{"id":20268,"date":"2013-02-14T23:12:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=20268"},"modified":"2013-02-14T23:12:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T05:12:09","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-14th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/02\/14\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-february-14th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for February 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ode to the Bike: Spinning from Stress to Serenity<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nPeople for Bikes Blog
\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be one of those days. You just know it. The first inkling came at midnight when you were startled awake by the shrillest alarm ever invented. What on earth? Oh yeah. You remember the three-year-old contentedly standing quietly next to the clock earlier in the day. You should have paid attention.
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\nYour day hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even started and the kids are fighting, the coffee is gone, and the dog has barfed in the heating vent. Again. Weatherman says there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a fifty percent chance of rain, but you already know that on a day like today, those odds are higher. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re already running late when you notice the front of your bike listing in a manner that smugly…<\/p>\n

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Hike and bike a new rail-trail from the Blackland Prairie to the Piney Woods<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Laurence Parent\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.texashighways.com<\/p>\n

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\nAfter running across a brief story on a new rail-trail in northeast Texas, I had to investigate. The 130-mile trail\u00e2\u20ac\u201dopen to cyclists, runners, walkers, and even equestrians\u00e2\u20ac\u201dextends from Farmersville in eastern Collin County to New Boston just west of Texarkana. It travels through seven counties and 19 rural towns. Some sections are paved, some are gravel, and some are the original rough railroad bed. As someone who has written a Texas hiking guide and taken photographs all over the state, I wondered why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d never heard of it.<\/p>\n

It turns out that developing a project like this is a slow process. The idea for the Northeast Texas Trail began in the 1980s when the Santa Fe Railroad discontinued service on the tracks. In such instances, sometimes the right-of-way is sold to adjoining landowners and…<\/p>\n

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Moving to DFW area from UK<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bish\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0forums.mtbr.com\/texas
\nWell, happy (sunny) days. Moving to the DFW area with work. Bringing my bikes too (even happier days) What’s the riding like? Will 5 inches of travel be enough\/too much? Is it a busy scene?<\/p>\n

by 50calray
\nWelcome to Texas!<\/p>\n

The DFW area has one of the largest MTB interest in the state. There is about a dozen trails in the area and you’re generally within 15-30 minutes drive time away from one. As for travel, 5″ is more than enough for most trails while also being over kill on some. Check out DORBA for a list of…<\/p>\n

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Bicycles And Spouses<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Shawn McAfee\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Texas Mountain Bike Trails
\nHappy Valentines Day everyone!
\nBicycles and Spouses: A working combination?
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\nFor those of you that know me, or even those of you who just follow the TexasMTBtrails facebook page, you know that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m nuts about bikes. I love bikes about as much as anything else in the entire world.<\/p>\n

But there is one thing that I love more than my bikes and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my wife Amanda.<\/p>\n

We got married in October of 2011, so we are right at the year and a half mark and I am definitely the luckiest man alive. Not only does she put up with my current bike addiction, but she even lets me entertain the thoughts of buying a singlespeed and cyclocross bikes. Can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get more…<\/p>\n

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Race Results for Sun and Ski Sports Presents the Rocky Hill Roundup<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nSmithville, TX\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.usacycling.org
\nCross Country on 02\/10\/2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Men – SS Open<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPlace\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nPoints\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nName<\/b><\/td>\nCity, State<\/b><\/td>\nTime<\/b><\/td>\nUSAC #<\/b><\/td>\nBib<\/b><\/td>\nTeam<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n420.57<\/td>\nJason Betz<\/td>\nBaton Rouge, LA<\/td>\n01:20:45.000<\/td>\n263143<\/a><\/td>\n142<\/td>\n(W)reck.less Racing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n432.95<\/td>\nRobert McGuire<\/td>\nAustin, TX<\/td>\n01:22:22.000<\/td>\n133554<\/a><\/td>\n146<\/td>\nBicycle Sport Shop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n445.33<\/td>\nAlex Garza<\/td>\nSan Marcos, TX<\/td>\n01:22:43.000<\/td>\n299037<\/a><\/td>\n143<\/td>\nHub Racing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n457.72<\/td>\nRichard Hellberg<\/td>\nDallas, TX<\/td>\n01:22:56.000<\/td>\n366128<\/a><\/td>\n144<\/td>\nDallas Bike Works<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n470.10<\/td>\nJohn Petrosky<\/td>\nHouston, TX<\/td>\n01:23:05.000<\/td>\n214208<\/a><\/td>\n175<\/td>\nTile Roofs of Texas\/Bike Barn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n482.48<\/td>\nScot Pemberton<\/td>\nStiener Ranch, TX<\/td>\n01:24:52.000<\/td>\n114557<\/a><\/td>\n147<\/td>\nVooDoo Racing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n494.86<\/td>\nNick Carter<\/td>\nAustin, TX<\/td>\n01:31:48.000<\/td>\n378309<\/a><\/td>\n162<\/td>\nOMW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n507.24<\/td>\nFred Willemsen<\/td>\nRound Rock, TX<\/td>\n01:32:38.000<\/td>\n243606<\/a><\/td>\n148<\/td>\nTeam Bicycle Sport Shop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSteven Thompson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n01:34:40.000<\/td>\n<\/td>\n159<\/td>\nBIG PIG RACING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n532.01<\/td>\nWinfield Haggard Jr<\/td>\nHouston, TX<\/td>\n01:37:07.000<\/td>\n308865<\/a><\/td>\n176<\/td>\nTile Roofs of Texas\/Bike Barn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n544.39<\/td>\nWilliam Lamb<\/td>\nCrawford, TX<\/td>\n01:52:25.000<\/td>\n364869<\/a><\/td>\n145<\/td>\nBicycles Outback p\/b Jubilee Mitsubishi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men – SS 2\/3 – 0-99<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPlace\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nPoints\u00c2\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nName<\/b><\/td>\nCity, State<\/b><\/td>\nTime<\/b><\/td>\nUSAC #<\/b><\/td>\nBib<\/b><\/td>\nTeam<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n521.49<\/td>\nMark Wise<\/td>\nHouston, TX<\/td>\n01:28:16.000<\/td>\n160025<\/a><\/td>\n401<\/td>\nBike Barn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n526.76<\/td>\nChris Trevelise\u00c2\u00a0(1 – Cat3)<\/td>\nAustin, TX<\/td>\n01:30:35.000<\/td>\n224871<\/a><\/td>\n360<\/td>\nOrange Seal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n532.03<\/td>\nCharles Pipes<\/td>\nBrownsboro, TX<\/td>\n01:31:14.000<\/td>\n393344<\/a><\/td>\n347<\/td>\nSimpsonSports.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

more results…<\/p>\n

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Bicycle Theft and Prevention \u00e2\u20ac\u201c What to Know!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Luke Slavens
\nLewisville Police Department
\nAhhhhhh, the never ending bicycle thefts! They become rampant this time of year with Spring just around the corner. In the United States an average of 250,000 bicycles are annually reported stolen, not including the ones that go unreported. Now that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of bicycles!<\/p>\n

Whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s someone looking to score a joy ride across town, a schmuck looking to make some cash to support his habit, or just a punk trading up to a nicer ride. These are the primary reasons bicycles are stolen, accompanied by the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153opportunity\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and a false sense of security in our little wonderlands. Thieves are out there; they are lurking and always looking for that opportunity. One only…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pathfinders Fun Cycling \/ Bicyling of Flower Mound \/ North Texas's Facebook Wall 2013-02-14 00:06:22 – http:\/\/t.co\/VFBdzEgt<\/a><\/p>\n

— FloMoTX.com (@FloMoTXeditor) February 14, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n