{"id":33864,"date":"2016-08-17T23:22:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T04:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=33864"},"modified":"2016-08-17T23:22:26","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T04:22:26","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-august-17th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-august-17th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News August 17th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/news\/texas-a-m-university-honored-for-promoting-cycling-on-campus\/article_c6e57118-643c-11e6-867a-cf7836779064.html\">Texas A&amp;M University honored for promoting cycling on campus<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.theeagle.com<\/h3>\n<p>The Association for Commuter Transportation recently honored the Texas A&amp;M Transportation Services\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 alternative transportation program with the 2016 Marketing and Community Outreach Award for its efforts in promoting cycling on campus. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/retail-news\/2016\/08\/17\/nbda-names-america%E2%80%99s-best-bike-shops-2016\">NBDA names America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Bike Shops for 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by BRAIN Staff<\/h3>\n<h3>www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n<h3>Three Bike Shops in Texas<\/h3>\n<p>COSTA MESA, Calif. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The National Bicycle Dealers Association has published its 2016 list of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best Bike Shops. Retailers who made the cut this year not only offer great shopping experiences and expert staff, but are also rated on dedication to their communities and support for bicycle advocacy locally and nationally, the NBDA said.<br \/>\nThe America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Best program is designed to help consumers find great stores in their communities that provide the expertise and professionalism to get the most benefit from cycling. &#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>Tuesday: Intermediate\/Advanced Mountain Bike Ride at the Ant Hills<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016,  6:15 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">15200 Memorial Dr<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">15200 Memorial Dr Houston, Te<\/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\/6\/a\/c\/1\/thumb_9327329.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">This will be a medium to fast pace ride through the Ant Hills of Hershey Park! Bring WATER, spare tube\/tire, snacks, etc&#8230;Helmets required. Call if you are going to be late so we can wait for you. Wheels rolling by 6:30! See you there<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/82bb2ca3-1074-43fa-8b06-a2e5313acad9\/events\/233410864\/\" 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>Casual Tuesday Evening Ride (B.I.G)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Tuesday, Aug 23, 2016,  6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">River Run Plaza<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">1071 Country Club Rd El Paso, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">7 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\/b\/c\/thumb_259203260.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\/f\/8\/f\/thumb_259468559.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\/1\/b\/3\/c\/thumb_167886972.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\/2\/b\/2\/f\/thumb_257891055.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\/2\/f\/5\/f\/thumb_271332127.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Casual Tuesdays are a continuation of the Beginner Intermediate Group (B.I.G.) program that began in May. No more lessons! Just a friendly, easy ride of 15-18 miles through the Upper Valley. Meet at 6 p.m. so we can leave no later than 6:15 p.m. Pace is 12-16 mph depending on riders. No rider left behind! Route to be announced.Coordinator is Randy&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/233375292\/\" 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:\/\/cycling.powweb.com\/captain_blog\/2016\/08\/17\/captains-blog-08172016-its-still-only-august-but-theres-so-much-going-on\/\">Captain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Blog \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 08\/17\/2016 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Still Only August But There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s SO MUCH GOING ON!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by peter.ray<\/h3>\n<h3>cycling.powweb.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cycling.powweb.com\/captain_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/NoahAndPeter.jpg?resize=720%2C540\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" \/><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Well, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still the middle of August, but there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just so much going on in the San Antonio cycling community, beginning with\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<br \/>\nSpike MS Coming Up This Weekend<br \/>\nReceived this last update from Board Member Carmen on Spike MS \u00e2\u20ac\u201c<br \/>\nSpike MS is this Saturday evening, August 20th, 5 pm to 10 pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Come out and support the Velo Valero Bike Team and our two volleyball teams!<br \/>\nTeam \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Velo-arians<br \/>\nCaptain \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Lyndsey Rickett<br \/>\nPlayers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Joey Ximenez, Natalie Villarreal, Daniel Gonzales, Nico Moreno, Chelsea Abercrombie, Nyla Saleh, Manny Silva &#8230;<\/p>\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\">Big ups 2 Letty Olivas 4 reaching  out to city regarding deficiencies Independence dr hike\/bike trail <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/civicduty?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#civicduty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gxkA6wjcVa\">pic.twitter.com\/gxkA6wjcVa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VeloPaso (@velopaso) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velopaso\/status\/766120008564940801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 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 month&#39;s Spinistry news. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNN8zHkbOP\">https:\/\/t.co\/uNN8zHkbOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9RosMu3qL8\">https:\/\/t.co\/9RosMu3qL8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/766108380201152512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 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\/766061406932246530<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come join EP Cyclists for our Thursday Ride: 08\/18\/16<br \/>***********************************<br \/>\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc It&#39;s wear your&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AAZbi2cDra\">https:\/\/t.co\/AAZbi2cDra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/766039131503726592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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\">Rain most of the week will try to get in bicycle riding miles in between work and rain .<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/766038665441054724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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\/766028308127428608<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to the rainy conditions, we&#39;re cancelling tomorrow&#39;s Cyclocross practice in College Station.  The first&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GS0Mq1izOf\">https:\/\/t.co\/GS0Mq1izOf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas CX Project (@TexasCXProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCXProject\/status\/765997197057941504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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\">Looking forward to seeing everyone out tonight! 80 degree racing? We&#39;ll take it!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fairparkcrits?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fairparkcrits<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kingracinggroup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kingracinggroup<\/a>&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4H2kOKUZVi\">https:\/\/t.co\/4H2kOKUZVi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/765958528880119808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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\">Thumbs up b\/c it&#39;s race day @ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MemorialParkCrit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MemorialParkCrit<\/a>. Tonight features prizes from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pachealthlab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PacHealthLab<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UUxcX0twsE\">https:\/\/t.co\/UUxcX0twsE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbtH0dLswF\">pic.twitter.com\/pbtH0dLswF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX\/status\/765956952639860737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 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\">Even this little braved the rain on Saturday to do the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woombikesUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@woombikesusa<\/a> Kids Lap because\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yGSzHNNqX\">https:\/\/t.co\/0yGSzHNNqX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Driveway Series (@DrivewaySeries) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrivewaySeries\/status\/765884483878981637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>New Event 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 DATES South Loop Ride (Every Other Sunday) &#8211; Dallas, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYFBOymkl0\">https:\/\/t.co\/BYFBOymkl0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posting per Stuart Rog\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JKav0OfnVr\">https:\/\/t.co\/JKav0OfnVr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/766126689311227904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 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>Texas A&amp;M University honored for promoting cycling on campus www.theeagle.com The Association for Commuter Transportation recently honored the Texas A&amp;M Transportation Services\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 alternative transportation program with the 2016 Marketing and Community Outreach Award for its efforts in promoting cycling on <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/08\/17\/texas-bicycling-news-august-17th-2016\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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-33864","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-8Oc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33864","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=33864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33864\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}