Dusted Off Cycleops Windtrainer Bike Workout

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With the weather turning cold (for me anyway) I started looking for a way to get time on the bike indoors. My Cycleops windtrainer has been in the closet catching dust for a couple of years so I started searching online to see if I could use it for virtual training with something like Zwift. It looks like I can except my laptop is not compatible with any of the programs I found. I use a Pixelbook which limits my choices. I could install the Rouvy app on it and I might but for today’s workout I used the Elemnt computer and the speed and cadence sensors already on the bike.

Dusting off the Cycleops and getting the bike positioned wasn’t too hard but I needed to reposition the quick release lever on the rear wheel to get the dot within the green zone so the wheel didn’t come out. A picture of the setup in our breakfast area.

The cold weather is in the forecast through Saturday so I will be using this several times until then.

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Brownsville builds on hike-and-bike system

By Kaila Contreras | www.brownsvilleherald.com


Brownsville made progress on several projects in 2017 that would bolster the city’s vision for alternative modes of transportation, but residents will not finish the year with a concrete plan for the development of property where tracks for the west rail once cut through town.
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Video: Bike lane proposed by concerned residents

By Kristy Gerlett | www.newschannel10.com


Residents of the Oliver-Eakle neighborhood are asking the city of Amarillo for bike lanes on two major streets.

On Tyler St. there is no stop signs or stop lights from 34th Avenue, all the way to 15th, leading into downtown. The only thing slowing down traffic is a small dip in the road, leaving some residents concerned. …

Letter to editor: Shopping online can create problems

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Shopping online can create problems

I enjoyed the Dec. 9 article on Millennial shopping trends. Deborah Fowler, interim associate chair and professor of hospitality and retail management at Texas Tech, said that local businesses must match prices of mail order companies if they plan to stay in business.

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Kingwood Fillies set to host 10th annual Bike Through the Forest and Hills

By Jacob McAdams | www.mysanantonio.com


Cycling enthusiasts will once again have the chance to enjoy the lush green and serene beauty of Coldspring in the upcoming 10th annual Bike Through the Forest and Hills.
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4 hit-and-run deaths of bicyclist, pedestrians remain unsolved in El Paso as 2017 ends

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The death of a man run over at a car wash is one of four hit-and-run cases in El Paso in 2017 that remain unsolved as the year comes to an end.

The cases include the death of a bicyclist on Doniphan Drive and a man found on a Northeast residential street. The vehicles left the scene in all four cases. …

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Mobike, no problem? Fifth bike-share company pulls into Dallas, with more on the way

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To the glut of bike-share companies swamping Dallas’ streets and, mostly, its sidewalks, add another: Mobike. No joke.
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Video: Christmas prank draws stern words after LimeBikes planted in Dallas front yard

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DALLAS — Those ubiquitous, brightly colored rental bikes have piled up in places around Dallas, but one family woke up Christmas morning to find more than a dozen of them in their front yard.

On Vanderbilt Avenue among the manicured lawns and Christmas decorations, 14 bright green LimeBikes were placed in front of the house belonging to the Hale family. …

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Dallas bike-share companies are doomed

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Video: Caldwell shop to serve candy, ice cream and service bikes

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CALDWELL, Tex. (KBTX) – With the help of Main Street, the City of Caldwell is welcoming another new business to the downtown area.

The Sweet Shop will sell a variety of local candies, ice cream, and will even sell bicycles. The shop is located at on Buck Street catty-corner to the courthouse. The shop will replace the old Tribune building, which has been left vacant since 2003.

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This weekend’s rides: Scenic to MJs, attempt #2! Red Horn!

by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com

This Saturday’s weather looks to be the best we are going to get for a while. Let’s try again for MJs via Mt. Bonnell! Last weekend this was attempted, but the poor weather degraded the ride into just a plain Dam Loop and missed all the good parts. The route is 62 miles and …

Texas Cycle Werks South Austin Trail Rides

Thursday, Jan 4, 2018, 6:00 PM

Texas Cycle Werks
5446 US-290 #103 Austin, TX

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