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		<title>Daily News Roundup February 3rd &#8211; Texas Bicycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ankrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Dallas Dad and Daughter Ride for the Cure, Recognized in Park Cities News JDRF Dallas Chapter The “Dad and Daughter bond” is a timeless tradition. Jim Baldwin and his 18-year-old daughter, Sarah, have really made this concept take on new meaning. Spending time together becomes a real priority as Sarah prepares to go to college [...]]]></description>
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JDRF Dallas Chapter<br />
The “Dad and Daughter bond” is a timeless tradition. Jim Baldwin and his 18-year-old daughter, Sarah, have really made this concept take on new meaning. Spending time together becomes a real priority as Sarah prepares to go to college next year. Sarah, a senior at Highland Park High School and a crew team enthusiast, is&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.drmirkin.com/public/EzineList.html" href="http://www.drmirkin.com/public/EzineList.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Dear Dr. Mirkin: Why is my bicycler racing (age 69) getting slower each year?</strong></span></a><br />
from www.drmirkin.com Dr. Gabe Mirkin&#8217;s Fitness and Health E-Zine<br />
February 6, 2011<br />
Aging saps you of muscle strength by causing you to lose muscle fibers.  All muscles are made up of thousands of individual muscle fibers.  For example, the vastus medialis muscle of a 20-year-old contains about 800,000 fibers, while that of a 69-year-old contains only about 200,000. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.biketexas.org" href="http://www.biketexas.org/en/news/community/1031-gil-penalosa-a-success-in-san-antonio" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Gil Peñalosa a Success in San Antonio</strong></span></a><br />
from www.bikewtca.org<br />
<img src="http://www.biketexas.org/images/stories/bikenews/community/2011_community/GilPenalosa/GilP-SA.jpg" alt="Gil Penalosa" width="400" height="504" /><br />
On a freezing cold night Wednesday February 2, 2011, Gil Peñalosa delivered an impassioned and rousing presentation to a crowd of about 75 at the Jump Start Theatre in the Blue Star arts complex, as the first event in the 2011 Shifting Gears Lecture Series. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikedenton.wordpress.com" href="http://bikedenton.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/snowboots-and-flatpedals/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>snow boots &amp; flat pedals</strong></span></a><br />
from Bike Denton by bikedenton<br />
When I recently rode through snow and slush, my SPD shoes/covers/socks all got pretty wet and cold. It sucked. Now I’ve gone back to my old standbys: platform pedals and boots. I threw together some photos for fun and made this tongue-in-cheek PSA. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikefriendlyrichardson.org" href="http://bikefriendlyrichardson.org/2011/02/03/opening-soon-switching-gears-cyclery/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Opening Soon! Switching Gears Cyclery</strong></span></a><br />
from Bike Friendly Richardson by dickdavid<br />
There’s a new bike shop coming to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It’s called <a title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Switching-Gears-Cyclery/175252305843417" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Switching-Gears-Cyclery/175252305843417" target="_blank"><strong>Switching Gears Cyclery</strong></a>. If you’ve been on any of the 75208 or BFOC rides, you might have met local bike enthusiasts Colin Clark or Andee Pittman. Colin and Andee have decided to join the ranks of other&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikehouston.org" href="http://bikehouston.org/2011/02/membership-drive-kick-off/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Membership Drive Kick-Off!</strong></span></a><br />
from BikeHouston » Blog by Darren Sabom<br />
WHEN: Thursday, February 17th, 6:00-9:00pm<br />
WHERE:  The Firkin and Phoenix, 1915 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX  77098<br />
WHY:  To kick-off BikeHouston’s membership drive!  Online registration is now up and running on BikeHouston.org and we will also accept sign-ups at the event.  PLUS, a percentage of drink sales will be donated to BikeHouston.</p>
<p><a title="http://www.texastribune.org" href="http://www.texastribune.org/texas-transportation/transportation/lawmakers-file-complete-streets-bill-/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Lawmakers File &#8220;Complete Streets&#8221; Bill</strong></span></a><br />
by Texas Tribune</p>
<p><img src="http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Gil3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Complete Street" width="400" height="265" /><br />
&#8230; filed so-called “Complete Streets” legislation, which would require the Texas Department of Transportation to “recognize that bicycle, pedestrian, &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.independentmail.com" href="http://www.independentmail.com/news/2011/feb/03/charities-get-money-lights-hope-bike-event/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Charities get money from Lights of Hope, bike event</strong></span></a><br />
by Anderson Independent Mail<br />
&#8230; another $17500 donation from the Palmetto Peloton Project, which holds an annual bicycle relay that starts in Greenville and ends in Austin, Texas. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://austinontwowheels.org" href="http://austinontwowheels.org/2011/02/03/austin-bike-culture-calendar-events-23-2911/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2/3/11 &#8211; 2/9/11 | Austin On Two &#8230;</strong></span></a><br />
by elliott<br />
He will present many real-world examples that show how modest changes to our transportation infrastructure can have major positive impacts on community health, traffic congestion, and quality of life in Texas. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://insidedp.com/int/news/1077-photo-gallery-2011-texas-independence-bike-tour" href="http://insidedp.com/int/news/1077-photo-gallery-2011-texas-independence-bike-tour" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Photo Gallery: 2011 Texas Independence Bike Tour</strong></span></a><br />
from insidedp.com<br />
<img src="http://insidedp.com/int/images/stories/2011/February/bikeridecover.jpg" alt="Texas Independence Bicycle tour" width="400" height="267" /><br />
Almost 300 bicycle riders braved the wind and rain Sunday morning at the Deer Park Rotary&#8217;s Second Annual Texas Independence Bike Tour. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://community.active.com/thread/137873" href="http://community.active.com/thread/137873" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>2011 Texas Independence Bicycle Tour Presented by Deer Park Rotary &#8230;</strong></span></a><br />
from community.active.com<br />
Re: 2011 Texas Independence Bicycle Tour Presented by Deer Park Rotary Reviews. Despite the rain, it was a great ride. Roads were all good and plenty of police to escort us through intersections. Will come back next year&#8230;maybe get &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikenoob.com" href="http://bikenoob.com/2011/02/03/backpedaling-with-a-new-old-crankset/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Backpedaling – With a New Old Crankset</strong></span></a><br />
from bikenoob.com<br />
I put in considerably fewer miles in January than in the last few months of 2010, mainly because the weather was so uncooperative.  But even so, I did come to one major conclusion about my bike: &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=682647" href="http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=682647" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>El Paso Texas Downhill Race &#8211; Roughrider Canyon</strong></span></a><br />
Time for another Rough Rider Canyon Race in El Paso Texas. This is the most intense downhill mountainbiking area.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.southwestgravity.com/images/stories/canyon-race.jpg" alt="El Paso Texas Downhill Race" width="500" height="667" /></p>
<p><a title="http://bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com" href="http://bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/learning-the-ropes-part-2-in-the-classroom-with-super-squadra/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Learning the Ropes, Part 2. In the Classroom with Super Squadra &#8230;</strong></span></a><br />
by djcurtin<br />
The goal in offering the seminar is to help aspiring and experienced racers alike learn some of the nuances of bike racing in Central Texas. This isn&#8217;t necessarily about how to turn your bike, but rather when to turn, &#8230; See? Cycling is a team sport! Not all racers are the same. Nor are all races. As a result, we also talked about the differences in how to race criteriums, road races, and stage races. These discussions used real race examples from some of Super Squadra&#8217;s &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.positivemomentum.org" href="http://www.positivemomentum.org/?p=931" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Junior Racing Club (TX): Frisco Cycling Club » Positive Momentum</strong></span></a><br />
by posmo<br />
Race Director: Jeff Ellis: jellis2696@yahoo.com. Location: Frisco, TX. Mission: The Frisco Cycling Club is proud to support the growth of cycling through our partnership, and sponsorship, of the Superdrome Youth Development Cycling Program. &#8230;
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		<title>Daily News Roundup March 3rd &#8211; Texas Bicycling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ankrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Results From Weekend 1: Tech Race Texas High School Cycling &#8230; by League Director</p> <p>This link has the table with the results.</p> <p>Our West Texas Adventure &#124; The Path Less Pedaled by Laura You will hurt if you climb this road on a bicycle, but it will be absolutely worth it when you get to [...]]]></description>
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by League Director</p>
<p>This link has the table with the results.</p>
<p><a title="http://pathlesspedaled.com" href="http://pathlesspedaled.com/?p=1262" target="_blank"><strong>Our West Texas Adventure | The Path Less Pedaled</strong></a><br />
by Laura<br />
You will hurt if you climb this road on a bicycle, but it will be absolutely worth it when you get to the top and have the chance to experience this amazing spot. Camping is $14 per night, and there is drinking water and a sky full of &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://austinontwowheels.org" href="http://austinontwowheels.org/2010/02/25/massive-turnout-by-cycling-community-at-third-nueces-street-bike-boulevard-open-house/" target="_blank"><strong>Massive turnout by cycling community at Third Nueces Street Bike Boulevard Open House</strong></a><br />
Opposition to Bike Boulevard shown to be loud but not deep<br />
In the largest turnout to date, the City of Austin held its third and final open house on a proposal for Austin’s first bicycle boulevard on Nueces Street downtown. City staff estimated a total of 500 people attended the meeting while over 300 of these attendees came out in support of the League of Bicycling Voters proposal for the facility. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://paysonmcelveen.blogspot.com" href="http://paysonmcelveen.blogspot.com/2010/03/warda-race-report.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Endeavors of Payson McElveen: Warda Race Report</strong></a></p>
<p>by Payson McElveen<br />
The rest of Team Bicycle Sport Shop didn&#8217;t do too shabby either, with Matt Gordon finishing 2nd, Brian Kuehl in 10th, and strong showings and good starts to the season for our other Pro/Cat 1 racers. Freddy Moore was 3rd in Cat 1 40-49 and Chris &#8230; Here&#8217;s a wonderfully flattering picture of me that close friend Ian Fleming took&#8230; and of course felt the need to post on the General Texas racing forum that 1000s of people read. Sweet. Had to do a bit of explaining on this &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://texastailwind.wordpress.com" href="http://texastailwind.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/long-road-ahead/" target="_blank"><strong>Long road ahead . . . « Texas Tailwind</strong></a><br />
by Ben<br />
Target the State TT championships, defend my Texas Time Trial Championship and do the State Championship road race and any other new races that pop-up on the calendar and look interesting. Should also have some interesting stuff soon to &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://justanotherbikerideacrossamerica.org" href="http://justanotherbikerideacrossamerica.org/2010/03/02/day-26-uvalde-texas-to-san-antonio/" target="_blank"><strong>Day 26: Uvalde, Texas, to San Antonio « Just Another Bike Ride  &#8230;</strong></a><br />
by brendanpleonard<br />
Guy outside gas station in Uvalde this morning: Where y&#8217;all headed? Me: Florida. Guy: Yeah? Me: Yeah, it&#8217;s a long ride. Guy: I can&#8217;t believe that big guy over there can even ride a bicycle! Look how tall he is! &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://justanotherbikerideacrossamerica.org" href="http://justanotherbikerideacrossamerica.org/2010/03/03/day-27-san-antonio-to-san-marcos-texas/" target="_blank"><strong>Day 27 San Antonio to San Marcos Texas « Just Another Bike Ride  &#8230;</strong></a><br />
by brendanpleonard<br />
There is a story about this bike ride probably several of them maybe about America&#8217;s small towns maybe about old friends maybe about two kids who grew up in &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://connie98.wordpress.com" href="http://connie98.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/wednesday-hump-day/" target="_blank"><strong>Wednesday – Hump Day! « Connie&#8217;s Bike MS: Sam&#8217;s Club 2010 Ride Blog</strong></a><br />
by connie98<br />
SO, I was back to the MS ride and upcoming t-shirt rallies. I was ECSTATIC to hear “yeahs!” when I announced the Bike MS ride last night. It turns out I had members from Team Texas Tough and Team Bikemart in my classes. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://cycling.aqimg.com" href="http://cycling.aqimg.com/?p=364" target="_blank"><strong>My Knee is Killing Me! « Cycling</strong></a><br />
by admin<br />
I&#8217;ve already decided to skip Pedal Thru the Pines, a wonderful hilly ride through some state parks near Bastrop, Texas this weekend. It would kill me to miss more. So for now, Bike Noob is out of the saddle. I&#8217;m pretty grumpy, &#8230;
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		<title>Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 2nd</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ankrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>ChipSeal: Back-talk by ChipSeal Because A) He needs to get somewhere, B) He doesn&#8217;t have a car and uses a bicycle for transportation, C) Under Texas law (the Transportation Code), a bicycle is a legal vehicle, and the operator of a bicycle shall be granted all rights, &#8230;</p> <p>Biking in Heels: Car Free in Texas [...]]]></description>
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by ChipSeal<br />
Because A) He needs to get somewhere, B) He doesn&#8217;t have a car and uses a bicycle for transportation, C) Under Texas law (the Transportation Code), a bicycle is a legal vehicle, and the operator of a bicycle shall be granted all rights, &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikinginheels-cycler.blogspot.com" href="http://bikinginheels-cycler.blogspot.com/2010/02/car-free-in-texas.html" target="_blank"><strong>Biking in Heels: Car Free in Texas</strong></a><br />
by cycler<br />
He&#8217;s a pretty hardcore vehicular cyclist, informed about the minutia of all facets of bicycle law, and unfortunately having way too much experience with having to defend his right to bicycle in the lane. It&#8217;s an interesting story, &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.statesman.com" href="http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/traffic/entries/2010/02/01/recommended_nueces_bike_plan_n.html?cxntfid=blogs_shortcuts" target="_blank"><strong>Recommended Nueces bike plan not likely until April</strong></a><br />
by Line Editor<br />
Bicycle advocates and city officials, meanwhile, counter with the idea that creating a unique haven for cyclists (there are none like it currently in Texas) would instead increase property values. Those opposing views provided the only &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://mellowvelo.wordpress.com" href="http://mellowvelo.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/2010-race-ride-calendar/" target="_blank"><strong>2010 Race &amp; Ride Calendar « Mellow Velo</strong></a><br />
by KFuller<br />
Last night, I purchased my first racing license. It was an inspirational moment, but perhaps one akin to building a kitchen with a sub-zero freezer, six-burner stove and Viking ovens but not knowing how to cook.</p>
<p>For several months, I have been aiming to make my road racing debut at the Castroville Criterium the weekend of my birthday, but there appears to be no 2010 edition of the event. Even though another crit has appeared on the same day, I must concede that I am not at all prepared to race in two weeks. Still, I will get up the morning of the 14th to be at that race on my bike&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://texastailwind.wordpress.com" href="http://texastailwind.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/powercranks-update/" target="_blank"><strong>PowerCranks Update « Texas Tailwind</strong></a><br />
by Ben<br />
I ride early in the morning (5:30 a.m.) when motivation and energy are often low. Busting out a workout of 5 minute VO2 max intervals when you don&#8217;t have much energy is tough; however, I find it much less difficult to throw my &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com" href="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/do-you-have-a-good-ride-coming-up-this-year/" target="_blank"><strong>Do You Have a Good Ride Coming Up This Year? « Bike Noob</strong></a><br />
by rainycamp<br />
He&#8217;s coming to Texas for the Hotter &#8216;n Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls, and I&#8217;m planning on riding in that one, too. It&#8217;s a flattish century ride, but temperatures in late summer can be over 100°F (38°C). However, it&#8217;s also a Happening, &#8230;
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		<title>Daily Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for October 11th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ankrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes you need to ride someplace that you have not tried before. While this is not in Texas the area is a great place to ride. Plus this is from my hometown newspaper. </p> <p>Bike the Great Allegheny Passage for inexpensive fun</p> <p>BOSTON, Pa. &#8212; In the end, after crossing six soaring bridges, burrowing through [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>Sometimes you need to ride someplace that you have not tried before. While this is not in Texas the area is a great place to ride. Plus this is from my hometown newspaper.<br />
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<p><a title="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20091011/SPORTS/910110332/1006/rss02" href="http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/article/20091011/SPORTS/910110332/1006/rss02" target="_blank"><strong>Bike the Great Allegheny Passage for inexpensive fun</strong></a></p>
<p>BOSTON, Pa. &#8212; In the end, after crossing six soaring bridges, burrowing through four mountain tunnels, journeying over the Eastern Continental Divide and taking in 330 miles of jaw-dropping vistas, a formerly dubious Lolly Marchant, 61, dismounts her bicycle and declares that given the chance, she&#8217;d do it all again.<br />
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<p>Marchant just has reached the end of the Great Allegheny Passage, one in a vast network of bike/walking paths cleaved from abandoned rail lines. Stretching 136 miles from Cumberland, Md., to nearby Duquesne, Pa., the trail links to the C&amp;O Canal towpath that starts in Washington, D.C., creating a traffic-free cyclists&#8217; haven. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.bnd.com/yourlife/story/957240.html" href="http://www.bnd.com/yourlife/story/957240.html" target="_blank"><strong>A bicycle and a life built for two</strong></a><br />
by Belleville News Democrat<br />
&#8220;They took a trip to Texas three months ago with one of her sons and his wife. They are always doing something. &#8220;For Easter, her and Al would bake cookies &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1676970.html" href="http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/1676970.html" target="_blank"><strong>Cancer survivor rides to bring hope for others</strong></a><br />
by Fort Worth Star Telegram<br />
&#8220;I wanted to do something that got their attention to make them feel like &#8216;he survived, look at him, and now he&#8217;s riding a bicycle around Texas maybe I can &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/prepare-at-least-a-little-bit-for-your-long-ride/" href="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/prepare-at-least-a-little-bit-for-your-long-ride/" target="_blank"><strong>Prepare at least a little bit for your long ride « Bike Noob</strong></a><br />
by rainycamp<br />
On Saturday, my wife Pat and I were out in rural Texas, volunteering at the first Mamma Jamma ride for breast cancer research. The ride featured routes of 10, 27, 46, 70 and 100 miles. I was part of the route safety crew for the 46-mile &#8230;</p>
<p><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>mtb law girl has been rather silent on her blog for a while. Finally a new post has arrived.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><a title="http://mtblawgirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/san-gabriel-park-in-georgetown.html" href="http://mtblawgirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/san-gabriel-park-in-georgetown.html" target="_blank"><strong>mtb law girl: San Gabriel Park in Georgetown</strong></a><br />
by Jen<br />
I am totally digging the little town of Georgetown, Texas. The quaint town square, the lake, and San Gabriel Park. We headed over to Georgetown yesterday for a cookout with friends at San Gabriel Park and play boccie ball, horseshoes, washers, badminton, football (brought our own). &#8230;.
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		<title>What&#8217;s Turning the Spokes on the Net September 14th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ankrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I was reading Fast Company Magazine and spotted these two articles related to bicycling. Sometimes I have wanted a true full service bikestation.</p> <p>How Cycling Centers Could Help Smooth Commuter Transitions By: Kate Rockwood Andréa White-Kjoss CEO Mobis Transportation/Bikestation</p> <p>Andréa White-Kjoss, 35, modeled her full-service cycling centers on a similar idea already popular in Japan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>I was reading Fast Company Magazine and spotted these two articles related to bicycling. Sometimes I have wanted a true full service bikestation.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><a title="www.fastcompany.com" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/138/fast-talk-create-a-smooth-transition.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Cycling Centers Could Help Smooth Commuter Transitions</strong></a><br />
By: Kate Rockwood<br />
Andréa White-Kjoss<br />
CEO<br />
Mobis Transportation/Bikestation</p>
<p>Andréa White-Kjoss, 35, modeled her full-service cycling centers on a similar idea already popular in Japan and Europe. More than a dozen bike stations have opened in such places as Palo Alto and Berkeley, California; Seattle; and, most recently, Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our existing transportation system has been built around the automobile &#8212; parking, service, fuel &#8212; and we need the same sort of system around other forms of transportation.</p>
<p><span style="color: #993366;"><em><strong>Have you ever heard of B-cycle? Me neither. This is an automated kiosk to rent bikes. More from Fast Company Magazine. With the current debate on health care this might be interesting.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><a title="www.fastcompany.com" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/138/fast-talk-take-health-to-the-streets.html" target="_blank"><strong>Humana Takes Health to the Streets With B-cycle Bike Sharing</strong></a><br />
By: Kate Rockwood<br />
Grant Harrison<br />
Vice President of the Innovation Center<br />
Humana<br />
Louisville, Kentucky</p>
<p>Grant Harrison, 45, created B-cycle &#8212; automated kiosks that let riders rent bikes at prices akin to mass transit &#8212; at Humana, in partnership with Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Trek. The national rollout will bring 50,000 bikes to a dozen U.S. cities in the next three years.</p>
<p>&#8220;Health-insurance companies have to change. We can&#8217;t focus solely on policy reform; we&#8217;re hoping to become a health-creation company. The focus for us is to make fun things healthy.</p>
<p><a title="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/09/15/0915transpo.html" href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/09/15/0915transpo.html" target="_blank"><strong>Planners see dip in money for new roads</strong></a><br />
by Austin American-Statesman<br />
&#8230; or expand transit or bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Daugherty said the inability to find money for road projects — such as the $89 million Texas 45 &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/riding-in-the-rain/" href="http://bikenoob.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/riding-in-the-rain/" target="_blank"><strong>Riding in the rain « Bike Noob</strong></a><br />
by rainycamp<br />
Now that we&#8217;re coming into what passes for fall in Texas, there will be more rain to contend with. I don&#8217;t like riding in the rain. If it&#8217;s raining before I start my ride, I&#8217;ll scratch my ride plans and find something else to do. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=320688" href="http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=320688" target="_blank"><strong>Lengthy bike ride pays off in the end</strong></a><br />
by Chicago Daily Herald<br />
Starting in Austin, Texas, Broeder peddled west to California, north to Washington, east to the New England states, south to Florida and back west to Texas. &#8230;</p>
<p><a title="http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/59219012.html" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/59219012.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bike MS participant has the disease and wants to raise awareness</strong></a><br />
by San Antonio Express<br />
An estimated 20000 Texas have been diagnosed with MS, and about 2.5 million people worldwide. Minerd has relapsing-remitting MS, the most common form, &#8230;
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