{"id":3231,"date":"2009-12-06T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2009-12-06T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T05:43:00","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/06\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/quittingcigarettes.net\/2009\/12\/riding-a-bike-is-among-the-best-activities-for-your-mental-and-physical-health\/\" href=\"http:\/\/quittingcigarettes.net\/2009\/12\/riding-a-bike-is-among-the-best-activities-for-your-mental-and-physical-health\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Riding A Bike Is Among the Best Activities For Your Mental and &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Rorkham Fiddler<br \/>\nRiding a bicycle is one of the most effective ways to lose weight. Besides other beneficial effects on health, cycling has a huge impact on metabolism, training your muscles and hearth. Have I mentioned that it has no side effects, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/oldtenspeedgallery.com\/owner-submitted\/jay-ws-1971-schwinn-varsity\/\" href=\"http:\/\/oldtenspeedgallery.com\/owner-submitted\/jay-ws-1971-schwinn-varsity\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jay W&#8217;s 1971 Schwinn Varsity \/ Old Ten Speed Gallery \/ Your one &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby The Ten-Speed Dreamer<br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t have it long; at the onset of the 10-speed craze it was stolen one night from in front of my college dorm in Denton, Texas (Lance Armstrong&#8217;s home town!). I was hooked, however, so in the spring of 1971 I went down to Mike Hall&#8217;s &#8230; The accessory that I didn&#8217;t buy at the bike shop was my new security system\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 a 3-foot piece of anchor chain I got from my girlfriend&#8217;s father, slipped through a length of old bicycle tire tube for padding, and fastened with a massive &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/prolifictom.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/day-two-october-7-2009-part-1.html\" href=\"http:\/\/prolifictom.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/day-two-october-7-2009-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas or Bust: My Bicycle Trip From K.C. To Austin: Day Two &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Prolific Tom<br \/>\nTexas or Bust: My Bicycle Trip From K.C. To Austin. Saturday, December 5, 2009. Day Two: October 7, 2009 &#8211; Part 1. I woke up at 6am after a lousy night&#8217;s sleep. I was comfortable enough but the temperature dropped into the mid-thirties &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding A Bike Is Among the Best Activities For Your Mental and &#8230; by Rorkham Fiddler Riding a bicycle is one of the most effective ways to lose weight. 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