Today’s Texas Bicycling News And Blogs

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Veteran gives bikes to disadvantaged children
by KXII-TV
Along with founding the Northeast Texas Bicycle Association, not only did Connors provide bikes to those who can’t afford it, but he also gave them a reason …

70 Mile Mountain Bike Ride – Turkey Burning | BPX Blog …
by bikepartsexpress
My mission today was to take a break from the bike parts business, and ride off the turkey dinner, so we chose a route that is one of our favorites that we do every year. We met at Hill Country State Natural Area near Bandera, Texas. …

Plano Athletic Cycling Club Elite Team: Big Spring, Texas Training
by Corey Ray
Big Spring, Texas Training. Some pretty good roads around here to ride on. Traffic is very light, lots of open space, windmills, a little mountain to ride on, and some dirt roads. I stopped to fix a flat on the top of the mountain the …

Walking the walk
by Denton Record Chronicle

Kati Trice
Trice works with Querencia Community Bike Shop, a local group that promotes bicycle transportation, better city infrastructure for cyclists and keeps a …

Faltering Bearcats Send Me to the Trails – November 27th Bike Ride

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Based on the overnight temperature near freezing I was not expecting to get to ride today but around 2:30 the temperature made it to 65 degrees on my weather station with clear blue skies. I had been watching the Ohio State vs. Michigan football game and Ohio State seemed to have the game under control. So I switched over to the University of Cincinnati vs. UConn football game. My Alma mater, University of Cincinnati, was not fairing so well against UConn. It has been a tough year for the Bearcats. The last three seasons have been beyond belief but the string seems to be broken this year. With that sad note I decided a ride on the bike trails on the Motobecane 700HT MTB was called for.

It was cool in the shade and the breeze of 4 mph seemed to be a little stronger with the chilly bite it had. Fortunately I had dressed warm enough with leg warmers, two long sleeve jerseys, and my wind breaker jacket. Full finger gloves were needed as well. The trail route I chose was different form the one I ride when it is dark since I can go on more of the trails when it is daylight. I did come upon two other serious MTB riders (my definition: helmet and an actual MTB).

This was a nice break from putting up Christmas decorations also. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to warm up to 67 degrees and clear skies. I hope to go for a road ride then.

Today’s ride information:

  • November miles 293.05 (I was not expecting to make t to 300 for November. This will help get me to the 5,000)
  • YTD miles 4896.02

11-27-2010 Ride Data and map

Additional charts, weathr and map.

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Daily News Roundup November 26th – Texas Bicycling

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I do not include much news from the BMX scene but this being a slow news week and this big event in Tulsa warrants some attention. It is interesting to me that some of the riders are in their late 30’s and can make a living on the pro circuit. Even though this takes place in Tulsa one of the big riders is from Fort Worth.

BMX racers jam QuikTrip Center
by Tulsa World

BMX
BMX competitors race during a heat of the American Bicycle Association Grand … For Kris Moore of Fort Worth, Texas, and many like him, BMX racing is all …

The following post mentions the cold front that caused me to stay inside today. Well almost inside. I did visit two big box stores to check out the Black Friday deals but not at some hour in the early AM. I waited until 10:30AM and the crowds were thin as the parking lots were too. No deals were worth buying either.

Happy Thanksgivivng, now lets get back to riding | BPX Blog …
by bikepartsexpress
It is a tough ride in the Texas Hill Country on mostly dirt roads. A cold front came through today so it will probably be windy too. Do you do long mountain bike rides? Leave me a comment about yours …

‘Cross pioneers: from Austin to Vegas, and beyond
by velonews.competitor.com
Brook Watts
This weekend the Bay State Cyclocross races will conclude the North American Cyclocross Trophy, an eight-event series directed by Brook Watts. Watts has played roles in everything from CrossVegas to the Los Angeles Olympic Games to the Tour of Texas. He got his start racing…

Daily News Roundup November 25th – Texas Bicycling

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Happy Thanksgiving Day. May you be blessed and thankful. It is fitting that the amount of news is limited tonight. The second article below raises an important point about what you drink when you ride and after the ride.

Keeping Cool In The Texas Heat
from snowbikes.blogspot.com
If you love to ride your bike in Dallas, Houston or anywhere else in Texas, you’ll ride in any weather – in the wind; in the rain; and, for your diehards, even in the snow. But it’s certain that most of you have a really hard time riding in the heat.

Most individuals would rather ride in the summer than in other times of the year, and there are those who shy away from the heat and humidity that the summer months…

Study: Sports beverage with half carbs, fewer calories boosts endurance
from (PhysOrg.com)
Compared to a carbohydrate-only supplement, a low-carb beverage with added protein increases endurance times in cyclists, according to a study out of The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education.

Research by Dr. Lisa Ferguson-Stegall, who conducted the study as part of her dissertation work in the Exercise…