American Bicyclist Update
Greetings!
I feel like we really connected this year, if I may be so bold! More people than ever read this e-news; we created two new e-bulletins (The Headset for League volunteers; the Cue Sheet for affiliates); our Rights to the Road on-line petition has been signed by more than 12,500 fellow cyclists; tens of thousands of e-mails, calls and letters have been generated to members of Congress, and state/local legislators, through our Advocacy Center; and we’ve met hundreds – if not thousands – of League members and supporters at bike summits…

Awesome New Commuter Bike Light System: Revolights
posted by Kristibee – www.bikerumor.com

Check out this neat new bike lighting system for commuting. Recently funded by using a Kickstarter campaign, the guys at Revolights have finished their rounds of prototyping and will have lights ready to ship in March 2012. Click the link to their website for specs and to sign up to be notified by email when the lights are ready for purchase.

29ers and electronics boost October sales
Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
IBD merchandise sales up 5 percent last month
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—The fourth quarter got off to an encouraging start for independent bike dealers, with October merchandise sales rising 5 percent compared with a year earlier to $182 million. A 6 percent increase in average selling price more than made up for a 1 percent drop in units sold, according to BPSA Topline…

Congratulations to Tweet by readyforplanb Plant-Based Cyclist
just passed 5,000 miles year to date #cycling- personal best for me! think I’ll go hit home depot and bed bath & beyond.

Praxis Works Chainring Review
posted by Nick Burklow – www.bikerumor.com

Poor front shifting can really ruin an otherwise amazing drivetrain setup.  Not to mention, it can really put a downer on your rides.  I myself have been victim of poor front shifting.  My cyclocross bike came set up with amazing Cannondale Hollowgram SI cranks, but used FSA rings.  I was never able to get the front shifting to work the way I wanted.  So, to improve my front shifting performance I started looking into aftermarket…

Bicycling youth fights disease one mile at a time
From the Current-Argus
By Stella Davis        Current-Argus Staff Writer
CARLSBAD — An Alabama youth who is riding his bicycle from South Caroline to Los Angeles to raise money for research of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease is doing it one mile at time.

He has been on the road since late September, but was sidelined in Carlsbad Monday due to the weather. …

…The weather layover in Carlsbad is minor compared to the two week delay in Tyler, Texas, in early November due to a knee injury, said Glover, who celebrated his 19th birthday in Hobbs on Saturday. …

Installing the NuVinci n360 Hub
by Justin        The Plano Cyclist

After cold setting my Ross frame, it was time to install the ultra modern NuVinci hub on a 27 year old bike. Installation was actually very straightforward and fairly easy. After figuring out the alignment angle using the numbers on the shift assembly and lining up the axle flats to the angle, I slipped the shift assembly on, bolted in my wheel, and then built the rest of the bike. I would say that if you can change a wheel, you can install the NuVinci on your…

With the first serious winter cold front moving into southeast Texas I think I will need this video. So far I have not brought out the windtrainer but give me another day or two and that could change.

Tips for Keeping in Biking Shape This Winter
from TexasMountainBikeTrails.com

The weather is getting cold and rainy, and the trails are closing because of the rain. How do you keep in shape while waiting for the Texas mountain bike trails to re-open? I have a few tips that I have used over the past several years sure to keep your legs strong and waist trim.