Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup – December 16th

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Help a Fellow Rider
AustinBike.com
by John
A tragedy happened last week to a fellow rider.  While it happened on the roads and not a trail, it is a stark reminder of why we all need to be careful and help others in need.

Two riders were on Parmer, on the shoulder, when a car that was trying to avoid a cardboard box in their lane, jumped onto the shoulder, hitting both riders.

According to some reports, the car was going in excess of 80MPH, which is well over the speed limit, and the driver chose to avoid the obstacle without checking to see if the shoulder was clear. That put both of the bikers in the hospital and one still to this day is not conscious and is suffering from a variety of critical injuries. She is in critical and life threaten condition, and still has not…

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100KM of Muleshoe, 2/3/13
AustinBike.com
by John
Are you an endurance rider?  The second installment of the ATX100K six-pack will be upon us just after the start of the new year.  The location will be Muleshoe Bend – Spicewood and will feature a 7:30 start, so be sure to set your alarm early to get in on all of the action.

Based on the fact that this is at Muleshoe, expect the ride to be fast-paced.

For more information: …

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SFA State Park Guided Mtn Biking
Event category: Rides
Trail: Stephen F Austin State Park
Saturday, February 9, 2013 – 11:30am

Take a guided mountain biking tour in Stephen F. Austin State Park. This five mile ride will get your blood moving, while teaching rider safety and the history of the park.

Bring your mountain bike or rent one for this moderate ride. A helmet and some experience with off-road biking is necessary. Please call the park office at 979-885-3613 to reserve your spot today.

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Christmas Light Ride     
Old Tascosa Cycling
Tuesday the 18th 6:30 meeting at First United Bank parking lot 45th & Soncy. We will leave from there and ride through the Colonies then for anyone that want to, go grab some food!!!!

Hope everyone can make it. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL SEE YOU TUESDAY NIGHT

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Going Long – Sunday December 16, Sag Supported
Corinth Cycling
100+ miles for the team/club today. We had about 13 total, we went east and north then west and south. Great ride, thanks to Marvin for driving sag behind us today. Great time. Nice to have special guests from Paris Texas, Matt Denton from Austin and Chris Kellog from Keller along for the ride. Thanks Orlando Gonzalez for the great picture below. Captures our awesome ride today. Taken on the north side of Lake Ray Roberts today.

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Gateway Park Work Fest
Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association -> Trail Building, Maintenance and Trail Education
When: Saturday January 5
Details
There will be a video production crew recording a promo about FWMBA at the Workfest on Saturday, January 5, 2013. The video crew will be at MSP the following weekend on Saturday, January 12, 2013 to film The Superman Race.
Come join us!

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At Texas school, it’s a merry Christmas due to “Elves”, Chinese bicycles
www.globaltimes.cn
Beneath his plastic helmet, Jesus Moreno wore a big grin as he boarded one of 575 bikes made in China and sent to his elementary school to help make a merry Christmas and improve grades.

“I never had a bike before,” said Jesus, 11.

Jesus and his fellow Mary J. Scroggins Elementary School pupils, pre-kindergarten through the fifth grade, were among 10,000 students from at- or below-poverty level homes within eight counties in the Houston area, Texas, to receive new bicycles on Saturday from Elves and More.

The Houston-based nonprofit Elves and More has provided free bicycles to students in southeast Texas schools in low-income neighborhoods for 10 years. The program is the brain child of founder David Moore, who heads a family jewelry business after retiring a decade ago as a…

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 15th

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Bicycle Sport Shop
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Sunday, December 16, 2012        10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Pace Bend Park
2011 Pace Bend Rd N, Spicewood, TX (map)
I saw this announcement on the BSS website and thought I’d share. It looks like a great opportunity to ride with a group at Pace Bend!
Please RSVP using the link to the BSS website. They need a head count!

Road Trip! Beginner & Intermediate MTB ride at Pace Bend Park
Sun, December 16, 10am – 1pm
Join Bicycle Sport Shop for a fun ride at Pace Bend Park. Perfect for intermediate riders. Beginner loops available. $10 per car. Wheels…

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All Level Ride @ Walnut Creek Fall/Winter hours
The Austin Mountain Bikers Meetup Group
Sunday, December 16, 2012            1:30 PM
Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park
12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX (map)
We set up under the trees in the parking lot near the swimming pool. Look for the ARR Banner.
Cooler weather hours are in effect starting on December 2nd!!

It has been a little bit chilly in the mornings so it is time to change the start time of our ride to 1:30 p.m. Look for a change back to mornings sometime around March 10, 2013.

We know that this time change doesn’t work for everyone so we hope you considering hosting a ride for yourself and those who might want…

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Early Rain Leaves Overcast Sky – December 15th Bike Ride

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The middle of December and 76 degrees does not make you think of Christmas but it is a good riding temperature. An overcast sky and some rain earlier in the morning did not keep from taking the Motobecane 700HT mountain bike out for a ride on the trails. Evidently I wasn’t the only person thinking along this line since I encountered a number of dogs out walking their owners and some just plain walking people too. Some places on the trails must have received more rain than we did at my house with a few puddles and water standing in the gutter at some of the street crossings.

No video of the ride today. I rode 16.53 miles at a 12.7 mph average speed, 20.7 mph max speed, and 71 RPM average cadence. Riding time was 1:17:48 with only 2:11 stop time. The trails don’t have many traffic lights so I wasn’t stopped too long. The ride summary is in the slide show below. I starting to use the Golden Cheetah program more to record my ride data. It seems to calculate the metrics closer to Garmin Connect than SportTracks does.

Tomorrow there is a 60% chance of rain so I may not get an opportunity to ride but Monday and Tuesday look promising with 72 degree highs and a clear sky. At the place where I usually see turtles there was one turtle slowly climbing up on a partial submerged tree. I would say the turtle would be sunning itself but the there was no sun today.

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 14th

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Golf and biking: Equally good for you?
By Matthew Heimer                blogs.marketwatch.com
It’s Saturday afternoon at the brewpub, and your bike-loving neighbor – still wearing his unsightly, skintight riding gear – is riding a wave of euphoria as he exhaustively describes the 120-mile ride he just finished. You, meanwhile, are clad in your knits, nursing a sore back and a smarting ego from your weekly trip around the links.

He looks fitter than you. He’s got the glow you lack. But new research suggests that he’s not likely to live any longer than you.  According to a study of mortality data on a group of…

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I Bike Richardson – Kay Loving
Bike Friendly Richardson
It’s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We’d like to introduce Kay Loving. She took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:
Name: Kay Loving

How long have you been riding?
Couple of years now.

How often do you ride?
As often as possible.

What’s your favorite route?
We like riding White Rock and the trails across Campbell to…

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Bicycle Sport Shop 2013 Cycling Clubs!
by djcurtin
Bicycle Sport Shop has a rich tradition of supporting riders and racers in all disciplines of cycling. While we’re probably most known for our mountain bike team, and more recently for the guys from Super Squadra, for 2013 everyone that wants to commit to come along for the ride is welcome!

We want everyone to be a part of the Bicycle Sport Shop family. As a result, we’re creating four new clubs—the Bicycle Sport Shop Road, Mountain, Triathlon, and Cyclocross Clubs—open to all riders of any ability, with the goal of growing the cycling community here…

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