{"id":31979,"date":"2016-01-16T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31979"},"modified":"2016-01-16T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T07:00:32","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-january-15th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-january-15th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News January 15th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikemojo.com\/speak\/14-austin-voodoo\/99101-looking-trail-steward-muleshoe-interested.html\">Looking for a Trail Steward for Muleshoe &#8211; Interested?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>cxagent\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n<p>I am trying to find an Austin Ridge Rider Trail Steward for Muleshoe. Would any of you Mojo&#8217;s be interested? For the most part the job entails riding \/ hiking \/ etc the trail system on a regular basis to find \/ report \/ fix problems. We can organize work days to get help to fix those problems.<br \/>\nWe offer great benefits &#8211;<br \/>\n1) you get to see your trail regularly<br \/>\n2) you can report to your wife \/ GF that you have work to do while you go ride<br \/>\n3) Probably get free admission to park (I have not verified but most parks do this)<br \/>\n4) meet lots of new riding buddies<br \/>\n4) people you have never met before will tell you how you are doing it all wrong<br \/>\nWe can also have &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristv.com\/story\/30975999\/ryan-drum-from-biologist-to-bike-courier\">Ryan Drum from biologist to bike courier<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Roland Rodriguez\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.kristv.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kris.images.worldnow.com\/images\/9658644_G.jpg?resize=641%2C361\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"361\" \/><br \/>\nCORPUS CHRISTI &#8211; A new bike courier service has opened it&#8217;s doors here in Corpus Christi, Texas.<br \/>\nOwner Ryan Drum, who is from College Station and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Texas A&amp;M Kingsville, opened Produce Couriers in May of 2015, making it the first service of its kind in town. Before opening his small business, Drum worked at the Texas State Aquarium as a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/velonews.competitor.com\/2016\/01\/news\/rally-cycling-new-look-new-sponsor-for-former-optum-outfit_392989\">Rally Cycling: New look, new sponsor for former Optum outfit<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By VeloNews.com<\/h3>\n<p>The UCI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s top-ranked Continental team in the Americas will have a new look and a new title sponsor for 2016. Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies will be known as Rally Cycling in the new season.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cycling is a fantastic way to improve one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health, both for lifestyle enthusiasts and professionals,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said David Ko, Rally Health\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s president and chief operating officer. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are inspired by these athletes, and know their stories will help motivate Rally users to stay active. The team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dedication and commitment to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Rally Cycling women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team<br \/>\nErica Allar, Tucson, Arizona<br \/>\nElle Anderson, San Francisco, California<br \/>\nHeather Fischer, Boulder, Colorado<br \/>\nJasmin Glaesser, Coquitlam, British Columbia<br \/>\nKirsti Vivian Lay, Montreal, Quebec<br \/>\nKatherine Maine, Ottawa, Ontario<br \/>\nSara Poidevin, Canmore, Alberta<br \/>\nJessica Prinner, Saint Charles, Missouri<br \/>\nHannah Ross, Wichita Falls, Texas &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb\">https:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb<\/a> is thrilled to have been selected to be part of the 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exxonmobil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ExxonMobil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VolunteerHou?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VolunteerHou<\/a> Community Summer Jobs Program.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/688108475121975299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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\">ANNOUNCEMENT!!! It looks like we will have a pretty big crowd. In order to make sure that the competitive groups&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkUI7ZcI6b\">https:\/\/t.co\/jkUI7ZcI6b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/688022526463721472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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\">Congrats on a great 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fwbikesharing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FWBikeSharing<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RU7GIZ2Fjz\">pic.twitter.com\/RU7GIZ2Fjz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/688012828675051524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb\">https:\/\/t.co\/tAxdcSGjJb<\/a> thx @HoustonPWE &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SylvesterTurner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SylvesterTurner<\/a> for making our streets safer for all people, all modes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7h7ggSFwfN\">pic.twitter.com\/7h7ggSFwfN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/687964504471121920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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 Event Mountain Bike at OCNP &#8211; Dallas, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FyFD9kc8vv\">https:\/\/t.co\/FyFD9kc8vv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688056221744644097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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 Event Thursday Morning Cruise &#8211; Canutillo, TX Meet at 8:45 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ri\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3UnBH1hxoz\">https:\/\/t.co\/3UnBH1hxoz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688056224080883712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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 Event Two-Stage Ride to The Bean (La Union option) &#8211; La Union, NM Intermediate pace (16-18 mph) ride to The Be\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/suJylcYrjF\">https:\/\/t.co\/suJylcYrjF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688056225708249088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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 Event Two-Stage Ride to The Bean (La Mesa option) &#8211; La Mesa, NM Beginner-Intermediate pace (14-16 mph) ride to\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5t1ASq3KKk\">https:\/\/t.co\/5t1ASq3KKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688056227365044224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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 Event Ride Sesh &amp; Trail Build at RHR with FR512 &#8211; Smithville, TX For full details, including the address, and \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mnBMddZ10U\">https:\/\/t.co\/mnBMddZ10U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688056230359752704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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 Event Come Out And Support The Bowie High School Mountain Bike Team &#8211; Austin, TX For full details, including t\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jv1uBUZmFb\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jv1uBUZmFb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688218498259005440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2016<\/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 Event Allen Trail Ride, Burgers &amp; Beer at Watter&#39;s Creek &#8211; Allen, TX For full details, including the address, \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4u3Hdsc5rc\">https:\/\/t.co\/4u3Hdsc5rc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688218501253758977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling Event Reminders<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: Bankers\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Recovery Ride, Jan 17, 2016 07:00AM &#8211; 1862 Rock Prairie, College Station, TX, 77845, United States(CST) http:\/\/z<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/687984653790232576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: El Paso Puzzler Endurance &#8211; El Paso, TX, Jan 17, 2016 08:00AM &#8211; Franklin Mountain State Park, El Paso, TX(CST) http:\/\/zpr.i<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688000783829176320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: Upper Valley Tour &#8211; El Paso, TX, Jan 17, 2016 10:00AM &#8211; Across from Rio Plaza (Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688030969396334592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: Ride Sesh &amp; Trail Build at RHR with FR512 &#8211; Smithville, TX, Jan 17, 2016 12:00PM &#8211; Rocky Hill Ranch &#8211; 578 Farm-to-Market 15<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688061408756547585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: Walnut Creek Trail Restoration &#8211; Austin, TX, Jan 17, 2016 01:30PM &#8211; Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park &#8211; 12138 North Lamar Boul<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688081565189013510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: Mountain Bike at OCNP &#8211; Dallas, TX, Jan 17, 2016 02:00PM &#8211; Oak Cliff Nature Preserve &#8211; 2875 Pierce St. &#8211; Dallas, TX 75233(C<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688088339396833280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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: HCC Winter Crit Series &#8211; Houston, TX, Jan 17, 2016 02:00PM &#8211; Isidoro Meza Drive, Isidoro Meza Dr, Houston, TX 77013, USA(CS<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/688088343859589120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2016<\/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>Looking for a Trail Steward for Muleshoe &#8211; Interested? cxagent\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikemojo.com I am trying to find an Austin Ridge Rider Trail Steward for Muleshoe. Would any of you Mojo&#8217;s be interested? For the most part the job entails riding <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/16\/texas-bicycling-news-january-15th-2016\/\"><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":[5248],"class_list":["post-31979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-texas-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-8jN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31979","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=31979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}