{"id":36345,"date":"2017-06-11T23:03:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T04:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=36345"},"modified":"2017-06-11T23:03:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T04:03:07","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-june-11th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/06\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-june-11th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News June 11th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/news\/local\/veteran-rides-bike-across-us-to-make-the-world-make\/article_2194d471-f0c7-5bd6-a48f-6ab73b6305db.html\">Veteran rides bike across US to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmake the world make sense\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By KELAN LYONS | www.theeagle.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/theeagle.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/f\/42\/f42aabaa-4e62-11e7-8984-03dd2014784e\/593cceb45f674.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\nSubsisting on a diet of ramen and oatmeal, Robert Neidlinger has ridden his bicycle from San Diego to College Station &#8212; a roughly 1,400-mile journey &#8212; over the past three months. And he still has about 1,000 miles to go.<br \/>\nThe 53-year-old Gulf War veteran is riding his bike from the West to the East Coast &#8212; California to Florida &#8212; and expects to make it to St. Augustine sometime next month. He arrived in College Station on Wednesday night, where he stopped to do laundry, fix a bike pump at a repair shop on &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kxii.com\/content\/news\/Thief-steals-new-bike-from-special-needs-man-in-Denison-427833603.html\">Thief steals new bike from special needs man in Denison<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Sara Humphrey | www.kxii.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.graytvinc.com\/images\/810%2A1075\/stolen%2Bbike4.jpg?resize=810%2C1075\" width=\"810\" height=\"1075\" \/><br \/>\nDENISON, Texas (KXII) &#8212; Surveillance video outside a Denison grocery store shows a man stealing a bike that belongs to a special needs man.<br \/>\nAnthony Adams has worked at Albertsons in Denison for about a month and when mom can&#8217;t drive him there, he likes to ride his brand new bicycle.<br \/>\n&#8220;I got it for my birthday and my high school graduation present from my aunt,&#8221; 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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\/BVNKvZPhyk5\/?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 Texas Mamma Jamma Ride (@mammajammaride)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=868272256654511\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinmonthly.com\/AM\/Calendar\/index.php\/name\/Learn-about-Your-Community-with-AARP-Texas-and-City-Cycling\/event\/25587\/\">Learn about Your Community with AARP Texas and City Cycling!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.austinmonthly.com<\/h3>\n<p>Jun 17, 2017<br \/>\n10:00 AM until 12:00 PM<br \/>\nDescription<br \/>\nJoin AARP and Bike Texas and get back on your bike with City Cycling! AARP knows that it is more important than ever that you have options in how you get around your community, so we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve partnered with Bike Austin to bring our members a City Cycling class just for you!<br \/>\nCity Cycling will help you ride safely and effectively \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to work, to the store, around your neighborhood or around the state. It is Driver\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ed for cyclists. League-certified instructors teach City Cycling and the curriculum covers everything, including bike selection, simple maintenance, fixing a flat, and strategies for riding a bike safely and confidently. This class is designed for anyone wanting to become more comfortable on their bike.<br \/>\n****There will be an optional ride after the classroom portion so please bring your bike if you have access to one.**** &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\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>Raul&#8217;s Saturday Upper Valley Vuelta Group B<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Jun 17, 2017,  7:15 AM<\/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;\">3 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\/a\/4\/b\/9\/thumb_263502169.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\/6\/a\/0\/thumb_266066272.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Distance: \u00c2\u00a025-30 miles\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Roll Out: 7:30 am\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Pace: 14-17 mph\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Details: \u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0This ride will take you through the upper valley winding around most likely stopping at the Anthony Country Club for a short rest break. \u00c2\u00a0Use the restroom, get a coffee, fill up your water bottles. \u00c2\u00a0We will return to start via a slightly different route.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 \u00c2\u00a0This\u00c2\u00a0is a weekl&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/240337931\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleymorningstar.com\/news\/local_news\/article_c959340e-4f1c-11e7-937d-3f76c36a70e5.html\">Proposed rail to trail plan featured in national publication<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By STEVE CLARK | www.valleymorningstar.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/valleymorningstar.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/6\/88\/6886bf84-4f1c-11e7-b499-fb0157ebc720\/593e05aceaa52.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C803&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"803\" \/><br \/>\nBROWNSVILLE \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The Lower Rio Grande Valley Active Transportation and Tourism Plan is getting national attention, with the project featured in the spring\/summer 2017 issue of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Rails to Trails Magazine,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the official publication of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.<br \/>\nWashington D.C.-based RTC, which facilitates rails-to-trails projects around the country, also has assigned someone to help find money for the project. The &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com\/2017\/06\/tour-de-agua.html\">Tour de Agua &#8211; Dublin, Texas, June 10, 2017<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Pedal Pushers | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n<p>&#8230; I hadn&#8217;t attended the Dublin ride since it was called Tour de Pepper. Dr. Pepper was first bottled in Dublin beginning in 1891. Long story but Dublin can&#8217;t use of the name or logo &#8220;Dr. Pepper,&#8221; so now the ride is a charitable event to buy water filters.<br \/>\nSince I haven&#8217;t been to this ride in a few years, I am not sure if the attendance was good or bad. If one could have ridden and didn&#8217;t, one missed a good ride. OK, it was windy, but it&#8217;s west Texas&#8230;what&#8217;s new? &#8230;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O9ped1nFz9U\/WT2xyHArt4I\/AAAAAAAATJE\/nVVy3tF_F1o6FpJWZuD8vwZqzGPEDhsRQCLcB\/s1600\/P6094205.JPG?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/874109472934854657<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SOS today 7 miles ride in, chased &amp; caught wheelmen in 5 miles then rode hard 10 miles with them.rode till puke , then 10 miles riding soft<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/874094170960527360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2017<\/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\">Super chill Sunday ride. Mid ride stop at Nau&#39;s for shakes and goodies. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/baaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#baaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWv9Y0dBir\">https:\/\/t.co\/nWv9Y0dBir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Etatc2cIDE\">pic.twitter.com\/Etatc2cIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bat City Cycling (@batcity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batcity\/status\/874049699304570880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2017<\/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\">Jeepers Creepers!  What a parking spot!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visitkemahtx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@visitkemahtx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeep?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jeep<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsAJeepThing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItsAJeepThing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5xnMeHMI3y\">pic.twitter.com\/5xnMeHMI3y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Cycle Across TX (@CycleXTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CycleXTexas\/status\/874047233687158784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2017<\/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\">Next Sunday, we&#39;ll do our Bear Moon Bakery Ride: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zmh92yEr2f\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zmh92yEr2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/874042444085702658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2017<\/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 next Saturday in Cibolo: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b2211bW64F\">https:\/\/t.co\/b2211bW64F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/874042234252951552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2017<\/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&#39;m 6&#39;1&quot; and I just weighed myself at 133.6. That&#39;s 7.5 lbs UNDER my race weight. That&#39;s frighteningly low \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u00b0 FOOD AND WATER TIME IS NOW<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Preston Glace (@pgglace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgglace\/status\/873956100265177090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2017<\/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>Veteran rides bike across US to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmake the world make sense\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 By KELAN LYONS | www.theeagle.com Subsisting on a diet of ramen and oatmeal, Robert Neidlinger has ridden his bicycle from San Diego to College Station &#8212; a roughly 1,400-mile <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/06\/11\/texas-bicycling-news-june-11th-2017\/\"><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-36345","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-9sd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36345","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=36345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36345\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}