{"id":51115,"date":"2019-10-04T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-05T04:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51115"},"modified":"2019-10-04T23:09:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-05T04:09:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-4th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-4th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 4th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/local\/cyclist-struck-by-driver-killed-in-granite-shoals\/269-b16d8bbb-c148-4815-ae5d-fa30341c91ea\">Cyclist struck by driver, killed in Granite Shoals<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Jeff Bell | www.kvue.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border-width:1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#e6e6e6;\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kvue.com\/embeds\/video\/269-37ec274f-7283-4b0b-80da-e283825ebf0d\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>Police said the man was struck by part of a trailer being towed by a pickup in the 8400 block of FM 1431 West.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A 66-year-old cyclist was killed on Thursday morning after being hit by a driver in Granite Shoals.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the man &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/local\/austin\/cyclists-rushed-to-the-hospital-after-being-hit-by-car-in-downtown-austin\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_KXAN_News\">Cyclist rushed to the hospital after being hit by car in east Austin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by: Matthew Prendergast | www.kxan.com<\/h3>\n<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Emergency medics are at the scene of a crash Friday afternoon between a car and a bicyclist in east Austin.<\/p>\n<p>According to a tweet from Austin-Travis County EMS, the crash occurred at the intersection of North Pleasant Valley Road and East Cesar Chavez Street near Scotty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s BBQ. One person has been declared a &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mypigradio.com\/gateway-to-texas-tandem-bicycle-tour-next-weekend\/\">Gateway To Texas Tandem Bicycle Tour Next Weekend<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>fabe | www.mypigradio.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1188\/2019\/10\/04150033\/bicycles-4502711__340.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 12th Annual Gateway to Texas Get-a-Way Tandem Tour is Friday, October 11 through Sunday, October 13, in Clarksville.<\/p>\n<p>The Lennox House will be the central location for meals and get-togethers. The registration fee of $115.00 includes dinners,  breakfasts, entertainment, SAG support and directional signage. There &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rolling into the weekend like<br><br>Pic via Will Black<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pLQlpIU7PI\">pic.twitter.com\/pLQlpIU7PI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1180239374388252672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Leave the car in the drive way this fall, and start taking the SunCycle e-bike to work and school and back again, anytime of the day and night! The bike share is available 24 hours, 7 days a week, and the e-bikes can go for hours of safe riding.<br>Download the Bcycle App tonight! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cq044SfBB8\">pic.twitter.com\/cq044SfBB8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sun Cycle (@SunCycleEP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunCycleEP\/status\/1180245436394885120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are always humbled by repeat customers.  We love to hear your stories and get you set up for a great riding experience at any level and on any type of bike.  Let&#39;s be friends.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BicycleWorld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BicycleWorld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BWRides?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BWRides<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsRide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsRide<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllAboutYou?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllAboutYou<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TexasProud?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TexasProud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewBikeWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewBikeWeekend<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gTI6nYcgFM\">pic.twitter.com\/gTI6nYcgFM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bicycle World (@BicycleWorldTx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BicycleWorldTx\/status\/1180256377639510018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">15 days to the moonlight ramble!! Sign up and come ride with us!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eaNR5X5J1B\">https:\/\/t.co\/eaNR5X5J1B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1180221282195038213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out the third video in our Trail of the Month series on bike trails in the region! River Legacy Trail plays a vital role in the off-street connection from Fort Worth to Dallas. Stay tuned for more videos on the first Friday of every month! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityOfArlington?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofArlington<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeDFW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeDFW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yIT1drBquS\">pic.twitter.com\/yIT1drBquS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NCTCOGTransportation (@NCTCOGtrans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCTCOGtrans\/status\/1180176663138783232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rarelyblocked?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rarelyblocked<\/a> bike lane from last night&#8230; sent via another little bike birdy. As this truck pulled out, another delivery truck took the opportunity to move right into the same space. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinmobility?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@austinmobility<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/atxtraffic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#atxtraffic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ATX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Austin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Austin<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeATX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeATX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqiPxtHUXJ\">pic.twitter.com\/lqiPxtHUXJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #BikeATX (@BikeATX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeATX\/status\/1180177971711238144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bicycle commuting has been a big topic lately. As we come towards our cooler days consider the idea of commuting a few days a week. For a faster more comfortable ride think about EBikes.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cYfqP2U5er\">https:\/\/t.co\/cYfqP2U5er<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1180205524807274497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BikeHouston is hiring and recruiting! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wIc1psGBmj\">https:\/\/t.co\/wIc1psGBmj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1180219148909121536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of my favorite moments with the boys. Went through this same scenario with the 4 yr old. Being low to the ground (and w\/gloves) we seldom see more than a scratch. Jeff <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woombikesUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@woombikesUSA<\/a> super fine-tuned the hand brake for these tiny hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UFsy7joNme\">https:\/\/t.co\/UFsy7joNme<\/a> via<\/p>&mdash; Martin Russell \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2\u00f0\u0178\u0090\u009d\u00f0\u0178\u0090\u00bf\u00ef\u00b8\u008f (@russell_dallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russell_dallas\/status\/1180090907506421760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Bessies Creek 24 &#8211; Brookshire, TX Bessies Creek 24 at Brookshire, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ct7muWo3zf\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ct7muWo3zf<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thhWiwEZvb\">https:\/\/t.co\/thhWiwEZvb<\/a><br><br> CATEGORYSTART TIMEDISTANCEFEE<br>Gulf Coast 515 Solo or Team Leadersee event details515 miles$295<br>Solo or Team leader<br>Gu\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ce1hqg46I\">https:\/\/t.co\/3ce1hqg46I<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1180329215641767937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Texas Ultra Spirit &#8211; Fayetteville , TX Texas Ultra Spirit &#8211; May 8-9, 2020 at Fayetteville , TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qseTNysFMz\">https:\/\/t.co\/qseTNysFMz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CCEwYE9qgW\">https:\/\/t.co\/CCEwYE9qgW<\/a><br><br>CATEGORYSTART TIMEDISTANCEFEE<br>24 Hr Solo6:00 PM24 hours$135<br>12 Hr Solo6:30 AM12 hours$115\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NgTZgshaVh\">https:\/\/t.co\/NgTZgshaVh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1180329211963334661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/10\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-4th-2019\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dir","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51116,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51115\/revisions\/51116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}