664754176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">New Bike Event: Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Build &amp; Ride w\/ Geo &#8211; Johnson City, TX: When: Sat Jan 3, 201&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/H2aT32QunO\">http:\/\/t.co\/H2aT32QunO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549259421545553920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">New Bike Event: Bike The Woodlands Coalition 2015 Kick off Meeting: When: Thu Jan 15, 2015 7pm to 9pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWher&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/um1Xh20QMI\">http:\/\/t.co\/um1Xh20QMI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549419174309527552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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\">New Bike Event: Kidical Mass in Hermann Park: When: Sat Jan 17, 2015 10am to 12pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWhere: Zoo Houston @ 620&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nsaniEeGPV\">http:\/\/t.co\/nsaniEeGPV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549419174989021184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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\">Know someone who got a new bike for the holidays? Remind them to register on <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GdiAmAzDeA\">http:\/\/t.co\/GdiAmAzDeA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/549351628948922368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattwelton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mattwelton<\/a>: Short video of flow trail at Reveille Peak Ranch. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/t2p7W9HjC9\">http:\/\/t.co\/t2p7W9HjC9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Reveille Peak Ranch (@RPRTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RPRTexas\/status\/549344529003077632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">STOLEN &#8211; Black Surly Cross-Check in Bouldin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbHC1P4PL0\">https:\/\/t.co\/rbHC1P4PL0<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/z9fcp53u9P\">pic.twitter.com\/z9fcp53u9P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/549234954899849216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 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\">No ride today&#8230;.Rain &amp; Cold killed it. So glad I got in 84 yesterday.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zenon2wheels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zenon2wheels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/549222695771320320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Event Reminders<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Mountain Biking Social Ride &#8211; Millican, TX, Dec 30, 2014 06:00PM &#8211; 19851 FM 2154, Millican, TX, 77866, United States(CST) h<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549354656770838528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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\">2 Day Alert: Tuesday: Intermediate\/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills, Dec 30, 2014 06:15PM &#8211; (CST) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/64hhBxA1Tk\">http:\/\/t.co\/64hhBxA1Tk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/549357960909299712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 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>Special Rock Crew &#8211; Pedernales Falls State Park Trail Building The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group Saturday, January 3, 2015\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a08:30 AM to 4:00 PM Pedernales Falls State Park 2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX (map) Meet at <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-28th\/\"><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":[4716,3402],"class_list":["post-28648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-cycling","tag-mountain-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-7s4","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28648","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=28648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28648\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}