{"id":53990,"date":"2020-08-29T22:16:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T03:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53990"},"modified":"2020-08-29T22:16:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T03:16:40","slug":"texas-biking-action-august-29th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/08\/29\/texas-biking-action-august-29th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking Action August 29th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainbikesride.com\/10-best-mountain-bike-parks\/\">10 Best Mountain Bike Parks in North America<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>mountainbikesride.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mountainbikesride.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Spider-Mountain-Bike-Park.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mountain bike rides through cross-country tracks make for a delightful afternoon adventure. When a mountain bike trail offers more than just a ride, you know you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve chosen the best mountain bike park.<\/p>\n<p>Mountain bike parks host a variety of activities. Some may include training sessions, restaurants, chairlift rides, and even mountaintop weddings. But what lures bikers towards them is an intricate network of &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Situated in the Spider Mountain of Texas, this bike park thrives a year-round trail for racers from all over the country. Since its conception two years ago, Spider Mountain Bike Park has expanded the infrastructure of the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Spider Mountain Bike Park offers several attractions and events to participate around the year. Recently, it has inaugurated a new lift service that will drop bikers at the summit of Spider Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Along with that, the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/news\/travel\/08-28-20-goat-island-preserve-dirt-bike-association-parks\/\">Expedition to remote Dallas preserve ends on idyllic Bonton Farms lunch<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Stacy Breen | dallas.culturemap.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/culturemap-com\/image\/upload\/ar_4%3A3%2Cc_fill%2Cg_faces%3Acenter%2Cw_1200\/v1598644639\/photos\/295843_original.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Goat Island Preserve is what started my summer 2020 exploration of parks around Dallas. I was at the Lakewood Farmers Market, where I work at the Empire Baking Co. stand selling bread, and this woman came up and was apologizing for being sweaty. She said she&#8217;d been hiking in Goat Island, which she said was great &quot;because nobody was there.&quot; I said, &quot;Tell me more.&quot; My friend and I went down the very next week.<\/p>\n<p>Like Post Oak Preserve in Seagoville, Goat Island is part of the system set up by Dallas County to preserve natural wildnerness areas. The street address is listed as 2800 Post Oak Rd. in Hutchins, and at 2838 Post Oak Rd., in the southeast &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; DORBA in charge\nIn 2013, the County worked out an arrangement with the Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association to maintain the trails; they get high marks for their mowing and helpful identifying markers.<\/p>\n<p>While we were there, we coincidentally ran into Joe Johnson, the assistant trail &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasbids.net\/bid_opportunities\/2020\/08\/29\/10515369-rfb---mountain-bike-project.html\">Bid on RFB &#8211; Mountain Bike Project in Fossil Creek Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.texasbids.net<\/h3>\n<p>Added\/Updated: 08\/29\/20.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3983622249\">Dam Hot Century<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Mark Noblitt | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p>So here&#8217;s the story: My buddy Sylvan wanted to propose to Michelle in Paris. Trip canceled, so he had to come up with a Plan B. Canyon Lake dam was his choice. Whole bunch of us managed to be in on the surprise and keep it a secret. They wanted to leave from Gruene (35 miles from &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/tVGWoB7YaPiT-SUJAH4a3nQmxaNEX6ocw-ULOXqpwBQ-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3984063971\">Ella Us\u00c3\u00b3 Mi Cabeza Como Un Rev\u00c3\u00b3lver<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Reynaldo Juarez | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/kdRHWFyXRKXXi_sln3Q533IKMLdNhad1o3IQe4Dhs1g-2048x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/3982987637\">Smashed<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Brad Stauffer | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"2048\" width=\"1152\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/C7b0SutOY6Ut9prnJzEANpa_7BlC80RM8dSuOuci4-Y-1152x2048.jpg?resize=1152%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.com\/2020\/08\/29\/9-tips-why-you-should-buy-tip-beer-for-your-bicycle-mechanic\/\">9 Tips Why You Should Buy Tip Beer for Your Bicycle Mechanic<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n<p>What? You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not buying beer as a tip for your bicycle mechanics? Well, that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a faux pas big time. If you think about it, whether you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re an amateur or avid cyclist, your bike and your life is in literally their hands. So if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re having a shit day and you come in and dump more shit on them, guess what? The quality of your bike repair may also be quite defecatory in nature. Or not, if they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re real pros. And if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re taking your bike to the shop, you need them. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not talking about a &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adudeabikes.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/image-1.jpeg?w=1200\" alt=\"\"\/><\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; Blue Roadmaster in Austin, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PxF5mZ4ddU\">https:\/\/t.co\/PxF5mZ4ddU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Index (@bikeindexstolen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeindexstolen\/status\/1299832826058080257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhgprNohoQ\">pic.twitter.com\/AhgprNohoQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1299724509226971137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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\">A little sign pollution on the trail <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OCNP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OCNP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DORBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DORBA<\/a> Check out my ride on Strava.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KoW3qtez01\">https:\/\/t.co\/KoW3qtez01<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvpZLKty0N\">pic.twitter.com\/BvpZLKty0N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stan Paoli (@StanPaoli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanPaoli\/status\/1299750169756479491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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\">A twofer today&#8230;the race that would have happened today but cancelled thx to Covid, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawsoncraddock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lawsoncraddock<\/a> taking the V <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hotternhell100<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotterhell100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hotterhell100<\/a>  back in 2011&#8230;we knew he was good, but who would have guessed that\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BzwZa0y50u\">https:\/\/t.co\/BzwZa0y50u<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lee McDaniel (@LeeMPhoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeMPhoto\/status\/1299679737074405377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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\"><hr \/>\n<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 Thursday Morning Cruise &#8211; El Paso, TX<br>El Paso Bicycle Club<br><br>Meet at 7:15 am at Starbucks at the Outlet Mall in Canutillo. Ride out at 7:30. 20-25 miles at 14-16 mph pace. Mostly flat, a few hills. Maintain physical distance of at least six feet\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2hJe4Hx9F\">https:\/\/t.co\/M2hJe4Hx9F<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1299826548296556545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 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\/08\/29\/texas-biking-action-august-29th-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-53990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-e2O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53990","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=53990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53991,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53990\/revisions\/53991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}