{"id":64571,"date":"2024-02-07T23:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64571"},"modified":"2024-02-07T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T05:05:18","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-for-february-7-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/02\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-for-february-7-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News for February 7, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pk2RORsJlHY\">Spider Mountain and Thunderbird Lodge, Texas 2024 &#8211; Salsa Blackthorn<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Larry Wolcott | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spider Mountain and Thunderbird Lodge, Texas 2024 - Salsa Blackthorn\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pk2RORsJlHY?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.vandegriftvoice.com\/sports\/2024\/02\/06\/steiner-ranch-mountain-biking-students-race-in-nica-competition\/\"> Steiner Ranch Mountain Biking students race in NICA competition<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Katherine Dale | www.vandegriftvoice.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vandegriftvoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mountainbiking.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From Feb. 3-4, select students from the Steiner Ranch Mountain Biking (SRMTB) competition team raced in Warda, TX at the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) competition. NICA is a non-profit organization that promotes the growth of mountain biking nationally and encourages youth biking competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy races went pretty well,\u201d Abby Mack, junior competitive team member, said. \u201cI do two laps, which is five miles, and it had rained a lot the past week so it was super muddy. It was fun, but also painful because the mud made it difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mack placed fifth out of 13 competitors in her category. Students have the opportunity to \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q9WB2SX9bfg\">Cycling Across America: Bronte, Texas (persevering in the wind)<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Pastor Mike on a Bike | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cycling Across America:  Bronte, Texas (persevering in the wind)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q9WB2SX9bfg?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.adventurecycling.org\/blog\/cycling-the-route-to-emancipation\/?ruid=1162463&amp;utm_source=bikebits&amp;utm_campaign=20240207_BikeBits&amp;utm_medium=email\">Cycling the Route To Emancipation<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Ariel Marlowe | www.adventurecycling.org<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.adventurecycling.org\/sites\/default\/cache\/file\/D490879C-62E1-BC68-648225858DAE83C5_custom1200xauto.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When I met Talib in February of 2021, we were in the front parking lot of Cycleast. I\u2019d spent the previous day on a date, doing the original Black History Bike Ride (BHBR) route, quietly struggling to complete the 8.46 miles on my single-speed bike. So when I spotted him, I had some questions\u2026 Was he the guy who hosted the initial Black History Bike Ride in June? And if so, why didn\u2019t he put a warning on his online route about it being so hilly? We laughed and soon became friends.<\/p>\n<p>Our friendship evolved when I began to help organize and lead BHBR events around the city, and when Talib suggested we film a documentary of our 350-mile ride from Austin to Galveston for Black History, I had \u2026<\/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\/a3qavm3R9m\">https:\/\/t.co\/a3qavm3R9m<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Flat Rock Ranch (@jdreiss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jdreiss\/status\/1755228903843524682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 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\">One of the perks of riding a bike to work. ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VisionZero?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VisionZero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SafeStreetsForAll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SafeStreetsForAll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6GfxDaegN\">pic.twitter.com\/P6GfxDaegN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ricky Cardenas (@emelbee24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emelbee24\/status\/1755215839811244321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 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\">Lady Bird Lake Bike Tour  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkGOdHQtqA\">https:\/\/t.co\/nkGOdHQtqA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1755285092807725463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 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\">Amazing wellness ride today thank you to Jessica Wiggins from precinct4 for coming out with the WOW Riders today. Self-care is very important to find your outlet. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/naturetherapy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#naturetherapy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BVz7JCSOnD\">pic.twitter.com\/BVz7JCSOnD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CISH \/ WOW \/ La Raza SA (@CishWow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CishWow\/status\/1755416891567358061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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\">Introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WellnessOnWheelsWOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WellnessOnWheelsWOW<\/a> Tour de Houston Team out of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Milby_HS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Milby_HS<\/a> shooting for 60 miles. Training started today. The WOW team is very excited about the challenge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Ls0dqc2yu\">pic.twitter.com\/4Ls0dqc2yu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CISH \/ WOW \/ La Raza SA (@CishWow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CishWow\/status\/1755415828420317458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PYLlc208iP\">https:\/\/t.co\/PYLlc208iP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1755426958601490526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 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\">ARR and FR512 present: Party in the Pines! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JPmedK0qIF\">https:\/\/t.co\/JPmedK0qIF<\/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\/1755428284139966941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Road Cycling in Houston, Texas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6yEMy2i2SI?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\/t7DGM8X_ahU?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\/RYbiMG7Hnqw?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.youtube.com\/watch?v=jnZ3wzQxhIs\">Pushing The Limits of An XC Bike | Spider Mountain Bike Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Average MTBer | www.youtube.com<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s time to run it back at Spider Mountain. I recently found out that my bike is actually classified as an XC bike\u2026 The good news is, I already found my next bike. Sometime soon I will be back to hit these trails with a proper bike!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pushing The Limits of An XC Bike | Spider Mountain Bike Park\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jnZ3wzQxhIs?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.road-results.com\/race\/17366\">Cedar Hill Race Festival \u2022 Feb 3 2024 \u2022 Cedar Hill, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1\/2\/3 \t\u00bb Men Cat 3\/4\n\u00bb Men Cat 4\/5 \t\u00bb Men Junior 15-18 Cat 3\/4\/5\n\u00bb Men Junior 9-14 Cat 3\/4\/5 \t\u00bb Men Master 40+\n\u00bb Men Master 50+ \t\u00bb Men Master 60+\n\u00bb Women Cat 1\/2\/3\/4 \t\u00bb Women Cat 3\/4\n\u00bb Women Cat 5 \t\u00bb Women Master 50+\n\u00bb Women Master 60+<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.road-results.com\/race\/17367\">Cedar Hill Race Festival \u2022 Feb 4 2024 \u2022 Cedar Hill, TX<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.road-results.com<\/h4>\n<p>Categories\n\u00bb Men Cat 1\/2\/3 \t\u00bb Men Cat 3\/4\n\u00bb Men Cat 4\/5 \t\u00bb Men Junior 15-18 Cat 3\/4\/5\n\u00bb Men Junior 9-14 Cat 3\/4\/5 \t\u00bb Men Master 40+\n\u00bb Men Master 50+ \t\u00bb Men Master 60+\n\u00bb Women Cat 1\/2\/3\/4 \t\u00bb Women Cat 3\/4\n\u00bb Women Cat 5 \t\u00bb Women Master 50+\n\u00bb Women Master 60+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=666679\">Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h4>\n<h4>Day 25:Bastrop to Buescher State Park: Taking the slow tour<\/h4>\n<p>Monday February 5, 2024, 17 miles (27 km) &#8211; Total so far: 796 miles (1,281 km)\nSo if you\u2019ve been reading along, you know we are doing this bike touring thing on our own terms. Sometimes we ride 60 miles and today we did 17.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also been through 6 states since mid September and won\u2019t be done exploring until August of this year.<\/p>\n<p>So today, 17 miles. We took our time breaking camp, went to breakfast at Maxine\u2019s on Main Street in Bastrop. Got some groceries at the Drive In Market and spent some time exploring charming Bastrop.<\/p>\n<p>Then we rode to Bastrop State Park and \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_20240205_185323117.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h4>Day 26: Buescher State Park to Round Top: We detoured and made our own route and it was perfect<\/h4>\n<p>Tuesday February 6, 2024, 48 miles (77 km) &#8211; Total so far: 844 miles (1,358 km)\nToday we were heading to Round Top. We were going to camp on someone\u2019s property through Hipcamp because Round Top is expensive and the RV Park that adventure cycling has listed is only available during the weeks Round Top has special events.<\/p>\n<p>We looked at the route holistically and saw it included an unnecessary trip to La Grange so we followed a Google route instead.<\/p>\n<p>Here it is: Shared route \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_20240207_000414553.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<h4>Day 27:Round Top to Navasota: We have a hard time sticking to these ACA maps ? Done with Section 4 of the Southern Tier!<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday February 7, 2024, 49 miles (79 km) &#8211; Total so far: 893 miles (1,437 km)\nSo we detoured again. Really out of necessity because of where our Hipcamp was.<\/p>\n<p>Today we went through Brenham. Not on 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_20240207_190911530.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\/02\/07\/texas-bicycling-news-for-february-7-2024\/\"><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-64571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gNt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64571","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=64571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64572,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64571\/revisions\/64572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}