{"id":22812,"date":"2013-12-19T00:11:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T06:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22812"},"modified":"2013-12-19T00:11:38","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T06:11:38","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-18th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/19\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-18th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science Center exhibit explores just what makes bicycles roll<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Elizabeth Veltre\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.post-gazette.com
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\nWith its 58-inch front wheel, the Penny-Farthing Columbia Expert may hold the record for the largest wheel on a non-motorized vehicle. The Drombosky Tall Bike pushes the height limit even farther with its adjustable, telescopic frame that can stretch to more than 6 feet tall.
\nThese are just a couple of the 62 models displayed at the Carnegie Science Center’s newest exhibit, “BIKES: Science on Two Wheels.” Spanning two centuries of innovation and design, the show draws a diverse group of patrons ranging from hard-core cycling enthusiasts to parents sharing memories of their first bike with their children. The exhibit, which runs until Jan. 1, also introduces the underlying scientific principles that have transformed the bicycle into…<\/p>\n

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2013 Collegiate Club Membership Contest Winners Announced!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nwww.usacycling.org
\nUSA Cycling is pleased to congratulate our Collegiate Membership Contest Winners for 2013, and announce this spring’s new membership contest:
\nEstablished Team with the Most Growth in 2013: University of Arizona, with 20 more members than 2012
\nBiggest New Team for 2013: University of Texas at Dallas, with 17 members
\nThe final totals for 2013 can be found here. The winning teams each received a hefty supply of Gatorade products and new for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contest, cases of Bonk Breaker energy bars!<\/p>\n

…Biggest New Team in 2013: University of Texas at Dallas, 17 members
\nInterview with Zack Sutton- Club President
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\nUTD cycling team
\nWhat instigated the formation of the team? Who was behind it and what did it take to make it happen?
\nI would say that the team was formed more out of “need” than “want”. With ample cycling resources in north Dallas from miles of paths and trails to dozens of group rides on the weekends, it’s an ideal location for a developing collegiate club like ourselves. I myself had been racing collegiately for a few years before arriving at UTD, but met our…<\/p>\n

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Route Advice – El Paso to San Antonio<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby pterellm711
\nHas anyone cycled from the border in El Paso to San Antonio? If so, which route is best? I-10, or 180E\/62E?? Considering road conditions, amount of places to eat and rest along the way, bike shops…. We will then be going through San Antonio, then Houston and into Louisiana and would love advice for that as well! …(responses)<\/p>\n

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Bicyclist’s death was caused by ‘multiple blunt force injuries,’ medical examiner says<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nJury sees accident reconstruction data, autopsy photos.
\nBy Walt Nett\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0A-J MEDIA
\nA Texas Tech graduate student who was killed 18 months ago when a drunken driver struck her bicycle near University Medical Center died of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153multiple blunt force injuries,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the county\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s medical examiner testified on Wednesday, Dec. 18.<\/p>\n

Sridhar Natarajan stated that position after explaining the details of at least six autopsy photos of Britta Silvia Schneider. The 32-year-old graduate student from Germany, who was working toward…<\/p>\n

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Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO charity bike ride names TWFG Insurance Services as title sponsor<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Ethan Ryder\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0tickerreport.com
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\nThe Woodlands, TX. (12\/18\/2013) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0 The Gran Fondo:\u00c2\u00a0 Texas TMCO\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 charity bike ride, one of the most successful rides leading up to the BP MS150 ride, has a new title sponsor.\u00c2\u00a0 TWFG Insurance Services, headquartered in The Woodlands, has signed on as the title sponsor for the next three years.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are very excited about our partnership with TWFG Insurance Services\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Eric Powell, Chairman of the ride Steering Committee.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It brings together two outstanding organizations for the purpose of benefitting the Texas Medical Center Orchestra and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Powell.\u00c2\u00a0 Richard \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gordy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Bunch, CEO of TWFG Insurance Services stated \u00e2\u20ac\u0153TWFG is dedicated to helping the community in positive ways.\u00c2\u00a0 Our partnership with the Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 is one more way that we can give back to the…<\/p>\n

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Britton’s Jungle Bell ride 12\/17\/13 Windcrest,Texas(San Antonio,Tx.)<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nJerald Rolls
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