{"id":3269,"date":"2009-12-17T00:04:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-17T06:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2009-12-17T00:04:44","modified_gmt":"2009-12-17T06:04:44","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2009\/12\/17\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"

EWESPECIAL: Elves, Elves and More Elves<\/strong><\/a>
\nby ewespecial
\nBeginning in 2002, elves have been busy at Reliant Center during the month of December. There is hustle and bustle as volunteers from all communities gather to assemble bikes that will be distributed to children who live in poverty. This is under the leadership of Elves & More<\/p>\n

“A few years ago, we made an important discovery. We learned that by giving bicycles to impoverished children we could dramatically change their lives by helping them stay in school and out of trouble while improving their health” …<\/p>\n

For those cold Texas winter days you can now use the pent up energy to grind chocolate.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

EC Bikes: Bike Inovations and UpCycling<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Zacar\u00c3\u00adas
\nThe Mechanical Engineering students at Texas A&M tackled one part of the problem by designing a bicycle-powered chocolate grinder. It is a ball mill, or rotating cylinder filled with cocoa beans and steel balls. oatroller …<\/p>\n

Bicycle commuters say work needs to be done on city’s bike lanes …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby LubbockOnline.com
\nWade Wolfenbarger lives in Lubbock and doesn’t own a car.
\nWolfenbarger, a bicycle mechanic at Broadway Bikes, said his main transportation has always been a bicycle.
\nHe first began cycling in 2002, when he started competing in junior-level races. He graduated from high school in Colleyville in 2005 and from Texas Tech in 2008 and races professionally for the Cinelli Down Under team, a primarily Australian team based in Belgium. …<\/p>\n

Cyclocross rider gives it all up | Road Rash<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy Staff
\nIf you win this auction you will have everything you will ever need to race cyclocross, and look like a complete pro. I have decided that I enjoy buying cyclocross stuff more than racing it. So do me a favor and buy it all. …<\/p>\n

Back from my ride (PICS) – Hayabusa.oRg<\/strong><\/a>
\nby busa-josh
\nWell, my South-East Texas ride was kind of a bust. The first day weather was beautiful but I couldn’t make it as far as I wanted to as I began to. …<\/p>\n

New Federal Rules Improve Tools For Bikes, Pedestrians – Fort …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Kevin Buchanan
\nFollowing up on the news that Texas is the first state to adopt new complete streets rules for their Department of Transportation comes word that the Federal Highway Administration has updated their official Manual on Uniform Traffic … the addition of shared-lane markings (also known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sharrows\u00e2\u20ac\u009d),; the addition of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bicycle Allowed Full Lane\u00e2\u20ac\u009d signage,; an improved U.S. Bike Route sign,; the addition of bike route guide signs ,; new guidance for deciding when a new …<\/p>\n

No sound on this video but I think you can add your own as he rides up the hill.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

YouTube – Cycling up Jester Hill, Austin Texas<\/strong><\/a>
\nfrom www.youtube.com
\nJester Hill edit, Advanced riders do it in 2.3 mins, good riders 3.5 mins, Average riders 4.5, beginners usually walk.<\/p>\n

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SUGOI Brand Champions \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb Hard luck cross<\/strong><\/a>
\nby katherinef
\nCycling friends have told me that not finishing a race due to a mechanical problem is not my fault; at least I showed up. But the effort it takes to show up plus the mix of jitters and excitement is a potent high not easily come off of. Saturday was the final cyclocross race of the season in Texas, minus the state championships. I showed up 45 minutes early to the racecar track near San Marcos for what was only my second bike competition ever. It was 45 degrees, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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