{"id":11123,"date":"2011-12-16T00:47:48","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T06:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11123"},"modified":"2011-12-16T00:52:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T06:52:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-15th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/16\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-15th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 15th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waco Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWhen: Thursday 05:30 PM
\nWhat: Road\/all levels
\nContact: Rickey Taylor
\nPhone: 254-366-2126
\nDistance: 20-35 miles
\nNote: no drop ride
\nThis ride starts from Hewitt Park. Starting time is 5:30 pm and it is not a drop ride. We ride a set route of 27.91 miles. If you would like to view the route you can click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Light And Motion Urban 180 Bikelight Review<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Justin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Plano Cyclist<\/p>\n

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\nAs I have said before, I don’t like riding at night, mostly because I don’t have enough light available to me. I have been using a Serfas USB Ultrabright rechargeable, and while it seems fairly bright, the light output is a mere 12 lumens. Being interested in a brighter light than I had, I contacted the folks at Light and Motion, and they agreed to send me over one of their Urban 180 models to test. The Urban 180 is 180 lumens (clever) and in addition to lighting…<\/p>\n

Lees-McRae cyclist killed in collision<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Staff Reports\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www2.wataugademocrat.com
\nA freshman Lees-McRae College cyclist was killed Thursday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle while on a training ride in Avery County. Megan Baab of Euless, Texas, was airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center after the accident but did not survive her severe injuries, according to a message from LMC President Barry Buxton. “We all remember Megan as a bright and bubbly member of our campus community,” Buxton said…<\/p>\n

Track Olympic long team announced<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy VeloNews.com
\nThursday USA Cycling announced the 2012 Olympic track long team. The 19 athletes represent the pool from which athletes may be selected to represent the U.S. in the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n

…Cristin Walker (Houston, Texas\/Momentum Coaching Group p\/b Atomic), with teammate Tela Crane, finished second to Carlson and Godby in the women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s team sprint at the 2011 USA Cycling elite track national championships. …<\/p>\n

WABA Packs the House with Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycling Forum<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.peoplepoweredmovement.org
\nAccording to 2009 data, women account for just 24 percent of bicyclists in the U.S. But, on Monday night, female cyclists of all ages and abilities packed the house for a new event hosted by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.<\/p>\n

An innovative evening of collective brainstorming, the Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycling Forum convened nine female panelists who shared their bicycle stories and discussed ideas to close the gender gap. Nearly 80 ladies…<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 12\/15- 12\/21\/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
\nIn between holiday parties, we hope you are getting a chance to ride your bike. To help you with that, here is our last pre-holiday round up of recommended cycling events.<\/p>\n

…15th Annual Bikes for Kids Giveaway
\n6- 10 AM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces
\nMellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Shop is partnering with Mix 94.7 and the JB & Sandy Morning Show for a fourth year to provide bicycles to needy Central Texas children through the 15th Annual Bikes For Kids campaign. Donations have been raised by individuals and large corporate sponsors such as Freescale and Whataburger, as well as…<\/p>\n

Blowing through stop signs<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Pam LeBlanc\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Fit City
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\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a slow week if I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get at least one email or phone call from a motorist irked at a cyclist for blowing through a stop sign or red light.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a daily bike commuter and every day I see cars that speed, cut off bikes or roll through…<\/p>\n

Bike Zoo’s Zest for Life<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nThere’s no short of imaginative puppetry with this bicycle troupe
\nBy Ramon Martinez, Austin Chronicle
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\nBehind an unassuming corrugated steel gate on Austin’s central Eastside, the Bike Zoo workshop is abuzz. On this day in early December, three young women, recent arrivals from the West Coast, known affectionately as the Oregonians, are spray-gluing strips of leather into the shape of animal ears and painting them white. “To match the reindeer,” explains Jessie Von Curry.<\/p>\n

Across the sprawling yard of the workspace, Mike Caballero and Grant Schauhut run along a 40-foot Santa’s sleigh built atop a train of bikes. Connecting wires and lights while drilling antlers into white foam reindeer heads, they start and stop with…<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTour de Force\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\n2 bikers follow 1,700-mile pipeline route to protest tar sands project
\nBY TERRIE GONZALEZ
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\nRon Seifert (left) and Tom Weis departed Canada on Oct. 13 on a 1,700-mile bike ride to protest the tar sands pipeline. m Ron Seifert (left) and Tom Weis departed Canada on Oct. 13 on a 1,700-mile bike ride to protest the tar sands pipeline.<\/p>\n

Twelve miles north of Montana near the U.S.- Canadian border, Tom Weis took a stick and gouged a symbolic line in the soil. A You Tube video recorded the moment as he stood in front of a chain link fence surrounding property owned by multi-national corporation TransCanada.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my line in the sand. TransCanada shall not pass,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. Then the Boulder, Colo., resident climbed into a high-tech \u00e2\u20ac\u0153rocket trike\u00e2\u20ac\u009d accompanied by a friend on a regular bicycle, and they began a 1,700 journey to protest a proposed international pipeline carrying tar sands oil…<\/p>\n

AG Lets Committee Rule on Bikes at the State Cemetery<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nBy Ian Crawford, KUT News
\nAuthorities at the Texas State Cemetery have become increasingly concerned with bicycles that stray off the paved roadway and onto walking paths or across grave sites. So much so that the cemetery’s governing committee asked Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott whether they had the authority to put the kibosh to bikes at the historic site in East Austin.<\/p>\n

Officials saw an upswing in bike traffic through the cemetery after road construction started along E. 7th Street and cyclists reportedly started…<\/p>\n

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