{"id":31369,"date":"2015-11-01T22:52:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T04:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31369"},"modified":"2015-11-01T22:52:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T04:52:30","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-november-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/01\/texas-bicycling-news-november-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News November 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this edition of Spoke&Word…<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Nov 1 Crockett TX\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6yet<\/a><\/h2>\n

Peg and Jan Bicycle tour 2015\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0cassh015.com<\/h3>\n

Rain again today and it was constant this morning and off and on all afternoon. P&J went back to Palistine Texas to do a little shopping. There is nothing in Crockett I guess.
\nLivingston Texas tomorrow. (We hope) Forecast looks good with winds out of the north.\u00c2\u00a0 It looks likw 4 days of riding left and we will be in Galviston. Then a few days …<\/p>\n

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A Ride to Remember<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Day 26: Kountze, TX to Coldspring, TX
\nSunday November 1, 2015, 61 miles (98 km) – Total so far: 1,194 miles (1,922 km)
\nStarting Point: Kountze, TX
\nEnding Point: Coldspring, TX
\nRiding Conditions: Light to moderate rain most of the ride. Light winds.
\nMiles Today: 61
\nQuote for the day: “I am an optimist. But I am an optimist who takes his raincoat.” — Harold Wilson (1916-1995)
\nSometimes it’s hard to be an optimist. There was an 80% chance of rain today. That meant there was a 20% chance of staying dry. I’ll take those odds.
\nI got an early start, mainly because of the change to Standard Time. But it wasn’t raining, so time to go. We returned to Kountze, and got the bike ready to go.
\nI was no more than 5 minutes into the ride when the rain started. Just light rain. Light rain is no problem, but the forecast contained a chance for more severe weather. I pushed the pace.
\nThe rain continued all the way to mile 30, but then the sky brightened a bit. Could that be the end of …<\/p>\n

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Ride along Rio Bravo – Laredo Texas mountain Bike<\/a><\/h2>\n

Gerson Garcia<\/h3>\n