{"id":11663,"date":"2012-02-01T23:35:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T05:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=11663"},"modified":"2012-02-01T23:35:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T05:35:23","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-1st3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/02\/01\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-1st3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Individual Time Trial Series<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nTeam McAllen Cycling’s individual time trials are back!\u00c2\u00a0 Join us this February 5th to test your speed!
\nPlace: Milo Ponce Park, located 2 miles east of US 281 (Love’s Truck Stop exit North of Edinburg)
\nTime: 7:00 AM to register, first rider out at 8:00 AM
\nCost: Free to TMC members, $10.00 to non-members<\/p>\n

Bicycle Dreams – The Movie<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.austincycling.org\/
\nFeb. 7th, 2012 Alamo Drafthouse 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX to benefit the Austin Cycling Association. Take your seat early at 6:15 pm to order from the menu and chat with fellow cyclists. Movie starts at 7 pm Get inspired and support the ACA and this award winning independent film about Race Across America. Folowing the movie, there will be a raffle and ACA’s own RAAM finisher, Susan Farago, will be on…<\/p>\n

MAPS FOR SUPERBOWL RIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nCarrollton Cycling Club
\n02\/05\/12
\n–Mad Duck to Dicks Last Resort<\/strong> <\/a>
\n–Dicks Last Resort to Mad Duck<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cyclopaths of Georgetown, Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nRIDE SCHEDULE – February 2012
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Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nFebruary Club Meeting
\nThe February club meeting of the Fort Worth Mountain Bikers’ Association will take place at Backwoods (2727 W7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas 817-332-2423) on February 7, 2012 at 7:00pm. Meet upstairs at 7:00pm.
\nTopics of discussion will be. . . .
\n– TPWD Recreational Trails Grant briefing
\n– FWMBA Local Bicycle Shop kiosk unveiling
\n– FWMBA LBS Representatives appointments
\n– Release of FWMBA 2012 Calendar of Events
\n– 2012 FWMBA Fat Tire Festival date announcement and discussion
\n– Gateway Park Workfest briefing
\n– What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening at Marion Sansom Park
\n– FWMBA at the Trinity Bicycles Swap Meet<\/p>\n

Cycling notebook: Texas’ next star ready for next step<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Dale Robertson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Houston Chronicle
\nHow’s this for a new twist on a familiar story? Lawson Craddock gave his father, Tom, a bike for Christmas. Nice bike, too. It was the Trek Madone 6.9 that Lawson rode last season in his U-23 debut with the Trek-Livestrong team.
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\nDon’t think for a moment, however, that Lawson is giving up cycling. He just wanted to say thank you for all the support his dad, a respected road racer in his own right, has given him. Fact is, as of Wednesday, when Trek-Livestrong’s first training camp opened in… (look for Texbiker.net on this website.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you help your local bike shop with a sales surge?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Retailers ended year with sales surge<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBicycle Retailer & Industry News
\nBOULDER, CO (BRAIN) Feb 1, 18:17 MT \u00e2\u20ac\u201dBuoyed by mild winter weather that extended their selling seasons, independent bike dealers rang out 2011 with a bang as December sales surged 13 percent compared with the same month a year earlier, according to Leisure Trends Group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s RetailTRAK data and Cycling Specialty Topline Report.<\/p>\n

The result was powered by strong performance across nearly all major bike categories and price levels. Sales remained robust at lower price points, but as the recovery…<\/p>\n

3 Tips to Avoid a Crash<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Darryl\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0lovingthebike.com
\nNobody likes to talk about crashing on a bike, but unfortunately it can happen.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of those voodoo type subjects where you feel like you need to sacrifice one of your bikes to the bike Gods after talking about it.\u00c2\u00a0 We recently did a podcast all about crashing over at Cycling 360, and I invite you to listen to it for a full report on…<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2\/2- 2\/8\/12<\/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
\nThursday, February 2
\nThursday Night Bike Polo
\n5:00 PM, Metz Park, 2407 Canterbury St
\nThe Austin Bike Polo Club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s holds 3 hardcourt matches a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, at Metz Park. All bikes and skill levels are welcome and spare mallets and balls are available if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any. Check out our article on bike polo for more info.<\/p>\n

Thursday Night Social Ride
\n7:30 PM, Plaza Saltillo, East 5th & Comal
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hey boys and girls put on your boogie shoes because this week we are headed to Barbarella (as if half of you weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t gonna end up there anyway) for dancing and free tallboys. This week we have a super secret code word to keep vultures off our free booze. So when you get a tallboy the free ones are only at the middle bar and the…<\/p>\n

Paying-it-forward: My own personal bikeshare<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby katiejo\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin on Two Wheels
\nHear ye, hear ye! I have successfully proclaimed my Bike Geek status far and wide among my friends. Now when they think bike, they think me.
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\nThus, I have inadvertently become a small scale bike rental. When a friend needs a bike or a friend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s friend comes into town to visit for ACL, or when an acquaintance is making a road trip to New Mexico to mountain bike on the dusty hills of the southwest\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6there is minimal hesitation in them to request a bike to…<\/p>\n

Ellis pedals toward fitness diversity<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nEditorial Board\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Austin Statesman
\nIt’s been a goal of state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, to get more African Americans and Latinos on bicycles. His purpose is simple: Riding bicycles on a regular basis can improve their health and well-being through a fairly inexpensive and available activity they can do throughout their lives.<\/p>\n

Ellis also is taking his message of diversity to the bicycling community, which has failed to make significant inroads in communities of color. Today, in San Antonio, he plans to make a case about why the cycling community should be aggressive about…<\/p>\n

El Paso, Texas: Destination of the week<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nIt’s easy to take in this college town’s desert surroundings by bike, canoe or foot.
\nMother Nature Network\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0by Josh Lew
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\nEl Paso, Texas, can be defined in many ways. It is a busy border crossing, the smaller of two cities that make up a cross-border metropolis (the Mexican city of Juarez is El Paso’s big sister), a college town, a multicultural melting pot with a long and colorful history, and even a base for desert eco-tourism. Yes, El Paso’s location amid the Franklin Mountains and the Chihuahuan Desert makes it an ideal spot for nature lovers who want to move their eco-tourism excursions beyond the usual…<\/p>\n

Cross-country \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbook tour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on bike teaches couple value of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcdiving in\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Patti Vannoy\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.siliconprairienews.com
\nLincoln couple Khara and Emir Plicanic\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s cross-country bicycle trip started very low-tech, in a way, with four books.
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\nThe first three were all books Khara read (and Emir read “by proxy” based on their discussions): “My Life on the Run” by Bart Yasso, “A Million Miles and a Thousand Years” by Donald Miller and “The Art of Nonconformity” by Chris Guillebeau. Each included some mention of riding bicycles across the United States. …<\/p>\n

…Dubbing their ride The UNtour, the Plicanics dove right in. They bought bikes, matching jerseys, a tent, sleeping bags, iPhones, a solar charger and a pre-planned “Southern Tier” route map from Adventure Cycling. They booked venues for Khara to teach photography classes in eight cities: San Diego; Phoenix; Las Cruces, N.M.; Austin, Texas; New Orleans; Mobile, Ala.; and Tallahassee and Gainesville, Fla. Then they took their new bikes to a local bike shop for disassembly and shipping to California. …<\/p>\n

Lake Bridgeport trail building course teaches participants to blaze new paths<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Julie Thibodeaux of Green Source DFW
\nIf you want to learn how to stake your own path, literally, sign up for a trail building workshop. The Lone Star Trail Building School will be held Feb 17-19 at the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch at Lake Bridgeport.<\/p>\n

The North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol, a volunteer group that provides medical assistance on local bike trails, has partnered with Groundwork Dallas to host the annual program. Rick Buckley, director of the North Texas Mountain Bike Patrol, said the course is designed for city parks department staff, state…<\/p>\n

Quick Tip \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Ride Muddy Trails<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nweather is gorgeous. The trails are wet. What do you do?<\/p>\n

As much as you want to head out for a ride and soak up the sunshine, you are going to have to show a little restraint.<\/p>\n

The trails are the most vulnerable to damage when they are wet and muddy. For that reason, the International Mountain Bike Association has put out a set of guidelines to help preserve our trails. Here is a listing as outlined by IMBA. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Individual Time Trial Series Team McAllen Cycling’s individual time trials are back!\u00c2\u00a0 Join us this February 5th to test your speed! Place: Milo Ponce Park, located 2 miles east of US 281 (Love’s Truck Stop exit North of Edinburg) Time: …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/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":[986,3239,1961,2703,3272,916,3377,660,91,2957,1730,2400,3378,3379,2047,2896],"class_list":["post-11663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-events","tag-bicycle-dreams","tag-bike-ride-across-america","tag-bikeshare","tag-carrollton-cycling-club","tag-crash","tag-cyclopaths-of-georgetown","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-el-paso-texas","tag-fort-worth-mountain-bikers-association","tag-houston-chronicle-cycling-notebook","tag-lone-star-trail-building-school","tag-retailers","tag-sen-rodney-ellis","tag-team-mcallen-cycling","tag-texas-mountain-bike-trails"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-327","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11663","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=11663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11663\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}