{"id":56914,"date":"2021-07-09T23:11:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56914"},"modified":"2021-07-09T23:12:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:12:11","slug":"texas-biking-news-july-9th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/09\/texas-biking-news-july-9th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News July 9th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/10868177\/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_TW&amp;taid=60e74c5ebcdfda0001963eef&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Rockstar Energy Drink Bike Park is a hidden heaven for thrill seekers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>abc.13.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=10868177\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>HOUSTON, Texas &#8212; Rockstar Energy Drink Bike Park is the ultimate place for thrill seekers whether you&#8217;re young, old, a beginner or pro.<\/p>\n<p>The 150,000 square foot park is one of the largest BMX parks in the country, and the most unique in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>It has a world-class racetrack, concrete bowls, dirt jumps, pump tracks for all ages, a flatland freestyle area, and an amphitheater.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone is welcome. Its free to enjoy, you just need to wear a helmet while riding.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the park, visit their <a href=\"https:\/\/northhoustonsportcomplex.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reporternews.com\/story\/money\/business\/local\/2021\/07\/09\/after-fire-biketown-organizing-tour-de-gap-buffalo-gap-bicycle-race-big-brothers-sisters-abilene\/7916284002\/\">BikeTown owners forge ahead with organizing Tour de Gap bicycle race despite fire<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Laura Gutschke | www.reporternews.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/09\/PARN\/7cfbb663-25e3-4c30-acf3-a856b5419f3e-0710BiketownFire1.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A distinct burnt odor wafted outside BikeTown on Friday morning, more than 24 hours after a fire, along with smoke, heat and water, damaged the interior of the building and its contents.<\/p>\n<p>Owners Kelly and Jim MacDonald were continuing to assess the damage while beginning a move to a vacant space in the next-door strip shopping center. BikeTown is located at 1789 Industrial Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#8217;s a property owner&#8217;s worst nightmare,&quot; Jim said. &quot;You put so much into it.&quot; &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/30656745\">Wesley Grove Gravel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Race Ready Repair | ridewithgps.com<\/h4>\n<p>Start at Long Street community center in Richards, Tx. 28691 FM 149, Richards, TX 77873. 33 Miles the first 6 miles of this route is smooth blacktop, but don&#8217;t worry the gravel roads are worth the ride it takes to get to them. The gravel roads in this area are very well maintained. You will see Horses, cattle and maybe even a Llama. Come prepared these roads are remote and there are no facilities. But you will enjoy your escape from the city on this beautiful country ride.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/embeds?type=route&amp;id=30656745&amp;sampleGraph=true&quot; style=&quot;width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ridewithgps.com\/photos\/5766131\/large.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsicanadailysun.com\/news\/roll-downtown-sip-n-cycle-saturday\/article_e70038e2-e0f7-11eb-b73e-237405f6063e.html\">Roll downtown: Sip &#8216;N Cycle Saturday<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.corsicanadailysun.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/corsicanadailysun.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/2\/99\/299d2a70-e0f8-11eb-8789-770198e2ee6b\/60e8b809eb296.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Corsicana Main Street is hosting a Sip \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcN Cycle Second Saturday event prior to the annual Texas State Criterium Championship Bike Race which will include live music, a vendor market and food trucks from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. hosted by Old Lumberyard Food &amp; Finds.<\/p>\n<p>The races will run from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 9:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Road closures will begin at &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dentonrc.com\/news\/denton\/denton-officials-residents-weigh-in-on-how-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-add-bike-lanes\/article_515715bc-a765-5974-b3bf-d8138ea8d123.html\">Denton officials, residents weigh in on how to improve pedestrian safety, add bike lanes<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Paul Bryant | dentonrc.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com\/dentonrc.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/d\/6d\/d6df15b1-477b-5ea0-90cc-24bebed90edc\/60e89544b130b.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the Denton City Council and its Mobility Committee prepare to update a plan that would improve pedestrian connectivity around the city, some residents say more bicycle lanes are needed, while others insist that planning efforts on road construction could be better.<\/p>\n<p>The Denton Record-Chronicle asked readers on Facebook how they feel about pedestrian mobility \u00e2\u20ac\u201d walkers, joggers, bicyclists and people with disabilities. Their responses varied from encouragement that officials recognize the need to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/mix941kmxj.com\/looking-for-a-bike-trail-in-amarillo-heres-a-couple-to-check-out\/\">Looking For A Bike Trail In Amarillo? Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s A Couple To Check Out.<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ryan Kramer | mix941kmxj.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/townsquare.media\/site\/195\/files\/2021\/05\/RS4113_1637277901.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>So one of the things I got away from for a long time was riding a bike. As I got a bit older, I just kind of put it away because everywhere I needed to go needed a car. Then I had kids.<\/p>\n<p>As they got a bit older and really started to learn how to ride their bikes, we found they wanted to just go on bike rides, like any kid right? So the wife and I found ourselves walking with them as they started to ride off into the distance. It got us thinking, should we just buy some bikes so we can ride with them? &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\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=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EWA1016Ggn\">pic.twitter.com\/EWA1016Ggn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/1413634586094018564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">STOLEN &#8211; White Masi Uno Riser  in St. Johns <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kJapECyKTc\">https:\/\/t.co\/kJapECyKTc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N2YHALDY0l\">pic.twitter.com\/N2YHALDY0l<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeIndex Austin (@stolenbikesatx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stolenbikesatx\/status\/1413634862511050752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">24 and 38 mile routes are good as mapped as is the 52. 75 and 100 mile routes are flooded. Details shortly on those. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYGnFj2tOr\">https:\/\/t.co\/GYGnFj2tOr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/1413651118635327490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2021<\/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\">Breakfast Club riders getting that early morning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/retul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@retul<\/a> session and not a pancake in sight \u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rideyourbike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rideyourbike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8tw6Kl3Me\">pic.twitter.com\/m8tw6Kl3Me<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mellowjohnnys (@mellowjohnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mellowjohnnys\/status\/1413531899532828677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">Our 40th HHH is from Aug. 26 to 29, and the Saturday Endurance Ride starts rolling at 7:05 a.m. <br><br>Come be part of it: there&#39;s routes for all ages and riders!<br> <br>Sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8QJ0muqJPG\">https:\/\/t.co\/8QJ0muqJPG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ir2n9h5Njs\">pic.twitter.com\/ir2n9h5Njs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1413511894665547780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">Families looking for ways to get their kids off the couch and away from the technology have a BMX park right here in San Antonio. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NMdFzfnDfE\">https:\/\/t.co\/NMdFzfnDfE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ksatnews\/status\/1413467975676432384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\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 Houston Bicycle Club Pattison-Cruising the backroads &#8211; Pattison, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kdICTcRKVB\">https:\/\/t.co\/kdICTcRKVB<\/a><br><br>Ride starter: Ronald<br>  Note: Sunday ride due to mixed forecast for Saturday<br>  To get a break from driving far we&#39;ll start from Pattison, 38 miles crui\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kotorDUoW7\">https:\/\/t.co\/kotorDUoW7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1413493265979125760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">New Event Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) &#8211; El Paso, TX Across from Rio Plaza (Park across from strip center at 6205 Upper Valley Rd (just north of Artcraft), El Paso, TX) <br> <br>El Paso Bicycle Club <br> <br>It&#39;s Back !! Wednesday Night Ride (WNR) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c An El Paso cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2U2O8LKp3z\">https:\/\/t.co\/2U2O8LKp3z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1413493257628045313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">New Event Texas Cycle Werks South Austin Trail Rides &#8211; Austin, TX The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group\u00c2\u00a0<br>\u00c2\u00a0<br>Texas Cycle Werks, proud sponsors of the ATX100K endurance race series, hosts weekly shop rides each Tuesday and Thursday leaving from the shop i\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ai8yfPV2LT\">https:\/\/t.co\/ai8yfPV2LT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1413508384771305476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">New Event Thursday Morning Cruise &#8211; Canutillo, TX 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 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pJ15ETBHz2\">https:\/\/t.co\/pJ15ETBHz2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1413613983035166721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/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\">New Event STORM Kidz Ride &#8211; San Antonio, TX South Texas Off Road Mountain-Bikers (STORM) hosts this free monthly kid&#39;s ride at McAllister Park on the dirt trails. This is a great opportunity for parents and children alike to get out on the dirt trails an\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1X7PlDaybd\">https:\/\/t.co\/1X7PlDaybd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1413613979881156608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Biking from Twitter New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/09\/texas-biking-news-july-9th-2021\/\"><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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[2560,212,4719],"class_list":["post-56914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle","tag-bicycling","tag-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eNY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56914","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=56914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56915,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56914\/revisions\/56915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}