Help BF Duncanville!
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff
We received a recent post on our Bike Friendly Oak Cliff Facebook group page from Bike Friendly Duncanville that we thought we’d pass along here.  If you’re interested in helping be apart , contact Jeff Jones here on FB here:  http://www.facebook.com/jonesjeffa or just reply to this post and we’ll pass along your information.

If you’d like to organize a group to participate as BFOC in their parade, we would be most appreciative.  Simply post your intentions in a reply here or on our FB group.

Hey Bike Friendly Oak Cliff People!
Bike Friendly Duncanville is trying to spread the word about cycling in our little corner of the earth. On December 7th @     7pm, the Duncanville Christmas parade will be traveling down our…

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By the time you this the event has happened but I wanted to include it to give them recognition.

Lend Your Legs: SCA + Bikes for Kids
By Keith Byrd
Wednesday, November 28, 2012   6:00pm in CST
Want to make a kid’s holiday by getting them on a bike? Like to ride bikes yourself? How about free beer and pizza? If yes, read on. If not, who are you?

Bikes for Kids is a program in its 16nth year that provides bikes to kids from families that aren’t able to afford them. Money is raised to buy hundreds of bikes, then it is up to volunteers to assemble them. Mellow Johnny’s is supplying a workshop space , volunteer supervision, beer and pizza. This Wednesday and…

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Sparse bike lights designed to frustrate thieves
Sparse is looking to light up your bike life with a set of rechargeable LED lights that integrate onto the bike and keep themselves safe from opportunistic thieves.
by Amanda Kooser                news.cnet.com

If you want to steal Sparse bicycle lights, you’re pretty much going to have to steal the whole bike. The Sparse headlight is called the Spacer Light, so named because it sits beneath the handlebar stem. It features a 3-watt white LED and can be set to on, off, or blink.

The 1-watt Sparse taillight slips onto the seat post. As with the Spacer Light, you would have to start removing parts of the bike in order to steal it. Both lights are made from die-cast aluminum…

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Bike parts get artists’ imaginations in gear
When a bike components company challenges artists to create sculptures and collages from bicycle parts, expect the unexpected. Like deer skulls and one-person circus machines.
by Leslie Katz                news.cnet.com

You know that greasy bike chain sitting in the corner of your garage? Take a look at the below gallery of original art made from bicycle components, and you might think twice about getting rid of it.

Chicago-based bike parts company SRAM gave a group of handpicked artists a box each of 100 high-performance bicycle components and told them to craft something amazing. They…

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HBC Christmas Lights Ride
Houston Bicycle Club
Hermann Park Rose Garden
Saturday 12/08/12    5:30
This is a liesurely social ride for a couple of hours through Houston neighborhoods with good decorations. We’ll stop somewhere for a light meal on the way back.   Come with good lights, charged batteries and reflective clothes!  Decorations encouraged.

Next Club Meeting
When: Program: Tuesday 01/01/13 at: 8:30 a.m., West University Community Center New Year’s Day Ride and Potluck Lunch

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Cranksgiving was awesome!
by spinnincin            Austin Ridge Riders
Hey Everyone!  Here is some exciting information from the 2013 Cranksgiving event!!
We had about 150 riders at Cranksgiving this year, who rode over 500 laps of sweet sweet singletrack. That’s over 4500 miles! A few statistics for those of us who like that kind of thing:

–Nineteen percent of the riders were women, and they rode about 19% of the total laps.

–Thirty seven percent of the riders were men 40-49 and they rode about 37% of total laps.

–Most laps ridden by men: 8, Matt Barkley; three male riders rode 7 laps – Marshall Bell, Bryan Rodriguez, Martin Casas

–Most laps ridden by women: 6, Sarah Ginsbach, Jennifer Taylor, and Margie Nolan; three women rode 5 laps – Melanie…

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Upcoming Rides
Hill Country Bicycle Touring club
December 22, 2012 9:00 am
Seguin Ride to the “Old Kingsury Aerodrome”
Parking lot at Hwy 90A & Hwy 123
Hwy 90A & Hwy 123, Seguin, TX, 78155

December 29, 2012 9:30 am
Five Golden Rings Ride
Roosevelt Park Trailhead
Roosevelt Park, San Antonio, TX, 78210

December 30, 2012 9:00 am
Salado Creek Greenway Ride
McAllistar Park
13102 Jones Maltsberger Rd, San Antonio, TX, 78247

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Hack! Ultegra Di2 Mated to 9-Speed Mountain Bike Cassette
posted by Tyler (Editor) – www.bikerumor.com

The first question that comes to mind is “why?” Why spend the coin on Di2 only to run an antiquated derailleur. Turns out, it was sort of an accident, but it showed just how versatile Shimano’s Di2 system can be, even if it was unintentional.

“A customer of ours is training for RAAM and wanted Di2 but has to run a mountain cassette,” said Jason at Cycles Unlimited. “So, we started playing around with derailleurs, and the older XTR M971 has the same cage design as the Ultegra Di2. So, we could just pop it out and…

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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Hill Country Bicycle Touring Club
Saturday, January 19th:  We will meet at 10:00 AM at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to many rare birds, including one of the rarest birds in North America; the whooping crane. We will meet in the parking lot in front of the visitor’s center for a16 mile ride on the paved road which circles the park.  Camping is available at Goose Island State Park and at the Riverside RV Park in Tivoli on the Guadalupe River (about 15 miles from the wildlife refuge).  There are also many motels in close-by Rockport and in other communities in the area which offer off-season rates.  For more information contact ride leader Randy Frazier at…

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Nelo’s Cycles Annual Marble Falls ride – Dec 2nd
By Nelo’s Cycles
Sunday, December 2, 2012
7:00am until 2:00pm in CST
Every year we lead a ride out to Marble Falls and back that totals over 100 miles and 7 thousand feet of Elevation gain. We have a follow car with spare wheels and nutrition just like the pro’s! For more info email David@neloscycles or view the links below
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/21091640

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Tweets

Tomorrow, the media crew (Coach & Caden) will be testing our new wifi-enabled web-cam to attempt to live stream… http://t.co/w9T8tMw1

— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) November 28, 2012

Very cool video of Jingle CX from a few weeks back. http://t.co/SN6Hz9E5 #cyclocross

— the ghost of TexasCX (@TexasCX) November 28, 2012

Our friends at Northwest Cycling Club are having a ride at Huntville this weekend. Good group of folks to ride… http://t.co/xtCSw5Aa

— GHORBA (@ghorba_org) November 28, 2012

What is Cadence? – Texas Mountain Bike Trails http://t.co/j2ilDh59 via @TexasMTBtrails

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 28, 2012

The Best Mountain Bike Tip – Texas Mountain Bike Trails http://t.co/yN13yPgk via @TexasMTBtrails

— Texas MTB Trails (@TexasMTBtrails) November 28, 2012

Rarely visited Texas borderland community, photos, Texas Mtn Trail Daily Photo http://t.co/KvCcbJY5 http://t.co/TAU0M9tj

— Beth Nobles (@trailgirl) November 28, 2012

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