With all of the bikes that will be under the Christmas tree this video may be of assistance.

Teaching Your Toddler to Ride a Bike
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GoPro On Board – Strider World Championship – Toddler Balance Bike Racing from Balance Bike JoJo on Vimeo.

Strider bikes aren’t anything new when it comes to teaching kids how to ride, although the hipster-styled, exorbitant price tagged European models that grace toy store floors have come into favor more recently. I don’t know how it goes for most other bicycling breeders, but my stepson wouldn’t have anything to do with a machine without training wheels, not…

Live streaming & online registration closing for ‘Cross Nationals
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Can’t make it to the 2012 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Championships in Wisconsin this year? You can still watch the Elite men’s and women’s races live online! We’ll be streaming both events on Sunday, January 8. Just head to the Cyclo-cross National Championships page for a link to the live feed. …

Bicycle-sharing program will start in downtown Houston
By ALLAN TURNER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Imagine a Houston where you could step from a light rail station, rent a bicycle for a nominal sum and pedal to your destination. The only greenhouse gas you’d emit would be your own carbon dioxide as you huffed and puffed along. Rather than fretting about burning noxious gasoline, you could gloat about burning calories.

The Houston City Council this week took the first step in putting such a system in place by awarding a $105,000 contract to a Wisconsin company to install three solar-powered bike kiosks in…

Shift Worker – Bike Rider
by katiejo        Austin on Two Wheels
I am proud to share that I have a new career, and I’m joining the work force again as a shift worker.

What does working shifts have to with bike riding, you ask?

I first started thinking about the parallels of shift working and bike riding when a friend who works shifts at Austin’s School for the Blind mentioned that he rode home each night after his shift at midnight. My shift started this morning at 6:45 am, meaning that I was awake while most of Austin was still slumbering. …

Richardson Voted To Be The Most Bike Friendly Neighborhood
by dickdavid        Bike Friendly Richardson

Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has announced their “Best Of” for bicycling in 2011. The city of Richardson has made it on their list for “Most Bike Friendly Neighborhood.”

It’s nice to get recognized for something we already knew: Richardson is a bike friendly area. With 11 miles of bike lanes and  24 miles of multi-purpose trails (with many more on the drawing board – and funded), the City of…

Waste Connections of Texas surprises young guests with bicycles
By JENNIFER SUMMER        www.yourhoustonnews.com

Smiles and screams of excitement filled the back parking lot of Waste Connections of Texas as dozens of children tried out their Christmas presents: new bicycles.

For many, this was their first time to ride a bicycle. They were gifted to the children Dec. 20. The children selected to receive the bikes were identified through Waste Connections of Texas’ partner, Humble Area Assistance Ministries. …

Don’t hibernate — enjoy the cooler weather while it’s here
By Bill Cullins            San Angelo Standard-Times
Get off that indoor spin bike. Step away from that treadmill. Do it now!

Move to the nearest exit immediately and go outside to do your workout.

People, you need to understand — this cold weather is what we were dreaming about back in July and August.

If you hibernate indoors all winter, you’ll be missing the best time of the year for outdoor cycling and running. …