{"id":64364,"date":"2024-01-13T23:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T05:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64364"},"modified":"2024-01-13T23:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T05:03:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-for-january-13-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-for-january-13-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News for January 13, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/news\/2024\/01\/13\/el-paso-puzzler-mountain-bike-race-kicks-off-two-day-event\/\">El Paso Puzzler mountain bike race kicks off two-day event<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>kvia.com<\/h4>\n<p>EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) \u2013 One of the biggest mountain biking races in the region is taking place this weekend, the El Paso Puzzler.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organization, each course is considered epic by most mountain bikers\u2019 standards with all distances riding to the far north end of the Franklin Mountain State Park.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s Race is a 35 and 50 mile race day, it begins at 8:00 a.m. at Bowen Ranch off MLK Blvd in the northeast El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>There is set to be close to 400 racers over the two day event.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday Race\u2019s race is a 15 Mile Race, Gates open at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Possum Pedal Weekend Road Trip (Meers Alternative) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S97B04yAzg\">https:\/\/t.co\/S97B04yAzg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Meetup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Meetup<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meetup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meetup<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1746171930938310797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/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\">Waverly St mysteriously does not have any traffic control even as the Heights Hike and Bike Trail continues to blossom. Let\u2019s make 2024 the year we make this intersection safer ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j9tjhGuTr2\">pic.twitter.com\/j9tjhGuTr2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Emmanuel N\u00fa\u00f1ez (@emmanume) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emmanume\/status\/1746253041026630018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newschannel6now.com\/2024\/01\/13\/new-bike-lanes-connecting-cyclists-downtown\/\">Video: New bike lanes connecting cyclists to downtown<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Blake Hill | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h4>\n<p>WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) &#8211; Some new stripes have been painted on some roads in Wichita Falls, they\u2019re the new bike lanes being marked by the city to hopefully keep cyclists safe.<\/p>\n<p>While safety is a large part of the city\u2019s decision to implement the bike lanes, it also connect cyclists to central parts of the city, like connecting downtown to the circle trail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next step is kind of these dedicated bike paths that you see in more places, so we had a few of them already, Hamilton, but now you\u2019re going to see a lot more of those. They\u2019re kind of strategically placed to connect people to the trail and and more \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/success-of-texas-a-ms-new-bike-sharing-program-overshadowed-by-bicycle-being-placed-on-the-dome-of-the-academic-building--19753754?utm_campaign=episode-title&amp;utm_medium=app&amp;utm_source=widget\">Success of Texas A&amp;M\u2019s new bike-sharing program overshadowed by bicycle being placed on the dome of the Academic Building<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.spreaker.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/success-of-texas-a-ms-new-bike-sharing-program-overshadowed-by-bicycle-being-placed-on-the-dome-of-the-academic-building--19753754\" data-resource=\"episode_id=19753754\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"false\" data-cover=\"https:\/\/d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net\/images.spreaker.com\/original\/ffd6f05784938f244827e0e2bdca3ab4.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"400px\">Listen to &#8220;Success of Texas A&#038;M&#8217;s new bike-sharing program overshadowed by bicycle being placed on the dome of the Academic Building&#8221; on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>An Instagram photo has gone viral, showing what appears to be someone with the VeoRide bicycle that wound up on top of the dome of Texas A&amp;M\u2019s Academic Building. The image of the person\u2019s face is covered by a happy face emoji, and their left hand with an Aggie ring giving the \u201chorns down\u201d sign.<\/p>\n<p>That followed a tweet from Texas A&amp;M that also went viral, showing the bicycle on top of the dome.<\/p>\n<p>An A&amp;M spokeswoman says scaffolding at the base of the dome\u2026which could have been the way the \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Cycling in Houston, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/43K8WCEVs0c?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><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Cycling in Houston, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDsKadVh7B4?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<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/\">Upcoming Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h4>\n<pre><code>9:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble\nTue, January 16, 2024 9:00 AM\n4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX\nRusty Romp Tuesday Edition\nTue, January 16, 2024 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nBurleson and Beyond\nThu, January 18, 2024 9:00 AM\n155 W Bufford St., Burleson, TX\nRusty Romp\nThu, January 18, 2024 9:00 AM\nBenbrook YMCA, 1899 Winscott Road, Benbrook, TX 76126\nAnna May Daulton Joe Pool Lake - Rusty Chain Gang\nSat, January 20, 2024 9:00 AM\nGrand Prairie, Texas\nWillow Park Warbler - 11:00 AM Start\nSat, January 20, 2024 11:00 AM\n5189 Interstate 20 Frontage Rd #101, Willow Park, TX 76087\n9:00 AM Start Chisholm Rusty Chain Gang Ramble\nTue, January 23, 2024 9:00 AM\n4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=665732\">Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<p>Day 2:Fort Hancock to Sierra Blanca: A day of a car free roads\nSaturday January 13, 2024, 42 miles (68 km) &#8211; Total so far: 93 miles (150 km)\nLeaving Fort Hancock was a breeze. Jumped on Hwy 20 and then Texas Farm Road 192. There was no shoulder but we didn\u2019t need one. For almost 20 miles we didn\u2019t see any cars. Amazing! We did see a Border Patrol station and lots of ruins of towns of the past. The interstate really killed these small towns.<\/p>\n<p>We stopped at Tiger Town Truck Stop and grabbed a couple bean burritos and they let us fill our water bottles. You can camp here and get a shower, just ask inside.<\/p>\n<p>Then we joined Interstate 10 for 2 miles. Not great but when is interstate riding great? Then we were able to get on a frontage road and climbed a 4 to 5 % grade through the Sierra Blanca mountains for about 10 miles before arriving at a picnic area off the highway. No bathrooms but shaded tables which is nice. The \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/pics\/docs\/00\/02\/55\/80\/large\/PXL_20240113_193420527.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to &#8220;Success of Texas A&#038;M&#8217;s new bike-sharing program overshadowed by bicycle being placed on the dome of the Academic Building&#8221; on Spreaker.<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/13\/texas-bicycling-news-for-january-13-2024\/\"><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":[],"class_list":["post-64364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gK8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64364","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=64364"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64367,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64364\/revisions\/64367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}