With the weather changing to spring this is probably a better idea for this fall. File this one away for future reference.

Cyberbike lets you go Wii while pedaling
by John Scott Lewinski
The new Cyberbike Magnetic Edition turns the standard Nintendo Wii into a virtual-reality exercise bike.

It 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. …

I have modified my diet to lessen the sugar. I have not drank a sugared drink in many years.

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

SCCCC: Conference Championships at Texas Tech — by Kristin Kjellberg
University of Texas. Photo by Kristen Kjellberg

Conference 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…

Wald basket tribute
by bikedenton
Wald basket appreciation day
The Wald basket has a functional elegance that’s 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..

Race or watch Dave Wiens in Action this Saturday at Flintridge!
by Veljko Roskar
Race along with Dave Wiens or warch the action @ the Flintridge (Woodlands) STS race – Saturday, April 23!

Prizes will be awarded! If you’re fast in whatever category you end up in, you will do multiple laps.

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

Student athelete helps raise money for MS Society
By Lotis Butchko

Jenny 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.

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…

Craddock endures crash course
Rider visits Europe to sample U-23 competition
By DALE ROBERTSON
Copyright 2011 Houston Chronicle
Lawson 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. …

‘America’s Fattest City’ revisited
By Alissa Inman www.caller.com
A year has passed since Men’s Health magazine infamously ranked Corpus Christi the nation’s fattest city.

So far, the label has stuck. I hear it frequently.

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. …

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