{"id":40642,"date":"2018-04-18T00:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T05:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=40642"},"modified":"2018-04-18T00:11:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T05:11:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-17th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-17th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 17th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/valleycentral.com\/news\/local\/hike-and-bike-trail-to-benefit-numerous-cities\">\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHike and Bike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 trail to benefit numerous cities<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Santiago Caicedo | valleycentral.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static-10.sinclairstoryline.com\/resources\/media\/8205a1a9-8941-46b9-aaca-046b3e02f4fe-large16x9_hikeandbike.jpg?resize=986%2C555\" width=\"986\" height=\"555\" \/><br \/>\nWhen No\u00c3\u00a9 Flores moved to San Juan, he weighed over 400 pounds. Now, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lost weight, feels healthier and connects with his kids more often.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This track is near and dear to my heart,&#8221; Flores said.<\/p>\n<p>A now asphalt hike and bike trail, Flores started walking on what was once a makeshift dirt trail that runs along a drainage canal next to PSJA Bears Trail and South Veterans Boulevard in San Juan. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhrvMPbBfeJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhrvMPbBfeJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhrvMPbBfeJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Streamline Cycles (@streamlinecycles)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2018\/04\/17\/build-50-challenge\/#account\/join\">The Build 50 Challenge And The 50-For-50 Campaign<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikehouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/24877890177_64f34feb48_z.jpg?resize=480%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><br \/>\nBuild 50, that is the challenge BikeHouston has issued our partners: the City of Houston, Harris County, METRO, TxDOT, and management districts over the next 12 months. Build fifty miles of high-comfort on-street bikeways and off-street trails over the next year. Fifty miles to get people on bikes and get them safely to their destinations. Build 50 is an ambitious and challenging goal and BikeHouston will be there every step of the way to provide &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2018\/04\/17\/bike-lyte\/\">BIKE-LYTE<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bikehouston.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikehouston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SmartLyte.png?resize=880%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"880\" height=\"462\" \/><br \/>\nStudents at Rice University affiliated with the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship are developing a bicycle safety light, Bike- Lyte, that will alert both cyclists and motorists of each others presence using motion sensors. The bicycle tail light will be different from the types we currently use. These tail lights will be able to detect cars behind or too close to the cyclist and will be able to alert the cyclist via a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikereg.com\/tres-amigos-challenge\">Tres Amigos Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.bikereg.com<\/h3>\n<p>Register for the 2nd Annual Tres Amigos Challenge! Three great rides &#8211; one registration.<\/p>\n<p>The organizers of these three central Texas rides are a friendly bunch and we wanted to provide that camaraderie for our riders as well.<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the Tres Amigos entitles you to participate in all three rides with one registration. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll receive t-shirts and swag from each ride. And when you complete the (nearly isoceles) triangle through Erath, Hood, and Somervell counties you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll earn a special long-sleeved t-shirt to wear when you flaunt your bragging rights. When you submit your registration, be sure to select your route length for each ride and t-shirt size.<\/p>\n<p>The Tour de Agua will be held in Dublin on 6\/9\/17. Ride starts at 8am.<\/p>\n<p>(We&#8217;re having a Kickoff Party, too, on Friday evening, 6\/8.)<\/p>\n<p>The Blazin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Saddle 75 will be held in Granbury on 8\/4\/17. Ride starts at 7:30am.<\/p>\n<p>The Careflite Paluxy Pedal will be held in Glen Rose on 10\/6\/17. Ride starts at 8:30am.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=541341\">Pacific to Atlantic<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Matthew McCoy | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<h3>Hello Louisiana!: 65 miles<\/h3>\n<p>Monday April 16, 2018<br \/>\nFarewell Texas! I cycled from Kountze, TX to Merryville, LA today, which finished my tour of Texas! Astonishingly, I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t meet or see any eastbound touring cyclists while in Texas. I thought random chance would have led me to seeing at least a few.<br \/>\nRV Parks have been my main source for camping during my adventure, but there are &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=541320\">The Southern Tier: San Diego to St. Augustine (and further?)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Susanne Holste | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<h3>Day 34. Fort Clark Springs to Camp Wood<\/h3>\n<p>Monday April 16, 2018, 78 km (48 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 2,373 km (1,475 miles)<br \/>\nToday was a beautiful Sunday for cycling. We had said goodbye to Mark from Southern California with whom we had been sharing camp for the last three nights. He headed south of gain time by avoiding the hills. We had a fairly leisurely start and picked up a breakfast burrito at Mamita\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s. Most of today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s route was on Ranch Road 334 and it was nice to have a lot less traffic. Just outside of Brackettville was a good-sized solar park, surprising for such a small town. We then met Kevin and Jessy who are &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Day 35. Camp Wood to Vanderpool<\/h3>\n<p>Tuesday April 17, 2018, 65 km (40 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 2,438 km (1,515 miles)<br \/>\nIf you look at the ACA maps for today and tomorrow, the hill profile looks as if nature has gone crazy. Fortunately it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not as vertical as it seems but the climbs are still steep. Nature is much greener here and the map shows multiple rivers which we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see. We spent an hour at Leaky\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s excellent public library to plan the days ahead. Then it was two steep climbs with a well-deserved picnic spot when we got to the top of the second one. At this point I finally got hold of the State Park and &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Day 36. Vanderpool to Kerrville<\/h3>\n<p>Wednesday April 18, 2018, 81 km (50 miles) &#8211; Total so far: 2,519 km (1,565 miles)<br \/>\nWe rolled out of the park and promptly faced the steepest climb of the day. It was short and sweet and then half a day of dipping and climbing followed. It was the prettiest morning so far and riding on a high road with views over the surrounding countryside was nice. We cycled past a couple of hunting ranches and the idea of deer, springbok, and other animals kept for the pleasure of hunters is distressing. The same is done in &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=541325\">Two Timing Texas Tour<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Richard Hoeg | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<h3>Day 13: Smithville to Nail Creek State Park: An Armadillo &#8230; not squished!<\/h3>\n<p>Monday April 16, 2018, 48 miles (77 km) &#8211; Total so far: 549 miles (884 km)<br \/>\nAfter two days of a North wind, God was kind to us and veered the direction of today&#8217;s blow 180 degrees, and we flew before the wind! Given the topography of the land was mostly in our favor, we enjoyed one of those touring days we all dream about. Neither Molly nor I took many photographs, but we did enjoy two \u00e2\u20ac\u0153on the fly\u00e2\u20ac\u009d route changes. The first change took us to our breakfast quicker when we realized a particular road was &#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Day 14: Nail Creek State Park to College Station: Changing Routes on the Fly!<\/h3>\n<p>Tuesday April 17, 2018, 49 miles (79 km) &#8211; Total so far: 598 miles (962 km)<br \/>\nNice ride today &#8230; farmland, forest, gentle hills and mostly a nice tail wind. We did use &#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\">Houston&#39;s Bike Plan is a year old. So how is the city doing? We&#39;ll talk to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> about a new report that gives the city mixed grades on creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> culture. That&#39;s today at noon on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonMatters<\/a> on @HPMNews887 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/56cO4RhmGT\">pic.twitter.com\/56cO4RhmGT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gail Delaughter (@Gail_HPM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gail_HPM\/status\/986272119918034946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">April 18th is our annual Bike to UT Day! Get your bike ready &amp; ride to campus! <\/p>\n<p>We&#39;ll be giving out a light breakfast to cyclist at kiosk in the morning and we&#39;ll be at Speedway mall to celebrate from 10AM &#8211; 2PM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dbMjfjuih9\">https:\/\/t.co\/dbMjfjuih9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ntpPm0gJ3\">pic.twitter.com\/9ntpPm0gJ3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike UT (@bikeut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeut\/status\/986278556576747520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Customer success rep Drew shares what the @BPMS150 means to him in today&#39;s guest blog post. Don&#39;t just ride, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeMS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeMS<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RigUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RigUp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i20LvMmXx6\">https:\/\/t.co\/i20LvMmXx6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XgI1Owkaij\">pic.twitter.com\/XgI1Owkaij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RigUp (@rigup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rigup\/status\/986257702660792322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Join the RIDE CHALLENGE! Ride, log your miles and win prizes! Register and info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5kRYvWpA6\">https:\/\/t.co\/d5kRYvWpA6<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTownshipTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheTownshipTX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikemonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikemonth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikethewoodlands?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikethewoodlands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1hwp17fRbK\">pic.twitter.com\/1hwp17fRbK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike The Woodlands (@BikeWoodlands) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeWoodlands\/status\/986296196355551232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Last year was the busiest year on record for Houston&#39;s bicycle rental program BCycle, with a 52% increase in users.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zX222zotM1\">https:\/\/t.co\/zX222zotM1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle\/status\/986296410860675072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPDBikeSgt\/status\/986007287188869120<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The streets of Houston will be open again for Cigna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayStreetHTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SundayStreetHTX<\/a> on 4\/22. Come and enjoy fun &amp; healthy physical activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SSHTX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SSHTX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CignaHouston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CignaHouston<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8taiVBsjhT\">pic.twitter.com\/8taiVBsjhT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cigna (@Cigna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cigna\/status\/986291714275995648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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 are counting down the days! Are you ready to explore Third Ward as we open the streets to the people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Houston<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pREOPUn2t2\">https:\/\/t.co\/pREOPUn2t2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YuftCikpzR\">pic.twitter.com\/YuftCikpzR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sunday Streets HTX (@SundayStreetHTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayStreetHTX\/status\/986334380758102016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Thank you mayor for your continued support for a more bike friendly city! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DAq6ywXEQg\">https:\/\/t.co\/DAq6ywXEQg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/986344166014771200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Thanks to our amazing team captains. This is Eli with Deloitte, a 7 year team captain along side Patti, first year team captain with General Motors. Captains like Eli are recruiting, supporting, fundraising for their own teams and mentoring new teams all along the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bpms150?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bpms150<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xG8LOojMKb\">pic.twitter.com\/xG8LOojMKb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike MS: Texas MS 150 (@TexasMS150) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMS150\/status\/986335522636423168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re so excited about our Fiesta Medals that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be riding around on Thursday at Fiesta Fiesta looking for YOU on a SWell Cycle! If we spot you, you will receive a FREE medal! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LiveSWell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LiveSWell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/beSWell?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#beSWell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fiesta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fiesta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xHzSKoEtOt\">pic.twitter.com\/xHzSKoEtOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABikeShare\/status\/986256701526560769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Patrick wrote a blog post about the Tour of Corsicana a few weeks back. Take a read!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OatRLLrCjX\">https:\/\/t.co\/OatRLLrCjX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OatRLLrCjX\">https:\/\/t.co\/OatRLLrCjX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Strike Cycling Development Team (@strike_devo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strike_devo\/status\/986258425364602880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Get on board! Check out the last few turns of the Texas Pro\/1 State Criterium Championships where <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinDStanley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinDStanley<\/a> took 3rd last Sunday in Dallas, TX. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iamspecialized?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iamspecialized<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/elbowzracing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#elbowzracing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rotorbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rotorbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoPro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/critlife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#critlife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dlyz8pqfwH\">pic.twitter.com\/Dlyz8pqfwH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elbowzracing\/status\/986260004477992962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 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\">Speed limit signs have been installed on the Katy Trail. As the Trail gains more and more users, we are always looking for new ways to keep our Trail users safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y3k3TG3bfT\">https:\/\/t.co\/y3k3TG3bfT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mykatytrail?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mykatytrail<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yblf2bFJ5g\">pic.twitter.com\/yblf2bFJ5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Katy Trail (@KatyTrail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatyTrail\/status\/986261447238930432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2018<\/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 ARR Trail Crew Earth Day at WC w\/ Oskar Blues! &#8211; Austin, TX<br \/>For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nhG8R6yk0\">https:\/\/t.co\/6nhG8R6yk0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meet at the POOL PARKING LOT.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for tree planting, trail drainage and brush trimming work in \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NPNveURcAR\">https:\/\/t.co\/NPNveURcAR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/986448654155354113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 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>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHike and Bike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 trail to benefit numerous cities by Santiago Caicedo | valleycentral.com When No\u00c3\u00a9 Flores moved to San Juan, he weighed over 400 pounds. 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