{"id":31595,"date":"2015-11-29T23:12:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T05:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31595"},"modified":"2015-11-29T23:12:02","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T05:12:02","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-november-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-november-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News November 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Texas Outdoors Calendar<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.caller.com<\/h3>\n

LOST PINES BIRD COUNT
\nThe Texas Parks & Wildlife Lost Pines Master Naturalists have scheduled an event for Dec. 19 as a prelude to the Lost Pines Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 20 at Lost Pines State Park. The event will be hosted by the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, 575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road in Cedar Creek. The event will feature complimentary birding workshops, bird presentations on owls, whooping and sandhill cranes, and a presentation by biologist, birder and cycler Dorian Anderson with the University of Southern California, who will share details of …<\/p>\n

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Gravelicious\/MonsterCross Madness<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Spinistry\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n

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\nSaturday, December 5\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0at 11:00am in CST
\nRoanoke Recreation Center
\n501 Roanoke Road, Roanoke, Texas 76262
\nWell, the rain has really put a damper on events and riding plans. We even had to adjust a couple of our “all weather” rides because of all the flooding.
\nThis will be a fun ride with some good stretches of gravel but it will be mostly pavement. Some good food and drink optons at the staging area as well as a couple of passes through Rabbit Hole brewery!
\nRide starts and ends in Roanoke, “The unique dining capital of Texas”, from …<\/p>\n

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Retirees Get Back on Their Bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Laura Johannes\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.wsj.com<\/h3>\n

Some people ride for the health benefits. Others do it to feel young again.
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\nAt 17, William Backes, new driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s license in hand, put away his beloved 10-speed Raleigh Record Ace. Now, 33 years later, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s back on two wheels, riding a sleek new bike four or five days a week.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Once I bought a new bike, I discovered how much I used to love riding,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Mr. Backes, who regularly pedals past the same abandoned gas station he used to pass in high school. Inspired by a friend who rode a bicycle to get in shape after a heart attack, the …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n
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City of El Paso to host open house Wednesday to gather public feedback to update bike plan https:\/\/t.co\/kK4LcctWNW<\/a><\/p>\n

— El Paso Times (@elpasotimes) November 30, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n