{"id":39383,"date":"2018-02-26T23:05:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T05:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=39383"},"modified":"2018-02-26T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T05:05:45","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-26th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/02\/26\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-february-26th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest February 26th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Desert bromance with Django<\/a><\/h2>\n

Buell78758 | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n


\nSo months ago, my co-worker, who I call \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Chuckles\u00e2\u20ac\u009d brow beat me into doing this MTB festival in Terlingua. Man, I needed to get my fat a$$ in shape! My Turner Burner had seen glory days years ago. Time to kick this into high gear! Chuckles lit a fire under me to get movin again. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no Andre the Giant, but can knock out the Das Hugo on his road bike and is a climbing machine on his MTB.<\/p>\n

So, Chuckles and his buddy snooker me into some loose, rocky stair-step nastiness….and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m bouncing all over the place on my old Turner w\/ 26r wheels! I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m told, hey, you should rent a 29er for a day it will change your life…..<\/p>\n

Well, it changed alright….I said hey, my buddy Wes at Velorangutan could set me up on a 29er demo, and …<\/p>\n

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Azalea Trail Bike Ride!<\/a><\/h2>\n

bayoucityoutdoors.com<\/h3>\n

Please join us on Saturday March 3, 2018<\/p>\n

for the River Oaks Azalea Trail on our Bikes!<\/p>\n

Azalea is the name given to the various spectacular flowering shrubs (genus Rhododendron) of the Heath family that are in full bloom each spring in Houston, Texas. These showy flowers flourish at seven Houston locations in varying shades of pink, purple, white, red, and yellow and are a magnificent sight to behold.<\/p>\n

We will meet at 10 am at Central Market and start at 10.15. First stop will be Bayou Bend followed by Rienzi followed by lunch at La Madeline
\nAfter lunch we will go to The Forum at 2503 Westheimer then 4 more homes in the River Oaks area. …<\/p>\n

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Black History Month Feature \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Iron Riders Dallas Cycling Club<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.wheelbrothers.com<\/h3>\n

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What is the official name of your club?<\/p>\n

Iron Riders Dallas Cycling Club. (IRDCC)<\/p>\n

When do you offer club rides? From where?<\/p>\n

Weather permitting, IRDCC offers weekday Training Rides as well as Saturday and Sunday Group Rides. To accommodate our membership that is spread throughout the DFW Metroplex, we have rides in Fort Worth on Trinity Trails, Cedar Hill\/Mansfield as well as White Rock Lake.<\/p>\n

How many years has the club been in existence?<\/p>\n

This will be our 6th Year as a cycling club.<\/p>\n

Are there club dues? …<\/p>\n

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