{"id":9356,"date":"2011-08-03T23:42:06","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T04:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9356"},"modified":"2011-08-03T23:42:06","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T04:42:06","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-3rd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/03\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-3rd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup August 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Chris Tucker&#8217;s Email to Me<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nA couple of weeks back your cycling news roundup postings had included the first mention of the three rabbis cycling across the nation for Bike 4 Friendship. We read the link involved, checked out the website and made contact with them.<\/p>\n<p>My wife is a caseworker with the Texas department of children and family services and is also Jewish. We first offered to go to Fredericksburg to cheer them on, then learned that they were going to spend the night in our town, Kerrville.<\/p>\n<p>We made arrangements to have them come to our home for coffee last night. There were some delays related to flats and other scheduling hang ups but we wound up with a small welcoming gathering to show some hospitality to the weary and hot, courageous champions for children.<\/p>\n<p>We feel they are on a great mission for a worthy cause and hope our hospitality helps them along their way.<\/p>\n<p>I thought you&#8217;d appreciate knowing that some of the postings you&#8217;ve put out have an impact further on down the line.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9357\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9357\" data-attachment-id=\"9357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/03\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-august-3rd-2\/three-rabbis-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?fit=1066%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1066,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Three Rabbis-small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;three rabbis cycling across the nation for Bike 4 Friendship&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9357\" title=\"Three Rabbis-small\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Three-Rabbis-small.jpg?w=1066&amp;ssl=1 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">three rabbis cycling across the nation for Bike 4 Friendship<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/08\/1159-p-m-start-for-2011-ramble-oct-22\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikehouston.org\/2011\/08\/1159-p-m-start-for-2011-ramble-oct-22\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u00c2\u00a011:59 p.m. Start for Ramble Oct. 22<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nfrom Bike Houston<br \/>\nMake your plans to ride in BikeHouston&#8217;s 39th Moonlight Ramble set for 11:59 p.m. Oct. 22nd\u00c2\u00a0 starting at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Festivities are planned to kick off at 10 p.m. in front of the Convention Center. Check back soon for registration and more information about the late-night roll through the streets of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\" href=\"http:\/\/shawneetrailcyclingclub.com\/rides\/group-rides\/shawnee-trail-cc-ride-changes-to-accommodate-heat-wave\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Shawnee Trail CC Ride Changes to Accommodate Heat Wave<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby sooner1<br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen the news and all know about the current heat wave that we are embroiled in and there have been numerous heat related deaths in the Dallas area in the past couple of months..\u00c2\u00a0 The metro area has seen record high temps (110), record high-low temps (86) and no rainfall in sight. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kvue.com\/news\/High-end-bikes-still-a-target-of-thieves-in-Austin-126642373.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Thieves target expensive bikes<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby SHELTON GREEN \/ KVUE News<br \/>\nAUSTIN, TEXAS&#8211;On Wednesday July 27 Austin police displayed dozens of stolen power tools and a two dozen high-end bicycles for local media, all the result of an 18-month investigation into at least two burglary rings that were working together.<\/p>\n<p>Some anxious Austinites who had their high-end bikes stolen could hardly wait to find out if police had confiscated their&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/sports\/recreational_sports\/article\/Recreational-Sports-Calendar-Sign-up-Sheet-1703050.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/sports\/recreational_sports\/article\/Recreational-Sports-Calendar-Sign-up-Sheet-1703050.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Recreational Sports Calendar &amp; Sign-up Sheet &#8211; Aug. 3, 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSan Antonio Express-News<br \/>\nBicycling: Today, 8 a.m., Wheelers Senior Ride, 30 miles, Floore\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Country Store, Helotes. 210-643-0314.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling: Saturday, 8 a.m., Bullis Park Ride, 21, 34, 48 and 66 miles, Bullis County Park. 210-862-6559. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Tucker&#8217;s Email to Me A couple of weeks back your cycling news roundup postings had included the first mention of the three rabbis cycling across the nation for Bike 4 Friendship. 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