{"id":3521,"date":"2010-01-07T23:39:51","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T05:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=3521"},"modified":"2010-01-07T23:39:51","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T05:39:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/07\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-january-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for January 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading Dr. Mirkin’s latest email newsletter and was struck by the lead off\u00c2\u00a0 article about exercise, “More Exercise is Better”. I have heard, or read, that you should exercise 20 minutes or more at an intense heart rate for exercise to have any benefit. According to this article, “Dr. Paul Williams of the University of California at Berkeley thinks that the American Heart Association’s recommendation of “half an hour a day of exercise” is way too little.”\u00c2\u00a0 The article goes on to discuss how excess sugar in the blood stream affects our health. So you need to exercise more an skip the donuts. Longer rides and no sweet breaks. You can read the full article at www.drmirkin.com<\/strong><\/a> (January 10th newsletter.)<\/p>\n

Texas New Year \u00c2\u00ab thrubike.net<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy thrubike
\nWe have some catching up to do with all that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done since we left Austin on Monday December 28th.\u00c2\u00a0 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been an interesting ride, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the details:
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\nWe rode 72 miles from Austin to Palmetto State Park in Luling, Texas the first day back on the road.\u00c2\u00a0 We just made it to the park at sunset and had a beautiful descent down into the park with pink skies above us.\u00c2\u00a0 The rain started the next morning and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop for the next 24 hours.\u00c2\u00a0 We moved our tent to the driest spot…<\/p>\n

Real life adventures while cycling in Texas, 32.3\u00c2\u00b0 N 96.6\u00c2\u00b0 W<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Chipseal
\nSince I live about 170 miles north of the City of Manor, I can only fantasize about protesting in person their bicycle ban. But I have some ideas about how to make some noise about it if I lived in Austin.<\/p>\n

I would drive my bicycle up to the edge where bicycle use is prohibited. I would dismount and take off my cleats and socks. I would then cross the road…<\/p>\n

Fat Cyclist \u00c2\u00bb Blog Archive \u00c2\u00bb I Think I May Have Nearly Enough …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby fatty
\nA \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hey, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m On The Radio!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Note from Fatty: I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m on The Story with Dick Gordon today. You can listen to it on public radio stations or listen to it online here (the Listen Now link is at the bottom of the page, and the direct link to the MP3 file is here).<\/p>\n

I am not a reckless consumer. I consider all my purchases carefully, and do my best to do without if I can make do with what I already have. Consider, for a moment, my bicycles. Clearly, the Superfly 29\u00e2\u20ac\u00b3 fully rigid singlespeed and the Waltworks 29\u00e2\u20ac\u00b3 fully rigid singlespeed are very different bikes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d one has a carbon frame, one has a steel frame. And they have different cranks, too. …<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1\/7- 1\/13\/09 | Austin On Two …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby elliott
\nWith overnight temps in the teens, make sure you bundle up out there this weekend. Despite the cold temperatures, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still plenty to do. For those not inclined to cheer the Longhorns tonight, Social Cycling ATX is putting on a Skeeball tournament as part of their Thursday Night Social Ride and Austin will have its first Tweed Ride this Sunday.
\nThursday Night Bike Polo
\n5:30 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave
\nThursday Night Social Ride
\n7:30 PM, The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. (Corner of 4th and Navasota
\nHill Country Randonneurs 200K January Brevet
\n7 AM, 3108 Creeks Edge Pkwy, Austin, TX 78733
\nMellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Scout-A-Ride: New Nelo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, New Time!
\nNEW TIME: 9:30 AM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, 400 Nueces St
\nNuts for Nueces Ride Rally
\n10: 30 AM, Cafe Medici, 2222B Guadalupe St
\nSuper Squadra Road Racing Beginner Cycling Skills Clinic and Tactics Seminar
\n8:30 AM, Bicycle Sport Shop Central, 517 S. Lamar Blvd. and The Driveway Austin, 8400 Delwau Lane
\nSunday Morning Fixie Ride
\n10:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St
\nDapper Dan Dash, AKA the Shannon Tweed Ride
\n2 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge
\nHardcourt Bike Polo
\n2 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave
\nWeekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\n3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St
\nHump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
\n11 AM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
\nWednesday Night Road Ride XXVII
\n7 PM, Check site for start location<\/p>\n

Former Mav preparing for the ride of his life<\/strong><\/a>
\nBy ROBERT AVERY
\nTaylor Yong won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be waiting till he gets his degree in the medical field to begin helping others battle an assortment of diseases.<\/p>\n

The former Pasadena Memorial High School football and soccer player will begin doing it in less than six months after completing his junior year at the University of Texas.<\/p>\n

But his first contributions to the medical field will be a bit out of the ordinary considering it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll all be done on the seat of a bicycle with the purpose of pedaling all the way from Austin to Anchorage. …<\/p>\n

Discovering America on 2 Wheels: Good Morning from Muleshoe Tx!<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Wills on Wheels
\nI’ve begun a series of cross-country bicycle treks beginning in my hometown of Lake Jackson, Tx. Leg 1 began in Lake Jackson Tx and traveled northwest into the Hill Country of Texas to Inks Lake State Park 50 miles northwest of Austin. …<\/p>\n

Colonel’s Blog: 2010 Starts with pain!<\/strong><\/a>
\nby ano_green
\nThe “Excruciation Exam” was for many of us one of the toughest races in the state of Texas. The race was January 2nd at Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda. It started at 7:30 AM and had 150 racers ready to go with a le mans start (30 degrees with ice on … About 85 miles(I did hear a few reports of 87 miles) of hard hitting mountain bike racing. 5th place was ok for my first time, but I’ll be ready for a “w” next year! Oh yeah, big props to my buddy Wayo for the support and for …<\/p>\n

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