{"id":6297,"date":"2010-11-04T23:00:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=6297"},"modified":"2010-11-04T23:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T04:00:17","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-november-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/04\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-november-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for November 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em><strong>Heat accumulation in Texas is not hard to do, especially in the spring, summer and fall.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/velonews.competitor.com\" href=\"http:\/\/velonews.competitor.com\/2010\/11\/news\/heat-acclimation-gives-big-cycling-performance-improvements-in-cool-conditions-study-finds_148767\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Heat acclimation gives big cycling performance improvements in cool conditions, study finds<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom VeloNews by Ben Delaney<\/p>\n<p>A recent study by human physiology researchers at the University of Oregon found that huge physiological gains could be achieved in trained cyclists by doing 90-minute easy rides in high heat for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Before the testing, the researchers expected to find improvements in the hot-weather performance of Cat. 1 and 2 cyclists after a heat-acclimation program. But what surprised them was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.kcbd.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kcbd.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=13449510\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Couple riding around world to raise awareness about charity<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby KCBD-TV<br \/>\nLUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) &#8211; A couple from England arrived on the South Plains Thursday on a bicycle built for two.\u00c2\u00a0 Huw and Carolyn Thomas are on 10,000 mile ride around the world to raise awareness about Shelter Box.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kcbd.images.worldnow.com\/images\/13449510_BG2.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Huw and Carolyn Thomas\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a disaster relief charity, based in England. &#8220;It&#8217;s a really simple idea, shelter in a box for people who&#8217;ve lost everything,&#8221; Huw said.<\/p>\n<p>The boxes contain emergency supplies for a family of ten and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\" href=\"http:\/\/austinontwowheels.org\/2010\/11\/04\/austin-bike-culture-calendar-events-114-111010\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 11\/4\/10- 11\/10\/10 | Austin On &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby elliott<br \/>\nThere will also be a Texas High School MTB League Gear Drive. Please bring your used or new, bike gear and clothes that you would like to see a Texas High School Student Athlete using and wearing. These items will be re-purposed across &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/news\/newsDetail\/4742.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fort Worth Stores Create Community<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby Bicycle Retailer<br \/>\nTrinity Bicycles is so new it doesn&#8217;t yet have a sign on the door. But the neighborhood shop has grown its clientele through world of mouth. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bicycleretailer.com\/images\/news\/1288848375DT%2520Main%2520Story%2520photo-MadDuck.jpg?resize=225%2C225\" alt=\"Trinity Bicycles\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.everymantri.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.everymantri.com\/everyman_triathlon\/2010\/11\/zen-and-the-art-of-triathlon-podcast-join-brett-as-he-rides-long-on-a-beautiful-texas-day-.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EverymanTri.com: Zen and the Art of Triathlon podcast: Join Brett &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby romanmica@gmail.com (Roman Mica)<br \/>\nClick here to listen to the show! Hey there, all you triathlon studs and studettes! Join me for a 65 mile bike ride on a beautiful Fall Texas day! I take you with me on The Heroes Ride, a charity&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/desmond.yfrog.com\/Himg827\/scaled.php?tn=0&amp;server=827&amp;filename=2io.jpg&amp;xsize=640&amp;ysize=640&amp;__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1288805972392\" alt=\"Brett\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/bicycling.com\" href=\"http:\/\/bicycling.com\/blogs\/mbword\/2010\/11\/04\/imba-rolls-out-six-epic-rides\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IMBA Rolls Out Six Epic Rides | MB Word<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nby chriscassidy<br \/>\n&#8230;Fresno-Saucedo Loop \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bicycling.com\/blogs\/mbword\/files\/2010\/11\/crystal-allbright-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Biking Big Bend\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\nBlending singletrack, creek beds and jeep roads, the 70 miles of trails that make up these trails offer a huge variety of terrain, with surfaces that range from hard-packed to sandy and soft. The trails also have a few cool places to check out, such as mines, deserted homes and archaeological areas. The Epic-designated trail is just a portion&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heat accumulation in Texas is not hard to do, especially in the spring, summer and fall. Heat acclimation gives big cycling performance improvements in cool conditions, study finds from VeloNews by Ben Delaney A recent study by human physiology researchers <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/04\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-november-4th\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/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":[986,76,992,660,5264,1995,1577],"class_list":["post-6297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-austin-events","tag-bicycle-across-the-us","tag-big-bend-ranch-state-park","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-health","tag-the-heroes-ride","tag-trinity-bicycles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-1Dz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297","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=6297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}