{"id":6673,"date":"2010-12-09T23:55:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T05:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2010-12-09T23:55:29","modified_gmt":"2010-12-10T05:55:29","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-december-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for December 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.bikedfw.org\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikedfw.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=100:ikea-thanks-employees-with-bicycles&amp;catid=25:front-page-news\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IKEA Thanks Employees with Bicycles<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom BikeDFW by marc@mcmumby.com<br \/>\nIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Good for the Employees &amp; Good for the Environment Too! ikea_logo_60<br \/>\nCONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The big reveal takes place today. Truck doors will open, bicycles will be unloaded and the surprise will be disclosed. IKEA US co-workers across the country will then find out that each and every one has a brand new bike to take or ride home. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.dorba2.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dorba2.com\/forum\/endurance-racing\/10892\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>What is your Poor Man&#8217;s Endurance Ride\/Race?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nfrom DORBA &#8211; Dallas Off-Road Bicycle Association by asbury<br \/>\nGreat to have an endurance forum on the DORBA site.\u00c2\u00a0 I&#8217;m always looking for new routes to link trails together.\u00c2\u00a0 One of my favorite routes is to start at OCNP, and ride to Boulder, Big Cedar, then Cedar Hill, then back to OCNP.\u00c2\u00a0 It has the highest singletrack to road percentage I have found thus far.\u00c2\u00a0 Northshore up to Isle du Bois is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.kwtx.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kwtx.com\/news\/headlines\/Dallas_Mayor_Injured_In_Bike_Crash_111594649.html?ref=649\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Texas Mayor Injured In Bike Crash<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe mayor of Dallas broke some ribs in a tumble from his mountain bike.<br \/>\nfrom www.kwtx.com<br \/>\nDALLAS (December 9, 2010)&#8211;Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert is recovering after taking a tumble while riding his bicycle and breaking a couple of ribs. Leppert at times appeared to wince from the pain during a council meeting Wednesday. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IKEA Thanks Employees with Bicycles from BikeDFW by marc@mcmumby.com It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Good for the Employees &amp; Good for the Environment Too! ikea_logo_60 CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The big reveal takes place today. 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