{"id":8027,"date":"2011-04-22T00:04:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T05:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2011-04-22T00:04:26","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T05:04:26","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/22\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the weather changing to spring this is probably a better idea for this fall. File this one away for future reference.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cyberbike lets you go Wii while pedaling<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby John Scott Lewinski
\nThe new Cyberbike Magnetic Edition turns the standard Nintendo Wii into a virtual-reality exercise bike.
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\nIt keeps your legs spinning on a stationary bike while putting you at the controls of bikes and fantastical crafts that cruise through a virtual world on the Cyberbike Cycling Sports “exergame” that ships with the bike. …<\/p>\n

I have modified my diet to lessen the sugar. I have not drank a sugared drink in many years.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nApril 24, 2011
\nCaffeine:\u00c2\u00a0 Good When You Exercise, Bad When You Rest
\nCAFFEINE INCREASES SUGAR ABSORPTION FROM THE GUT.\u00c2\u00a0 Taking caffeine when you eat carbohydrate-containing foods can double your rise in blood sugar (Journal of Caffeine Research, April 16, 2011).\u00c2\u00a0 Since more than\u00c2\u00a0 35 percent of North Americans will become diabetic and…<\/p>\n

SCCCC: Conference Championships at Texas Tech — by Kristin Kjellberg<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nUniversity of Texas. Photo by Kristen Kjellberg
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\nConference championships took place this weekend in Lubbock, TX, beginning on a chilly Saturday morning, with the winds of the high plains beating down on the riders. The road races led out with several miles of loose, rocky, undeveloped road, leaving many of those without mountain biking prowess literally in the dust. There were a few 8% climbs, with fast turns through the…<\/p>\n

Wald basket tribute<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby bikedenton
\nWald basket appreciation day
\nThe Wald basket has a functional elegance that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rare for something so affordable. Almost any other method of carrying stuff will cost you more. A rack and panniers, a saddle bag, a huge..<\/p>\n

Race or watch Dave Wiens in Action this Saturday at Flintridge!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Veljko Roskar
\nRace along with Dave Wiens or warch the action @ the Flintridge (Woodlands) STS race \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Saturday, April 23!<\/p>\n

Prizes will be awarded! If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fast in whatever category you end up in, you will do multiple laps.<\/p>\n

For the Saturday STS race, signup for only $17 and race along with Dave (pre-registrations only, no onsite registrations!!!!)…<\/p>\n

Student athelete helps raise money for MS Society<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Lotis Butchko
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\nJenny Pence is tired. It’s 7 a.m. and she just arrived at Waller High School. She begins her journey, 150 miles of Texas terrain, from Houston to Austin in just two days – on a bike.<\/p>\n

For the fourth year since she graduated high school Pence will be taking on the journey she has been training for since January. The MS150, sponsored by the Multiple Sclerosis Society is one of just nine…<\/p>\n

Craddock endures crash course<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nRider visits Europe to sample U-23 competition
\nBy DALE ROBERTSON
\nCopyright 2011 Houston Chronicle
\nLawson Craddock is back in Texas, catching up on schoolwork and catching his breath after a five-week trip to Europe provided a pleasing first taste of what the next four years of racing internationally at the U-23 level will be like. …<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAmerica’s Fattest City\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 revisited<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Alissa Inman www.caller.com
\nA year has passed since Men’s Health magazine infamously ranked Corpus Christi the nation’s fattest city.<\/p>\n

So far, the label has stuck. I hear it frequently.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s used in a positive light: Jon Perez, who has lost 100 pounds in the past year, said it inspired him to stop contributing to Corpus Christi’s obesity statistics. …<\/p>\n

PBA Spring Century<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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