{"id":22661,"date":"2013-11-19T00:24:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T06:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22661"},"modified":"2013-11-19T00:24:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T06:24:54","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-18th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/11\/19\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-november-18th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup November 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><a title=\"http:\/\/livehealthy.chron.com\/swimming-vs-biking-vs-walking-fat-burning-5654.html\" href=\"http:\/\/livehealthy.chron.com\/swimming-vs-biking-vs-walking-fat-burning-5654.html\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming vs. Biking vs. Walking for Fat Burning<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nby William McCoy, Demand Media\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0livehealthy.chron.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/livehealthy.chron.com\/DM-Resize\/photos.demandstudios.com\/getty\/article\/11\/209\/sb10062340n-001_XS.jpg?resize=400%2C300\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nLosing your excess body fat can not only help you feel better about yourself, but it can also lead to notable health improvements. Losing even 10 percent of your weight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, can greatly reduce your risk of weight-associated ailments. But before you can burn fat to improve your health, you must choose an exercise to adopt. Swimming, biking and walking burn calories at different rates, but each can play a helpful role in your quest to burn fat.<br \/>\nUnderstanding Calorie Deficits<br \/>\nDeficit is an unpleasant word when you use it discuss your finances, but you have reason to smile when you link the word to your body&#8217;s calorie situation. The term &#8220;calorie deficit&#8221; characterizes&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out these pics from yesterday&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TXCX?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TXCX<\/a> race in Fort Worth&#39;s beautiful Trinity Park from our pal Jim Hicks! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YHCJOTkw5e\">http:\/\/t.co\/YHCJOTkw5e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BSS CX Club (@BSSCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSSCX\/status\/402452732029988864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jahicks.zenfolio.com\/p710184116\/e3ca02e67\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"J.A. Hicks Photography: Colonel's CX &amp;emdash; \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jahicks.zenfolio.com\/img\/s10\/v115\/p1017130599-2.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jahicks.zenfolio.com\/p710184116\/e171f63a5\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"J.A. Hicks Photography: Colonel's CX &amp;emdash; \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jahicks.zenfolio.com\/img\/s2\/v61\/p387933093-3.jpg?resize=580%2C387\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.victoriaadvocate.com\/news\/2013\/nov\/18\/mountain_bike_mc_110813_223990\/?features\" href=\"http:\/\/www.victoriaadvocate.com\/news\/2013\/nov\/18\/mountain_bike_mc_110813_223990\/?features\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Teen dreams of sharing sport with peers<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Melissa Crowe\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0victoriaadvocate.com<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.victoriaadvocate.com\/img\/photos\/2013\/11\/18\/mc_mountain_bike_4_b_223990_t640.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><br \/>\nPhillip Romo kicked his leg across his red and white Specialized bike, pushing off toward the tree-lined path at the eastern end of Riverside Park.<\/p>\n<p>The heavy rain, having fallen several days before, delayed his plans for an afternoon ride. The unspoken rule among cyclists is you don&#8217;t ride when the trail is wet.<\/p>\n<p>The state-ranked 15-year-old hadn&#8217;t been on a &#8220;real&#8221; trail since moving to Victoria from Laredo several months ago &#8211; settling instead for&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/urbanvelo.org\/cyclist-fatalities-increase-by-more-than-6-in-2012\/\" href=\"http:\/\/urbanvelo.org\/cyclist-fatalities-increase-by-more-than-6-in-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Cyclist Fatalities Increase by More Than 6% in 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nby Krista Carlson\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0urbanvelo.org<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/urbanvelo.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/nhtsa-graph.jpg?resize=359%2C260\" width=\"359\" height=\"260\" \/><br \/>\nThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s annual crash stats report and the news is rather bleak. Following six consecutive years of decline in traffic fatalities that trend was broken in 2012, when the number of fatalities rose 3.3%, an increase of more than a thousand additional casualties from motor vehicle crashes, from 32,479 in 2011 to 33,561 in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news get worse, as the greatest increase in fatality rates is among&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/violetcrown.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/violetcrown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Jester King Brewery All Clubs Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nvioletcrown.org<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/images.spacecrafted.com\/width\/2300?url=http%3A%2F%2F4ad1f9e3b4d94590c809-eec23d4829bbc20f82ac731028aabdbc.r72.cf2.rackcdn.com%2F833cfee7382142cb82f75f5d0bb3ecfd.jpg\" width=\"802\" height=\"635\" \/><br \/>\nIt was a great day for the Jester King All Clubs Ride last Saturday, an out-and-back along Fitzhugh Road from Jester King Brewery to Johnson City. The ride was organized by the Steiner Ranch Cycling Club. Although windy, the temperature was ideal for a scenic ride in the hill country, if that&#8217;s what your were looking for. Of course, some were feeling a bit more spirited and knowing the first 3 riders back to the brewery got a free Jester King t-shirt set a pace less conducive to sightseeing.<\/p>\n<p>There was free pizza for most of the 70 riders who returned before free was gone. And of course, &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/november-23rd-and-24th-rides\/\" href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/november-23rd-and-24th-rides\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>November 23rd and 24th Rides!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nsteinerranchcycling.com<br \/>\nRECAP LAST WEEKEND<br \/>\nSaturday we had about 70 riders for the Jester King Brewery Ride.\u00c2\u00a0 Overall the event was a complete success.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather was perfect but it was a little windy.\u00c2\u00a0 There was a small crash involving a dead raccoon and vultures.\u00c2\u00a0 A bunch of SRCC riders were hauling and there was a group of vultures feeding on a dead animal in the road and as they came up on the birds they expected them to fly away.\u00c2\u00a0 Well the vultures did not fly away as expected and the first rider (Stuart S.) managed to swerve and&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event: Global Youth Peace Ride &#8211; Austin, TX: When: Sat Dec 14, 2013 11am to 4:30pm\u00c2\u00a0<br \/>CSTWho: Texas Bicyclin&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qxGNcWBwqD\">http:\/\/t.co\/qxGNcWBwqD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/402600357798244352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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\">Hit the new(ish) JoJo&#39;s loop out at Sansom for the first time today. Everyone who&#39;s been wanting to do Joel&#39;s&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/0RNIKJiakc\">http:\/\/t.co\/0RNIKJiakc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Spinistry (@Spinistry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spinistry\/status\/402525779185389568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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\">BFFW is joining up with cyclists all over the area to Pedal For Plenty! Pedal For Plenty is a food drive that&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/vbB395NAs0\">http:\/\/t.co\/vbB395NAs0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bike Friendly FW (@BikeFriendlyFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeFriendlyFW\/status\/402515775748984832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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\">How do we stay fit during the fall and winter, we train for MTB and CX on the WeeChiTah Trail<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Voted \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Best Urban&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sndrww1Wed\">http:\/\/t.co\/sndrww1Wed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSUCyclingTeam\/status\/402499012248363008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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\">Ready to ride more trails? We&#39;re making them easier to find with the new trail search. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/697LxXzKCP\">http:\/\/t.co\/697LxXzKCP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasMTBtrails\/status\/402481866126934017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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 biked 24.05 mi with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapMyRun?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mapmyrun<\/a>. Check out my route in Houston, TX! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/HsAXhduxRj\">http:\/\/t.co\/HsAXhduxRj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michelle (@mdgarcia630) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mdgarcia630\/status\/402280419472592896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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 must take advantage of the weather and bike today! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PerfectWeather?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PerfectWeather<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baylor Cycling (@BaylorCycling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaylorCycling\/status\/402462106080923648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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\">Join us November 20th at Beets Cafe! Al Bastidas, the founder of Please BE KIND to Cyclists, will be talking&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/GuWCepoohb\">http:\/\/t.co\/GuWCepoohb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BE KIND to Cyclists (@bkindtocyclists) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkindtocyclists\/status\/402421698042937345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2013<\/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\">Too foggy to ride.  Had to settle for a run.  Monday.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff C. 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