{"id":38130,"date":"2017-12-27T23:08:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T05:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38130"},"modified":"2017-12-27T23:08:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T05:08:20","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-27th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/27\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-27th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 27th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what happened when two brothers tried to run 50 miles to Weikel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bakery in LaGrange<\/a><\/h2>\n

Pam LeBlanc | fitness.blog.austin360.com<\/h3>\n


\nWill Flanagan, left, ran 50 miles from Bastrop to Weikel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bakery in LaGrange to raise money for the Gazelle Foundation. Todd Flanagan, right, in green helmet, switched to a bicycle after 30 miles. FAMILY PHOTO<\/p>\n

Chalk up the Flanagan brothers 50-mile kolache run as a success \u00e2\u20ac\u201c mostly.<\/p>\n

Will and Todd Flanagan of Austin finished their fund-raising jaunt from Bastrop to Weikel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bakery in LaGrange with mixed success. Will ran all 50 miles; Todd pulled up after about 30 miles because of a sore knee and rode a bike the rest of ..<\/p>\n

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San Antonio Mission Walk\/Lunch\/Bike Adventure<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Robert C. Deming | texashillcountry.com<\/h3>\n


\nReady to stretch your legs? Try this piece of the San Antonio Missions Trail. Start at Mission San Jose and walk three miles south to Mission San Juan Capistrano. Much of the way the trail follows the San Antonio River. The starting point is known as the Queen of Missions; it was restored in the …<\/p>\n

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Texas State Parks Are Once Again Hosting \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFirst Day Hikes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a><\/h2>\n

GAIL DELAUGHTER | www.houstonpublicmedia.org<\/h3>\n

… One of the First Day events locally is at Galveston Island State Park, where visitors can take a guided kayaking tour of Galveston Bay. At Shelton Lake State Park there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a one-mile dog walk. First Day events also include a seven-mile bike ride at Brazos Bend State Park. …<\/p>\n

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Our Saturday Morning Rides – still going strong!<\/a><\/h2>\n

North West Cycling Club | nwcc.bike<\/h3>\n

No other city in the nation can boast a cycling club like NWCC. And no other city has anything approaching NWCC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s famous \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Saturday Morning Rides\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

For over 25 years, 52 Saturdays a year, rain or shine, cyclists numbering from 75 to well over 200 converge on the parking lot at Zube Park in far northwest Harris County. Many are club members; and many are non-club members who are always welcomed guests. …<\/p>\n

Start Time:
\nJanuary – March 8:00 AM
\nApril thru September 7:30 AM
\nOctober – December 8:00 AM<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/The-Mountain-Bike-Meetup\/events\/245506778\/?rv=me1&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJGMwNjY5N2YzLTUyNDUtNGI3ZC04MDY2LTFhZDg4MWFiYjJlOQ&_af=event&_af_eid=245506778&https=on<\/p>\n

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Palo Duro and Surrounding Area<\/a><\/h2>\n

sleestak | forums.mtbr.com<\/h3>\n

A friend and I are driving down from CO to ride around the canyon Friday and I was just wondering if anyone had any info\/tips\/etc. Any trails that are best ridden in one direction or another, best places to eat, good bar recommendations, things like that. I would also ask about must hit trails, but I’m thinking we will likely cover them all over the course of a day and a half. But I am …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Today's cold long ride was made better by chile y queso machine and @Gatorade<\/a> road treasures less than 300ft from my house! #chileconqueso<\/a> #roadtreasures<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NyK1BtsSML<\/a><\/p>\n

— Stefan Rothe (@stefanrothe) December 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n