{"id":9689,"date":"2011-09-11T21:38:14","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9689"},"modified":"2011-09-11T21:38:14","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:38:14","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-11th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/11\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-september-11th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for September 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Bicycle Club<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSat 09\/24\/11
\nHBC Pattison – Hempstead Ride
\nTraining ride ( ride hard! ). No hills, but smooth road, mostly paved shoulder, stores at Monaville and Hempstead.\u00c2\u00a0 Good food\u00c2\u00a0 at Hard Times BBQ after the ride.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSuper Clinic November 5th
\nTo celebrate the 50th Skills Clinic, there will be not one but 10 clinic on this day. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A DORBA or FWMBA MEMBER TO ATTEND THESE CLINICS. you MUST wear a Bicycle Helmet and sign a liability waiver. No exceptions. Open to everyone age 12 and up. (no we don’t check IDs).
\n–9am to 9:50am Beginner Clinic Kazey Bunch
\ncovers the rules, etiquitte, riding postions, basic techniques
\n–9:30 am to 10:20am Skills Clinic #50 Wheelies Paul “Tate” Hakes
\nhow to pop a both a “power” and a “manual” wheelie, useful for learning wheelie drops
\n–10am to 10:50am Skills Clinic #51 Rolling over Roots, Logs, Rocks Clinic “Kazey Bunch”…<\/p>\n

Hill Country Randonneurs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n2012 Ride Schedule
\nDistance \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Date \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Start Time \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Brevet Type
\n200k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a012\/3\/2011 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a07am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0RUSA
\n200k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a01\/14\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a07am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n200k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a02\/11\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n300k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a02\/11\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP – Pedernales Double Century
\n200k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03\/24\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n300k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03\/24\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n400k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a03\/24\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n400\/600k 4\/28\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a06am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0ACP
\n200k \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a012\/1\/2012 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a07am \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0RUSA<\/p>\n

They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re Closing The Gap Between Preston Ridge Trail and Cottonwood Trail<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby dickdavid\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bike Friendly Richardson
\n\"\"
\nBlue Is The Preston Ridge Trail. Green Is The Cottonwood Trail.<\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve ever tried to ride the Preston Ridge Trail from Richardson, Plano or even north Dallas into downtown Dallas, you might of found it a bit difficult. Sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a good trail that leads towards downtown, but it falls short on Coit Road, between Belt Line Road and Spring Valley Road. The closest connections into town would be either…<\/p>\n

Garden grows family bond<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nAMARILLO, Texas (AP) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ronnie Kimbrell sat in the doorway of his greenhouse surveying this year’s tomato crop from his wheelchair with the hint of a smile pulling at the edge of his lips.<\/p>\n

…What started as a simple idea in 1990 when Kimbrell worked at Whole Foods Market in Richardson quickly became an obsession as he poured himself into researching Texas-friendly produce.<\/p>\n

During bicycle rides through the countryside north of McKinney, Kimbrell passed by fields that fueled his fixation, and before long he envisioned himself growing strawberries in the north Texas countryside. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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