{"id":11166,"date":"2011-12-20T23:29:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T05:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11166"},"modified":"2011-12-20T23:29:12","modified_gmt":"2011-12-21T05:29:12","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-20th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-20th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>BNSF Railroad Donates $5,000 to the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.fwmba.org<br \/>\nFort Worth, Texas based BNSF Railroad has donated $5,000 to the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association! BNSF president, John Ambler wrote in his letter to FWMBA announcing the donation, &#8220;It is a pleasure to enclose BNSF Foundation&#8217;s $5,000 contribution towards the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fwmba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Next Gateway Park Workday Is January 7<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nwww.fwmba.org<br \/>\n32 FWMBA volunteers worked in less than ideal conditions at the December Workfest. Under a rainy sky we added more singletrack to the Gateway Park trail network and then ate some fine chili afterwards! FWMBA is inviting you, your family and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/6293.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/6293.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cyclingnews.com links with high school league<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBicycle Retailer &amp; Industry News<br \/>\nBERKELEY, CA (BRAIN)\u00e2\u20ac\u201dCyclingnews.com is the new media partner of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association in a deal that the association says will increase its exposure while encouraging young cyclists to visit the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Media partnerships are very important to NICA, and Cyclingnews is a premier source of information in cycling, so this is exhilarating,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Ben Capron, NICA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s development director.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The increased awareness this brings will fuel our vision of enabling every American teen to strengthen body, mind and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/6291.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/6291.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Amazon hires Specialized&#8217;s Calandrella<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBicycle Retailer &amp; Industry News<br \/>\nAmazon.com appears to moving more aggressively into sales of bike gear with the hiring of Paul Calandrella as Senior Vendor Manager for Cycling. Calandrella most recently was involved with Specialized&#8217;s consumer direct sales efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Calandrella starts at Amazon early next month. Watch BicycleRetailer.com later this week for an interview with Calandrella and more on Amazon&#8217;s bike program.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/lovingthebike.com\/bike-guru-technical-expert\/how-to-loosen-a-stuck-link-on-a-bicycle-chain\" href=\"http:\/\/lovingthebike.com\/bike-guru-technical-expert\/how-to-loosen-a-stuck-link-on-a-bicycle-chain\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to loosen a stuck link on a bicycle chain<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Darryl\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lovingthebike.com<br \/>\nI would like to know how to get a stuck link fixed on my bike chain.\u00c2\u00a0 Please help me.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to loosen a stuck link on a bicycle chain\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QU79CQsz-Ps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re back again with another answer to your bicycle tech questions.\u00c2\u00a0 This question came in, and our resident bike expert and professional bike fit guru, Victor from Bicycle Lab is here to help:&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/custpage.cfm\/frm\/88756\/sec_id\/88756#news21173\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sawheelmen.com\/custpage.cfm\/frm\/88756\/sec_id\/88756#news21173\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Winter Riding<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Cliff Hickel\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 www.sawheelmen.com<br \/>\nAt this time of the year, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tempting to store your bike in the garage until spring. I know it is challenging to ride when it is cold and windy, but stop to think about the consequences that may result from a long layoff from riding. Many of us are familiar with the weight gain and loss of conditioning that can occur when we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exercise during the winter. To help keep you in the swing of things, the Wheelmen ride team has a full schedule of rides every weekend during the winter. With proper preparation, you can take advantage of these winter rides to stay in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/20\/dress-shoes-and-pedal-straps\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikedenton.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/20\/dress-shoes-and-pedal-straps\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>dress shoes and pedal straps<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby bikedenton<br \/>\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right, two shoe posts in a row.<\/p>\n<p>I ride with all kinds of different pedals and foot retention. I like the right tool for the job, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t obsess about any one approach: SPD, platforms, clips, straps, powergrips. I found a new favorite combo this week: pedal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/AustinBikeBlog\/~3\/x6VAtQOqwiY\/\" href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/AustinBikeBlog\/~3\/x6VAtQOqwiY\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Capital Metro looking for your feedback in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFirst Mile\/Last Mile\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Connection Survey<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels<br \/>\nCapital Metro is looking for feedback from cyclists with a brief online survey to improve and expand their services. Please take a feed minutes to take the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Bicycles paired with transit makes a lot of sense. Transit greatly expands where you can go with your bike, and bikes help make transit more practical for riders by making the destinations at each stop more reachable in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>At November\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bicycle Advisory Council, Capital Metro gave us a briefing on new developments for cyclist. Moving forward, the agency will be installing triple bike racks on new buses added to the fleet. Also, facilities at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BNSF Railroad Donates $5,000 to the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association! www.fwmba.org Fort Worth, Texas based BNSF Railroad has donated $5,000 to the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers&#8217; Association! BNSF president, John Ambler wrote in his letter to FWMBA announcing the <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/12\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-20th-3\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/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":[3311,3312,3310,3133,3313,660,2957,3124,2949,611],"class_list":["post-11166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-amazon-com","tag-bikedenton","tag-bnsf-railroad","tag-broken-chain","tag-capital-metro","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-fort-worth-mountain-bikers-association","tag-gateway-park","tag-national-interscholastic-cycling-association","tag-winter-biking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-2U6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166","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=11166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}