{"id":55106,"date":"2020-12-24T23:32:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T05:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=55106"},"modified":"2020-12-24T23:32:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T05:32:48","slug":"texas-biking-action-december-24th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/texas-biking-action-december-24th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking Action December 24th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wacotrib.com\/news\/local\/veterans-one-stop-bicycle-program-is-transportation-lifeline-for-those-in-need\/article_f8238ac2-4474-11eb-b9c5-53168179fd0b.html\">Veterans One Stop bicycle program is transportation lifeline for those in need<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Mike Copeland | wacotrib.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/wacotrib.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/4\/f1\/4f1510a2-4561-11eb-ba3a-2b86a434cfe4\/5fe3aef492f97.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kim McGinness turns 60 on Christmas Day. If the weather is pretty and she feels up to it, she will go bike riding near her Lake Whitney home.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was injured in the service, and I need a bicycle, more or less, for exercise and to keep myself from isolating,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said McGinness, a native of Columbus, Ohio, who served in the U.S. Air Force between 1980 and 1985. Fate and family brought her to Central Texas, and HOT Veterans One Stop on La Salle Avenue put a life-changing &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/austinmountainbiking.com\/index.php?\/topic\/2506-rank-in-difficulty-austin-area-trailssegments\/&amp;tab=comments#comment-43232\">Rank in difficulty austin area trails\/segments<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By skinned elbows | austinmountainbiking.com<\/h3>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have near as much experience or have ridden all the trails around here as most of yall so I&#8217;ll use double down as a base line.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&#8217;s hard to break down between trail system and individual trail segments but ill just lump together for mine&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The three hardest for me have been:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Double down\/inception<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>City park but overall I think double down tougher but city has some tougher individual<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Mt. Lakeway trail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t rode much south and I would put lake gtown in the mix too,not for difficulty but just grueling length.<\/p>\n<p>Whats yalls list of favorite difficult trails. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4514122731\">Easy easy Christmas eve on the gravel bike<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Craig Prejean | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/NVDY18GEfKxCXC6sVYc_4siCIHR5XAPbb8LWU556TPg-2048x1152.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4514041493\">Century with Cyclones.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/0qaDYXia1aZMfr6hsQSYlHohw5jCd0ct6lTh1z4apNs-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/4513990758\">100KM Spreading Christmas Joy in Houston<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Samuel Lopez | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1597\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/S4x9nYMhqNDsf0t0xG6XgPf01vL7_R95if34jV3-2O8-1539x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1597&#038;ssl=1\" 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Staying in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Austin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Austin<\/a> this holiday season? We know some local spots you can bike, walk or drive to with the family to get into the spirit! \u00e2\u02dc\u0192\u00ef\u00b8\u008f<br><br>A very special thank you to our neighbors at The Downtown Austin Alliance for sponsoring the holiday fun this year \u00f0\u0178\u017d\u0081 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8xG2q1JzFv\">pic.twitter.com\/8xG2q1JzFv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MetroBike (@ATXMetroBike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATXMetroBike\/status\/1342273122616168449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday, it was 78F, today, 38F. Welcome to Texas &quot;winters&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sTh3jHMFnW\">pic.twitter.com\/sTh3jHMFnW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; John Fruehe (@JohnFruehe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFruehe\/status\/1342196928952598535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Frosty 50 w\/ Friends ft. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fudgelump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fudgelump<\/a><br>\u00f0\u0178\u017d\u201e\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u201a\u00ef\u00b8\u008f | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/outsideisfree?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#outsideisfree<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OptOutside?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OptOutside<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Festive500?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Festive500<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/alliteration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#alliteration<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rapha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rapha<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Strava?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Strava<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7zWFaBfRMl\">https:\/\/t.co\/7zWFaBfRMl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7efbRESe0T\">pic.twitter.com\/7efbRESe0T<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nate Eguia (@N8d0gg7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/N8d0gg7\/status\/1342211881512153089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KaztOZwhUS\">https:\/\/t.co\/KaztOZwhUS<\/a> for DB1 ride schedule [CC] (Dec 26, 2020 08:00AM)<\/p>&mdash; PBA Rides (@pbaDB1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pbaDB1\/status\/1342111264328343552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I believe that biking is a lot of fun but it&#39;s more than recreational,&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarrisCoPct2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HarrisCoPct2<\/a> Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdrianGarciaHTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdrianGarciaHTX<\/a> said. &quot;I&#39;m in the pursuit of making sure that people can use biking as a true alternative to their vehicles.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IoMPIWuUL\">https:\/\/t.co\/2IoMPIWuUL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1342118179045306369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Merry Christmas! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/65BTKUkP9Y\">pic.twitter.com\/65BTKUkP9Y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1342134572138561537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 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 is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-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 Wednesday Afternoon Ride (WAR) &#8211; El Paso, TX <br>El Paso Bicycle Club<br>Wednesday Afternoon Ride (WAR) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c This is what follows WNW after the time change for those who can or don&#39;t work. Same route as WNR. 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