{"id":34206,"date":"2016-10-10T00:03:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T05:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34206"},"modified":"2016-10-10T00:03:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T05:03:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-october-9th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/10\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-october-9th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News October 9th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVFz-Y3cWeE&amp;feature=youtu.be\">#SaveMcAllisterTrails<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Alex Cisneros<\/h3>\n<h3>www.youtube.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVFz-Y3cWeE\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The city wants to give 68 acres of public park land at McAllister Park to Capitol Park Little League for baseball fields for private only use. The city wants to give $2 Million dollars from the 2017 bond program to the Capital Park Little League to build the fields instead of making &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/news\/local\/college-station-fire-department-tests-bike-paramedics-at-northgate\/article_34e1bab2-aef1-559c-bcfc-1f46ea6c8ce3.html\">College Station Fire Department tests bike paramedics at Northgate<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Rebecca Fiedle<\/h3>\n<h3>www.theeagle.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/theeagle.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/5\/e1\/5e12b0dc-8ddc-11e6-a699-7b1747a05321\/57f9cdd1adb17.image.jpg?resize=432%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"285\" \/><br \/>\nPatrons of Northgate bars and restaurants are familiar with College Station police officers on bicycles who patrol the area, but they also may see a new type of first responder on the streets &#8212; paramedics.<br \/>\nThe College Station Fire Department is testing a new concept: two paramedics on bicycles patrolling Northgate on Fridays and Saturdays. Paramedics Stanley Stephenson and Carter Hall started their patrols when Aggie football season started and will continue until after Thanksgiving. The two are the test subjects in an experiment that was the brainchild of Assistant Operations Chief Joe Warren. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dentonrc.com\/local-news\/local-news-headlines\/20161008-the-joy-of-creation.ece\">The joy of creation<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Matt Payne<\/h3>\n<h3>www.dentonrc.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dentonrc.com\/local-news\/local-news-headlines\/20161008-drc_10-8_maker_faire_6jw_53396001.ece\/BINARY\/w460x307\/DRC_10-8_MAKER_FAIRE_6JW_53396001\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" \/><br \/>\nThose behind the second Denton Mini Maker Faire had the same mission as last year: to showcase innovation, creativity and resourcefulness for all ages.<br \/>\nDenton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153greatest show and tell on Earth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d hosted artists weaving together circular paint patterns next to cyclists with handmade bikes jury-rigged to generate electricity. Craft beer connoisseurs, student engineers and more all gathered to spread the word about how they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve created imaginative, cool things. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Daisy Horta with Querencia Community Bike Shop brought bike panniers she built out of handbags purchased from thrift stores. For under $10, she designed a way to carry items on her rides.<br \/>\nThe nonprofit shop also assembled a mounted bicycle wired to a generator that charges phones. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ghorba.org\/events\/clinics\/6307\">FREE Skills Clinic &#8211; ALL Levels &#8211;<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>GHORBA.org<\/h3>\n<p>Trail: Memorial Park<br \/>\nSaturday, November 12, 2016 &#8211; 8:00am<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.ghorba.org\/sites\/ghorba.org\/files\/www\/article\/skill-clinic_jb_2014.jpg?resize=1023%2C570\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"570\" \/><\/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>Go for an easy beginner ride<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Oct 15, 2016,  7:30 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Performance Bicycle<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">7549 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">6 Cycling Enthusiasts 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\/1\/0\/8\/thumb_89573512.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\/2\/9\/4\/thumb_177569332.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\/6\/f\/d\/thumb_261022269.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re invited to join our Saturday morning, beginners group ride starting from and ending at our W. Houston, Performance Bicycle store. The ride is for beginners and those getting back on the saddle. The average pace will be between 10 and 14 miles per hour and the ride will last approximately one hour. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll explore some of the local bike paths a&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Performance-Bicycle-Great-Ride-Series-W-Houston\/events\/234732619\/\" 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:\/\/fmnews.theclassifiedsplus.com\/link\/132257_memorial-bike-ride-to-be-held-for-fergus-falls-teen-who-died-in-hit-and-run-accident-in-waco-tx\">Memorial bike ride to be held for Fergus Falls teen who died in hit and run accident in Waco, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By WDAY \/ WDAZ Staff<\/h3>\n<p>Fergus Falls, MN (WDAY\/WDAZ News) &#8211; In Fergus Falls a memorial bike ride will be held Monday for a young man who died in a hit-and-run.<br \/>\n19-year-old David Grotberg of Fergus Falls was killed while riding his bike with his girlfriend on Thursday in Waco, Texas.<br \/>\nThe car was speeding, hit Grotberg and then drove off. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/maverickchaingang.org\/#calendar\">Saturday Ride Schedule<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Maverick Chain Gang<\/h3>\n<h3>maverickchaingang.org<\/h3>\n<p>October 15, 2016<br \/>\nPirkey Lake &#8211; West &#8211; 31.6 miles<br \/>\nMeet at: First Baptist Church, 405 W Austin St, Marshall, TX &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<br \/>\nOctober 22, 2016<br \/>\nBrad Spann &#8211; 27.3 miles<br \/>\nMeet at: Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<br \/>\nOctober 29, 2016<br \/>\nScottsville, Marshall\/Leigh Rd. &#8211; 29.9 miles<br \/>\nMeet at: Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 4700 Victory Dr, Marshall, TX &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<br \/>\nNovember 5, 2016<br \/>\nPope City &#8211; 32.1 miles<br \/>\nMeet at: North side of Walmart parking lot, 1701 SE End Blvd, Marshall, TX &#8211; 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=484715\">A Ride to Remember<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Ken Kuntz<\/h3>\n<h3>www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 34: 25 miles east of Brackettville, TX to Del Rio, TX<br \/>\nSunday October 9, 2016, 60 miles (97 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,694 miles (2,726 km)<br \/>\nStarting Point: 25 miles east of Brackettville, TX<br \/>\nEnding Point: Del Rio, TX<br \/>\nRiding Conditions: Very warm (low 80&#8217;s), with light winds.<br \/>\nMiles Today: 60<br \/>\nQuote for the day: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Good morale in cycling comes from good legs\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8212; Sean Yates<br \/>\nLast year I felt noticeably stronger after about 10 days, and I&#8217;m counting on that happening again. Today&#8217;s ride was longer than the previous two, but the terrain was almost completely flat. That&#8217;s good news for my legs, but the area I covered today was considerably less scenic. The limestone hills with large oak trees have given way 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\">\u00f3\u00be\u20ac\u2122DON&#39;T FORGET YOUR LIGHTS\u00f3\u00be\u20ac\u2122<br \/>Come join EP Cyclists for our Tuesday Ride: 10\/11\/16<br \/>Let&#39;s keep Training&#8230;Let&#39;s keep&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cRlRYM6jXM\">https:\/\/t.co\/cRlRYM6jXM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/785343031897501697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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\">RT athlete Chris Schmiedeke (right) w\/ 2 podiums this weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCXProject?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@texascxproject<\/a> Georgetown CX in M50+! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rothetraining?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rothetraining<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kSQxD5cK1d\">pic.twitter.com\/kSQxD5cK1d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rothetraining\/status\/785266587263578112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 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 Georgetown Cyclocross Festival is a wrap. Thank you all who raced, volunteered and sponsored our grassroot race! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d feeling grateful<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATXCXCup\/status\/785262648862597120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 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; Black Santa Cruz Superlight  in Dell Parmer South Campus <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EbPC3q4gcN\">https:\/\/t.co\/EbPC3q4gcN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/785224074364608512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 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\">Bicycle Sport Shop&#39;s newest location is now open! Check them out at 3202 Guadalupe just north of the UT campus.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYv0KJVfV1\">https:\/\/t.co\/JYv0KJVfV1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeaustin\/status\/785193550187208705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 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 Brew Cruise Lower Greenville &#8211; Dallas, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1XsFLjwbV6\">https:\/\/t.co\/1XsFLjwbV6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/785287095019573248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 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>#SaveMcAllisterTrails Alex Cisneros www.youtube.com The city wants to give 68 acres of public park land at McAllister Park to Capitol Park Little League for baseball fields for private only use. 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