{"id":37189,"date":"2017-10-02T23:24:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T04:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37189"},"modified":"2017-10-02T23:24:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T04:24:41","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-2nd-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-2nd-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 2nd 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BikeFriendlyCedars\/posts\/1667737123299614\" data-width=\"552\"><\/div>\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>Upper Valley Tour Groups B &#038; C<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Sunday, Oct 8, 2017,  7:15 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Across from Rio Plaza<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft) El Paso, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">5 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\/2\/f\/5\/f\/thumb_271332127.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\/8\/e\/f\/thumb_271322287.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\/d\/4\/7\/4\/thumb_293274388.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\/2\/2\/d\/c\/thumb_267308924.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Distance: Usually 20-25 miles\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Roll Out: 7:30 am\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Pace: (Group B 14-17 mph) (Group C 12-14 mph) Note: Group C rides should\u00c2\u00a0have a minimum of 2 riders for safety\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Details: No Drop Ride. Route will be a little tour of the Upper Valley. \u00c2\u00a0Ride leader will determine route based on\u00c2\u00a0abilities of those who show up to ride. \u00c2\u00a0Most routes are flat with f&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/ElPasoBicycleClub\/events\/243853294\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bikeaustin.org\/2017\/10\/bike-friendly-business-be-recognized\/\">Bike Friendly Business? Be recognized!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bikeaustin.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeaustin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3307-694x925.jpg?resize=694%2C925&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"694\" height=\"925\" \/><br \/>\nThis last week it was my pleasure to cruise around town and experience our fine city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike shops and bike friendly businesses with a few of our Amazing Bike Austin Ambassadors. Places where a hungry cyclist can bring their bike on to the patio after a 60 mile ride with 5 more miles to go to get home (Thank you, Mongers, you swanky joint you). Places where a thirsty person can bring their bike inside if necessary or at least inside the fence (Thank you, Blue Owl Brewing!).<br \/>\nMy feeling is that even though small businesses don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a lot of room, they have a lot of understanding. And it is those little kindnesses that make all the differences in the world. Will I want to go back to that business? Did I feel welcome despite my sweaty brow and messy hair? Will I talk about &#8230;<\/p>\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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WellnessONWheels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WellnessONWheels<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVEfitEPC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LIVEfitEPC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GetStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GetStrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Diamondhomes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Diamondhomes<\/a> \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bb\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u20ac\u00ef\u00b8\u008f\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc<br \/>*******Ride starts at 6:00PM******<br \/>**********Pass&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFckaffoaS\">https:\/\/t.co\/RFckaffoaS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EP Cyclists (@EPCyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPCyclists\/status\/915048175500763138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/biking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#biking<\/a> mountain bike checking out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Halloween?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Halloween<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Scary?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Scary<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/decorations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#decorations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spooky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spooky<\/a> 15 miles <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3EPVaSW3gG\">pic.twitter.com\/3EPVaSW3gG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Denise Blalock (@BlondeBeautyDD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlondeBeautyDD\/status\/915010131963850758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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\">Out riding. Got a bee trapped in my helmet. Got stung. Yanked my helmet off. Dropped sunglasses. Watched them get run over by a minivan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TJI8f8Z58z\">pic.twitter.com\/TJI8f8Z58z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Talley (@rdavidtalley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdavidtalley\/status\/914996813727444992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 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\">Ok this Saturday we ride! Make sure your bike is ready and your cameras work! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tsaJoNURIt\">https:\/\/t.co\/tsaJoNURIt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly Cedars (@BikeCedars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeCedars\/status\/914995178691268609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 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\">With all that our area has been through during Harvey, it&#39;s great to see everyone out having fun &amp; being active at Cigna Sunday Streets! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y0Y4iGK3V1\">pic.twitter.com\/Y0Y4iGK3V1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rodney Ellis (@RodneyEllis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RodneyEllis\/status\/914566088859451392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeut\/status\/914934788557086720<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Putting together our schedule for November and into the winter. Please chime in with what distances you would be&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qd1FFf93Fj\">https:\/\/t.co\/qd1FFf93Fj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/914895405556617216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Galveston Bicycle Tour &#8211; Galveston, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/adeNQsi3I5\">https:\/\/t.co\/adeNQsi3I5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>APA Texas -Houston-Galveston Section<br \/>Ov\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zj9djQanI4\">https:\/\/t.co\/Zj9djQanI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/915040323658768384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 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>Upper Valley Tour Groups B &#038; C Sunday, Oct 8, 2017, 7:15 AM Across from Rio PlazaPark across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft) El Paso, TX 5 Cyclists Went \u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Distance: Usually 20-25 miles\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\u00c2\u00a0Roll <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/02\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-2nd-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":[5301],"class_list":["post-37189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-texas-bicycling-news-digest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-9FP","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37189","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=37189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}