{"id":51727,"date":"2019-12-24T23:14:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T05:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=51727"},"modified":"2019-12-24T23:14:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T05:14:35","slug":"texas-biking-news-december-24th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/12\/24\/texas-biking-news-december-24th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News December 24th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Humble-area-family-gives-back-to-waiter-whose-14929917.php?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow\">Humble-area family gives back to waiter whose bike was stolen with help from local Academy store<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Michelle Iracheta | www.chron.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.hdnux.com\/photos\/01\/07\/55\/71\/18800194\/3\/1024x1024.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When the Peterson family saw Aaron Rougeau, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s their favorite waiter at Black Bear Diner near Humble, walking to work they wondered why.<\/p>\n<p>The family soon learned Rougeau\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bike, which Rougeau used for transportation, had recently been stolen. In the spirit of Christmas, they forged a plan to get Rougeau a new bike, so he no longer had to walk to and from work.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, with the help of Academy Sports + Outdoors in Humble, the family, including Ken and his wife Trisha with their children Braxton and Savannah, surprised Rougeau with a new bicycle and bike lock and presented it to him at his job. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsicanadailysun.com\/news\/bikes-from-santa-bikers-raise-for-kids\/article_6b5f2a70-25cf-11ea-bb7c-63127501ed1e.html\">Bikes from Santa: Bikers raise $41,000 for kids<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.corsicanadailysun.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/corsicanadailysun.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/a\/42\/a425a8d4-25cf-11ea-b633-83b1f4897f8f\/5e01390111d9f.image.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bikes from Santa raised almost $41,000 this year to help purchase bikes, toys, and gift cards to help children and families in need this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers for the event are Brian Butler, Leslie Melton, Jimmy and Tammy Parhm and TJ and Tracy Pryor.<\/p>\n<p>Bikes from Santa started years ago with a motorcycle club called 31 Kings. Every year, the club raises &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easttexasmatters.com\/video\/neals-wheels-collected-over-100-bikes-to-be-distributed-to-east-texas-children\/4197404\/\">Neal&#8217;s Wheels collected over 100 bikes to be distributed to East Texas children<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.easttexasmatters.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D%3D\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6bIBF8nI_t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Her son, David Loya, was hit and killed by an HISD bus driver while riding his bike in March.<\/p>\n<p>Poinsettias, candles, holiday garland and a small red Christmas stocking with the letter \u00e2\u20ac\u0153D\u00e2\u20ac\u009d adorn a white bike at the corner of Heights Avenue and 8th Street. &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/opinion-analysis\/2019\/12\/23\/vosper-last-mile-changing-face-bicycle-retail-part-one\">Vosper: The Last Mile is changing the face of bicycle retail, Part One<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>by Rick Vosper | www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h3>\n<p>The Last Mile is a common problem among all kinds of logistics providers. If you&#8217;re delivering 100 packages by truck (or phone connections via wire or cell towers, or schoolkids via bus), there&#8217;s a constant operational cost per mile. That means the cost of the first miles can be shared among all the deliveries. But for that last one, the proverbial last mile of service, the entire cost is borne by the last stops on the route, making them exponentially more expensive to deliver to than the ones at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The Last Mile problem is why, 70 years after commercialization of cable TV, folks who live out in the sticks still have to use &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikemojo.com\/speak\/14-austin-voodoo\/257449-heads-up-bcgb-people.html\">Heads up on the BCGB, people<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>bartman | www.bikemojo.com<\/h3>\n<p>I was waiting for my GF to walk through the rock garden on the north side of the greenbelt just west of Twin Falls yesterday (Sun 12\/22) when I heard someone kick a big rock down from the hill&#8230;I thought it was a kid and I was going to lecture them about how they could hurt someone below on the trail when I saw the person who did it was a pretty good size black dude walking down w bad body language and had a homeless and &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texarkanagazette.com\/news\/texarkana-region\/story\/2019\/dec\/24\/spinning-their-wheels-hospitals-fitness-center-offers-stationary-bike-classes-workout\/809557\/\">Spinning Their Wheels | Hospital&#8217;s fitness center offers stationary bike classes as a workout<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.texarkanagazette.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media-cdn.wehco.com\/img\/photos\/2019\/12\/24\/group2260889480.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to go for a spin after Christmas, Phil Rice at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health and Fitness Center in Atlanta has the ride for you.<\/p>\n<p>ATLANTA, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d If you&#8217;d like to go for a spin after Christmas, Phil Rice at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health and Fitness Center in Atlanta has the ride for you.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called a spin class and is a new form of bicycling, You aren&#8217;t going anywhere. You&#8217;ll be &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Merry Christmas to everyone and thanks for the great year! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeshop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeshop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/outdoors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#outdoors<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sanangelobikeshop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sanangelobikeshop<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lifestyle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lifestyle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/motivation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#motivation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fitness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fitness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cyclinglife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cyclinglife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/texascycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#texascycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sanangelotx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sanangelotx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bikeparts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bikeparts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eCWgqxokOd\">pic.twitter.com\/eCWgqxokOd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Randy&#39;s Bike and Run (@Randysbike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Randysbike\/status\/1209573155506999296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two days off the bicycle (well 5 miles monday) after two days I start to feel a little down , My Christmas gift to myself this year was 4 intertubes , 2 gravel grinding tires(road) ,and a Christmas ride .Merry Christmas . <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uzr0AuCRpE\">pic.twitter.com\/Uzr0AuCRpE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; jerald roll (@grandpajerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grandpajerald\/status\/1209577663083487235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Commuting to work should never result in your death: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gUGbd6Y9Sg\">https:\/\/t.co\/gUGbd6Y9Sg<\/a> As long as US380 is designed for speed over safety, deaths like this are inevitable, predictable outcomes of the road design, not unpreventable accidents. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DangerousByDesign?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DangerousByDesign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrashNotAccident?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CrashNotAccident<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Denton (@bikedenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikedenton\/status\/1209526542071746560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have the very best volunteers at HH100 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FILSyMnUFh\">pic.twitter.com\/FILSyMnUFh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/1209370497366056960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boy Scouts are working to improve a stretch of trails in Northwest San Antonio that have become a hotspot for volunteer conservation projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfsDjP0rVd\">https:\/\/t.co\/zfsDjP0rVd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; San Antonio Report (@SAReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAReport\/status\/1209434715511500801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A radio station delivers smiles to kids ahead of Christmas, and the procrastinators buy their last few gifts. 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