{"id":33550,"date":"2016-07-06T23:54:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T04:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33550"},"modified":"2016-07-06T23:54:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T04:54:16","slug":"inside-texas-bicycling-july-6th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/07\/06\/inside-texas-bicycling-july-6th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Texas Bicycling July 6th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHhWgQ_Dsbl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHhWgQ_Dsbl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHhWgQ_Dsbl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Bicycles Inc Texas (@bicyclesinc1979)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ghorba.org\/events\/general\/6199\">Cypress Creek MTB work party<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>ghorba.org<\/h3>\n<p>Event category: General<br \/>\nTrail: Cypress Creek MTB<br \/>\nSaturday, July 9, 2016 &#8211; 8:00am<br \/>\nMeeting location will be 10930 Glenway, 77070. Click HERE (link is external) for map. We&#8217;ll be dividing volunteers into several teams, so check in at the volunteer table for a map, some cold water and directions to your assignment. This event will be kid friendly, so bring the whole family. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ghorba.org\/events\/general\/6201\">Memorial Park &#8211; MTB work party<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>ghorba.org<\/h3>\n<p>Event category: General<br \/>\nTrail: Memorial Park<br \/>\nSaturday, July 9, 2016 &#8211; 8:00am<br \/>\nWork Party &#8211; Saturday, July 9 &#8211; 8am-12pm<br \/>\nMeet at the Dog Wash entrance.<br \/>\nWe will be doing a lot of trimming and filling in some spots as we are trimming.<br \/>\nDepending on the amount of volunteers that show up we will decide then which trails we hit first.<br \/>\nWhat to bring &#8211; I will have spare tools with me: &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3677460\/Wish-Tony-George-W-Bush-celebrates-70th-birthday-mountain-biking-Texas-old-ally-deals-fallout-devastating-Iraq-inquiry-report.html\">George W Bush celebrates his 70th birthday mountain biking in Texas with veterans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com<\/h3>\n<h3>www.dailymail.co.uk<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2016\/07\/06\/17\/3601AF9200000578-0-image-m-37_1467822420414.jpg?resize=636%2C634\" width=\"636\" height=\"634\" \/><br \/>\nGeorge W Bush is celebrating his 70th birthday mountain biking in Texas, just as a report released in the UK laid bare the faulty intelligence and planning he engaged in with Tony Blair in the run-up to the Iraq war<br \/>\nBush spokesman Freddy Ford said the 43rd president planned to spend Wednesday, his 70th birthday, at his Crawford, Texas ranch riding his mountain bike with &#8216;wounded warriors.&#8217; &#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spokesman.com\/blogs\/hbo\/2016\/jul\/06\/dubya-celebrates-70th-wbike-ride\/\">Dubya celebrates 70th w\/bike ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By D.F. Oliveria<\/h3>\n<h3>www.spokesman.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.spokesman.com\/photos\/2016\/07\/06\/bike_t810.jpg?resize=810%2C545\" width=\"810\" height=\"545\" \/><br \/>\nFormer President George W. Bush leads a bike ride at his ranch on his 70th birthday near Crawford, Texas, Wednesday. Story here. (Grant Miller\/George W. 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45 \u00c2\u00a0(37 &#038;\u00c2\u00a045 unsupported)Meet up at 7:00 AM, ride out at 7:30 AM.If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never been to one of our training rides, you are in for a real treat!\u00c2\u00a0 All of our rides are fully supported with car support (SAG), water and snacks.Training routes are scouted and confirmed prior to&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Austin-Cycling-Meetup\/events\/232428352\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=469969\">Adventure 1<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Jazael Martinez<\/h3>\n<h3>www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 43: San Benito<br \/>\nThursday May 19, 2016, 80 km (50 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 2,429 km (1,510 miles)<br \/>\nIt was a lazy morning in McAllen. My McAllen host, Rene, got me in contact with another host not too far away in the direction that I was going, the mouth of the Rio Grande. I justified the slow starting day with the knowledge of the short ride ahead.<br \/>\nI headed out the door of Rene&#8217;s house before I remembered that I should do laundry. I set out to find a laundromat. I checked the maps online and found one not too far away.<br \/>\nI ended up having a bit of an interesting situation there. When I showed up there was one other customer, a nice older lady. She talked to me a little bit before she went on her way and left the laundromat to me. I then got some change from the owners in the back, and got busy washing. Some time after I started drying the clothes, a man walked in. It looked like he had been sitting in a van parked nearby. He at first sat next to where I had placed my things. I had taken a couple chairs and half of one of the coffee tables near them. This was out of more than a dozen chairs and 3 tables. Then he &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boss?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boss<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RamPaige?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RamPaige<\/a> on a solo flyer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeBarnTX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemorialParkCrits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MemorialParkCrits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gP8KrgejB4\">pic.twitter.com\/gP8KrgejB4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Zizka (@TomZizkaFox26) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomZizkaFox26\/status\/750818285952774144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">And&#8230;we&#39;re off on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FitWorth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FitWorth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TourdeFW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TourdeFW<\/a> Midway Ride! Special thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClearforkPark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClearforkPark<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bicycles_inc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bicycles_inc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CHL6cOZO6I\">pic.twitter.com\/CHL6cOZO6I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Betsy Price (@MayorBetsyPrice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBetsyPrice\/status\/750838111408566274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">CEO to ride Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred in it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s entirety with WSC employees on tandem bike | WSC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2coVP8AkjM\">https:\/\/t.co\/2coVP8AkjM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/750822480575664128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Rode hard with A group (younger guys) on 4th of July,stayed with them for 40 very hard miles .legs gone ,will take a couple of days off,<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/750791772037533696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Makeup miles btwn Mission Control &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PursuitRide?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PursuitRide<\/a> riders at BH 3rd Thurs Hullaballoo at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCenterHOU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheCenterHOU<\/a> July 21st <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAJWy6yaTK\">https:\/\/t.co\/EAJWy6yaTK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/750784056590151680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Father son cycling duo spotted today on the route <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeatx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeatx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeaustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeaustin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eastaustin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eastaustin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/austin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#austin<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tYb7Xu1SkP\">https:\/\/t.co\/tYb7Xu1SkP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HoNwgolyAr\">pic.twitter.com\/HoNwgolyAr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Compost Pedallers (@compedallers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/compedallers\/status\/750737254784565249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Trail Crew meeting tomorrow night, Thursday at Hh100 club house. Also workday Saturday the 9th 0800- noonish at&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbyXkDT0OI\">https:\/\/t.co\/pbyXkDT0OI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wee-Chi-Tah Trail (@WeeChiTahTrail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeeChiTahTrail\/status\/750730924820688896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kickstand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kickstand<\/a> has a new temp home @ 24th and speedway.  We will re-open this fall. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sxMtbXhuz2\">pic.twitter.com\/sxMtbXhuz2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike UT (@bikeut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeut\/status\/750713966284779520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">One of our favorite rides of the year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TourDeBikeBarn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TourDeBikeBarn<\/a>, is coming up on 7\/17! Join us! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h8vHqCeQqg\">https:\/\/t.co\/h8vHqCeQqg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fOkzbggp9t\">pic.twitter.com\/fOkzbggp9t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX\/status\/750706233800351744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">We love seeing new and experienced riders every month at Women&#39;s Ride Day. See you Saturday! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ir6t7JWaDi\">https:\/\/t.co\/ir6t7JWaDi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/womensrideday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#womensrideday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mimosas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mimosas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/750683407626240000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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 report for Flintridge: Tacky, trail is For the most part&#8211;GOOD RIDE. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nUQEOPv14t\">https:\/\/t.co\/nUQEOPv14t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GHORBA (@ghorba_org) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghorba_org\/status\/750679710703587328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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\">Dawn patrol. I need to get a front blinky light. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gl29PbndeW\">pic.twitter.com\/Gl29PbndeW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chad Smith (@chadsmith71) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chadsmith71\/status\/750678762631548932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 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 report for Double Lake Recreation Area: Dry\/Loose, trail is 7\/5 Sandy again. 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