{"id":28867,"date":"2015-02-05T23:22:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T05:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28867"},"modified":"2015-02-05T23:22:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T05:22:55","slug":"texas-cycling-news-digest-february-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/05\/texas-cycling-news-digest-february-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Cycling News Digest February 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.mtbr.com\/texas\/whats-riding-like-houston-area-938821-2.html#post11749512\">CCMTB: Longish Lunch Quickie (MTB)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by fefillo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com<\/h3>\n<p>Hey, it&#8217;s not Colorado or Utah but you got to make do with what you got! Anyhow&#8230; here&#8217;s a few videos of mine of some of the better spots around the Houston area.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CCMTB: Longish Lunch Quickie (MTB)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nb59oSIfhFw?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 \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anthills: Lunch Quickie (MTB)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zLnswa93_8?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<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northbaynipissing.com\/news-story\/5324097-a-postcard-from-browsville-on-pedalling-and-aging\/\">A postcard from Brownsville on pedalling and aging<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Alden Moore\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.northbaynipissing.com<\/h3>\n<p>Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Note: Former regular Almaguin News contributor Alden Moore sent us this post card from the sunny south. We found it an enjoyable read worth posting.<br \/>\nFor the past several years my wife, Sally, and I have been fortunate enough to escape the bone-chilling temperatures and squalid snowstorms so commonplace during our Northern Ontario winters. Instead we spend our winter months at Palm Resaca Park, a safe, friendly gated community in Brownsville Texas.<br \/>\nThere are several paved roads in our park and I have turned myself into an ardent bike rider. Constant biking can be an arduous and grueling chore until you can get your legs worked up. And riding around the park can become a little monotonous and mundane.<br \/>\nBrownsville has some very scenic and well laid out bike paths right in the city. Sally had been suggesting for years we ride our bikes over to the closest bike path at the HEB on Paredes. Jaime Zapata road in front of our &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/article\/woof-2015-bulldog-bike-ride-set-for-february-21\">Woof! 2015 Bulldog Bike Ride set for February 21<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Rex Knepp\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.examiner.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn2-b.examiner.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_content_width\/hash\/8d\/35\/8d350aac58c9cb69bc878c8c7891a7b8.png?resize=600%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><br \/>\nThe U. S. Department of Agriculture says that in the Houston area, the average last frost day is February 21. What better way to celebrate the arrival of &#8220;spring&#8221; (such as it is) than a bicycle ride with a few hundred of your closest friends? This year, the closest date is Saturday, February 21, and the event is the Bulldog Bike Ride. This year&#8217;s the tenth edition of this annual ride-slash-pancake pigout.<br \/>\nRiders will find courses of 25, 32 and 50 miles; all of which leave Waller Junior High School starting at 8:00 a.m. You&#8217;ll find plenty of familiar territory out there north of the towns of Waller and Prairie View, including some lightly-traveled roads you&#8217;ll see again in March&#8217;s Bluebonnet Ride. If you haven&#8217;t ridden this terrain before, rest assured that it&#8217;s a generally flat course with the occasional &#8220;roller&#8221; and small stream crossing.<br \/>\nProceeds of this year&#8217;s Bulldog Ride will benefit student activities at &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/factsforfive.com\/2015\/02\/04\/bike-lanes\/\">Bike Lanes!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Facts for Five<\/h3>\n<p>Bike Lanes! Duncanville is making a move to begin catching up with what we have seen as a growing trend not only across the country and state, but in Dallas County as well.<br \/>\nThe Dallas County Bike Plan when completed will connect almost all communities with bike trails, and dedicated and shared lanes on streets.\u00c2\u00a0 Part of that plan brings trails to to the front door of Duncanville. Cedar Hill has already jumped on the idea with a few smaller existing trails with more in development.\u00c2\u00a0 The Cedar Hill Trail Plan spiderwebs the entire city and will eventually allow bikers a dedicated route to navigate the entire city and access all neighboring towns on bicycle.\u00c2\u00a0 The Dallas County Plan Includes &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/med.uth.edu\/news\/faculty-host-bike-ride-to-honor-colleague\/\">Faculty host bike ride to honor colleague<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>med.uth.edu<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/med.uth.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2015\/02\/Bob-Lasky-Bike-Ride.jpg?resize=639%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nOn the morning Monday, Feb. 2, a group of UTHealth Medical School faculty members headed to work on their bikes in the memory of a former colleague.<br \/>\nThe morning ride marked the inaugural Bob Lasky Bike to Work Day. Dr. Robert Lasky was a professor in the Department of Pediatrics who died April 15, 2014. His birthday would have been Feb. 2.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bob used to ride his bike to work every day and left a lot of friends at UT,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, the Richard W. Mithoff Professor of Pediatrics and director of the MS in Clinical Research Degree Program. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hoping to do it every year.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nThe group biked from the Lasky home to the Medical School Building, where they held &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourhoustonnews.com\/cleveland\/news\/cyclists-enjoy-the-beauty-of-coldspring-in-annual-bike-ride\/article_7f4732e4-73de-5ed3-a991-8d8273777897.html?mode=story\">Cyclists enjoy the beauty of Coldspring in annual bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Jacob McAdams\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.yourhoustonnews.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\/yourhoustonnews.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/9\/2c\/92c07a76-6c9b-52a3-bce8-7aba1e69de40\/54c6795d2a1a1.image.jpg?resize=642%2C332\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"332\" \/><br \/>\nThe annual Bike Ride Through the Forest and Hills brought in numerous cyclists, some of which experienced the beauty of Coldspring and challenge of the ride for the first time on Jan. 24.<br \/>\nThe Bike Ride is a path no greater than 46 miles in length that takes bikers all around Coldspring.<br \/>\nThe Kingwood Fillies, the drill team of Kingwood High School, hosts the bike ride every January. The proceeds go to the Fillies.<br \/>\nCyclists do not have to traverse the entire 46-mile path and instead &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BikeFriendlyCedars\/posts\/811911255548876\">Ride of Silence &#8211; White Rock Lake<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Bike Friendly Cedars\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n<p>May 20th, at White Rock Lake at 7:00pm<br \/>\nRide of Silence, a FREE ride and is a slow paced approx 12 mph, with Zero words spoken as we line up and ride between 9-10 miles.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m asking everyone to go to www.rideofsilence.org<br \/>\nOrder a t-shirt or jersey to wear during the ride. I believe it will make more of a statement to on-lookers what we are riding for.<br \/>\nI believe, we again will get local news coverage from my friends at CBS\/DFW channel 11.<br \/>\nReason: &#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>Let&#8217;s Meetup and Ride the Mountain Bike trails of Memorial Park<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Monday, Feb 9, 2015,  5:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Memorial Park &#8211; Soccer\/Rugby Pitch Parking lot<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">6501 Memorial Dr (29.765522, -95.444994) Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">5 Members 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\/e\/c\/6\/thumb_243472934.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Intermediate MTB Ride \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Every Monday at Memorial Park. 5pm until Danny gets tired or it gets too dark. Join Danny every Monday for a fun, moderate pace ride through the Memorial Park Trails. The ride starts about an hour before dusk, so the time changes as it gets dark earlier or later. Meet at the parking lot by the Soccer\/Rugby field. Bring your &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/b2b4f784-8aea-4941-b369-19e1933f1c89\/events\/220276115\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=405103\">Day 2 &#8211; Giddings, TX: ride cut short<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Alan Guo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Beaumont to San Francisco (Feb 2015)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>It was a slightly late start today. I stayed up till 1 AM yesterday planning my route, fixing my bike, updating this journal, etc. When I woke up at 5:30, and ate the breakfast that my host Jeff had provided, I went back to take a nap, to get a little extra rest, which helped a little. It was around 9 when I left, and my legs clearly weren&#8217;t prime. I averaged about 3 mph slower than yesterday. My legs were tired, there were rolling hills, and it was wet. I&#8217;m experiencing saddle sores. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s from the wetness or if it&#8217;s from a lack of lubrication, but I need to find a way to manage it to keep it from getting worse.<br \/>\nToday, I was planning on 150 miles straight from Houston to Austin. I had planned to bike 95 miles to Giddings, TX, and eat at a buffet, which I did. However, I was depleted when I got there, and I knew that no matter how much I ate to replenish my calories, it would be useless because I&#8217;m limited to 250 cal\/hr of digestion, which is not enough to sustain a reasonable speed for the rest of the 60 miles. Also, because I had &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\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 added: Katy RAM Challenge &#8211; Katy, TX Apr 11, 2015 08:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/lARw4iNs2O\">http:\/\/t.co\/lARw4iNs2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563453064355807232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: Tour Dallas &#8211; Dallas, TX Apr 04, 2015 08:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cj0J16hbU4\">http:\/\/t.co\/cj0J16hbU4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563464497122512896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: STORM Hill Country MTB Challenge &#8211; Comfort, TX Mar 15, 2015 07:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/drot1ypJlz\">http:\/\/t.co\/drot1ypJlz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563464500431831040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: Jesuit Ranger Roundup &#8211; Celina \/ Collin County, TX Mar 22, 2015 08:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/a8qN8M1zv9\">http:\/\/t.co\/a8qN8M1zv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563464504089272321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: Anchor Club Wildflower Bike Ride &#8211; Cuero, TX Apr 11, 2015 08:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qhzeYmE5JD\">http:\/\/t.co\/qhzeYmE5JD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563468425419575296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: David&#39;s Ride &#8211; McQueeny, TX Jul 11, 2015 07:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/JFe1OPOmb5\">http:\/\/t.co\/JFe1OPOmb5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563468430431772674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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 added: Bike Out Hunger &#8211; Mansfield, TX Sep 19, 2015 08:00AM <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VPZxdU5zDx\">http:\/\/t.co\/VPZxdU5zDx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563468467731705858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; Blue Fuji Nevada 29 1.9 in West Campus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bvjf3EIKsE\">https:\/\/t.co\/bvjf3EIKsE<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/mtUkrSnhHw\">pic.twitter.com\/mtUkrSnhHw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/563566725015552000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2015<\/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 the road with us this Sunday. Bring ID, water, helmet, &amp; repair kit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2wheelsEP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2wheelsEP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SundayFunday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SundayFunday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoadRide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RoadRide<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aqiqqx0CCG\">http:\/\/t.co\/aqiqqx0CCG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrazyCatCyclery\/status\/563532797282115584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2015<\/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\">Strange isn&#39;t it? Can&#39;t think of any blue dirt on the Dirty Dozen race course, but many of us have\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/iCYH6LLeuN\">http:\/\/t.co\/iCYH6LLeuN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Terrafirma Racing (@raceterrafirma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raceterrafirma\/status\/563519438897811457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2015<\/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\">Attention Riders &#8211; It looks like the weather will be warming just in time for the weekend. There will be open&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8EX24kaMF9\">http:\/\/t.co\/8EX24kaMF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlkekVelodrome\/status\/563515686115622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2015<\/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\">Might have to ride Cypress Creek or Double Lake this weekend.  <br \/>It would be Sunday for me. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fpK2BGunWL\">http:\/\/t.co\/fpK2BGunWL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TX Adventure Racing (@txarclub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txarclub\/status\/563478179026071552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\/tbt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tbt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Repost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Repost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alatchaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alatchaw<\/a> (~21 months ago)\u00e3\u0192\u00bb\u00e3\u0192\u00bb\u00e3\u0192\u00bb\u00e2\u0081\u00b0Great crowd today helping launch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fwbikesharing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fwbikesharing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeshare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeshare<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PdNAyi7qsm\">http:\/\/t.co\/PdNAyi7qsm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fwbikesharing\/status\/563419856494923776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\/ridedirty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ridedirty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/unlearnpavement?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#unlearnpavement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/winning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#winning<\/a> Nick&#39;s winning sled <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/0CQys8h71d\">http:\/\/t.co\/0CQys8h71d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/563409795508883456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\">Austin, get your kids on bikes. Join The Ghisallo Foundation on March 1st! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KidsonBikes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KidsonBikes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KidsHealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KidsHealth<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/fktd8od757\">http:\/\/t.co\/fktd8od757<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCXProject\/status\/563395479980236801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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=\"http:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb\">http:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb<\/a> is fighting for a better HTX. Join us if you want more safe places to ride. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TuUadjC0XO\">pic.twitter.com\/TuUadjC0XO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/563369111200083968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\">Next Wednesday Mighty Mujer clinic: Crazy Cat Cyclery 2800 N. Stanton.Train to reign! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2wheelsEP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2wheelsEP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EverybodyBike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EverybodyBike<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/KPk93lwzfB\">http:\/\/t.co\/KPk93lwzfB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crazy Cat Cyclery (@CrazyCatCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrazyCatCyclery\/status\/563359068677758976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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\">LOVE Your Bike Feb. 14 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LETSRIDE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LETSRIDE<\/a> ARLINGTON Bicycles Inc Century of the Month Routes 4 EVERYONE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FREE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FREE<\/a> &amp; Supported Ride <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/93iYDzM2Zl\">pic.twitter.com\/93iYDzM2Zl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycles Inc (@bicycles_inc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bicycles_inc\/status\/563294943607664641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Cedar Hill Race Festival &#8211; Cedar Hill, TX, Feb 07, 2015 07:30AM &#8211; Cedar Hill State Park, 1570 Farm to Market Road 1382, Ced<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563328793537167360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Harden Dental Team Ride &#8211; Corinth, TX, Feb 07, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; Crownover Middle School, 1901 Creekside Drive, Corinth, TX 76<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563340206536163328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Sun and Ski Presents the Rocky Hill Roundup &#8211; Smithville, TX, Feb 07, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; 578 FM 153, 578 Farm to Market Road 15<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563340295962914817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Mission San Jose &#8211; San Antonio, TX, Feb 07, 2015 08:30AM &#8211; Villamain Rd, San Antonio, TX, USA(CST) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/u6sKelgllF\">http:\/\/t.co\/u6sKelgllF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563344284129447937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Rebecca&#39;s Mirror &#8211; Bulverde, TX, Feb 07, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; FM 1863 Access Rd, Bulverde, TX 78163, USA(CST) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/aLLV3gOPWN\">http:\/\/t.co\/aLLV3gOPWN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563351824020029440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Road 46.9M\/P3\/T1.8 Regroup &#8211; Sherman, TX, Feb 07, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; Texoma Bicycle Works, 5629 Texoma Pkwy, Sherman, TX, Unite<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563351841308954624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Introduction To Bicycling Types &#8211; Cedar Hill, TX, Feb 07, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; 1206 West F.M. 1382 Cedar Hill, TX  75104(CST) htt<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563351854114144258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Pedaling the Prairie &#8211; Hempstead, TX, Feb 07, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; 22000 Fairgrounds Road, Hempstead, TX(CST) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yb5U8aTtt5\">http:\/\/t.co\/yb5U8aTtt5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563352443992670208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Freeze Your Fanny &#8211; Longview, TX, Feb 07, 2015 10:00AM &#8211; Johnston-McQueen Elementary, 422 FM 2751, Longview, TX 75605, Unit<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563366790278156288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Bicycles, Essentials and Accessories &#8211; Cedar Hill, TX, Feb 07, 2015 01:00PM &#8211; 1206 West F.M. 1382 Cedar Hill, TX(CST) http:<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563414759283113986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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: Ready2Roll Cycling Training Series &#8211; Houston, TX, Feb 07, 2015 01:30PM &#8211; 11027 Holworth Dr, Houston, TX 77072, USA(CST) htt<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/563422395592355840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2015<\/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>CCMTB: Longish Lunch Quickie (MTB) by fefillo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com Hey, it&#8217;s not Colorado or Utah but you got to make do with what you got! 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