{"id":9611,"date":"2011-08-31T23:28:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T04:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9611"},"modified":"2011-08-31T23:28:22","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T04:28:22","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 31st"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/wacobicycleclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Waco Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThursday Beginning Cyclist Ride<br \/>\nThursday 05:30 PM<br \/>\nRoad\/beginner More<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Park Beginner Mountain Bike Ride<br \/>\nThursday 05:30 PM<br \/>\nMountain\/beginner More<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Hewitt Park Road Ride<br \/>\nThursday 05:30 PM<br \/>\nRoad\/all levels More<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/discussion\/treading-new-trails-cycling-experience-local-culture\" href=\"http:\/\/www.austinridgeriders.com\/discussion\/treading-new-trails-cycling-experience-local-culture\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Treading New Trails: Cycling to Experience the Local Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nAustin Ridge Riders<br \/>\nMembers of Austin Ridge Riders know the value of exploring a place by bicycle \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it allows you to really get to know the natural beauty and local culture of an area. So why not take our love for cycling and exploration outside of Austin around the country and the world? This forum is a place to share where else you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve traveled (or want to!) on two wheels \u00e2\u20ac\u201c whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s with a road map and a little wanderlust or on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/\/membership\/paceline\/09-11.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwbaclub.org\/\/membership\/paceline\/09-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Fort Worth Bicycling Assocation<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSeptember Newsletter &#8211; The Paceline<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9612\" style=\"width: 816px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9612\" data-attachment-id=\"9612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2\/fwba-september-paceline\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?fit=895%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"895,521\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1314830718&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=\"FWBA September Paceline\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;FWBA September Paceline&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?fit=800%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9612 \" title=\"FWBA September Paceline\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?resize=806%2C469\" alt=\"\" width=\"806\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?w=895&amp;ssl=1 895w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWBA-September-Paceline.jpg?resize=400%2C232&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FWBA September Paceline<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\/events\/SANSOM_Flyerv1.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\/events\/SANSOM_Flyerv1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u00c2\u00a02011 North Texas Mountain Bike Racing Series \u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nbrought to you by DORBA and FWMBA<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2\/fwmba-flyer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?fit=650%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"650,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1314831118&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=\"FWMBA flyer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?fit=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?fit=650%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9613\" title=\"FWMBA flyer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?resize=650%2C520\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?w=650&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/FWMBA-flyer.jpg?resize=400%2C320&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/sites\/default\/files\/newsletters\/2011-09%20LSC%20Newsletter.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcyclists.org\/sites\/default\/files\/newsletters\/2011-09%20LSC%20Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Lone Star Cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nSeptember Newsletter<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2\/lone-star-cyclist-newsletter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?fit=400%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,521\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1314831532&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=\"Lone Star Cyclist Newsletter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?fit=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?fit=400%2C521&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9614\" title=\"Lone Star Cyclist Newsletter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?resize=400%2C521\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Lone-Star-Cyclist-Newsletter.jpg?resize=115%2C150&amp;ssl=1 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/news\/advocacy\/1161-biketexas-helps-save-bike-ped-and-trail-funds-from-rescission-in-2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/en\/news\/advocacy\/1161-biketexas-helps-save-bike-ped-and-trail-funds-from-rescission-in-2011\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BikeTexas Helps Save Bike. Ped and Trail Funds from Rescission in 2011<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby emma@biketexas.org (Emma Cravey)<br \/>\nZero!\u00c2\u00a0 Goose egg!\u00c2\u00a0 Nada!<br \/>\nNot words that Texas bike, ped and trail advocates usually like to hear -\u00c2\u00a0 but it was sweet music to the ears as Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) published a table of the 2011 transportation rescission impact on Transportation Enhancements (TE) and Recreational Trails Programs (RTP) in the fifty states plus the District of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/dallas-is-cool-er\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikingindallas.com\/dallas-is-cool-er\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Dallas is Cool\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6er<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Christopher Curnutt\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Biking in Dallas<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikingindallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2011\/08\/dallastemps.jpg?resize=288%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nHappy Days are almost here again<\/p>\n<p>I went for a ride late last night and it was 98 degrees, if not for the breeze I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure I would have ever made it back.\u00c2\u00a0 Biking in Dallas has not been much fun lately but after two months of weather in the triple digits, the next two weeks look promising.\u00c2\u00a0 I hear we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see highs in the upper 80s next week, which is like a winter blast for those&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/30\/its-almost-over\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyoc.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/30\/its-almost-over\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bike Friendly Oak Cliff<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s almost over!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyoc.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/100degrees.jpg?w=425&#038;h=318&#038;fit=425%2C318&#038;resize=425%2C318\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"318\" \/><br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re slowly coming out of hibernation after this near record 60+ day of 100 degree weather. Fortunately, we have a ton of news to announce very shortly. Currently, BFOC is hard at work laying out this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cyclesomatic festival. Expect the month of October to be filled with events from bike to school weeks, block parties in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SeenOnTheTrain\/~3\/Tj7ChCW9xCE\/tour-de-bbq-fundraising-check-in.html\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SeenOnTheTrain\/~3\/Tj7ChCW9xCE\/tour-de-bbq-fundraising-check-in.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tour De BBQ Fundraising Check In.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Justin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Seen On The Train<br \/>\nHowdy all! I am checking in today with my Tour De BBQ fundraising report. You can actually make this author a liar if you donate before you read. That might be fun. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waco Bicycle Club Thursday Beginning Cyclist Ride Thursday 05:30 PM Road\/beginner More Cameron Park Beginner Mountain Bike Ride Thursday 05:30 PM Mountain\/beginner More Thursday Hewitt Park Road Ride Thursday 05:30 PM Road\/all levels More Treading New Trails: Cycling to Experience <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/31\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-august-31st-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[2293,2194,517,2028,660,43,2467,2893,911,2894,1737],"class_list":["post-9611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-ridge-riders","tag-bike-friendly-oak-cliff","tag-biketexas","tag-biking-in-dallas","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-fort-worth-bicycling-association","tag-lone-star-cyclists","tag-north-texas-mountain-racing","tag-rails-to-trails","tag-tour-de-bbq","tag-waco-bicycle-club"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2v1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611","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=9611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}