{"id":19665,"date":"2012-12-14T23:30:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T05:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=19665"},"modified":"2012-12-14T23:30:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T05:30:55","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-14th-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/14\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-14th-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/blogs.marketwatch.com\/encore\/2012\/12\/14\/golf-and-biking-equally-good-for-you\/\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.marketwatch.com\/encore\/2012\/12\/14\/golf-and-biking-equally-good-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Golf and biking: Equally good for you?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBy Matthew Heimer\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0blogs.marketwatch.com<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Saturday afternoon at the brewpub, and your bike-loving neighbor \u00e2\u20ac\u201c still wearing his unsightly, skintight riding gear \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is riding a wave of euphoria as he exhaustively describes the 120-mile ride he just finished. You, meanwhile, are clad in your knits, nursing a sore back and a smarting ego from your weekly trip around the links.<\/p>\n<p>He looks fitter than you. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got the glow you lack. But new research suggests that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not likely to live any longer than you.\u00c2\u00a0 According to a study of mortality data on a group of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>############################################################<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2012\/12\/14\/i-bike-richardson-kay-loving\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bikefriendlyrichardson.org\/2012\/12\/14\/i-bike-richardson-kay-loving\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>I Bike Richardson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Kay Loving<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nBike Friendly Richardson<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for another installment of the I Bike Richardson series, where we put a face on Richardson cyclists. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to introduce Kay Loving. She took the time to answer a few questions about biking. Enjoy:<br \/>\nName: Kay Loving<\/p>\n<p>How long have you been riding?<br \/>\nCouple of years now.<\/p>\n<p>How often do you ride?<br \/>\nAs often as possible.<\/p>\n<p>What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your favorite route?<br \/>\nWe like riding White Rock and the trails across Campbell to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>############################################################<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/14\/bicycle-sport-shop-2013-cycling-clubs\/\" href=\"http:\/\/bicyclesportshop.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/14\/bicycle-sport-shop-2013-cycling-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Bicycle Sport Shop 2013 Cycling Clubs!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby djcurtin<br \/>\nBicycle Sport Shop has a rich tradition of supporting riders and racers in all disciplines of cycling. While we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re probably most known for our mountain bike team, and more recently for the guys from Super Squadra, for 2013 everyone that wants to commit to come along for the ride is welcome!<\/p>\n<p>We want everyone to be a part of the Bicycle Sport Shop family. As a result, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re creating four new clubs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe Bicycle Sport Shop Road, Mountain, Triathlon, and Cyclocross Clubs\u00e2\u20ac\u201dopen to all riders of any ability, with the goal of growing the cycling community here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>############################################################<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before our first biking adventure of the day. \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 @ Government Canyon- Texas Hill Country <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RurTDlV8\">http:\/\/t.co\/RurTDlV8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hayley Masters (@hayleymasters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hayleymasters\/status\/279712257687056384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reader Rides: My First Time On A Trail <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RBMfABMD\">http:\/\/t.co\/RBMfABMD<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TexasMTBtrails<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/279708790234955777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re launching our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/12DaysT4K?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#12DaysT4K<\/a> campaign today!  12 days of giving and fighting caner this holiday season!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/279679683560370177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Primo buses hold three bikes&#8211; inside! || Ride VIA Primo free this weekend! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TZLc8q10\">http:\/\/t.co\/TZLc8q10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeTexas\/status\/279624292323434497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBvoytilla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrBvoytilla<\/a>: New <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a> video up! Texas State Cup <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/RvUi12Gc\">http:\/\/t.co\/RvUi12Gc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cyclocross?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cyclocross<\/a> &lt; as always, RAD!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasCX\/status\/279623827053506561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">News from Cycling 360 <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/3NFFH4BG\">http:\/\/t.co\/3NFFH4BG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/podcast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cycling360 (@Cycling360) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cycling360\/status\/279588723820204033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ride<\/a> with us! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/F7wLPvYB\">http:\/\/t.co\/F7wLPvYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/279586953270272000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I Bike Richardson &#8211; Kay Loving <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/FrYE0p0x\">http:\/\/t.co\/FrYE0p0x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Richardson TX (@BikeRichardson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeRichardson\/status\/279474162848894976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>############################################################<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golf and biking: Equally good for you? 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