{"id":64491,"date":"2024-01-28T23:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T05:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64491"},"modified":"2024-01-28T23:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T05:14:04","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-for-january-28-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-for-january-28-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News for January 28, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TQ6kI1tNy3s\">Reveille Peak Ranch 2nd Annual Downhill Slalom with MTB GRAND TOURS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Just Me MTB | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p>Fun time last night at Reveille Peak Ranch for the 2nd Annual Team Trail Party Downhill Slalom with Brant Hatton of MTB Grand Tours and friends. First time there for me, rode some fun trails and jumps (no POV this time) and met everybody\u2026 cool crowd! Did his some jumps well, but did loose my feet on the way down of one jump, recovered but close enough to make me go hmmmmmm. Didnt lock in on the lippy launch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reveille Peak Ranch 2nd Annual Downhill Mountain Bike Slalom with MTB GRAND TOURS\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQ6kI1tNy3s?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:\/\/ratrodbikes.com\/threads\/howdy-from-amarillo-texas.119427\/#post-1273345\">Howdy from Amarillo Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>StevenWray | ratrodbikes.com<\/h4>\n<p>Hey yall! My girls and myself clean up and lube bikes in our back yard and give them to people that need them. Every once in a while, when the bone pile adds up, we\u2019ll do a \u201ctrashcan\u201d build. Heres my favorite little cruiser. This sarted life as a Huffy USA Built Western Flyer Quasar 15 speed Mountian bike. We drug it out of a trash pile in a back yard. The tires, cables, and brake pads where roached, no life left in the bearings, rims where rusted through, so we did this! Now shes \u2026<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.imagearchive.com\/ratrodbikes\/data\/attach\/257\/257700-20240117-180651.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lsi5lMDqcZ8\">Mountain Biking at San Angelo State Park, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ken Simmons | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mountain Biking at San Angelo State Park, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lsi5lMDqcZ8?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<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bike ride, birds, nature: White Oak\/Buffalo bayou approx +\/-13 miles Cars&amp;Coffee <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ogfIdxCS7o\">https:\/\/t.co\/ogfIdxCS7o<\/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\/1751776091302232573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 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.kwtx.com\/2024\/01\/28\/trial-former-waco-educator-charged-hit-and-run-death-baylor-student-set-begin-this-week\/\">Trial of former Waco educator charged in hit-and-run death of Baylor student set to begin this week<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Tommy Witherspoon | www.kbtx.com<\/h4>\n<p>WACO, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; The trial of a former Midway school administrator charged in the 2016 hit-and-run death of a Baylor University student is set to begin this week.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Renee Blankenship, 56, is charged in Waco\u2019s 54th State District Court with manslaughter and failure to stop and render aid, both second-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>She is charged with leaving the scene after hitting Baylor sophomore David Grotberg, 19, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, who was riding a bicycle on Franklin Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>A panel of 65 prospective jurors will report Monday morning to fill out questionnaires to \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclopathsoftexas.com\/rides\/Ride_Schedule.php\">RIDE SCHEDULE<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Georgetown Cyclopaths | www.cyclopathsoftexas.com<\/h4>\n<p>RIDE SCHEDULE \tShort Rides \tLong Rides \tex-Long Rides\nFebruary 2024 \tSelf Guided \tNo Drop \tTempo\nStart Time: \t9:05am \t9:05am \t9:00am\nDay \tDate \tMeet at \tMiles \tMap \tMiles \tMap \tMiles \tMap\nPierre\u2019s \t  Happy Birthday Ride!!\nSaturday \t02\/03\/2024 \tBarking Armadillo \t36 miles \tBAB36 \t49 miles \tBAB49 \t75 miles \tBAB75<\/p>\n<p>Saturday \t02\/10\/2024 \tBaptist Church in Andice \t34 miles \tA34 \t44 miles \tA44 \t63 miles \tA63<\/p>\n<p>Saturday \t02\/17\/2024 \tBarrow Brewing \t34 miles \tSA34 \t45 miles \tSA45.2 \t63 miles \tSA62.7<\/p>\n<p>Saturday \t02\/24\/2024 \tGeorgetown Rentsch Brewery \t36 miles \tGT36 \t42 miles \tGT42 \t64 miles \tGT64<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ot7cV5bzBUo\">Cycling Ware Road McAllen Texas Rio Grande Valley<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Tigerholm | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p>Cycling Rio Grande Valley McAllen Texas Ware Road from Nolana to Texas State Highway 107. This Ware Road is listed as a bike route and has bike lane signs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cycling Ware Road McAllen Texas Rio Grande Valley\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ot7cV5bzBUo?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.strava.com\/activities\/10650713460\">Alliance &#8211; Keller &#8211; Ottinger Rd. With Chad &amp; John. Garmin mount BROKE 2 miles into ride, glad I had it tethered.  Fort Worth, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Brian Waldrop | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/OPx0l56NMecJOcUdXzvSJHpbXOy1BlI1cxRHuy2TkFY-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10650458348\">Afternoon Ride &#8211; Beep The Woodlands, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Chander Kasiraj | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1600\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/Yv9_hOr1QZJJaHBohZkhYEjBxEmlT_TK4fgCHGku2Ts-1536x2048.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/10650260640\">Urban South Sunday Houston, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Nate Eguia | strava.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"900\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dgtzuqphqg23d.cloudfront.net\/ppl1Y_6WSEnog04BqrJanAHfdTkJZ2ck0RqVUs2EKDQ-2048x1536.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=666346\">Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<p>Day 17:Hondo to San Antonio: Busy roads, a little bit of France in Texas, and arriving in Alamo city\nSunday January 28, 2024, 42 miles (68 km) &#8211; Total so far: 615 miles (990 km)\nWe knew today would be hard. Navigating into an unknown big city on bicycles is always a little stressful.<\/p>\n<p>We left Hondo and made our way over more hills to Castroville. The highway is still a four lane divided highway but the traffic has really picked up. The shoulder is wide but littered with debris. My tire was still giving me trouble but we just \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_20240128_180049251.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/28\/texas-bicycling-news-for-january-28-2024\/\"><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-64491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gMb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64491","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=64491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64493,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64491\/revisions\/64493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}