{"id":3236,"date":"2009-12-08T23:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-09T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2009-12-08T23:46:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-09T05:46:00","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

This doesn’t take place in Texas (thank goodness) but I could not pass this story up. Another one of the dumb crook incidents?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Bicycle-Riding Christmas Tree Thief \u00c2\u00bb Popular Fidelity \u00c2\u00bb Unusual Stuff<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Ron Hogan
\nIt was the perfect crime.\u00c2\u00a0 Phillip Menefee was going to hit the Mathisen Tree Farms in Portage, Indiana, pick up a Douglas fir when nobody was watching, and make his escape.\u00c2\u00a0 Unfortunately for Phillip, his get-away vehicle was a bicycle.\u00c2\u00a0 It goes without saying that he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get terribly far from the scene of the crime trying to transport a stolen Christmas tree via bicycle. …<\/p>\n

Old Fat Man Adventures: Beach Riding<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Barney (The Old Fat Man)
\nBeach Riding. Flour Bluff, Texas All morning was a heavy wet fog making itself a pain. Suddenly after lunch the sun broke through and the fog disappeared. By the time the Team was ready to go for a bike ride it was nice sunny and warm. …<\/p>\n

Editorial: Keep it wild | Campaign for America’s Wilderness<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom Wilderness News
\nWe were shocked recently to find out that Texas’ best-loved wild place, Big Bend National Park, isn’t in the top tier of the nation’s best-protected public land. Big Bend hasn’t been designated a wilderness, so it doesn’t fall under … Human activities are restricted: You can backpack or ride a horse or conduct scientific research. But you can’t drive a motorized vehicle or even ride a bicycle. (In the wrong places, bikes can cause erosion and other environmental damage. …<\/p>\n

Riding in Street Clothes \u00c2\u00ab Bike Noob<\/strong><\/a>
\nby rainycamp
\nOne afternoon last week I got home early enough that I thought I could squeeze in a bike ride before it got dark. But it was unusually cold for Central Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d around 42 degrees. I decided to take my mountain bike out for a spin around …<\/p>\n

Texas Monthly: Backtalk<\/strong><\/a>
\nYour bike is calling, and it wants you to saddle up against multiple sclerosis (MS) for the 160-mile Bike MS: Sam’s Club Frisco to Fort Worth Ride 2010 rolling out May 1-2 from Dr. Pepper Ballpark. Overnight pit stop at Texas Motor …<\/p>\n

I know my answer to this question; anything below 60 degrees.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

How cold is too cold ? ? ?<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Mike1jw
\nHere in Central Texas real cold is usually accompanied by rain which I detest on my commute. Way too dangerous. If it’s sunshine or no rain forecasted I will also layer up and ride in 40 degree Weather. It rarely gets below that here. …<\/p>\n

The Art of the Postcard<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Kerry Jeffrey
\nWhile I’m certain that Texans could ride bicycles before Lance Armstrong came on the scene, his story can’t have hurt. In that vein, the members of Texas 4000 are biking from Austin to Anchorage AK next summer. I’m looking at the route, …<\/p>\n

Cold equals less riding, more fat | Road Rash<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Staff
\nExploring Central Texas. And beyond., Stupid weather, go away. Seriously. This is not the type of environment that is helpful when trying to pedal off holiday cheer. I’ve overextended my fitness credit and the fat cells are threatening a takeover … I had signed up for the Urban Farm Bicycle Tour and was really looking forward to the experience. I woke up and rolled out of bed around 8 a.m. I went down stairs and looked at the outside temp reading, 29 degrees. I debated. …<\/p>\n

On the Trail with IMBA \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb Waco, Tx: Humans and the …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby chrisandleslie
\nIMBA – International Mountain Bicycling Association. What would we do without trails? … Throughout Texas, Cameron Park is known and loved for its challenging trails. Undulating topography and exposed rocks and roots combine to make an ideal mountain bike setting. Beyond the trails and recreation lies a unique natural resource for the city. During our four days working in the park we encountered a broad range of the local population. From cyclists to hikers to exuberant …<\/p>\n

uscyclingreport.com – Bridging the Gap November 30th Through …<\/strong><\/a>
\nFinally, a race from November 22-the Mellow Johnny’s Classic mountain bike event in Rancho de Juan Pelota, Dripping Springs, Texas. While race organizer Lance Armstrong flatted out of contention, the husband-wife duet of Jeremy …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This doesn’t take place in Texas (thank goodness) but I could not pass this story up. Another one of the dumb crook incidents? Bicycle-Riding Christmas Tree Thief \u00c2\u00bb Popular Fidelity \u00c2\u00bb Unusual Stuff by Ron Hogan It was the perfect …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[1169,1168,1171,1173,660,1170,1174,1172,237,1167,1118],"class_list":["post-3236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-america-wilderness","tag-beach-riding","tag-bike-ms-sams-club-frisco-to-fort-worth-ride","tag-cameron-park","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-rain-riding","tag-rancho-de-juan-pelota","tag-riding-in-cold","tag-texas-4000","tag-tree-thief","tag-urban-farm-bicycle-tour"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-Qc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}