{"id":19797,"date":"2013-01-01T22:40:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T04:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=19797"},"modified":"2013-01-01T22:40:23","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T04:40:23","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-1st-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/01\/01\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-january-1st-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup January 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas bike tour organizers look for input from riders<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.cyclocamping.com
\nWhile most people already know that a bicycle tour can give them the opportunity to explore their natural surroundings, not everyone is aware that they may be able to influence where they ride.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the Texas Fort Trails bike tour are now asking for participants’ help in choosing routes that will take cyclists throughout the Concho Valley region, according to the…<\/p>\n

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How Bicycling Is Transforming Business<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Jay Walljasper, Yes! Magazine
\nCities across the US discover that good biking attracts great jobs and top talent to their communities.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Biking is definitely part of our strategy to attract and retain businesses in order to compete in a mobile world,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, as we glide across the Mississippi River on one of two bike-and-pedestrian bridges that connect downtown to the University of Minnesota. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We want young talent to come here and…<\/p>\n

…Austin, Texas, is ambitiously expanding its bike infrastructure; its first green lane opened last spring, one of 10 planned for the city. Cirrus Logic, a computer chip company that depends on specially trained engineers, moved to downtown Austin last summer from an outlying location \u00e2\u20ac\u0153to become more attractive as an employer,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says…<\/p>\n

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12 Things to Forget About 2012 in Mountain Biking<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.vitalmtb.com
\nIt’s the last day of 2012. Here are some MTB fads, ideas and styles you can forget about as we …<\/p>\n

1. The Wheel Size War<\/p>\n

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The Pedaler Newsletter – January Edition<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSan Antonio Wheelmen<\/a>
\nI hope Santa brought you some great cycling goodies over the holidays. Undoubtedly, there were some cycling computers, wheels, saddles, arm warmers, gloves, jerseys,\u00c2\u00a0 shorts, or socks under some of the Christmas trees in the local area.\u00c2\u00a0 The Assos Chamois Creme that I received will certainly be used throughout the year!<\/p>\n

2012 was another great year for cycling in the local area.\u00c2\u00a0 We added a new location, Adkins-Junction, to our list of rides, updated some of our routes, and created new maps.\u00c2\u00a0 We also started offering GPS files for some of our…<\/p>\n

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Race Preview \u00e2\u20ac\u201c TX State Championships \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CycleHaus Tough CX \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jan 5-6, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby joeyTWOwheels\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Cyclocross
\nThis is it!<\/p>\n

Last call to race your CX bike in the great state of Texas. And what a fitting location for the Texas State Championships than CycleHaus. Last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s event was phenomenal:
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