{"id":11281,"date":"2012-01-02T23:26:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11281"},"modified":"2012-01-02T23:26:07","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T05:26:07","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-2nd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-2nd-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

This first article is not a Texas based one but maybe some father\/son would be interested in beating the record.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Father-son duo rides into history with national bicycling record<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Mike Lesko | Associate Editor\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.stowsentry.com
\nMatt Knott, left, of Stow, and his father, Chuck, set a national record in the father\/son category in the National 24-Hour Challenge bicycle race in Middleville, Mich.
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\nThe first phase of the bicycling career of Magnolia’s Chuck Knott, 59, started about 35 years ago.<\/p>\n

After the birth of his three sons, though, he rarely had time for cycling.<\/p>\n

About 10 years ago — after his sons were grown — he pedaled back into the sport and brought his son, Matt, of Stow, along with him.<\/p>\n

These days, Chuck still rides a lot more than Matt, 28, but when they are training for races, they ride together as often as possible. …<\/p>\n

Cycling \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Turning a Tadpole Trike into an Offroad Sandhog<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nDon Bynum’s Blog
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\nOkay, this had the potential to be one of those \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hey honey, hold my beer and watch this!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d moments that have provided amusement for the ladies in our lives.\u00c2\u00a0 This one involved a 14.5 mile round-trip ride from the Bluffton Post Office on FM2241 to RR261 to the east\/south, to Shaw Island Road, to the end of Shaw Island and then across the dry lake bottom to the ruins of Old Bluffton. It is a Mountain Bike Ride due to the segments out and back on the lake bed which is very sandy in places.<\/p>\n

This ride is not suitable for road bikes, motorcycles or cars\/trucks (the latter being subject to some hefty fines if caught.)\u00c2\u00a0 While I describe it as a mountain…<\/p>\n

Houston Bicycle Club Janaury Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nWhen: Program: Tuesday 01\/10\/12 at: 7:00 PM HEB Community Room at I-10 and Bunker Hill Paul Choppin and Carlos Valderrama will be showing photos and telling us about their vacations to Colorado last summer where they ran across each other at the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge road races.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville retiree gives away repaired bicycles to needy children<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nKELLY GOOCH\u00c2\u00a0 Tyler Morning Telegraph
\nJACKSONVILLE, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Gerla Rangel isn’t old enough to drive a car, but he still enjoys his own set of wheels, courtesy of neighbor Oscar Harper.<\/p>\n

The 9-year-old received two bicycles from Harper, one last year and another this year.<\/p>\n

He said he feels good because he rides his bike all over his neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes my cousin takes me to the park, (and) sometimes my mom tells me to go to my aunt and take her something then come…<\/p>\n

Octopus Winter Cycling Cap – Made in the USA.<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Justin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0The Plano Cyclist
\nMy name is The Plano Cyclist, and I love cycling caps. There, now my dirty secret is out in the open for all of us to process and talk about.
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\nEven though I love cycling caps, I’m not one of those guys who wears a cap off the bike; while I admire the fashion forwardness ( and mustachios) of those guys, I am more practical and just wear them when riding. However, the big problem with cycling caps is that they aren’t warm. That is good in the Texas summer, but when the weather cools here (which it most certainly does), I find myself without a cap to wear. I do have one of those technical type helmet liners somewhere, but it makes me feel like some sort of mental patient. Mostly…<\/p>\n

How to Really Succeed in 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.texasmountainbiketrails.com
\nWelcome to 2012. It is truly great to be here. I shared with you in the last post why 2011 was the best year of my life. Today I want to share with you the one simple way to make 2012 the best year you have ever had.<\/p>\n

We are now a couple days in to 2012 and everyone is talking about their New Years resolutions and goals for 2012 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c what they will change and how they plan to make this new year even better. On Twitter, I asked people what their cycling and personal fitness goals were going to be. I have to say, the answers were interesting. Here is just one of…<\/p>\n

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