{"id":3130,"date":"2009-10-26T23:40:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T04:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2009-10-26T23:40:54","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T04:40:54","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-26th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 26th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikeframebuilding.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/pictures-from-day-3-of-texas-custom.html\" href=\"http:\/\/bikeframebuilding.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/pictures-from-day-3-of-texas-custom.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2009 Texas Custom Bicycle Show: Pictures from Day 3 of the Texas &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby info@rideDaltex.com<br \/>\nThe Second Annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show will be held Oct 23-25 at the Austin LiveStrong Challenge Expo featuring fine frame builders from the Lone Star State. Bicycles crafted from steel, titanium, and carbon fiber will be on &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=127\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texashighschoolcycling.org\/?p=127\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Race This Weekend Texas High School Cycling League: The Home of &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby League Director<br \/>\nThis will be the first ever high school race in Texas and the first time ever (or in a long time) that there is more than one collegiate track race in the same year so come on out. Let us know if you can or want to volunteer! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.onlykaty.com\/all\/tour-de-donut-bicycle-race-at-katy-mills-november-1st\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.onlykaty.com\/all\/tour-de-donut-bicycle-race-at-katy-mills-november-1st\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tour De Donut Bicycle Race at Katy Mills November 1st : Katy TX &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby OK Press<br \/>\nThe Tour de Donut is a unique bicycle race where riders embark on an appetizing 28-mile journey with rest stops along the way serving as many delectable donuts as you can eat. For EACH tasty donut consumed, the rider is awarded a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/331miles.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/40-miles-after-month-off.html\" href=\"http:\/\/331miles.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/40-miles-after-month-off.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>40 Miles after a Month Off<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby 331 Miles<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Y_1eZdcEH1I\/SuSm4XyqkkI\/AAAAAAAAFf0\/w7u8HR9sk6o\/s400\/bike%2Bin%2Bback%2Bof%2Btruck.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"331 Miles Rides in Cleveland\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nI could continue to not ride, or I could literally get back on the bike. As I warmed up, I felt okay, but could tell I&#8217;d been off the bike. I was riding into a headwind, and struggled to maintain 18 mph over the flat terrain. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/10\/26\/wrap-up-of-texas-custom-bicycle-show\/\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/10\/26\/wrap-up-of-texas-custom-bicycle-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wrap up of Texas Custom Bicycle Show | Austin On Two Wheels<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott<br \/>\nThe second annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show wrapped up on Sunday in Dripping Springs at the finish line of the LiveStrong Challenge. The show saw a large number. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/drop55.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/26\/mountain-biking-really\/\" href=\"http:\/\/drop55.wordpress.com\/2009\/10\/26\/mountain-biking-really\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mountain\u00e2\u20ac\u009d biking? Really? \u00c2\u00ab Off the Gravel Road<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby rao<br \/>\nI don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember his name, but there was a comedian from the Texas panhandle who once said something along the lines of, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153One of the things about the Texas panhandle is that you can stand anywhere and see 20 miles in every direction.\u00c2\u00a0 Stand on a tuna can and you can see 200 miles in every direction.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Another long-standing joke around here is, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What do you call a day where the wind is sustained at 40 MPH?\u00c2\u00a0 Great golf weather.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>When I first told people that I was really starting to get into biking and mountain biking, most thought I was just kidding.\u00c2\u00a0 They would look all around them and say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mountain biking?\u00c2\u00a0 Really?\u00c2\u00a0 Are these mountains in your head?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2009 Texas Custom Bicycle Show: Pictures from Day 3 of the Texas &#8230; by info@rideDaltex.com The Second Annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show will be held Oct 23-25 at the Austin LiveStrong Challenge Expo featuring fine frame builders from the Lone <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/26\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-october-26th\/\"><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":[660,927,147,1078,1021],"class_list":["post-3130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-texas-custom-bicycle-show","tag-texas-high-school-cycling-league","tag-texas-panhandle","tag-tour-de-donut"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-Ou","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3130","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=3130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}