{"id":11388,"date":"2012-01-11T22:42:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T04:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11388"},"modified":"2012-01-11T23:29:17","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T05:29:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-11th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/11\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-11th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thule\/Chariot recalls bike trailers and kits<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBicycle Retailer & Industry News
\n\"\"
\nWASHINGTON, DC (BRAIN)\u00e2\u20ac\u201dThule Child Transport Systems is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 44,000 Chariot bike trailers and 70,000 trailer conversion kits.<\/p>\n

The trailers’ hitch mechanism can crank and break, causing the trailer to detach from the bike.<\/p>\n

The company has received reports of 24 incidents worldwide, including three in the U.S. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

The recall involves trailers with serial numbers from 1205-xxx to 0710-xxx, which represent manufacture dates…<\/p>\n

Tour de Life<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nJan. 3: Carlos & Shiro, Tiny Spots Along the Way to Huntsville on TX 30
\nby Steve
\nCarlos was a tiny little place where i stopped for a min to try to come out of my East Central TX allerginess a bit more. Sort of refreshingly sparse landscape, population probably in the 100’s for both towns, with lots of farmland. Shiro was a bit more of an extended stop, a tiny bit bigger. The bull in the attached pic was in Carlos I think, while the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Have a Nice Day\u00e2\u20ac\u009d was in Shiro, i believe. Either way, was a cool, mostly low traffic day. Biggest drama came from learning to live…<\/p>\n

The Hump Day Quick Tip \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Get Rid of Butt Pain<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nOne of the first complaints that new mountain bikers have is that their butt hurts.<\/p>\n

As active as mountain biking is it still puts you sitting square on your butt for some pretty long periods of time. Texas mountain biking covers a lot of rough terrain that intensifies the soreness when you hop over a rock or a root and feel your seat jab into your rear.<\/p>\n

Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quick tip is how to deal with that discomfort and overcome the pain you feel. …<\/p>\n

Circumnavigation Diary. Exploratory Report.<\/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

\"\"
\nIn the year of our Lord 2012, I have determined that it is necessary to navigate every mile of bicycle path in the city of Plano. I will document the excursion here in my “web log”, and hope that the knowledge I bring will be used well by those that come after me. Should I survive, I expect to be feted and recount the incredible tales of my adventure over countless glasses of sherry. Plus…<\/p>\n

Fort Worth toll road paves the way for cyclists<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.wfaa.com<\/p>\n