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Texbiker.net covers the news, events and resources for those interested in Texas bicycling.

My bicycling passion was rekindled in 1979 with a Huffy bicycle from Woolco. From early rides around my neighborhood my enthusiasm grew to tackle my unsupported first century. From there I discovered organized rides all over Texas, races and mountain bikes. Many bikes and miles later the enthusiasm is still there.

Thanks to my late wife, Hazel Marie, for her support over the many years, miles and rides.

My primary bike is the Cervelo Caledonia Rival AXS below. My titanium bike is the Lynskey Helix titanium. My newest bike is a Canyon Endurace CF 7 Rival eTap.

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Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 16th

Texbiker.net Posted on April 16, 2009 by Rick AnkrumApril 16, 2009

MS 150 riders can get ride-day texts for the first time
from Latest news from Houston Business Journal
Riders in this year’s BP MS 150 Bike Ride won’t have to worry about not being connected while on the road to Austin.

She’ll do the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs | So So Velo …
by Cait
Now that we’re deep into the heart of Texas, our fourth state, we’re starting to build up some credibility for the whole “where did you start/where are you headed?” interrogation. It’s always awkward announcing your plans to bicycle …

Calling out the fixies « two wheels. one love. no rush.
by 10thousandfeet
But those of us who rock spandex need someone to pick on. And anyway, this article is too funny not to share, despite being very obvious. P.S. It’s illegal to ride a bicycle in Texas without brakes. So, ha ha. …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4/16- 4/22/09 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Bicycle Advisory Council 6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room. The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets …

Cyclist wins lawsuit for faulty road
by Austin 360 – Austin,TX,USA
By Jason Whaley | Thursday, April 16, 2009, 09:48 AM Attention Texas Department of Transportation, you better maintain our roads because a new precedent has …

Gladewater adds bike rally to Gusher Days
by News-Journal.com – Longview,TX,USA
By ANGELA WARD Organizers hope a bicycle rally at Gladewater’s Gusher Days will add a new appeal to the annual event. “There are a lot of people who ride …

Car, Motor, Tuning, Tuned, Bike, Free Wallpapers » Blog Archive …
by Resor Rides
I spent last night in alpine, Texas with a great host from warmshowers.org, Liz Rogers. She put me up in her home and even took me out to dinner. We had a great time talking travel, politics, and local issues. … The ride consisted of about 40 miles of elevation gain to about 6500 ft from 4500. I then coasted most of the way down to I-10. 76 total miles today. When I arrived in Kent, I realized I was too tired to pound out 37 more to van horn, Texas, against the wind. …

Pastor Bob+ Blog: Wow, how things change.
by Pastor Bob+ Nordlie
If someone would have told me five years ago that I would be retiring at age 60 and moving to San Antonio, Texas I would have said they are crazy. (Of couse, if someone would have told me last July that I’d be as fat and out of shape as I am now, I also would have thought they were nuts!) But one of the things I enjoyed most about my ride last June was to wake up every morning to a new ride in a new place, on a road where you didn’t know what was coming next. …

Bodybuilding.com – jrahlfs’s BodyBlog – Panhandle Psychosis …
by jrahlfs
When we got home from that, my daughter said that she wanted to go for a bike ride, so we obliged. Pulling a 30 pound kind in a bike-trailer in West Texas wind is one hell of a workout. Wednesday did back and Crossfit class at the gym. …

C y c l e * D a l l a s: Watch what you ask for.
by PM Summer
BikeTexas had offered the “Move Over” language in response to legislator concerns and after conferring with several Texas bicycle advocacy leaders. The prohibition against the “right-hook” was removed by the Committee. … are pushing their states for the removal of the misunderstood and dangerous “Far To The Right Laws”, Texas’ advocates are on the verge of bringing about the worst “Far To The Right” laws in the nation, removing our rights to ride a bicycle safely. …

The Recumbent Blog » Blog Archive » Austin, TX – Easy Street’s …
by Rob
Helotes-based electric bike custom builder Synthetic Transport will be there with a long distance pedal-electric touring recumbent, and Austin’s own Kool Bikes will return with several kool custom bikes and trailers made of rescued …

Cycling Notebook: Using parental guidance
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
Early on in her training for this weekend’s 25th anniversary BP MS 150, Carolyn Gomez took a nasty fall on her bicycle. It was her first and it really, really hurt, leaving her with multiple abrasions and bruises. “I wanted to cry,” she admits. …

Cyclist nears his 4,000th mile in MS150
from HoustonChronicle.com — Cycling
In all his years spent pedaling from Houston to Austin each April to raise money for the fight against multiple sclerosis, Tom Webster has had only a couple of regrets along the way.

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Vitamin D Could Help Sore Muscle Recovery

Texbiker.net Posted on April 16, 2009 by Rick AnkrumApril 16, 2009

Today’s email newsletter from Dr. Mirkin describes his experience with large doses and small doses of vitamin D and how this affect sore muscle recovery. Link to Dr. Mirkin’s website.

From the newsletter:

When doctors don’t know the cause of a patient’s problem, they often give it a fancy name so you will believe they are giving you a useful diagnosis.  A perfect example of this is “idiopathic inflammatory myopathy”, which means you have chronic muscle soreness and your doctor doesn’t know why. Researchers recently reviewed the effects of exercise on people with chronic muscle soreness and found that exercise is beneficial (Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 04/07/09):
*The muscles of many of subjects with this condition did not get a sufficient oxygen supply
*Exercise increases endurance-type fibers after a 12-week exercise program
*Creatine supplements plus an exercise program are more beneficial than exercise alone
*Intensive resistance training improves muscle strength and endurance
*Exercise reduces muscle soreness and possibly even muscle inflammation
I am now convinced that a leading cause of muscle soreness and slow-healing injuries is lack of vitamin D.  All my life, I have suffered a series of baffling injures that usually occur in the winter. and heal in the summer.  For the entire winter of 2007-8, I was unable to exercise because of a non-healing hamstring injury and diffuse muscle soreness.  Eventually I found that my vitamin D 3 level was 22 nmol/L (normal is greater than 75).  I took the prescribed treatment of 50,000 IU of vitamin D twice a week and my muscles became so sore that I couldn’t even walk.  In the summer, the hamstring injury healed and the soreness disappeared.  This winter I went to Florida and was able to train on my bicycle better than ever.  In March I went back to wintery Maryland and the non-healing hamstring injury and soreness reappeared.  This time I improved within 24 hours of taking 2000 IU of vitamin D twice a day.  From my experience, I conclude that:
* my muscle soreness and non-healing injuries are caused by or worsened by low levels of vitamin D
* very high doses (50,000 IU) may increase muscle soreness
* lower doses of vitamin D (2000 to 4000/day) or daily sunlight exposure cured my muscle soreness and helped to heal my injuries
Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council quotes 14 studies that show that athletic performance improves in the summer
months when sunshine is abundant, or with ultraviolet light exposure in winter. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/newsletter/2007-mar.shtml
If your muscles feel sore or you keep on being injured when you exercise, get a blood test called D3.  If it is below 75
nmol/L, your problems may be caused by lack of vitamin D and be cured by getting some sunshine or taking at least 2000 IU each
day of the very inexpensive vitamin D3.

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Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 15th

Texbiker.net Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rick AnkrumApril 15, 2009

The tax man has arrived. He wants all of the money you spent on biking stuff. Blog and news traffic is light today. People must be at the Tea Parties.

House Transportation Committee Passes Safe Passing Bill: Problems …
by bssadvocacy
BikeTexas had offered the “Move Over” language in response to legislator concerns and after conferring with several Texas bicycle advocacy leaders. The prohibition against the “right-hook” was removed by the Committee. …

Capital Metro to test bike lockers at Park and Ride | Austin On …
by elliott
331 Miles · Andy McKeegan’s Racing Blog · ATXBS · ATXFixed · Austin Bike’s Guide to Central Texas Mtn Biking · Austin Cycling News · Austin Pedicab Alliance · Austin Singlespeeds and Beer · Bicycle Austin · Bicycle Austin Blog …

Take responsibility for your riding | Road Rash
by Jason Whaley
Exploring Central Texas. And beyond., I overheard two guys talking at a major intersection about riding in Austin, specifically in the downtown area. “It ain’t nothing,” said dude No. 1. “I just get to where I’m going faster on my new wheels. I can do… … I don’t want to be lumped into the category of dangerous/annoying just because I ride a bike. I want everyone to respect each other on the road, regardless of what mode of transportation you choose. …

mtb law girl: Texas House Transportation Committee has hacked up …
by mtblawgirl
Many Texas cyclists understand these provisions are unworkable in the context of current Texas Transportation Code (TTC) concerning bicyclists as well as in practice of safe cycling techniques on the roadway. …

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Daily Blog and News Roundup for April 14th

Texbiker.net Posted on April 14, 2009 by Rick AnkrumApril 14, 2009

The Morning Show with Mike & Susan » Blog Archive » News today
by Susan
It’s Child Safety Month, and the Texas Medical Association is giving away more than 16-hundred bicycle helmets to children across the state. Physicians are sponsoring TMA’s Hard Hats for Little Heads helmet giveaway events and are …

Roll out for the Armadillo
by Austin 360 – Austin,TX,USA
The helmets are given to kids and then fit to their exact measurements for a personalized helmet and given bicycle safety training. …

Framebuilder Profile: Cody Baron, Clark Davidson, and Cole …
by elliott
Editor’s note: This article is a continuation in a series of articles we are doing to profile Texas handbuilt framebuilders. A few weeks ago I stopped by. … Most of their customers are replacing a frame or adding a bike to their collection, so they are not in desperate need of new bike to ride right away. Keeping True to True Fabrication. Many framebuilders eke out frames on the side until they can raise enough money or break through to full time work. …

Ramblings of an idle mind – Lazyness over…
by wecyote_sg
A part of a nation fundraiser for the MS Society, each ride having a different name, here in Texas they have three rides. The BP MS 150 is a 180 mile bike ride that goes from Houston to Austin over a period of two days. …

Tiggs In Texas
by Tiggs
I just kept looking outside at the beautiful weather and really wanted to ride my bike or run some more! I’m trying to keep up with an active recovery, but no long distances or anything because my body is still tired and my lower back …

Biking Bis – Bicycle Touring and More :: League names 8 bike shops …
by Gene Bisbee
… have an impact well beyond their shops’ walls.” As you can guess from the picture, I’m familiar with the Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin. That circa 2000 sticker is still affixed to my main ride, a Lemond Tourmalet. Keywords: shops …

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