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The Sley Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.pedalhouston.com
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\nWho is up for a holiday ride on December 17, 2011?\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that time of year again and Neue Creative and the Byke Project have put together the Sley Ride again benefitting the Houston Area Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Center.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s essentially a Christmas ride put together in order to help out a charity in need.\u00c2\u00a0 Check out TheSleyRide.com for all the info about…<\/p>\n

NWCC to Sponsor MS-150 Team!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Val Tiemann
\nOver the years, the most frequently asked question about our club has been: Why doesn’t NWCC sponsor an MS-150 team? Well, that day has finally come. Our board of directors has approved the formation of a team.<\/p>\n

But first, let’s answer that question: The reason we haven’t formed a team is because MS-150 always occurs shortly after our own Bluebonnet Century (BBX). …<\/p>\n

BikeTexas Kids Kup wraps up 12th Year<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.biketexas.org
\nWith the conclusion of the Fall Series, BikeTexas has just wrapped up the 12th year of the BikeTexas KidsKup. The BikeTexas KidsKup is a family oriented program and it is a great way to introduce kids to bicycle safety and handling skills in a fun off road environment. This year was the best year ever. BikeTexas Kids Kup had over 400 kids participate…<\/p>\n

Boltage Program Increases School Biking and Walking<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.biketexas.org
\nDoss-Boltage-bikes-rack-web
\nOn October 21,2011, Doss Elementary in Austin, Texas, kicked off their Boltage Program, a Kid Commute program using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and sociology to influence a behavior change: more kids walking and biking to school.\u00c2\u00a0 Doss was the 5th Boltage program implemented in Austin area schools in the last year and a half. It is also one of only five Boltage programs in the state of Texas and one of the 40 active Boltage schools in the US, and Canada. In…<\/p>\n

You’re Invited to the Texas Bike\/Ped Summit in San Antonio February 1-3, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.biketexas.org
\nRegister Now! The biennial Texas Trails and Active Transportation Conference, aka the Texas Bike\/Ped Summit, is coming up fast!\u00c2\u00a0 Engineers, planners, advocates and anyone interested in active transportation is invited to join us in San Antonio February 1-3, 2012, at El Tropicano hotel downtown on the Riverwalk.<\/p>\n

Organized by BikeTexas and the Texas Trails Network, we have the strongest line up of Keynote Speakers in our history.
\n— Former congressman Jim Oberstar, a true champion for bicycles over his 36 years in…<\/p>\n

To wave or not to wave: is it even a question?<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\npeopleforbikes.org
\nOne morning earlier this fall, our president, Tim Blumenthal, arrived at the People for Bikes office with a new resolution. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I vow to say \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchi\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to every other bike rider I pass on my way to work,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Tim declared. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Every bike ride should be a celebration.Tim Blumenthal I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m riding my bike. At the very least, I should muster a smile for the fellow riders I encounter. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no room for being smug.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

This idea of Tim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got the rest of us thinking. Why should we acknowledge other bicyclists, and how should we do it? And what would it look like if every rider did this? …<\/p>\n

I Have Posted Every Day For a While Now<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Justin \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Plano Cyclist<\/p>\n

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\nSo, Like Cal Ripken, I don’t want to screw up my record. I’m going to throw up a relevant “Greatest Hits” type post – and link to my article on the NuVinci from earlier this year. The NuVinci is the hub I have finally finished installing on the Bloggipede. I haven’t ridden it yet, but can tell you that it looks awesome, and I am excited to get up on it. As anticipated, my…<\/p>\n

BikeTexas 2011 Bike Giveaway Winner from Pearland, TX receives Trek 7.2FX<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby jack@biketexas.org (Jack Sanford)
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\nJohn-Olin-BIke-Barn-Trek-Bike-GiveawayCongratulations to this year’s lucky winner of the BikeTexas Member Bike Giveaway was John Olin of Pearland, TX. John has been a monthly Patron-level member of BikeTexas since 2008. This year’s prize was a Trek 7.2FX hybrid road bicycle donated by Texas Trek Dealers. The drawing was held during…<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 12\/1- 12\/7\/11<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby elliott\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels
\nDecember is upon us which means the Urban Farm Bicycle Tour and Holiday Sing-Along & Downtown Roll are on deck for Saturday!<\/p>\n

Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not on our calendar contact us, and we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sley Ride www.pedalhouston.com Who is up for a holiday ride on December 17, 2011?\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that time of year again and Neue Creative and the Byke Project have put together the Sley Ride again benefitting the Houston Area Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[986,517,3247,3248,89,5253,2891,2388,2079,3249,3080],"class_list":["post-10919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-events","tag-biketexas","tag-biketexas-kidskup","tag-boltage-program","tag-ms150-teams","tag-news","tag-north-west-cycling-club","tag-pedal-houston","tag-people-for-bikes","tag-texas-trails-and-active-transportation-conference","tag-the-plano-cyclist"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2Q7","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}