{"id":31633,"date":"2015-12-05T00:07:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=31633"},"modified":"2015-12-05T00:07:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T06:07:48","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-4th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/12\/05\/texas-bicycling-news-december-4th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AVbxi4vn5BA\">I CAN\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T FEEL MY FINGERS~VeloVlog #2<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Preston Glace<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AVbxi4vn5BA\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UPJhzWLSRrQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Texas Cyclocross 2015<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Venny Alub<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPJhzWLSRrQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>clips and highlights from this season&#8217;s races including Georgetown Cyclocross Festival, Give Me Some Sugar CX, and Terra X<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3j59b20oC2s&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a\">Log jumping session<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>DCRUZ547<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3j59b20oC2s\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Introduced Matthew to log jumping on his MTB.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/international\/2015\/12\/04\/saturday-global-fat-bike-day\">Saturday is Global Fat Bike Day<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by BRAIN Staff\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/flexslider_full\/public\/images\/article\/gallery\/TiDonkPinion_112115_REARCrop1.jpg?resize=676%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" \/><br \/>\nLONGMONT, Colo. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Global Fat Bike Day, Saturday, Dec. 5, is being marked with events, demos and product introductions from Estonia to Vermont, Australia to Colorado.<br \/>\nAccording to Fat-Bike.com, the day was designated by some British fat bike enthusiasts several years ago. This year, many ski touring centers with fat bike trails are planning demo events around the occasion. In Vermont, for example, the Catamount Outdoor Family Center is holding &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/velonews.competitor.com\/2015\/12\/news\/u-s-olympic-long-teams-announced-for-rio_390288\">U.S. Olympic long teams announced for Rio<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Caley Fretz\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0velonews.competitor.com<\/h3>\n<p>USA Cycling announced its 2016 Olympic long teams for the men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mountain bike and women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s road events on Friday, marking the first step in a long, frequently contentious selection process.<br \/>\nThe men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s road team will be announced on June 24, when final Olympic selections are made.<br \/>\nAthletes must be on USA Cycling\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s long list to be selected for an Olympic berth. The final mountain bike teams will include three men and two women, and the final women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s road team will include four women, including two time trialists. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Lauren Stephens (Dallas, Texas\/TIBCO-SVB)*<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/fatcatwebproductions.com\/ThePaper_2014\/md-thenews\/content\/woodlands-township-seeks-input-pedestrian-and-bicycle-master-plan\">The Woodlands Township seeks input for Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>fatcatwebproductions.com<\/h3>\n<p>THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (December 3, 2015) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Woodlands Township has contracted with engineering firm Jones and Carter for completion of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan.<br \/>\nThe Township is interested in improving the Township-wide network of existing facilities and to develop new facilities to provide for improved and safer bicycle and pedestrian commuting and recreational opportunities. The proposed master plan will show a comprehensive transportation network that could utilize a variety of off-road and on-road facilities such as pathways, trails, bike lanes, shared lanes, multi-use pathways and other &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/keyetv.com\/news\/local\/austin-police-arrest-man-connected-to-97-high-end-bike-thefts\">Austin Police arrest man connected to 97 high-end bike thefts<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By KEYE TV<\/h3>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A man accused of stealing at least 97 bicycles in the Austin area since 2013 has been arrested.<br \/>\nAccording to an arrest affidavit, police believe 30-year-old Marcelino Avelar-Rapalo is behind a series of bike thefts in the Central West and South West areas of Austin.<br \/>\nLaw enforcement officials say that some of the stolen bikes turned up as far south as Harlingen.<br \/>\nMark Wallace lives in Central West Austin and is one of the victims.<br \/>\n&#8220;It was frustrating that your house had been violated and you had been &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gosanangelo.com\/entertainment\/events\/event-bike-through-the-lights\">EVENT: Bike Through the Lights<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.gosanangelo.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mediaassets.gosanangelo.com\/photo\/2015\/12\/04\/bike_generic_900x675_1449270799621_27910486_ver1.0_640_480.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nSAN ANGELO, Texas &#8211; The San Angelo Bicycle Association is inviting everyone to Bike Through the Lights with Santa on Sunday.<br \/>\nParticipating riders can cruise through the Tour of Lights on the Concho River, taking in a view of over 3 million Christmas lights and more than 60 Christmas greeting cards. The ride is non-competitive and is presented by the Concho Christmas Celebration and the San Angelo Bicycling Association .<br \/>\nThe event is &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/business\/biz-columns-blogs\/baker-ahles-kaskovich\/article48023700.html\">Trinity Bicycles quietly shuts its doors in Sundance Square<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Joyce Marshall\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.star-telegram.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/business\/biz-columns-blogs\/baker-ahles-kaskovich\/3hqf4t\/picture48023695\/ALTERNATES\/FREE_960\/bicycles\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"354\" \/><br \/>\nFavored shop of area cyclists opened downtown in 2012<br \/>\nFort Worth, which has been building an image as a bike-friendly city, has lost one of its champions with the sudden and surprising closure of Trinity Bicycles in Sundance Square.<br \/>\nThe shop in the red brick West Sundance building at 343 Throckmorton St. has been locked, the lights have been turned off and the phone has gone unanswered since the week before Thanksgiving. Owner Bernie Scheffler, who moved his store to Sundance Square in February 2012 from South Main Street, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t respond to requests last week for comment.<br \/>\nSundance Square management also has tried to reach &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"95%\" \/>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If rackspace&amp;Britton&#39;s both have large rides this night it will be a Christmas traffic nightmare in Windcrest on the 14 th. Sounds like fun<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/672946242314342400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2015<\/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\">Brittons bicycle shop has announced there Jungle Bell ride at Office Depot parking lot 6:30 12\/14\/15 This ride recommended &amp; is a short ride<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/672942798262304768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/672901578718859264<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Explore Houston&#39;s bayous with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BikeHouston<\/a> and vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Houston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Houston<\/a>&#39;s next Mayor: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIPlgbtjMb\">https:\/\/t.co\/mIPlgbtjMb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LBP1ZQBGDB\">pic.twitter.com\/LBP1ZQBGDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston Parks Board (@houparksboard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/houparksboard\/status\/672860448568381440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/672855868602458112<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rider of the Wk is Brook &#8211; she&#39;s a ROCK STAR! 1st to volunteer, always &#8211; learn more abt her: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MjWK3tlkMS\">https:\/\/t.co\/MjWK3tlkMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r7XAjkg6fk\">pic.twitter.com\/r7XAjkg6fk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Texas 4000 (@Texas4000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texas4000\/status\/672851719181737984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FtWMntBikers\/status\/672806851587604480<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FtWMntBikers\/status\/672806708150853632<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GWCChuck\/status\/672765238660472832<\/p>\n<h2>Texas Bicycling Event Reminders<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 Day Alert: The Pecan Grove Loop 34 &#8211; Houston, TX, Dec 06, 2015 07:30AM &#8211; Applebee&#39;s, 14815 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77082, United St<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672770297364398081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: BikeHouston Bayou Ride &#8211; Houston, TX, Dec 06, 2015 08:00AM &#8211; 301 Milam Street, Houston, TX, United States(CST) http:\/\/zpr.i<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672778656360628229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: Texas Skills-based State Cyclocross Championships &#8211; Houston, TX, Dec 06, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; Cullen Park, 19008 Saums Rd, Housto<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672793719763021824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: Mission Trails to Southton &#8211; San Antonio, TX, Dec 06, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; Roosevelt Park, 331 Roosevelt Ave, San Antonio, TX 782<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672793724070535168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: Holy Guacamole Cross &#8211; El Paso, TX, Dec 06, 2015 09:00AM &#8211; Memorial Park, 1701 N Copia St, El Paso, TX 79930, United States<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672793728411688960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: ARR All Level Ride &#8211; Austin, TX, Dec 06, 2015 11:00AM &#8211; Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park (12138 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/672823756620959744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2015<\/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\">2 Day Alert: Christmas Caroling Ride &#8211; 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