{"id":63654,"date":"2023-10-21T23:13:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T04:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=63654"},"modified":"2023-10-21T23:15:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T04:15:03","slug":"texas-bicycling-the-roads-october-21-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/21\/texas-bicycling-the-roads-october-21-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycling Texas Roads &#8211; October 21, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10080437700\">BAtB Day 1 Chambers County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Kent Joosten | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3o5xota0a1fcr.cloudfront.net\/v6\/maps\/NA2LS6F4KFTSUBO6PHK3PHMB4S42PSKHK2324JBG4YBCP5V4H465DBK55KLXO5LEYY5C4LXXVSJVCYKQPV6GQBOWAJCQ7K2Y\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/39JZeBga9uXGZqcRGHEett7uDzI16xwVGW9CQYW4U-M-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aoyYoGXarQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/aoyYoGXarQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4sN3I7h8Px\">pic.twitter.com\/4sN3I7h8Px<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Friendly South Dallas (@BFSouthDallas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BFSouthDallas\/status\/1715870071531147382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How can we make biking safer for you? Visit our Bike Network Plan website <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XwFjVBCER3\">https:\/\/t.co\/XwFjVBCER3<\/a> and let your voice be heard. Take our survey today! This is the start to a safer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SanAntonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SanAntonio<\/a>!<br><br>  ? ? Please share! Every voice matters. ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsRideSA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsRideSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COSATransportation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COSATransportation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r5iGmduLpe\">pic.twitter.com\/r5iGmduLpe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; COSATransportation (@COSATranspo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COSATranspo\/status\/1715854291204751552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=663033\">Round the Block: The last leg<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Curtis Stoker | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>Day 29 &#8211; Camp Wood to Vanderpool, TX: Texas Hill Country<\/h4>\n<p>Saturday October 21, 2023, 44 miles (71 km) &#8211; Total so far: 1,588 miles (2,556 km)\nI\u2019m sorry this blog sounds the same from day to day. I need to have some ability to add interesting things and I don\u2019t think that ability is in me. I must be getting used to this camping thing or I\u2019m just extremely exhausted because I have been sleeping really well in the tent. Some of it I think is just the comfortable temperatures we are having at night. However, the forecast is showing more chances of rain starting tomorrow evening. I must say we have been very lucky not to have had any rain while riding yet.<\/p>\n<p>Today was a great day of riding. We had some very challenging climbs. Not really in length, but todays climbs were steep. The road was so so as far as a decent surface. Still chip seal vibrations. I have a picture below showing the climbs we did. Each of the \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/53\/61\/large\/IMG_3393.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10080785313\">Saturday Morning Death Ride put on by the Fort Worth Bicycle Association (Sadly 3 riders went down with 2 having more serious injuries &#8211; GET WELL SOON DINA AND KATE Real County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>David Patterson | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p>I only completed 72 of the 97 mile route. In spite of my pacing strategy, to not attack any climbs, I was not in good enough shape to successfully complete the ride. I started cramping at mile 70 and decided to pull the plug at mile 72.\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3o5xota0a1fcr.cloudfront.net\/v6\/maps\/7LI3UXFZRCKI3DC2HFJ2XAZTJPTNK6FJXAOW3GQNQZ63G4U52AOONLJGL5EDO6NJOHP6HHM23UXQ5THNF7OWFGVVTIPKLNGM\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10080433626\">Haarvarks to Manvel 50 and 50 Solo Pearland, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Troy Serrano | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/BSpWythF6l5IQbvghyl1CbsQhIlHl8J5trQI5K9gEdE-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10080135142\">Toasty Bike Around the Bay with team Wood Chambers County, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Christoph Klawun | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/iVinsl5FNrzn4yH03JrkK7DmGmfd3GblezKrFFwjU2c-2048x1152.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/21\/texas-bicycling-the-roads-october-21-2023\/\"><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-63654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gyG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63654","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=63654"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63656,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63654\/revisions\/63656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}