{"id":52755,"date":"2020-04-11T23:11:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T04:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52755"},"modified":"2020-04-11T23:11:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T04:11:48","slug":"texas-biking-april-11th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/04\/11\/texas-biking-april-11th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking April 11th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ridestoke.com\/ridestoke-ride-series-17-stinger-trail\/\">Ridestoke Ride Series #17 | Stinger Trail Spider Mountain Bike Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by step | ridestoke.com<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stinger Trail | Spider Mountain Bike Park, Burnet Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoNEOieXvQU?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><\/p>\n<p>The Stinger Trail at Spider Mountain Bike Park is rated at a double black and packed with technical features and steeps to keep your attention.  Just let go of the brakes on this one, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll find yourself flowing through the rough and into the catch berm at the bottom.\nSpider Mountain Bike Park<\/p>\n<p>The first chairlift in Texas provides mountain bikers with 350 vertical feet of gravity filled fun From the top, you have the choice of 5 trails ranging from beginner to expert to bring you back to the bottom of the lift. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrt.com\/news\/local\/article\/Coronavirus-in-Midland-What-you-need-to-know-15193894.php\">Coronavirus in Midland: What you need to know<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Midland Reporter-Telegram | www.mrt.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/\/photos\/\/73\/\/30\/\/33\/\/15566585\/\/3\/\/rawImage.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ride of Silence format to be changed<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic has required a change to the format of the 17th annual Ride of Silence, which is set for May 7.<\/p>\n<p>The International Ride of Silence Board of Directors has decided that instead of group rides, participants do solo rides or rides with their family, according to an announcement shared by the Permian Basin group.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the Ride of Silence is to honor bicyclists who have been injured or killed and raise awareness of bicycling.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact John Floyd at &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3286276387\">Lunch Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Dennis Robinson | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/6WPZbg1yd6xvbqukEriui4PlalbHgaSzdkSo1FcfJII-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3286248322\">Lolly Gag\u00e2\u20ac\u2122n&#8230; Route looks like an uzi..<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Nate McLain | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p>Great morning ride that turned into a much longer ride than anticipated. Since I was solo I kept taking new roads to see where they went. Some good&#8230; some not so much! \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u201a\nEnd up in Dayton and got a solo Rona century in. \u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u2122\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u2019\u00aa\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\u00f0\u0178\u2122\u008f\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bc\nEaster weekend with the family and birthdays \u00f0\u0178\u017d\u201a for Emily, Jax, &amp; Kelly! We are going to miss all our family back home.\nAnd I miss all my friends! Stay safe out there y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all!\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/LjRD_aCiipeeQtxMRCr8N6MUKQAMfZfJzw90BU9-UBo-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3286139454\">Lunch Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Francisco Simas &#8211; US MES | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/GglOILOIc8ptfrDcHxmDegVDvvcmOh0M2v4mmR-TzKE-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.com\/2020\/04\/11\/180-days-of-biking-in-a-row-for-3622-miles\/\">180 Days of Biking in a Row for 3,622 Miles<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n<p>Three months ago today, I wrote a blog titled What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s It Like to Bike 90 Days in a Row for a Total of 1,985 Miles? Adding 2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mileage thus far, 1,677, I come up with a sum of 3,662 miles. That, my friends, is just over 20 miles a day. So how fitting that quite by accident I finished a ride today for just that amount? I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t set out to bike every day, but once I get an idea in my head, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s like the proverbial bee in a bonnet. It flits about looking for a way to express itself. It either &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Biking 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\">Good news, cyclists! The Shiner GASP will ride again on Sat. Oct 3. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still time to sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J9qO5xzny4\">https:\/\/t.co\/J9qO5xzny4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shiner Beer (@ShinerBeer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShinerBeer\/status\/1249116229652054021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">so fun. today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s MTB ride was all about 0-60mph. according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TotalCyclist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TotalCyclist<\/a> athlete\/ coach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshStrang?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@joshstrang<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sumthins up my puter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. so we stopped to check \u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u00a9\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00aa\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u00b7\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u201a\u00ef\u00b8\u008f. glad to have dylanriddle hucking some groove thru techy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zRHOgXG9lH\">https:\/\/t.co\/zRHOgXG9lH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chad Andrews (@TheChadAndrews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChadAndrews\/status\/1249099895304151045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Today on my ride I had a flat (common occurrence for you non-cyclists) and two different people in trucks stopped and asked if I needed help.  Faith in humanity restored, at least temporarily.<\/p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/1249074757720563713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Have a child at home who doesn&#39;t know how to ride a bicycle? Now&#39;s a great time to learn! Tip: Focus on learning to balance first&#8211;pedaling comes naturally once balance is achieved. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HP6rXj9tJX\">https:\/\/t.co\/HP6rXj9tJX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1248998026720444419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Oops again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCGy7A9Nut\">pic.twitter.com\/xCGy7A9Nut<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alex Stivers (@AlexStivers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexStivers\/status\/1249036059410944000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; Teal Cannondale Quick 4 in Austin, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ksnJTLksW8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ksnJTLksW8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NJyMrydsvV\">pic.twitter.com\/NJyMrydsvV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1249038618707910656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Day 11: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/30DaysOfBiking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#30DaysOfBiking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/30daysofbiking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@30daysofbiking<\/a> \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdvtULWxfO\">pic.twitter.com\/hdvtULWxfO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Edgar Gaucin \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 (@edgargaucin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edgargaucin\/status\/1249044504432324609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Cyclists in their 2020 Hotter&#39;N Hell jerseys today on the Wichita Falls Circle Trail. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IXrm45WKM4\">pic.twitter.com\/IXrm45WKM4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1249051463176896514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">\u00f0\u0178\u201c\u00b8: Mark Delgado, downtown Houston, TX. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eomkMo4rMI\">pic.twitter.com\/eomkMo4rMI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/1249056561206571015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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 Houston Bikeways are a great option for some appropriately distanced, mind-clearing exercise this weekend&#8230;look for the blue and green wayfinding signs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dx90gD4fkQ\">pic.twitter.com\/dx90gD4fkQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Geoff Carleton (@CarletonGeoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarletonGeoff\/status\/1248970541270171650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Good morning to everyone except my fellow cyclists who unlike me refuse to ride solo and continue to ride in groups.  Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all suck, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re stupid, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll ruin this for everyone.<\/p>&mdash; Jeff C. (@331miles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/331miles\/status\/1248943595572342784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\">Riding together is a great way to bond &#8211; and is a welcome break in the day while we shelter in place. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RZAVT3dlVm\">pic.twitter.com\/RZAVT3dlVm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fwbikesharing\/status\/1248966655079841798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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 Event 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 The Crank Stranger &#8211; Bellville, TX The Crank Stranger at Bellville, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDG8o1hIGS\">https:\/\/t.co\/KDG8o1hIGS<\/a><br><br>Women<br><br>CATEGORY START TIME DISTANCE FIELD LIMIT FEE<br><br>Women&#39;s Short Grind 9:15 AM 30 miles $35<br><br>Women&#39;s Long Grind 9:00 AM 50 miles $35<br><br>Men&#39;s<br><br>Men&#39;\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fhmGBLnhRt\">https:\/\/t.co\/fhmGBLnhRt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1249092248513413121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2020<\/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\/2020\/04\/11\/texas-biking-april-11th-2020\/\"><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-52755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dIT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52755","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=52755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52756,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52755\/revisions\/52756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}