News Archives - December 2012   Next  Spokes, Sprockets and Oh Yes the Crank: The DNA of a cycle engineer December 30, 2012 After the passing of one of cycling’s revolutionary engineers, Steve Hall looks at the mavericks whose ideas have shaped the modern bicycle. Everything is laid bare on the bicycle, you’d think. The motorcycle is cylinders and sparkplugs; you can replicate a bicycle design out of Lego – pretty simple Lego at that. The mistake, however, would be to confuse simplicity and boldness of design with lack of character. If you were cavalier enough to get on your bike and ride across the Welsh hills, through the Powys countryside to the town of Landrindod Wells you’d be able to visit the UK’s National Cycling Museum and see bicycles lined up from 1819, right through to the current day. You’d see that, from an aesthetic standpoint, from the machine’s evolution that has been sporadic and rarely featured, not like the leaps forward that captured the imagination of the general public the way space travel or the internet has. Click on the title above to read the rest of the story 'On a Bike' Women's Only Boot Camp Kicks Off the New Year December 29, 2012 Total Cycling Performance Hosts All-Woman Boot Camp on a Bike™ Class Throughout the Winter In Woodbury, Minn. Total Cycling Performance, the top training company for cyclists and triathletes in the Twin Cities, is launching their women's only Boot Camp on a Bike™ at PENN Cycle in Woodbury on January 2nd. Classes will be led by Woodbury's Angie Schmidt and South St. Paul's Kelli Swenson. "We are so excited to have a fun group of women get together and kick butt throughout the winter so we are beach and race-ready by spring," Swenson says. Click on the headline above for all the details. Riding a Bicycle Can Induce a Feeling of Fulfillment December 26, 2012 Scientists are confirming what most cyclists instinctively know – that riding a bike has extraordinary effects on our brain chemistry.  Share this with your non-biking freinds! You need only look at the physique of Bradley Wiggins to appreciate the potential effects of cycling on the body. But what about the mind? For as long as man has pushed a pedal, it's a question that has challenged psychologists, neurologists and anyone who has wondered how, sometimes, riding a bike can induce what feels close to a state of meditation. Click on the headline above for the full story. Sensors and a Phone App May Replace Using a Bike Tire Pressure Gauge December 24, 2012 It’s becoming more and more common for new cars to have air pressure sensors built into the wheels, so that drivers can receive real-time air pressure readings for each tire. So, why don’t bicycles have them? Well, perhaps they should ... and that’s the idea behind the BTPS Bike Tire Pressure System.  Click on the above headline for more! Bicycle Race and Festival Donates $30,000 to Children's of Minnesota December 19, 2012 The Nature Valley Bicycle Festival donated $30,000 to Children’s Lighthouse of Minnesota from the proceeds of the 2012 festival. The funds will be used to help build a children's hospice and respite care home in the Twin Cities to serve children throughout the upper Midwest who have a shortened life-expectancy and their families. While there are over 4,700 hospice homes for adults in the United States, there are only 3 for children, located in San Francisco, Phoenix and Baltimore. Organizers of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival also announced that Children’s Lighthouse of Minnesota would continue as their charity in 2013.  Click on the above headline for more! HaveFunBiking.com Offers a New Look, Features, Multi Day Rides and Expo December 17, 2012 As HaveFunBiking.com expands its news coverage of multi sport opportunities here in the upper Midwest we hope you enjoy the sites new appearance and features. Our goals is to continue to be a news source for people who want to stay active and healthy. A big improvement is our front page news section. Along with the headlines, you can now scan through the first paragraph and a photo to see if the story is something you want to continue reading. Also, please check out our new toolbar selection of helpful and informative options that highlight the new Multisport Expo; the Cool Products section; an updated Events Page; and at the Destination section where you will find more maps. The Mississippi River Ride and Three Other Multi-day Bike Tours Are Scheduled For 2013 December 17, 2012 With the success of last year's multi modal (bus/bike) tours and the fun everyone had on both the Mississippi River Ride and the Minnesota River/Dakota History Ride we will be adding a couple more tours to our 2013 schedule. First, the Mississippi River Ride will run in June, a couple weeks later so camping can be offered. We have also changed the route slightly so the ride can be done in 5-days. In July we will travel the Minnesota River from its headwaters, Big Stone Lake to Shakopee, also a 5- day ride. Then in the second week in August enjoy a 4-day tour in the scenic S.E. Minnesota bluff country. And then followed by the second leg of the Mississippi River Tour, from Hastings to La Crosse, over Labor Day Weekend.  Click here for more! The Midwest Cycle & Multisport Expo Will Help You Prepare For a Season of Fun. December 16, 2012 As we recap all the great memories surrounding this years bicycle activities, stay tuned for this new gala event planned for the 2013. Partnering with the USA Triathlon Midwest Region, the bike expo HaveFunBiking.com has produced over the past several years is being transformed into a multi sport event; to make more ideas and tips available on staying active and healthy. Renaming the event the Midwest Cycle & Multisport Expo, the show will be held February 16 & 17 and move to the National Sports Center (NSC), in Blaine, Minn.  Click on the above headline for more! RAGBRAI Route Party, One of Three Reasons To Be In Des Moines In January December 15, 2012 Three great events to kick off 2013 the right way, while learning first-hand where RAGBRAI XLI Route will be!  Discover all the fun places to go and ride your bike on Iowa's trails and county roads; as well as some cool apparel and bike gear by Iowa folks, then a throw-down at the RAGBRAI Announcement Party.  Mark you calendars for some fun the last weekend of January, the 25th and 26th, in Des Moines, Iowa.  Click on the above headline for more!   A Grand Reopening for Union Depot in St Paul, a True Multi-Modal Hub December 15, 2012 On Saturday, December 8th, Saint Paul’s historic Union Depot was officially reopened to the public and began serving transit passengers for the first time in 40 years! With all the announcement made, 100's of eager residence came together for the grand reopening and festivities. Click on the above headline for the full story!

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