{"id":33087,"date":"2016-05-10T23:17:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T04:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33087"},"modified":"2016-05-10T23:17:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T04:17:57","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-may-10th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/05\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-may-10th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News May 10th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/neighborhood\/woodlands\/news\/article\/Ironman-contest-s-staging-proves-to-be-challenge-7423910.php\">Ironman contest&#8217;s staging proves to be challenge in itself<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Matthew Tresaugue<\/h3>\n<h3>www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n<p>Political potholes, extreme weather, bad timing nearly sidetracked event<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ww3.hdnux.com\/photos\/45\/25\/02\/9785518\/9\/1024x1024.jpg?resize=1024%2C775\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" \/><br \/>\nIt was the last day of February, 75 days from the biggest triathlon in Texas, when organizers learned their proposed course was going nowhere.<br \/>\nA Montgomery County commissioner had sent an email saying he wouldn&#8217;t allow the cycling portion of the annual race to pass through his precinct, as it had in previous years. &#8220;Please find a route outside of Pct. 2,&#8221; Commissioner Charlie Riley wrote.<br \/>\nThe startling rejection set off a mad scramble to save the Ironman North American Championship Texas, an event that &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/lyondellbasell-receives-national-ms-society-circle-of-distinction-award-300265353.html\">LyondellBasell Receives National MS Society Circle of Distinction Award<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.prnewswire.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20160509\/365413?max=1600\" width=\"1000\" height=\"656\" \/><br \/>\nHOUSTON, May 9, 2016 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the world&#8217;s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, has been honored with the Circle of Distinction Award from the National MS Society for raising a total of $1.4 million to help people living with multiple sclerosis.<br \/>\nSince 1998, LyondellBasell employees have participated in the BP MS 150, a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Skills clinics&#8211; cornering, shifting, braking, group riding.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Sunday, May 22, 2016,  9:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Veloway parking<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">4898 La Crosse Ave Austin, Te<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">4 Austin Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/b\/3\/e\/4\/thumb_60646052.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/5\/3\/e\/thumb_56421822.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/5\/4\/1\/thumb_252625921.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/3\/4\/c\/5\/thumb_248953509.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">We will cover great topics to get you riding better, safer, and faster.. This 2.5 HR clinic will get you shifting more efficiently, pedaling smoother circles, taking corners better, and feel more comfortable braking.. The last bit we will do a group ride around the veloway and also the neighborhood bike lanes..  There is a cost for this, but it&#8217;s o&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Austin-Cycling-Meetup\/events\/231016887\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>How to use clip pedals..<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Sunday, May 22, 2016,  8:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Veloway<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">4801 La Crosse Ave Austin, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">2 Austin Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/5\/4\/1\/thumb_252625921.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/5\/5\/3\/e\/thumb_56421822.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">We we master clip pedals in 5 steps to a safe stop.  Michael has been teaching skills for over 7 years. We will have a small class with drills, simulated stops, learning the right gear to start, and learning his proven 5 step method to the Safe Stop.  This is a great value at only $20<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Austin-Cycling-Meetup\/events\/231016983\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>8 AM start- Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Tuesday, May 17, 2016,  9:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Govalle Park<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">5200 Bolm Rd. Austin, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">4 Austin Cyclists Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/c\/1\/0\/3\/thumb_256549411.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/6\/e\/a\/f\/thumb_10108335.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/4\/f\/1\/c\/thumb_98180252.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">New Start Time is 8 AM!This is a ride-on-your-own event. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m out of town on May \u00c2\u00a017, but I was urged to schedule it anyway.Weather permitting&#8230;A D-pace ride (roughly 11 to 13 mph) on The Southern Walnut Creek Trail from the trailhead at Govalle Park up to the Abrupt End at Lindell Lane just north of Decker Lake. \u00c2\u00a0Round trip is about 20 miles. \u00c2\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Austin-Cycling-Meetup\/events\/231021251\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/austinonabike.com\/proposed-bike-lanes-a-roundup-and-pics-of-the-new-mopac-bike-path\/\">Proposed Bike Lanes: A Roundup and Pics of the new Mopac Bike Path<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Mike Melanson<\/h3>\n<h3>austinonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/austinonabike.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_20160427_123046-768x1027.jpg?resize=768%2C1027\" width=\"768\" height=\"1027\" \/><br \/>\nIt seems lately that I get an email every other week from the city about proposed bike lanes. And sometimes, I just run across new infrastructure when I head to a part of town I haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been to recently. This happened the other week when I found myself climbing the hill on the Mopac frontage road where it crosses 360 and looked up to my right to notice the big separated bike path.<br \/>\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all get the emails too, but if not, here are &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/starlocalmedia.com\/mckinneycouriergazette\/get_out\/bike-the-bricks-returns-to-downtown-mckinney-on-may\/article_00ab652a-16cb-11e6-b7a6-bf8e2224b5ee.html\">Bike the Bricks returns to downtown McKinney on May 27<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>starlocalmedia.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/starlocalmedia.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/3\/29\/329f5f8c-16cb-11e6-a0e7-53a25cea09e3\/57320afca8572.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C1023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1023\" \/><br \/>\nKick off Memorial Day weekend with non-stop thrills and occasional spills during McKinney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual Bike the Bricks on May 27.<br \/>\nSpectators will have front-row seats as more than 500 cyclists from around the globe \u00e2\u20ac\u201c including Germany, South Africa and New Zealand \u00e2\u20ac\u201c take to the bricks and tight turns of historic downtown at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour in continuous races throughout the evening.<br \/>\nBike the Bricks has grown into the largest one-day cycling race in Texas and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will miss our Seniors! 2016 Jesuit Cycling Banquet [photo credit: Roberta Scala] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KD4KGxoYVl\">pic.twitter.com\/KD4KGxoYVl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesuit Cycling (@JesuitCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitCycling\/status\/730215884464128000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 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\">2016 Jesuit Cycling Banquet [photo cred. Roberta Scala] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NYfmfC88r8\">pic.twitter.com\/NYfmfC88r8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesuit Cycling (@JesuitCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitCycling\/status\/730215135692787712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 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\">Marked Fri &amp; Sat long route. Great shape, amazingly green, gorgeous flowers. Smoothed in some but still no road&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIFFfT0zml\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIFFfT0zml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/730181392437489667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinBikePed\/status\/730098095657263108<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">National <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeToWork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeToWork<\/a> Day is coming up on Friday 5\/20. Come join us @ City Hall! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TaApt1zOrZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/TaApt1zOrZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PCSs3b2cgE\">pic.twitter.com\/PCSs3b2cgE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX\/status\/730087580797112320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\">Proposed Bike Lanes: A Roundup and Pics of the new Mopac Bike Path &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZFx5IwMqyr\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZFx5IwMqyr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3FnfeQXzry\">pic.twitter.com\/3FnfeQXzry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New Haven On A Bike (@NewHavenOnABike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewHavenOnABike\/status\/730083760981434369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBQ44\/status\/730081874031181824<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike to Work Day 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AAwTxSY5py\">https:\/\/t.co\/AAwTxSY5py<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/730081107736059908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\">Conquer the hills. Celebrate with Real Ale. Register at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FpGpRhtUD9\">https:\/\/t.co\/FpGpRhtUD9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/realaleride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#realaleride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F4qkQJObm9\">pic.twitter.com\/F4qkQJObm9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/730080358545432578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/730029553725411328<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our free monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaintenanceClinic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MaintenanceClinic<\/a> is coming up this Wed. @ all of our stores. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWYCwvcFjA\">https:\/\/t.co\/KWYCwvcFjA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1BBiIi7Paw\">pic.twitter.com\/1BBiIi7Paw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX\/status\/730019857689923585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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\">Curious about our Beginner Race Program with Super Squadra? Read why Thomas Lea loves it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TFvF7n3cWJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/TFvF7n3cWJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrP4rnGS6s\">pic.twitter.com\/nrP4rnGS6s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/729985649026211840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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 Bikes, Bats, Brews &amp; Bcycles &#8211; all on Buffalo Bayou! &#8211; Houston, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rmFnnTlqiB\">https:\/\/t.co\/rmFnnTlqiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us for\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3DmVwyRkD\">https:\/\/t.co\/d3DmVwyRkD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/730073609943797760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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 Vernon Burnin&#39; Bike Ride &#8211; Vernon, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xg8gLh8jpY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xg8gLh8jpY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZPB2qQ0wQU\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZPB2qQ0wQU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fYUMPFyF9Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/fYUMPFyF9Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/730073615262203905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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 BCO Farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Market Bike Ride &#8211; Houston, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4VhTwVZ4nd\">https:\/\/t.co\/4VhTwVZ4nd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life in H-town is constantly evolv\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3guvR7xNe\">https:\/\/t.co\/V3guvR7xNe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/730073618881888256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 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 Twisted Route Beer Bucket Ride &#8211; 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