{"id":9789,"date":"2011-09-24T22:18:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T03:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=9789"},"modified":"2011-09-24T22:18:21","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T03:18:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-september-24th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-september-24th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup for September 24th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=b21lbXJ1bjcybnFwcjZkdmR2Mmt2Z29taDRfMjAxMTEwMDFUMTIzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?eid=b21lbXJ1bjcybnFwcjZkdmR2Mmt2Z29taDRfMjAxMTEwMDFUMTIzMDAwWiBzY290dGZyYW5rbGluQG0\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>7:30am &#8211; Harden Dental Team Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby scottfranklin@gmail.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Corinth Cycling Club<br \/>\nWhen: Sat Oct 1, 2011 7:30am to 10:30am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT<br \/>\nWhere: Ronny Crownover Middle School<br \/>\nEvent Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental race team. This is a 62 mile loop on an established route. Expect a fast pace and be prepared to fix your own mechanicals. There are no stops on this ride. -7:30am- <a title=\"http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/337788\" href=\"http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/337788\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/337788<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.caller.com\/news\/2011\/sep\/24\/401-more-conquer-the-coast-than-last-year\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caller.com\/news\/2011\/sep\/24\/401-more-conquer-the-coast-than-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>401 more Conquer The Coast than last year<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Mike Baird \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.caller.com<br \/>\nCORPUS CHRISTI \u00e2\u20ac\u201d In the still before daybreak they came \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 1,529 pedal pushers from six states, more than 100 Texas cities \u00e2\u20ac\u201d with their bicycles cinched to bumpers, in pickup beds and on rooftop racks.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.caller.com\/media\/img\/photos\/2011\/09\/24\/420110924152847001_t607.JPG?resize=607%2C342\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"342\" \/><br \/>\nThat&#8217;s 401 more riders than last year&#8217;s Conquer The Coast and a record 552 female riders.<\/p>\n<p>Some arrived Saturday on bicycles, passing a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/newsdetail\/09-24-11-habitat-for-humanity-goes-all-green-with-souped-up-solar-homes-and-a-massive-bike-ride\/\" href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/newsdetail\/09-24-11-habitat-for-humanity-goes-all-green-with-souped-up-solar-homes-and-a-massive-bike-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Habitat for Humanity goes &#8220;all green&#8221; with souped-up solar home and a massive bike ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Tyler Rudick\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0houston.culturemap.com<br \/>\nAfter moving into his new home in northeast Houston, Abdimalik Abu now saves about $150 dollars on his monthly electricity bills compared to his neighbors. Even in the dead of summer, he never paid more than $80.<\/p>\n<p>Built by Houston Habitat for Humanity, Abu\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home marks the local chapter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first project to go \u00e2\u20ac\u0153all green.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d While it includes the energy-efficient features standard on all Habitat houses \u00e2\u20ac\u201d high-end insulation, Energy Star appliances, as well as efficient window systems and roofing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ratrodbikes.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=45820&amp;p=444766\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ratrodbikes.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=1&amp;t=45820&amp;p=444766\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bike Ride North of Dallas Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPostby HotVW\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.ratrodbikes.com<br \/>\nHello how are yall doing? I am trying to get a group of people together to start up a ride and we can make it for whatever day that is convenient for everyone involved and find a meeting place and hang out and talk about our bikes and what all was done to them to get them to where they are at now then once we have chatted maybe take our bikes out for a ride somewhere. I have been trying to start this up for a few months now and many has looked at it but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\/2011\/09\/24\/felt-like-fall-so-lets-ride-the-fall-creek-loop\/\" href=\"http:\/\/captjustice.com\/2011\/09\/24\/felt-like-fall-so-lets-ride-the-fall-creek-loop\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Felt like Fall, so let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ride the Fall Creek Loop<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Gil Jones\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Musings of Captain Justice<br \/>\nI stepped outside at 6am and it was a mere 60 degrees! Wow, fall may be on the way. Big\u00c2\u00a0 plans had been made for a cycling adventure with Don Bynum, Richard Golladay, Mike Clark and anyone else who might show up. First stop: take on fuel at Atwoods Cafe. Whole grain pancakes with sugar-free syrup and two strips of turkey bacon. Oh, and the usual dose of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?pid=645002&amp;l=3601d753bd&amp;id=166951136685562\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?pid=645002&amp;l=3601d753bd&amp;id=166951136685562\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>RAAM Cycling Challenge Series<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-ash4\/s720x720\/303077_239556922758316_166951136685562_645002_518760077_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perfect day for cycling in the Texas Hill Country &#8230; clear blue skies, armadillo, deer, road runner. Quiet road crossing Crabapple Creek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7:30am &#8211; Harden Dental Team Ride by scottfranklin@gmail.com\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Corinth Cycling Club When: Sat Oct 1, 2011 7:30am to 10:30am\u00c2\u00a0 CDT Where: Ronny Crownover Middle School Event Description: This is the weekly training ride for the Corinth Cycling\/Harden Dental race <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/24\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-for-september-24th-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":[3007,394,3005,273,3008,3006,2533,5253,616],"class_list":["post-9789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bike-ride-north-dallas","tag-conquer-the-coast","tag-corinth-cycling-club-ride","tag-corpus-christi-texas","tag-fall-creek-loop","tag-houston-habitat-for-humanity","tag-musings-of-captain-justice","tag-news","tag-texas-hill-country"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2xT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9789","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=9789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}