{"id":1827,"date":"2009-02-12T23:23:51","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T05:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2009-02-14T07:05:30","modified_gmt":"2009-02-14T13:05:30","slug":"bicycling-news-blog-digest-february-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/bicycling-news-blog-digest-february-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycling News &#038; Blog Digest, February 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/metro_news\/story\/1202184.html\" target=\"_blank\">Things go downhill fast for cyclist arrested in Fort Worth<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-source-title-parent\"><a class=\"entry-source-title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/user\/09591171929574741210\/state\/com.google\/alerts\/4141469288345402742\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/span> by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Fort Worth Star Telegram &#8211; Fort Worth,TX,USA<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Riding a <strong>bicycle<\/strong> without a headlight at night violates the <strong>Texas<\/strong> Transportation Code, the report states. Things continued downhill when the cyclist ignored <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeoswegoreview.com\/sustainable\/story.php?story_id=123429030761674300\" target=\"_blank\">Portland \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbike queen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 finds worldwide niche<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Lake Oswego Review &#8211; Lake Oswego,OR,USA <\/span>By Jennifer Anderson<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">Mia Birk, Portland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s former bike coordinator, now is a consultant advising Dallas, <strong>Texas<\/strong>, on how to make its streets more pedestrian- <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mtbracenews.com\/2009\/02\/2009-texas-spring-pro-class-mountain.html\" target=\"_blank\">MTB <strong>Race<\/strong> News: 2009 <strong>Texas<\/strong> Spring Pro Class Mountain Bike <strong>Racing<\/strong> <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">mtbracenews.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">With the <strong>Texas<\/strong> mountain bike <strong>racing<\/strong> series set to kick off February 14th in Terlingua, <strong>Texas<\/strong>, the following is a preview of some of the front runners from last year and what to expect this year. Check back with MTBracenews.com for full <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bike-geek.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/crash-on-commute-this-morning.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Geek: Crash on the commute this morning&#8230;<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-source-title-parent\">from <a class=\"entry-source-title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/user\/09591171929574741210\/state\/com.google\/alerts\/18175157010669500354\" target=\"_blank\">Google Alerts &#8211; Texas bicycle tour<\/a><\/span> by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Justin<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">My guardian angel has been working some serious overtime today.\u00c2\u00a0 About <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/2064989\">57 minutes into my bike ride<\/a> to work this morning&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bikenoob.wordpress.com\/2009\/02\/11\/bicycling-does-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bicycling<\/strong> does Austin \u00c2\u00ab Bike Noob<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">rainycamp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">bicyclingmag As I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve mentioned previously, I have a love-hate relationship with <strong>Bicycling<\/strong> Magazine. Well, right now, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m lovin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 it. The March issue, pictured here, has a one-page feature on biking in Austin, <strong>Texas<\/strong> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my hometown. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/vanderkitten.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/texas-state-crit-junior-champ-madeleine.html\" target=\"_blank\">The World of Vanderkitten<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Vanderkitten ViP Team<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">Madeleine McDuff, the reigning <strong>Texas<\/strong> State Junior Champion in Criterium, won both the Time Trial and Criterium during the Alsatian Country Omnium on Saturday, February 7th! <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> She is a <strong>cycling<\/strong> leader in her community as she founded the  Beckendorff Junior High School <strong>Cycling<\/strong> Club. With her season now underway, she is excited to promote both junior and women&#8217;s <strong>cycling<\/strong> in her Vanderkitten kit.<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2009\/02\/12\/wheel-building-class-to-be-offered-at-mellow-johnnys-in-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wheel building class to be offered at Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s in March <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">elliott<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">While I was putting together the weekly round up of <strong>cycling<\/strong> culture events this week, I came across the announcement that Mellow Johnny&#8217;s will be having a wheel. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/dickbeardsley.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/5-weeks-post-op-total-knee-replacement.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dick Beardsley: 5 weeks post-op total knee replacement<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\"><span class=\"entry-source-title-parent\"><a class=\"entry-source-title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/view\/user\/09591171929574741210\/state\/com.google\/alerts\/6365783542621523749\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/span> by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">Dick Beardsley<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">Yesterday I actually got on my <strong>mountain bike<\/strong> and did a 40 minute <strong>bike<\/strong> ride! This morning I grabbed my Nordic Poles and did a 3 mile brisk power walk and felt very good, although my knee did start to tire towards the end of my walk. <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a class=\"entry-title-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.singletracks.com\/blog\/mtb-trails\/desert-mountain-biking\/\" target=\"_blank\">Desert <strong>Mountain Biking<\/strong> | <strong>Mountain Bike<\/strong> Blog || SINGLETRACKS.COM<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-author\">by <span class=\"entry-author-name\">trek7k<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Denver Post published a good article about <strong>mountain biking<\/strong> in the area around El Paso, <strong>TX<\/strong> that got me thinking: desert <strong>mountain biking<\/strong> could definitely be fun this time of year. While riders in the northeast and midwest are stuck <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things go downhill fast for cyclist arrested in Fort Worth by Fort Worth Star Telegram &#8211; Fort Worth,TX,USA Riding a bicycle without a headlight at night violates the Texas Transportation Code, the report states. 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