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Going West<\/a><\/h2>\n

By John Meiners \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 20. Erick (OK) to Lake McClellan (TX): U-Drop Inn
\nMonday August 31, 2015, 65 miles (105 km) – Total so far: 1,186 miles (1,908 km)
\nAh, what a night’s sleep! The Days Inn gave me a pillow-top king-size mattress only a month old.
\nI only saw one car on Route 66 for my first 90 minutes today, and it continued that way the rest of the day. Not more than one car an hour all day long. But it was a slow day, more headwinds and all uphill. I started the day at 2100 feet and ended it at 3200 feet, with lots of rollers in between.
\nErick is famous for three things: Roger Miller (“King of the Road”), Sheb Wooley (“Purple People Eater”), and a Route 66 fanatic named …<\/p>\n

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Going West<\/a><\/h2>\n

By John Meiners\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 21. Lake McClellan to Amarillo: Voluntarily?
\nTuesday September 1, 2015, 63 miles (102 km) – Total so far: 1,249 miles (2,010 km)
\nThe Lake McClellan Campground last night was full of goatheads. Extra vigilance was required. It turns out that my Crocs are excellent goadhead collectors. Bicycle tires are pretty good collectors too. And goatheads are hard (and painful) to pull out, kind of like a fishhook. But luckily I got all of them out before they could cause a flat. Yeah! …<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Come-Ride-With-Us-Meetup-Group\/events\/225335618\/<\/p>\n

New Mexico to the Gulf of Mexico!<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Steven Neish\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Why Am I Doing This?
\nSaturday August 1, 2015
\nOver the past year, I got back on my bike. A lot of things pushed me back, or pulled me back.
\nProbably, the biggest pull was that I realized that I am happier when I am riding. Not just while I am riding, but throughout my whole life if I am riding. Somehow, I forgot about that over the past too many years in a row.
\nSo, a year ago, at the beginning of July, I decided that I weighed too much, that my blood pressure was too high, and that I wasn’t doing anything special for myself. I pulled out my Trek 5020, which is a wonderful carbon fiber road bike from the late nineties. I had ignored it for a couple of years, so I had to get it tuned, replace the tires, etc. And then it was great again!
\nA few years ago, I moved from Houston, which was not a great place for bikes, to San Antonio, which is a wonderful place for bikes. Without realizing it, when we bought our house, on the north side of San Antonio, we ended up a block away from a road with bike lanes that connects to other roads with bike lanes, which leads to the Hill Country, and connects to parks with bike trails.
\nThe more I rode, the deeper I was pulled, and the longer my rides became.
\nSomewhere, along the way, over the past few months, I decided that I wanted to …<\/p>\n

… Almost ready to go
\nSunday September 20, 2015
\nIn five days I leave for New Mexico. My son, Marcus is going to drive me to the New Mexico-Texas Border, where the Pecos River comes across the state line. He will drop me off and that is where I will begin my ride.
\nI will be dropped off on US Highway 285, just inside New Mexico.
\nMy planned route takes me along the following path:
\n-Starting point where the Pecos River enters Texas …<\/p>\n

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Cyclocross Scuffle | Elgin, TX | Sept. 20, 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n

texasbikeracing.com<\/h3>\n

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\nTemps in the 90s and heat index around 100 degrees didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t make the Cyclocross Scuffle in Elgin, Texas feel much like cross weather but with plenty of beer, hecklers, teammates, and friends a good time was had by all. Thanks to the promoter for a …<\/p>\n

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National Bike Challenge Reaches 35 Million Mile Goal<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.peopleforbikes.org<\/h3>\n

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\nThe National Bike Challenge, an online ride tracking competition sponsored by PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clark, reached its 35-million-mile goal today\u00e2\u20ac\u201d10 days ahead of the five-month competition’s 2015 end. Since the Challenge began May 1, 92,057 riders have recorded 35,081,343 miles. That’s a …<\/p>\n

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Professional Cycling Team Visit Dallas DNA Forms for 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Brandon\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0cyclingillustrated.com<\/h3>\n

Professional Cycling Team Visit Dallas DNA Forms for 2016
\nTop Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cycling Teams Merge, Partner with Orbea and Seek UCI Status
\nDallas, TX (September 21, 2015) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c FCS and K4 Racing are joining forces to create a new women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cycling team for the 2016-2017 seasons.
\nA merger of the USA Cycling Domestic Elite squads Visit Dallas Cycling p\/b Noise4Good and DNA Cycling p\/b K4, the new team will …<\/p>\n