{"id":37824,"date":"2017-12-08T23:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=37824"},"modified":"2017-12-08T23:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T05:06:51","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-8th-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-8th-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 8th 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mystatesman.com\/news\/local\/what-next-for-the-hike-and-bike-trail-leaders-unveil-projects\/yPDKVLhWMXPb30Ew42zySK\/\">What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s next for the hike-and-bike trail? Leaders unveil 15 projects<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Pam LeBlanc | www.mystatesman.com<\/h3>\n<p>Plans call for playgrounds, trailheads, restrooms \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and maybe a pedestrian bridge across the lake<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>New trailheads, restrooms, playgrounds and a study for a potential pedestrian bridge over Lady Bird Lake east of Interstate 35 top a list of projects the Trail Foundation will announce Friday.<br \/>\nThe 15 projects are scheduled for completion in the next five years, said Heidi Anderson (formerly Cohn), executive director of the Trail Foundation, the nonprofit organization created to maintain and enhance the 10-mile Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail around the lake. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikemojo.com\/speak\/14-austin-voodoo\/100662-spyglass-trailhead.html\">Spyglass Trailhead<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Endo-err | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n<p>Big News! Spyglass Trailhead<br \/>\nDear Neighbors, we have three new developments to report!<\/p>\n<p>1) Construction has begun on improvements to the Spyglass Trailhead improvements!<\/p>\n<p>2) The Project has been awarded a Neighborhood Partnering Program grant which, together with the Austin City Limits Festival Grant from the Austin Parks Foundation and the community match we are raising from friends and neighbors, will fully fund the project.<\/p>\n<p>3) Thanks to the &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Something to do while you wait for the weather to warm up!<\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.com\/fitness\/bike-fit\/set-saddle-height-how-to-25379\">How to set your saddle height at home<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Michelle Arthurs-Brennan | www.cyclingweekly.com<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.timeincuk.net\/v3\/keystone\/image?w=630&amp;c=sc&amp;poi=face&amp;url=http:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/fit.jpg&amp;q=82\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><br \/>\nSetting your saddle height correctly is crucial to comfort, injury prevention and performance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the very foundation of good bike fit.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not uncommon to see riders getting this adjustment wrong, the warning sign of which is often knee pain. The good news is that with the right guidance it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fairly easy to get it right at home.<br \/>\nWhy saddle height matters<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to former pro rider Jimmy George \u00e2\u20ac\u201c whose new career is in bike fitting &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/kxan.com\/2017\/12\/08\/how-you-can-help-austin-kids-in-need-get-bikes-this-holiday-season\/\">How you can help Austin kids in need get bikes this holiday season<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Chris Davis | kxan.com<\/h3>\n<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A group that provides bikes to kids in need during the holidays needs your help to make Christmas a little merrier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Yellow Bike Project in east Austin has collected a lot of children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bikes, but many are not in good enough condition to ride. The bike collective is working to fix them up, and they need your help to do it. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyguyonabike.com\/doc\/page\/?page_id=531640\">Austin to Maine, by way of Anchorage<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Patrick Meaux | www.crazyguyonabike.com<\/h3>\n<p>Thursday December 7, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Well continue to catch up on my reading while trying to hold my enormous appetite in check&#8230;reading part going quite well, ha!<br \/>\nThe weather has stymied my progress and the fires in Southern California are an upcoming issue; so I have decided to take my anticipated winter layover now&#8230;I knew that I would have a couple of months slack time before ferrying to Anchorage and would decide en route when and where&#8230;I will train to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/steinerranchcycling.com\/this-weekends-rides-liberty-hill-lollipop-red-horn\/\">This weekend\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rides: Liberty Hill Lollipop! Red Horn!<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Thomas | steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n<p>This Saturday will be a treat like ice cream and peppermint patties! Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s pop on over to Liberty Hill on about a 60 mile route (https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/7664897). After the ride we meet up at Lakeside for some discounted burgers and beer!<\/p>\n<p>Sunday is our usual Coffee Shop ride to Red Horn. It is 50 miles and is at an endurance pace typically finishing around a 17mph average speed overall. While we make great efforts to &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just a friendly reminder&#8230; \u00f0\u0178\u2019\u00a1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QTMBDQqQ6\">pic.twitter.com\/6QTMBDQqQ6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonCM\/status\/939308165295955968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>With the cold and snowy weather I had time to update the bike shop list and map.<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Updated the Texas Bike Shop list (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrU404GpK7\">https:\/\/t.co\/wrU404GpK7<\/a>) and the Bike Shop Location Map (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DMu7GFX33h\">https:\/\/t.co\/DMu7GFX33h<\/a>). Find a bike shop nearby<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/939259815825637376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">Tomorrow morning. Wheels down at 9 AM. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6n6e2xiuy\">https:\/\/t.co\/P6n6e2xiuy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xUmQWh1Wy\">pic.twitter.com\/9xUmQWh1Wy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SA Wheelmen (@sawheelmen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sawheelmen\/status\/939192878617759746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">Groundbreaking for Phases 2B and 2C is tomorrow morning at Royal Park! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/roNejMpsmo\">pic.twitter.com\/roNejMpsmo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Northaven Trail (@NorthavenTrail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorthavenTrail\/status\/939190351549648896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">This should blow up my <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Strava?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Strava<\/a>  feed! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthTexasSnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthTexasSnow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saltlife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saltlife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vKCLNvEEs4\">pic.twitter.com\/vKCLNvEEs4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Binsted\u00f0\u0178\u00a4\u02dc\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u00bb (@velojonny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/velojonny\/status\/939170117774204928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">Snow in Houston! \u00e2\u009d\u201e\u00ef\u00b8\u008f \u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/repost?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#repost<\/a> \u00f0\u0178\u201c\u00b7: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allynwest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@allynwest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5W6vkDwqLJ\">pic.twitter.com\/5W6vkDwqLJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Houston BCycle (@HoustonBCycle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle\/status\/939146546129629184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">How you can help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Austin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Austin<\/a> kids in need get bikes this holiday season, on KXAN News Today on the CW <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8c5kD7b0Af\">https:\/\/t.co\/8c5kD7b0Af<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LYlxRPYHbc\">pic.twitter.com\/LYlxRPYHbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KXAN News (@KXAN_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KXAN_News\/status\/939132491805396992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HoustonSnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HoustonSnow<\/a> spotted along <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuffaloBayouPark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BuffaloBayouPark<\/a>. \u00e2\u009d\u201e\u00ef\u00b8\u008f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6hmsvX6XKs\">pic.twitter.com\/6hmsvX6XKs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Buffalo Bayou Partnership (@buffalobayou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/buffalobayou\/status\/939132981180092417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event FrankenBike Austin # 148 &#8211; Austin, TX<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Ef9jNfSpP\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Ef9jNfSpP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&lt;img src=&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sP9yVqG3W1\">https:\/\/t.co\/sP9yVqG3W1<\/a>&quot; \/&gt;<\/p>\n<p>FrankenBike Austin # 148 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Presented By Independence Brewing Company,\u00c2\u00a0 BikeTexas, Trudy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s and Ruta Maya Coffee \u00e2\u20ac\u201c will be held on December 3\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ibaz3nlK57\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ibaz3nlK57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/939217642325528576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2017<\/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\">New Event Dallas Ninja Mountain Bike Skills :: 2 Day Camp &#8211; Flower Mound, TX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0PyJjSIzj\">https:\/\/t.co\/M0PyJjSIzj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>JOIN US CHALLENGING AND FUN 2-DAY CAMP ON SOME OF THE BEST TRAILS IN DALLAS! <\/p>\n<p>This camp is designed for the enthusiast rider or avid racer that is loo\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbDlJIcOGU\">https:\/\/t.co\/DbDlJIcOGU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/939308015370625024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s next for the hike-and-bike trail? 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