{"id":3326,"date":"2009-12-21T23:40:11","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T05:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3326"},"modified":"2009-12-21T23:40:11","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T05:40:11","slug":"december-21st-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/21\/december-21st-texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"December 21st Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhino Ride \u00c2\u00ab International Rhino Foundation Blog<\/strong><\/a>
\nby rhinosirf
\nUnseasonably cold weather \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at least for Texas, and for someone riding a bicycle across the Lone Star State \u00e2\u20ac\u201c forced Hassan to end the ride in Del Rio, short of his planned stop in San Antonio. Over more than 4 weeks and 1200 miles, …<\/p>\n

Is it the economic climate or what? I am reading more blogs about people riding cross country. Some have a cause or mission; some don’t.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbara Rojas: Deposit<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Barbara Rojas
\nYes, I realize that Texas cold is not really cold compared to Colorado cold or Michigan cold, but it is cold for this Texan used to 100 degree weather. This time I feel more prepared for the multi-day tour. … Barbara Rojas: I am identified by bicycle riding and the crazy idea of riding my bike across America, my Jack Russell terrier named Roxy, my passion for dancing, and the love of my family as my mother battles cancers and waits for a liver transplant. …<\/p>\n

Church makes kids’ Christmas dreams come true with giveaway<\/strong><\/a>
\nby San Angelo Standard Times
\nLaila Chabarria, 7, gets help riding her new bike from her grandmother, Esperanza Guzman, while her brother, Malachi, 5, gets help from Stephanie Suniga in the back parking lot of Trinity Fellowship Church. The children were some of the 150 children invited to the church for a program and bike giveaway. …<\/p>\n

Bike Ban | VeloNation Cycling News and Reference<\/strong><\/a>
\nManor, Texas is an ideal place for cyclists. The town, located 15-miles east of Austin, is surrounded by lush farmland. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s situated amongst gently rolling hills and riddled with smooth country roads. On my first serious bike ride as a freshman at the University of Texas in 1999, I ventured toward Manor.<\/p>\n

Around that time the town was home to just over a 1,000 people. Locals stuck an entire arm out the window of their pickup to wave after passing. They waited patiently at the edge of the town\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s single lane bridge for cyclists…<\/p>\n

Keep on Spinning\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 \u00c2\u00ab Connie’s Bike MS: Sam’s Club 2010 Ride Blog<\/strong><\/a>
\nby connie98
\nThursday, I’m going to run and\/or ride in South Texas with my younger sister (who is also on my team). I will probably have to borrow my dad’s single speed. : ) I’ll sneak a run\/ride in on Christmas too. Workouts stops at nothing so …<\/p>\n

6 Years in a Rain Cape \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Joe Parkin’s Blog \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb I have …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby joeparkin
\nWhile driving the most ridiculous rental car in Austin, Texas several weeks ago, I was stuck behind a couple of fixed gear bike riding dudes. The one guy was riding a bike that was a bit too tall for him, the saddle was pointed at least 20 …<\/p>\n

Bicycle Path – Montgomery Loop at Bikely.com<\/strong><\/a>
\nby lyndapolk
\nMontgomery, TX. Start at Brookshire Bros. parking lot just east of FM 149 on Hwy 105. Go east on Hwy 105. Wide “share the road” shoulder to ride on. Right on FM 2854. Narrow shoulder about 2 ft wide. Medium traffic. Turn right on Collier Cemetery. Neighborhood road, no paved shoulder. …<\/p>\n

Rail Removal Program Complete for the Year: Heights Hike and Bike …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Gus
\nA 5-mile segment of the MKT Trail through the Heights, named after the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad tracks that used to run along it, opened over the weekend. The trail starts at 26th St., runs down Nicholson to 7th St., …<\/p>\n

Food and Fort Worth, Texas: New Walking and Bicycling Trail.<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Francis Shivone
\nNew Walking and Bicycling Trail. The Star Telegram reports today that a new expansion of the Trinity Trails along Farmers Branch Creek is completed and open. The last time I rode my bike through there it was paved but incomplete. …<\/p>\n

Darren White Journal: Dec. 21: Fort Worth<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Darren
\nI’ve owned a bike since 2002. It’s a mountain bike I bought to ride the trails at Tyler State Park. My interest in mountain biking has waned since my early days of college, but I’ve held onto it, and for a time I still took the occasional … Since Fort Worth does not offer bike lanes, I would want to avoid major roads. I don’t want to be murdered by an impatient driver. From everything I can gather, Texas drivers go red when they see a biker. I don’t understand this, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rhino Ride \u00c2\u00ab International Rhino Foundation Blog by rhinosirf Unseasonably cold weather \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at least for Texas, and for someone riding a bicycle across the Lone Star State \u00e2\u20ac\u201c forced Hassan to end the ride in Del Rio, short of …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/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":[1213,945,1215,1217,660,1216,78,1212,1214],"class_list":["post-3326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-barbara-rojas","tag-bicycle-path","tag-bike-ban","tag-darren-white","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-joe-parkin","tag-ms150","tag-rhino-ride","tag-trinity-fellowship-church"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-RE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3326","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=3326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}