{"id":34437,"date":"2016-11-07T23:24:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T05:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34437"},"modified":"2016-11-07T23:24:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T05:24:40","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-november-7th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/11\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-november-7th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News November 7th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.krgv.com\/story\/33643899\/man-bikes-to-valley-from-wisconsin\">Man Bikes to Valley from Wisconsin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.krgv.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/krgv.images.worldnow.com\/images\/12422073_G.png?resize=448%2C248\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"248\" \/><br \/>\nMERCEDES&#8211;A winter Texan rode his bike through seven states to make his way to the valley.<br \/>\nBill Laney started in Wisconsin and ended in Mercedes. It added up to 1,928 miles. Bill Laney said the idea came from his son.<br \/>\n&#8220;My oldest son gives me a book every Christmas and last Christmas he gave me this book titled The Oregon Trail, so half way through the book, I started thinking well, I could do that with a bike,&#8221; Laney said.<br \/>\nWhen his wife, Marcia, heard about Bill&#8217;s idea, her first &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMg2qPVgMTc\/?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\/BMg2qPVgMTc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; 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\/BMg2qPVgMTc\/?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 Kolo Promo (@kolopromo)<\/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.turnincranks.com\/2016\/psa-beewasp-nest-on-crotons-pace-bend-2\/\">PSA \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bee\/Wasp Nest on Crotons \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pace Bend<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by TC<\/h3>\n<h3>www.turnincranks.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NoTg-ATRGGg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2nd ledge up on Crotons, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a nest here and angry stinging insects will swarm you when &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?o=tS&amp;page_id=487173&amp;v=G\">Southern Tier, October to December 2016<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Jared Keeman<\/h3>\n<h3>www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Day 27: Austin to a bit east of Burton: Almost escaped the rain<br \/>\nSunday November 6, 2016, 77 miles (124 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,722 miles (2,771 km)<br \/>\nSlow start to the morning, in the road at 10.30. I rang an RV park, Artesian Park, which is a little east of Button to ask if they had campsites and the owner said I could stay for free. Amazing people.<br \/>\nThe ride today was all along highway 290 so nothing particularly exciting to see. There were great bike paths out of the city and generally the road was good apart from between 20 and 30 miles out of the city there were areas where the shoulder became non existent with a fair bit of traffic. Had to ride on the grass for a little bit. I was racing the weather all day and it finally &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texomashomepage.com\/news\/local-news\/warriors-on-wheels\">Warriors on Wheels<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Matt McCullock<\/h3>\n<h3>www.texomashomepage.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.lakana.com\/nxsglobal\/texomashomepage\/photo\/2016\/11\/06\/wounded%2520warriors_1478493488895_12711246_ver1.0.jpg?resize=1200%2C675\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><br \/>\nMonday morning, a group of cyclists&#8217; will trek their way across the Texas landscape.<br \/>\nThey&#8217;ll travel 500 miles in five days.<br \/>\nOn Monday, &#8216;Ride Texas&#8217;, a 24-man cycling team will begin their journey through Texas.<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;ll start here tomorrow in Wichita Falls and we will finish on Friday&#8211;Veterans Day&#8211;in Corpus Christi,&#8221; said Jeff Wells, president of Wish for Our Heroes.<br \/>\nThe team will make stops in Fort Worth, Waco, Austin and San Antonio.<br \/>\nThe riders that make up the team are retired and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2016\/11\/07\/share-the-road-yall-is-a-two-way-street\/\">Share The Road Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all is a Two-Way Street<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By BH Volunteer, LC<\/h3>\n<h3>bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n<p>I am a bicyclist. When I moved to Houston in 2006, I got a rude awakening in terms of how people driving treated people bicycling. I encountered rude drivers even when riding through neighborhood streets and received my fair share of honking and one-fingered waves. Fast-forward ten years and the landscape has changed: I have seen noticeable improvements in bicycle awareness and making Houston a more bicycle -friendly city. Much of this can be &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/bicycleaustin.info\/forum\/viewtopic.php?pid=6341#p6341\">Bike EAST. Art Attack.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>AusTexMurf<\/h3>\n<h3>bicycleaustin.info<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/14516520_1744878139062777_245402719157979035_n.png?oh=de14f4846dbee6cb32eb212d45a7c96b&amp;oe=5899A555\" alt=\"\" width=\"815\" height=\"351\" \/><br \/>\nNOV 13, 2016<br \/>\nHosted by FRESH Austin and 2 others<br \/>\nSunday at 11 AM &#8211; 6 PM<br \/>\n6 days from now \u00c2\u00b7 54\u00e2\u20ac\u201c73\u00c2\u00b0 Rain Showers<br \/>\n979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702-3700, United States<br \/>\nSADDLE UP.<br \/>\nTHE THIRD ANNUAL BIKE E.A.S.T. ART ATTACK IS ON.<br \/>\nSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 2016 \u00c2\u00bb 11AM &#8211; 6PM<br \/>\nBike E.A.S.T. is a social media-crazed, mostly serious art scavenger hunt, bike ride, family friendly event supporting Bike Austin and Big Medium. Sign-up for this super fun-filled way to engage in one of Austin&#8217;s signature cultural happenings, The East Austin Studio Tour. See some great art, discover &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/upcycle-texarkana-launches-bike-share-program\/\">UPcycle Texarkana launches bike share program<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Fernanda Hernandez<\/h3>\n<h3>txktoday.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1fbbr13qhcm41ppjbr450rsxt72.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/texarkanahistoruc.jpg?resize=1200%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nThe Texarkana Arts &amp; Historic District announced the launching of Texarkana\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first bike share program.<br \/>\nOriginally created and funded through grant dollars received from the Union Pacific (UP) Community Foundation, UPcycle Texarkana is a bike share program aimed at giving tourists and other downtown visitors a way of navigating and exploring the area in a fast, fun, and &#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\">Thanks for all the tips! Now we know how to throw elbows! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/presidentdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#presidentdown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VZkPxDN3tO\">https:\/\/t.co\/VZkPxDN3tO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas A&amp;M Cycling (@tamucycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamucycling\/status\/795836604900380672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 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\">Just a note of Thanks for an awesome event. Did the 64 miler as always and the route was great. Thanks again, Cheers!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/795746888460959744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">Come down to New Braunfels and race our WurstCross Cyclocross &amp; Beer Festival 2016. We will have free brats&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zO5r2Wk107\">https:\/\/t.co\/zO5r2Wk107<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATXCXCup (@ATXCXCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATXCXCup\/status\/795741305959747584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">And a BIG thank you to the Bonham Trail Steward, Kevin Hopper, and his wife Laurie!<\/p>\n<p>Kevin has eagerly worked&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iLSC3Xa91f\">https:\/\/t.co\/iLSC3Xa91f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DORBA (@dorbaonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dorbaonline\/status\/795699350039068672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\/yWmJ5lqebu\">https:\/\/t.co\/yWmJ5lqebu<\/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\/d4dOoVNTDV\">pic.twitter.com\/d4dOoVNTDV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/795690778341285888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TourdeGruene?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TourdeGruene<\/a> Team Time Trial race file by RT athlete Allen Abell <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYaLmljW1I\">https:\/\/t.co\/yYaLmljW1I<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrainingPeaks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrainingPeaks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tourdegruene?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tourdegruene<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rothetraining\/status\/795674641687781376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">San Antonio B-Cycle attending the North American Bike Share Association Conference this week! Always striving to better serve the city!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABikeShare\/status\/795671465542778882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">This weekend hanging out on the Bayou Trail Detour. Showing people how the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derobikeracks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@derobikeracks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FixIt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FixIt<\/a> stations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Houston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIkePlan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BIkePlan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bicycles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bicycles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRfjEZlTcz\">pic.twitter.com\/jRfjEZlTcz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/795663294233268224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fearthebeard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fearthebeard<\/a>! RT athlete @TravisWilky racing to 4th place (Cat 3) @ yesterday&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KOLOPROMO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KOLOPROMO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HauteCross?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HauteCross<\/a> in Houston! (photo: Corvin Alstot) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jh5tuwRLT2\">pic.twitter.com\/Jh5tuwRLT2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rothetraining\/status\/795660413476204547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHutto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHutto<\/a> is hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/free?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#free<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gardenbiketour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gardenbiketour<\/a> this Saturday through <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DowntownHutto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DowntownHutto<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qDHtYoEUU\">https:\/\/t.co\/7qDHtYoEUU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bringyourownbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bringyourownbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gardentour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gardentour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RX3LZttljW\">pic.twitter.com\/RX3LZttljW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Hutto (@BikeHutto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHutto\/status\/795650077243166720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">Sir, you are doing it right! Rule #25 &#8211; the bike on top of your car should be worth more than the car. \u00f0\u0178\u2018\u008d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roiRA1eWfy\">pic.twitter.com\/roiRA1eWfy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Johnson (@MJDrive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MJDrive\/status\/795611850452963328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QF9VeCMday\">pic.twitter.com\/QF9VeCMday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/795518282296164352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">More pics from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TourdeGruene?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TourdeGruene<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrueneTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrueneTX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wqjGo2Hk1K\">pic.twitter.com\/wqjGo2Hk1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/795517497340559361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>New Events 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 Upper Valley Tour Groups B &amp; C- El Paso, TX \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Distance: Usually 27-30 miles<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Roll Out: 8:00\u00c2\u00a0am<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Pace: \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JlzzHFZB3W\">https:\/\/t.co\/JlzzHFZB3W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/795660592619159552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">New Event Wednesday  Afternoon Ride (leaderless) &#8211; El Paso, TX This is a continuation of the Wednesday night rides\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQ9XymQwb8\">https:\/\/t.co\/iQ9XymQwb8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/795660596398194688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 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\">New Event H.O.T. Cyclists Fall Fun Ride &#8211; Brownwood, TX H.O.T. Cyclists Fall Fun Ride at Brownwood, TX<br \/>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KU6IpzkuHx\">https:\/\/t.co\/KU6IpzkuHx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/795738705306800129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 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>Man Bikes to Valley from Wisconsin www.krgv.com MERCEDES&#8211;A winter Texan rode his bike through seven states to make his way to the valley. Bill Laney started in Wisconsin and ended in Mercedes. It added up to 1,928 miles. Bill Laney <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/11\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-november-7th-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-34437","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-8Xr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34437","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=34437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}