{"id":40139,"date":"2018-03-28T23:20:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=40139"},"modified":"2018-03-28T23:20:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T04:20:36","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-28th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-march-28th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest March 28th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former paramedic stops by Lufkin in coast-to-coast ride for awareness of emergency vehicles<\/a><\/h2>\n

By AUSTIN KING | lufkindailynews.com<\/h3>\n


\nA former paramedic raising awareness for public safety on emergency vehicles by riding from coast to coast has reached Lufkin in his journey.<\/p>\n

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Border Bike Trip, Day 18: In the World of Bicycle Tourism<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Grant Wishard | www.weeklystandard.com<\/h3>\n


\nAfter a whirlwind visit to Casas Grandes and Colonia Juarez on the Mexican side I crossed back into El Paso late Friday night to pick up my bike from the mechanic. I still had a few hours of daylight, so I set off immediately for Clint, Texas, a small farming town 20 miles outside El Paso. It was nerve-wracking to get back on the bike, five weeks after I fractured my elbow. Wounded stallions such as myself rarely make it off the racetrack, much less back to the starting gate for a second attempt. …<\/p>\n

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Park improvements part of spring upgrades at Lake Waco, dam<\/a><\/h2>\n

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

WACO, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lake Waco is kicking off spring by opening spruced-up park facilities, starting with 2.8 miles of fresh asphalt across the Lake Waco dam.<\/p>\n

The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the Lake Waco Dam trail has reopened after nearly six months of closures for the sake of a $1 million project to reinforce the dam. …<\/p>\n

… The dam trail has been popular with cyclists, walkers and runners since it opened in 2000, but it has been closed several times for maintenance in the last few years. …<\/p>\n

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Southern Tier on a Recumbent 2018<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Joseph Valenzi | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 26 – March 28 Wednesday – Rio Frio TX: Rest Day
\nMonday March 5, 2018
\nI’m better today, after feeling really crabby yesterday. There is very little to do here, and nowhere to go, so everyone slept in, had breakfast and is now piddling around and\/or napping. We were all beat yesterday. We had some rain overnight, but the worst of the thunderstorms were off to the east. The forecast promises to be good for the next few days which will help.<\/p>\n

We are staying in a four bed cabin. I’m bunking with …<\/p>\n

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The Limo Bikes to Bayous and Beaches<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Marilyn Swett | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Gatesville to Temple, TX: Hup 2, 3, 4
\nWednesday March 28, 2018, 35 miles (56 km) – Total so far: 279 miles (449 km)
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Dolly Parton
\nYou know you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re officially in the South when the hotel is serving grits for breakfast and puts out a carafe of sweet tea next to the coffee pots!<\/p>\n

It was a cold, gloomy morning when we exited the hotel today. The worst of the storms had moved on and it looked like we would have a mostly dry ride.<\/p>\n

We turned east on Hwy 36 toward Temple. The pavement was …<\/p>\n

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Captain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Blog \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 3\/28\/18 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c SAG volunteers needed<\/a><\/h2>\n

by danitza | cycling.powweb.com<\/h3>\n

It happens to the best of us. You sign up to ride 30+miles on your first practice ride and reality reminds you that you have not ridden in a long time. You are starting to wonder what to do if your legs decide to quit on you, suddenly, you hear what sounds like music to your ears: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Are you doing OK?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d It is the friendly SAG volunteer\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sent answer to prayer! It was 2015 for me, and I still remember the wonderful feeling of knowing that they were checking on me. That reassurance …<\/p>\n

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Joe’s Southern Tier Adventure<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Joe Athas | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n

Day 44: Marfa-Marathon
\nTuesday March 27, 2018, 57 miles (92 km) – Total so far: 1,234 miles (1,986 km)
\nWind can be the most demoralizing thing on a fully loaded bike.
\nI woke up today feeling pretty good for a camping night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rest. I did wake up twice at night, once to pee and once just because. The quality of sleep is increasing, but my legs still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t quite have enough room to spread out to feel all that comfortable at night. I love my mummy bag, keeps me super warm, but the positions I can sleep in are quite limited. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m excited for some warmer weather where I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to zip it up all the way.<\/p>\n

Anywho, I woke up at first light and beelined for the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lobby\u00e2\u20ac\u009d at El Cosmico. They had …<\/p>\n

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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n
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Please disregard if you have already registered for this year's Riot.<\/p>\n

Verified all routes today just to make sure the rains didn't create any issues. Everything was already near perfect! We only have 70 spots… https:\/\/t.co\/Khsr2dgMYM<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Spinistry (@Spinistry) March 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n