{"id":34177,"date":"2016-10-07T00:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34177"},"modified":"2016-10-07T00:50:19","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:50:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-october-6th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-october-6th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News October 6th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BLORehWBlAV\/?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\/BLORehWBlAV\/?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\/BLPyF4gg3Z2\/?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 Driveway Series (@drivewayseries)<\/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:\/\/www.hotcyclists.com\/elbowz-releases-cycling-safety-videos\/\">Elbowz releases cycling safety videos<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.hotcyclists.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hotcyclists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screen-Shot-2016-10-05-at-9.16.16-AM.png?resize=304%2C176\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"176\" \/><br \/>\nThe Elbowz Racing Team has released four new bicycle safety videos as part of a grant-funded project with the Save A Life program under the Texas Department of Transportation.<br \/>\nA playlist has been posted at this link. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ridemetro.org\/blogs\/write_on\/archive\/2016\/10\/05\/Biking-in-Houston.aspx\">Biking in Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>blogs.ridemetro.org<\/h3>\n<p>METRO ridership numbers show that more and more people are using bikes as they ride the bus around town, and that&#8217;s something local planners, engineers and bicyclists are considering as they work together to develop a bicycle master plan for the city of Houston. James Llamas, a civil engineer who has consulted with METRO, recently argued in a Houston Chronicle article that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not so crazy to &#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>Brushy Creek\/Deception Ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016,  5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Brushy Creek Sports Park<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">2310 Brushy Creek Road Cedar Park, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">7 Mountain Bikers 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\/7\/a\/8\/c\/thumb_65071372.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\/7\/b\/e\/thumb_196102462.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\/c\/e\/2\/e\/thumb_264892782.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Meet at 5:45 pm to air up, tune and hit the Brushy Creek Deception trail.Wheels down at 5:30 pm.This will be a ride for folks who want to ride Deception at a fast beginner to intermediate group pace, depending on the crowd. If we get a big group we can split up based on the pace people want to ride.NOTE: This really isn&#8217;t a &#8216;beginner&#8217; trail- it&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/mountainbikes-130\/events\/234682276\/\" 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:177px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:137px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Wednesday night ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016,  7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>No location yet.<\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">0 HHRC members Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">                         <\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Road bike ride from the Heights hike and bike trail up White Oak Bayou and back. Please make sure your lights (front and back) are operational and bring plenty of water.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/8cd6849d-a9b2-408a-9f43-6019cdba2cd2\/events\/234684036\/\" 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:\/\/www.brownsvilleherald.com\/news\/local\/article_750aca0a-8b6a-11e6-adfa-af0b0fe86a9f.html\">East 7th Street loses traffic lane, gains bike route<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By STEVE CLARK<\/h3>\n<h3>www.brownsvilleherald.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/brownsvilleherald.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/a\/c8\/ac80dd28-8b68-11e6-a090-cbc8b8981852\/57f5b044cf495.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C777\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"777\" \/><br \/>\nLess than two years ago, East 6th Street was reduced from three lanes to two, with the outermost lane being converted to a hike-and-bike lane from East Ringgold to East St. Francis streets.<br \/>\nAccording to the city, the change was necessary to make it safer for people walking or biking between downtown &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/2016\/10\/06\/i-ate-the-elephant-one-bite-at-a-time\/\">I Ate the Elephant One Bite at a Time!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Richard Cavin<\/h3>\n<h3>www.wheelbrothers.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/wbel1.jpg?resize=534%2C402\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"402\" \/><br \/>\nEvery once in a while I get the opportunity to meet other cyclists who have done some amazing things. I recently saw a Facebook posting about a 69 year old female cyclist who crossed the United States on an antique type bike. To tell you the truth I really just thought it was another one of those fake articles you see online. But I was in for a rude awaking!<br \/>\nIn early October 2016 I contacted Steve Carter the husband of cyclist Carolyn who rode the bike. He responded and we arranged a time to meet and develop the content for this story.<br \/>\nSteve Carter and Carolyn Carter are retired \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Winter Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u009d who decided to move &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/this-weekends-rides-way-out-east-anti-clockwise-red-horn\/\">This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Way out East (anti-clockwise)! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Thomas<\/h3>\n<h3>steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n<p>&#8230; This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s weather looks awesome again! Livestrong ride is rapidly approaching, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s get some miles in!<br \/>\nSaturday we will go on a new 70 mile route that takes us \u00e2\u20ac\u0153way out east\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to the Walnut Creek trail. This time we will go North on it! Check out the route here: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/6730201 . After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!<br \/>\nSunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to &#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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STORM_MTB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@STORM_MTB<\/a> Thursday group <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mtb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mtb<\/a> ride <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveMcAllisterTrails?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveMcAllisterTrails<\/a> @d10gallagher <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSAGOV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cosagov<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAParksandRec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SAParksandRec<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvyRTaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IvyRTaylor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RtE9eCcl77\">pic.twitter.com\/RtE9eCcl77<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brenda Gonzalez (@pecosa_tx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pecosa_tx\/status\/784257896473174016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 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\/StanPaoli\/status\/784220203076825089<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Students are arriving and parking their bikes! Let&#39;s get <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeschool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeschool<\/a>  started! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JsnoTcypL2\">pic.twitter.com\/JsnoTcypL2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martha A. Boyd (@twittyboyd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twittyboyd\/status\/784195982967701504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 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\">Cycling skills and drills; they can all do it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1mSheZigB\">pic.twitter.com\/p1mSheZigB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesuit Cycling (@JesuitCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuitCycling\/status\/784190062737002496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 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\">Check out my ride on Strava: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBHN78FGDy\">https:\/\/t.co\/LBHN78FGDy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iamspecialized?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iamspecialized<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stumpjumper?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stumpjumper<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IWantMyMTB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IWantMyMTB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strava?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Strava<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GYSOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GYSOT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aSL8IYxZ3j\">pic.twitter.com\/aSL8IYxZ3j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/784129076789334017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\">****Saturday Road Ride****<br \/>Meet at Bike World (5911 Brodway) at 7:30am. Wheels down at 8:00 am. Approx 2hrs \/&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRN4xKP72l\">https:\/\/t.co\/pRN4xKP72l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike World (@BIKEWORLDsatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BIKEWORLDsatx\/status\/784126511381118976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saftyweek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saftyweek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/helmetssavelives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#helmetssavelives<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeaustin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bikeaustin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BEKINDtocyclist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BEKINDtocyclist<\/a> wear a helmet! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/beaware?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#beaware<\/a> ridesafe! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8tUR0dVUyq\">pic.twitter.com\/8tUR0dVUyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike UT (@bikeut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeut\/status\/784093822867255296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\">STOLEN &#8211; Orange All City Macho Man Disc in Rainey Street Historic District <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bA4956pwzM\">https:\/\/t.co\/bA4956pwzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/784074016898355200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\">With routes from 10 mi to 100 mi, our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeaustin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bikeaustin<\/a> are putting on a ride you can&#39;t miss! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/armadilloclassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#armadilloclassic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHUYPas66m\">https:\/\/t.co\/XHUYPas66m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/784054682398429184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\">Check out our most recent newsletter! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nx4AnbnAOu\">https:\/\/t.co\/Nx4AnbnAOu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fuZqH0KRL9\">pic.twitter.com\/fuZqH0KRL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle\/status\/784052137974202368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 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\">This time of year is a busy one for the current team, and they just received their routes on Monday! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4ksierra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4ksierra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4krockies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4krockies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/t4kozarks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#t4kozarks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a7rVtiz1XT\">pic.twitter.com\/a7rVtiz1XT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/784029431174094848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 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 Holiday Ramble &#8211; Gainesville, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/878fUuyVZ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/878fUuyVZ3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPpp2fzdMl\">https:\/\/t.co\/nPpp2fzdMl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The North Texas autu\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WsNXHTwVtb\">https:\/\/t.co\/WsNXHTwVtb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/784050848544489472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 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 Austin Cyclocross Cup (@atxcxcup) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Driveway Series (@drivewayseries) Elbowz releases cycling safety videos www.hotcyclists.com The Elbowz Racing Team has released four new bicycle <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-october-6th-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-34177","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-8Tf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34177","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=34177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34177\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}