{"id":34779,"date":"2016-12-13T22:41:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T04:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34779"},"modified":"2016-12-13T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T04:41:58","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-13th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-december-13th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 13th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainbikegateway.com\/jumpstartbiketravel-john-nguyen-gets-houston-on-bikes\/\">#JumpStartBikeTravel: John Nguyen Gets Houston on Bikes<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>mountainbikegateway.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mountainbikegateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/www.adventurecycling.orgdefaultassetsImageblogYABTS20blogstourdecampus-uh-d259eda366011063de978378c446aa176040127c.jpg\" width=\"920\" height=\"690\" \/><br \/>\nThe Rocket City Cyclers during \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tour de Campus,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which included stopping at five universities in the Houston city limits.<br \/>\nJohn Nguyen, an Adventure Cycling 2014 Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship recipient, shares how he gave back to his community of Houston by inspiring and empowering people to travel by bicycle. The deadline for the 2017 Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship is December 31, 2016. Two scholarships are available for 18- to 30-year-olds who are either new to bike travel or looking to build their outdoor leadership skills.<br \/>\nWhen I applied for the Young Adult Bike Travel Scholarship in 2014, I was asked to propose a service project for the Adventure Cycling Association as a condition for receiving a free bicycle &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikemojo.com\/speak\/14-austin-voodoo\/99907-trail-changes-reimer-s-ranch.html\">Trail Changes at Reimer&#8217;s Ranch<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>cxagent | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n<p>There are some minor trail changes at Reimer&#8217;s Ranch. All of them were made to prevent conflict with the Multi-Use path (horses). The old mountain bike trail and the Multi-Use path crossed repeatedly. Both have been moved slightly so they no longer cross. Most of the changes are at the bottom of the hill near the roads.<br \/>\nEven though the trail has changed slightly, nothing is &#8220;closed&#8221; as in &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HotternHell100\/posts\/10155650524549741\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELBOWZRacingTeam\/posts\/1467639703265132\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New report for Jack Brooks Park: Muddy (do not ride), trail is Water standing. . More at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MNbhJTQIW1\">https:\/\/t.co\/MNbhJTQIW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GHORBA (@ghorba_org) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ghorba_org\/status\/808878519401009152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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\">give away helmets <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoveForKidsInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LoveForKidsInc<\/a> in the morning, race <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txcxsynd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@txcxsynd<\/a> UCI Cross races in the afternoon. Thankful 4 this opportunity every month! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNVjhT9RWu\">https:\/\/t.co\/iNVjhT9RWu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stefanrothe\/status\/808856620763664384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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 Truck took a right turn in from of me I breaked hard slide sideways to avoid a hit I MUST  be getting OLD because I didn&#39;t get MAD,oh well<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/808856355381645312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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\">SOS 65 miles,two things a truck gased me&amp;a truck cut in front of me making a right turn,breaked hard slide sideways(SAFE)MUST be old not MAD<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/808854276357423105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 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\">Join us for our Christmas Lights Bike Ride this Sunday 12\/18 leaving from our West U store! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WYmZE6mr4s\">https:\/\/t.co\/WYmZE6mr4s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/npL38ya3VV\">pic.twitter.com\/npL38ya3VV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Barn (@BikeBarnTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeBarnTX\/status\/808786208260321280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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\">Mary Blitzer of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> tells us what&#39;s up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBikePlan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonBikePlan<\/a>. Listen tomorrow morning on @HPMNews887 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v873Ncu0xc\">pic.twitter.com\/v873Ncu0xc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gail_HPM\/status\/808770961487069185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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\">Learn to commute by bike on the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hou<\/a> with us this Sat! <br \/>Register here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3KVx4xjx5t\">https:\/\/t.co\/3KVx4xjx5t<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G4SVfq4Wi1\">pic.twitter.com\/G4SVfq4Wi1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/808753567699976192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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 Ridley Excalibur  in Austin, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sm6eXXZWMm\">https:\/\/t.co\/sm6eXXZWMm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/808719049760837632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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\">ONE MORE WEEKEND!   :   m\/  :  Waco, this weekend! <\/p>\n<p>There&#39;s one more weekend of CX racing in Texas at&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbnWxbmpsV\">https:\/\/t.co\/dbnWxbmpsV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FortWorthCX (@FortWorthCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortWorthCX\/status\/808679047941263360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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 hope you enjoy this aerial tour of my Monday bike ride almost to Manor from home in Barton Hills, Austin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40KDlWlSnz\">https:\/\/t.co\/40KDlWlSnz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lansing Pugh (@LansingBiking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LansingBiking\/status\/808594471571038208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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 Tour de Southern Walnut Creek Trail &#8211; Austin, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP se\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rTlfTk6i8\">https:\/\/t.co\/3rTlfTk6i8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/808798422258122756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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 RIDE THE CAR-FREE WALNUT CREEK TRAIL ALL THE WAY &#8211; Austin, TX For full details, including the address, a\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yG5aKn8hsP\">https:\/\/t.co\/yG5aKn8hsP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/808799677764239360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 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>#JumpStartBikeTravel: John Nguyen Gets Houston on Bikes mountainbikegateway.com The Rocket City Cyclers during \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tour de Campus,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d which included stopping at five universities in the Houston city limits. 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