Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for November 24th
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Tweets
4th place today for Ryan at the Crossgiving CX Race. Lots of hills, and plenty of twisty technical sections. Come… http://t.co/M6j6LBXw
— PACC Elite Squad (@wattposse) November 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/272473624617832448
@WacoBikeClub: Group ride Sunday. Wheels down 2pm from Redwood Shelter. No drop ride. Distance/speed based on group. #ridewithus #cycling
— L Michele Martin (@L_MicheleMartin) November 24, 2012
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I added the National Weather Service Enhanced Radar Mosaic for Texas under the Texas Weather menu. This shows weather activity and you can zoom into a specific location by clicking on the map.
To help you plan your ride I added the NWS Graphical Forecasts – Southern Plains page. This active graph shows a multitude of weather information for a 12 hour ange backwards and forwards. By mousing over the table to the left you can see the various weather activity. This link is in the Texas Weather menu at the top of the home page.
I updated the Bike Shop Map to consolidate all of the zip codes into one map. The map can be moved around and zoomed in and out. Each bike shop shows as a red dot. Click on a dot for the bike shop information.
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Post Thanksgiving Ride Pics
www.AustinBike.com
What started as potentially rainy morning became perfect – upper 60’s and overcast. We started out with ~25 riders, but the surprising part was that we did not end up breaking into smaller groups unitl we got to the dam at about the 15 mile point.
There were a few mechanicals and a few lost people, but overall it was a great ride.
If anyone wants full sized pictures of themsleves, ping me and I can toss them up on the server for you to download.
Location: Barton Creek Greenbelt
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New Ride Dates Are Pending For 2013
TexSun Randonneurs
Randonneuring in the Rio Grande Valley
March 23
200KM ACP Brevet
April 20
200KM ACP Brevet
300KM ACP Brevet
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Upcoming Violet Crown Club Rides:
Saturdays: The Bagel Ride, Einstein Bros Bagels, 12400 N. IH35. Two groups:
50-60 miles, 70-80 miles. 8:00am.
Sundays (3-4 hours)
Nov 25: Freewheeling Ride. 8:15am
Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16: VC Mellow Johnny’s ride, 400 Nueces St. 8:15am
Special Holiday Rides (3-4 hours each):
Sat Dec 22: Bagel Ride (see above for time & info)
Sun Dec 23: Thunderbird Coffee, Koenig & Woodrow. 8:30am
Mon Dec 24: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
Wed Dec 26: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
Thu Dec 27: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
Sat Dec 29: Bagel Ride (see above for time & info)
Sun Dec 30: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
Mon Dec 31: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
Tue Jan 1: Thunderbird Coffee 8:30am
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Recap and Pics From The 4th Annual Black Friday Ride
by dickdavid         Bike Friendly Richardson
What an amazing day and what an incredible group of riders who came out for Bike Friendly Richardson’s 4th Annual Black Friday Ride. When I arrived early to the starting point at East Side, folks were already waiting to go. Eventually, the group grew to over 30 riders. Even City Councilman, Amir Omar, stopped by to see us off and applaud our efforts.
We also had a pretty large variety of bikes, from a stretched-frame cruiser, a cargo bike, a tandem, some classic refurbs, a few mountain bikes, to some super light road bikes. With so many different styles of riders, my first concern was how I was going to…
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Tweets
Recap and Pics From The 4th Annual Black Friday Ride http://t.co/aRlQ8R1g
— Bike Richardson TX (@BikeRichardson) November 24, 2012
Last week @ Palo Duro Canyon C. Mayes was 9th in the marathon & A. Mayes was 3rd in the 2 lap race! Good luck next week @ Holidaze Marathon!
— Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) November 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/BikePaulie/status/272315486845419521
Planning on riding with Space City Cycling Club in the AM. Nothing on their website about Obama canceling it or moving it to NY. #troll
— Jeff C. (@331miles) November 24, 2012
How Has Mountain Biking Affected You? http://t.co/VpDsm8Qr via @TexasMTBtrails
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 24, 2012
Old guys. #txcx #crossgiving pic.twitter.com/wEwYXPyt
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 24, 2012
Women's 3/4 and JRs #txcx #crossgiving pic.twitter.com/rfrsoVf8
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 24, 2012
Men's 3/4 #txcx #crossgiving pic.twitter.com/2kl6YwMi
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 24, 2012
SS and Women's open. #txcx #crossgiving pic.twitter.com/VGFAdmlP
— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 24, 2012
Working on my own personal bike repair station today. Added on a stand to hold an iPad for easy tutorial reference. pic.twitter.com/xB5l4MWI
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 25, 2012
4 tools you must have for riding. http://t.co/diwmG7mV via @TexasMTBtrails
— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 25, 2012
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