{"id":38513,"date":"2018-01-15T23:57:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T05:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=38513"},"modified":"2018-01-15T23:57:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T05:57:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-15th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/15\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-january-15th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest January 15th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mi5mrnBzgKU&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a=\">BIKES ARE AN OBSESSION &#8211; VeloVlog #41<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Preston Glace | youtube.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BIKES ARE AN OBSESSION - VeloVlog #41\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mi5mrnBzgKU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe 2018 edition of the Texas Cycling winter training camp vlog is here with more sick beats as always. Twas yet another big block of training filled with friends, food, and fun. This kicks off the 2018 season of the VeloVlog, so get &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheHollandRacing\/posts\/10156043591968399\" 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, Jan 21, 2018,  8:45 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;\">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\/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\/5\/9\/7\/5\/thumb_287842901.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: 9:00 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\/245994285\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/news\/local\/apd-surprises-boy-grazed-by-bullet-with-a-bike\/508257577\">Video: APD surprises boy grazed by bullet with a bike<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Rebeca Trejo | www.kvue.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kvue.com\/img\/resize\/content.kvue.com\/photo\/2018\/01\/15\/Police_1516060285614_12377959_ver1.0.JPG?resize=701%2C392\" width=\"701\" height=\"392\" \/><br \/>\nAUSTIN &#8211; It was quite an eventful day for 9-year-old Miles Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>He was behind the wheel of a police car, given a police commander&#8217;s coin, and a Certificate of Bravery from the Austin Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>APD is doing this because a bullet grazed Miles&#8217; neck last month when he was walking outside &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/article\/adventurers-explore-sides-border-1200-mile-journey-along-rio-grande\/\">Adventurers Explore Both Sides of Border in 1,200-mile Journey Along the Rio Grande<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by KATHY BLACKWELL | www.texasmonthly.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texasmonthly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1.BCM16007-1260x420.jpg?resize=1200%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nOver three installments, we follow a film team as they\u00e2\u20ac\u201dby bike, horse, and canoe\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddocument how a physical wall would affect the area, water, and its people.<\/p>\n<p>In December, a team of five, including Texans and immigrants, embarked on a monthslong journey from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico along the U.S.-Mexico border and the Rio Grande using different modes of transportation: mountain bikes, horses, and canoes. Their purpose? To document the borderlands before further construction of a &#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\">Had to ride my bike to this awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@astros<\/a> mural located in The Heights. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/houstonastros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#houstonastros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2017worldseries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2017worldseries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBpQY4nRaP\">pic.twitter.com\/dBpQY4nRaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spinn Cycles (@Spinn_Cycles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinn_Cycles\/status\/953112861445951488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/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\">Nice tactical urbanism in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NearNorthside?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NearNorthside<\/a> by @HOU_DOTr. My hope is one day that exercises like these would be encouraged and make way for long term changes to our streets and neighborhoods. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FVTpRhNTKx\">https:\/\/t.co\/FVTpRhNTKx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher Andrews (@chrisandrewsCDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisandrewsCDA\/status\/953006594392018945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2018<\/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\">Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HoustonBCycle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HoustonBCycle<\/a> to see all of our city&#39;s incredible new murals from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/huemuralfest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@huemuralfest<\/a> this week! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rCVtXE6RrL\">https:\/\/t.co\/rCVtXE6RrL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle\/status\/953020866228518912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2018<\/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\">We&#39;re helping out the nice folks of Barber Hills this Saturday! Come check out this really cool trail! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bslxIadBYZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/bslxIadBYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KingRacingGroup (@KingRacingGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingRacingGroup\/status\/953039122284929024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2018<\/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>BIKES ARE AN OBSESSION &#8211; VeloVlog #41 Preston Glace | youtube.com The 2018 edition of the Texas Cycling winter training camp vlog is here with more sick beats as always. 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