{"id":2151,"date":"2009-04-02T21:58:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T03:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=2151"},"modified":"2009-04-02T21:58:14","modified_gmt":"2009-04-03T03:58:14","slug":"daily-blog-and-news-roundup-april-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/04\/02\/daily-blog-and-news-roundup-april-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Blog and News Roundup April 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cannondale Plans To Shift Manufacturing from Bedford, PA to Taiwan<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
\nCycling Sports Group (formerly the Cannondale Sports Group) plans to consolidate all North American product development, marketing and business management functions for the four cycling brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose to Bethel, CT, said Dorel Industries in a press release this week. Bike frame manufacturing will shift from the Bedford, PA location to the new Taichung, Taiwan CSG location. Nearly 200 of the current 300 employees will be cut from the Bedford location by 2010 as a result of this shift. …<\/p>\n

Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.COM |Austin unveils bicycle sharing …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby KRISTV.com
\nAUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new going green project in Austin involves people power and balance. The city on Thursday unveiled a bicycle-sharing program for municipal workers who need to travel short distances for meetings or other business. …<\/p>\n

A new kind of charity bicycle ride – cycling 100 miles indoors …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Ben
\nA new kind of charity bicycle ride – cycling 100 miles indoors! April 2, 2009 \u00c2\u00b7 No Comments \u00c2\u00b7 indoor-cycling \u00c2\u00b7 Fat Cyclist is organizing a very interesting charity ride – a 100 mile ride to nowhere. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right. This ride will raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, but instead of …<\/p>\n

Hot News: 2009 Texas Custom (Handmade) Bicycle Show is gonna be in …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Jason
\nThe 2009 Texas Custom (Handmade) Bicycle Show is scheduled for October 24-25 in. Austin, TX to coincide with the Livestrong weekend… …As always, the show will be no charge to the public… …Our goal is to make this second Texas …<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4\/2- 4\/8\/09 | Austin On Two …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby elliott
\nCome and cheer even if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t plan to race so you can start your weekend right. Saturday, April 4. 10th Annual Pedal Power Wildflower Ride 8 AM, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park, Stonewall, TX Routes of 12, 23, 36 and 60 miles. …<\/p>\n

Should I buy a fixed gear bike?<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Carles
\n… sometimes \u00e2\u20ac\u2122subcultures\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 can develop out of people \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbeing unreasonable.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 I think with only 1 gear, u have to do more work in order to ride ur bike fast. Might be some sort of new age weight loss gimmick, kinda like what \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclarge people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 will do in order to shed some calories. Not sure how useful. One time I saw a group of fixed-gear alts riding around Austin, Texas with Lance Armstrong. Made me wonder if Lance is using fixed gear technology to win the Tour De France. …<\/p>\n

Charley and Kamala in Tandem: Oil Patch<\/strong><\/a>
\nby madhatter
\nSo, unlike what we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re finding in so many of these small West Texas towns, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not a whole lot of empty buildings and storefronts. House prices have gone up and there is activity on the streets. The neighborhoods are generally middle class with lawns trimmed, flowers in the gardens, … Where was the picture above taken? The picture in our title bar was taken on in the Gila Mountains on our 2005 summer bicycle tour. … What color socks do you pack for a tour? …<\/p>\n

Durango Texas: Seeing the Signs in the Tandy Hills<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Durango
\nI have seen a kid on a mountain bike. I remember asking him why? Due to the Tandy Trails not really being conducive to mountain biking. He told me he didn’t realize the trails were so rough. I hope this wind isn’t blowing in anything …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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