{"id":11145,"date":"2011-12-19T00:08:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T06:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11145"},"modified":"2011-12-19T00:08:46","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T06:08:46","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-18th3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/19\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-18th3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/2011\/12\/18\/wheelbrothersuclear-christmas-contest-harold-darling-entry\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/2011\/12\/18\/wheelbrothersuclear-christmas-contest-harold-darling-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Wheelbrothers\/UCLEAR Christmas Contest: Harold Darling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Entry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby The WheelBrothers<br \/>\nMy favorite time of the Texas year is Spring. That is the best bike riding weather and the prettiest flowers on the hillsides. The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Greater Dallas Bike Ride\u00e2\u20ac\u009d happens to be the second weekend in April, what a perfect time to see the flowers at a slow pace. This ride heads out from the square in Lancaster, south-south-east of Dallas, with a coordinated start at the old town gazebo. So you better get with your starting group and ready for a fast start&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikerumor.com\/2011\/12\/14\/how-to-break-into-the-cycling-industry-pivots-chris-cocalis-story\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikerumor.com\/2011\/12\/14\/how-to-break-into-the-cycling-industry-pivots-chris-cocalis-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to Break Into the Cycling Industry \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pivot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Chris Cocalis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Story<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nposted by Tyler (Editor)\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bikerumor.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikerumor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Chris-Cocalis-shows-off-mach-57-carbon-mountain-bike-447x600.jpg?resize=447%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;beginning with the story of Chris Cocalis, founder of Pivot Cycles and the U.S. importer for BH Bikes. Before that he started Titus. How do you start multiple bike companies from scratch, build them into highly regarded brands and capture distribution rights for one of Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most historic badges? Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s find out\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n<p>BIKERUMOR: Who are you and what are you doing here?<\/p>\n<p>COCALIS: I am the President and founder of Pivot Cycles and also BH Bikes USA. Pivot Cycles is a high end mountain bike company focusing on the very top end of high performance mountain bikes (primarily full suspension). BH Bikes is a 102 year old Spanish bicycle company with a strong history in European cycling&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkscent-iconblock\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt ! important; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent ! important; width: auto ! important; height: auto ! important; display: block ! important; overflow: visible ! important; position: static ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: auto ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: auto ! important; top: auto ! important; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 572px; top: 11px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: visible; background: url('http:\/\/www.wheelbrothers.com\/favicon.ico') no-repeat scroll center center transparent ! important;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: url('chrome:\/\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/sprites.png') no-repeat scroll -112px -80px transparent; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 590px; top: 11px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: visible;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?resize=16%2C16\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"linkscent-icon\" style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent; width: 16px ! important; height: 16px ! important; display: none; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: 2147483635 ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 608px; top: 11px; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/interclue\/content\/cluecore\/skins\/default\/pixel.gif?w=1200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><object style=\"padding: 0pt ! important; margin: 0pt ! important; float: none ! important; border: 0px solid #ff0000 ! important; background: none repeat scroll center center transparent ! important; width: 0px ! important; height: 0px ! important; display: block ! important; overflow: visible ! important; position: absolute ! important; text-indent: 0px ! important; z-index: auto ! important; max-width: none ! important; min-width: 0pt ! important; max-height: none ! important; min-height: 0pt ! important; left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important; bottom: auto ! important; right: auto ! important; line-height: 16px ! important; white-space: nowrap ! important; visibility: hidden ! important;\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wheelbrothers\/UCLEAR Christmas Contest: Harold Darling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Entry by The WheelBrothers My favorite time of the Texas year is Spring. 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