{"id":33756,"date":"2016-08-02T23:41:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T04:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33756"},"modified":"2016-08-02T23:41:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T04:41:15","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-2nd-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-august-2nd-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 2nd 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BIm5x5TDllm\/?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\/BIm5x5TDllm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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(@331miles)<\/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<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>Texas Beer Refinery Time Trial<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Sunday, Aug 7, 2016,  7:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Texas Beer Refinery<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">2709 Dickinson Ave. Dickinson, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">1 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\/d\/e\/3\/2\/thumb_72656882.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">This is a time trial style event. Two loops totaling a short 8.5 miles or so. It&#8217;s a competition, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a super hard-core showdown. I haven&#8217;t been to it before though, so I may be wrong about that. However, beer and cycling have a long history together, and I&#8217;m not one to stand in the way of tradition. It is on open roads, frontage&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/fb6101b3-34e0-4528-afcd-334878dc994c\/events\/233055082\/\" 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=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/bill-end-longstanding-ban-bikes-us-wilderness-41060246\">Bill Would End Longstanding Ban on Bikes in US Wilderness<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By michelle l. price, associated press<\/h3>\n<h3>abcnews.go.com<\/h3>\n<p>More than 100 million acres of America&#8217;s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas.<br \/>\nThe proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed by conservationists who say bikes would erode trails and upset the five-decade notion of wilderness as primitive spaces.<br \/>\nThe bill from &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/houstonparksboard.org\/blog\/abandoned_apartments_to_become_new_greenspace\/\">Abandoned Apartments To Become New Greenspace<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>houstonparksboard.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/houstonparksboard.org\/blog\/demo-event-4.jpg?resize=1200%2C800\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nWe said goodbye to the abandoned Oakbrook Apartments and cleared the way for new greenspace along White Oak Bayou Greenway!<br \/>\nOn Saturday, July 23, Houston Parks Board celebrated the demolition of an abandoned apartment complex along White Oak Bayou Greenway with Mayor Sylvester Turner, Council Member Brenda Stardig, District A, and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. After demolition is complete, the lot at 5353 DeSoto Street will be transformed into open, public greenspace with access to the White Oak Bayou Greenway trail! This will be a great amenity for the many families that live in the surrounding complexes and for those walking, running or biking along the trail. Be sure &#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>Ride with a peloton!!<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Aug 6, 2016,  7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Bike Barn Clear Lake<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">2422 Bay Area Blvd Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">3 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\/4\/8\/d\/c\/thumb_255678652.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\/d\/e\/3\/2\/thumb_72656882.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">My bike handling skills are getting a little rusty. Riding in a disciplined group is something we should all do once in a while.  They have slow groups riding moderate distances as well as blazing fast groups and everything in between. Be prepared with water, a snack, and maybe some cash for a water refill at the stop. 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(Usually about an hour) Join us every Monday for a fun, moderate pace ride through the Memorial Park Trails. We can do skills training or just play in the dirt.Meet at the parking lot by the Soccer\/Rugby field. Bring your helmet and water. Add li&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/b2b4f784-8aea-4941-b369-19e1933f1c89\/events\/232656920\/\" 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=474627\">Adventure 1<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Jazael Martinez<\/h3>\n<h3>www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 80: Rain Rain<br \/>\nSaturday June 25, 2016, 177 km (110 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 3,463 km (2,152 miles)<br \/>\nBefore the sun rose, I woke to hear a light sprinkling of rain. It stopped almost as soon as it started but that wasn&#8217;t much of a comfort because I knew there was a high chance of rain today. It could be a little or it could be a lot. I checked the weather for the upcoming towns during hours when I might be there and it didn&#8217;t look good. I hoped that there was a time that I could leave that &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Day 81: Bridge Sprinter<br \/>\nSunday June 26, 2016, 68 km (42 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 3,531 km (2,194 miles)<br \/>\nChecking the map, I could see that I was nearing Houston. While I had been winging it to get to Houston I needed to more carefully coordinate my efforts across the large city. I still wasn&#8217;t even sure where in Houston I wanted to land in. I knew that I wanted to go to Galveston, and the NASA space center so I sort of looked towards that direction but I knew I had better get it sorted before I got much closer.<br \/>\nI checked Warmshowers to see if anyone on my &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/news\/local_news\/article_e253b490-592a-11e6-a4e6-2f51460f18eb.html\">Grant awarded for Island causeway ped\/bike path<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By STEVE CLARK<\/h3>\n<h3>www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/valleymorningstar.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/8\/15\/815ec058-1798-11e2-b702-0019bb30f31a\/507d6659cf70f.image.jpg?w=1200\" \/><br \/>\nBROWNSVILLE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Brownsville and partners have been awarded a highly competitive, $10 million federal grant to improve public transit and create a pedestrian\/bicycle path along the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge.<br \/>\nThe TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go toward a $23.8 million \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Connecting Communities\u00e2\u20ac\u009d project. &#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\">If you&#39;re a once a month rider, ride on the wrong side of the road and litter our streets, don&#39;t ride CM anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RuLwQgskze\">pic.twitter.com\/RuLwQgskze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/760687023254568960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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\">Cycle a narrated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldHeritage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WorldHeritage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SanAntonioMission?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SanAntonioMission<\/a> tour! Sept. 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RideSatx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RideSATX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/earnabikecoop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@earnabikecoop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FBL3S3vWH1\">https:\/\/t.co\/FBL3S3vWH1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RwI9PvBYiG\">pic.twitter.com\/RwI9PvBYiG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alliance4SAMissions (@4SAMissions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4SAMissions\/status\/759748960458203137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 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\">I apologize for the late notice but we will have to cancel this weeks race. We tried to work around the concerts&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jA09z1z2pT\">https:\/\/t.co\/jA09z1z2pT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/760656892662341632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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\">&quot;Bike the Border&quot; touring UTRGV, Lincoln Park, the border fence, the bordo on the Rio Grande and downtown B&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NqLHQALecx\">https:\/\/t.co\/NqLHQALecx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fernando Martinez (@SafeCyclist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SafeCyclist\/status\/760652091882872833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 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 2016 BH Moonlight Ramble will start <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaintArnold?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SaintArnold<\/a> on Oct 22nd! Register at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1547mmvmEy\">https:\/\/t.co\/1547mmvmEy<\/a>. You can fundraise for safe streets!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/760611192662478848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Good news: Parts of the northern section of our fantastic Campion Trail are now open! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6K1Q790kCO\">https:\/\/t.co\/6K1Q790kCO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMhfwira8V\">pic.twitter.com\/CMhfwira8V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; City of Irving (@thecityofirving) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thecityofirving\/status\/760608659504242693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Please take some time and help out, we all love racing at Fair Park! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIW3nZ1Bm3\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIW3nZ1Bm3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Windsor Door Racing (@TeamWindsorDoor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamWindsorDoor\/status\/760602986217209856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">This week August 1-7 Alkek Velodrome <br \/>Tuesday Night Open Session  6-9<br \/>Thursday Night Open Session 6-9<br \/>Saturday&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CTEicAgw1r\">https:\/\/t.co\/CTEicAgw1r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlkekVelodrome\/status\/760565926882312193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Stolen bike alert! Be on the lookout for this yellow machinery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7k5kL25dX\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7k5kL25dX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/760547070230929408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Hot off the press: Here&#39;s Bike Index&#39;s July 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/stolenbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#stolenbike<\/a> recovery stories! \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kXw8CSkmXR\">https:\/\/t.co\/kXw8CSkmXR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/760496430855380992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4kozarks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4kozarks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4krockies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4krockies<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4ksierra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4ksierra<\/a> meet today! They need some new ideas 4 rest stop themes &#8211; any good ones? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hk9PGw1hcj\">pic.twitter.com\/hk9PGw1hcj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/760495452873711616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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\">Fundraise for safe streets in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/htown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#htown<\/a> at the 2016 BH Moonlight Ramble. Register at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xuYSzxzIBp\">https:\/\/t.co\/xuYSzxzIBp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CSq6ayI72n\">pic.twitter.com\/CSq6ayI72n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/760486587624939520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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 bike is race ready! Take a look and tell us what you think! Who is ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HotternHell100<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/15UmwWDOiU\">pic.twitter.com\/15UmwWDOiU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Work Services Corp (@WSC_iCARE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSC_iCARE\/status\/760469123851620352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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>View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeff C. 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