Texas Bicycling News August 20th 2017
VBikes no longer require deposit
www.dentonrc.com
VBikes, the company in charge of all the yellow-wheeled rental bicycles around Denton, has made a major change.
Now, the company will not require users to put in a $99 deposit to use the bicycles, and will only charge the $1 an hour fee for usage. In a press release …
Eagle, butterfly bikes to take wing at Hotter’N Hell
Lana Sweeten-Shults | www.timesrecordnews.com
When it comes to the Hotter’N Hell Hundred, it’s always a zoo out there, considering the 10,000 to 12,000 cyclists that show up annually to the largest single-day biking event.
But it will be even more of a zoo, thanks to an appearance by the Austin Bike Zoo, a group of engineer artists that do more than tinker with bikes. They morph them into pedal-powered creatures.
Think an 80-feet-long bike snake.
Or a bike bat with an 8-feet-long wingspan.
Or a 12-feet-high, light-’em-up praying mantis.
The group — an interesting amalgamation of engineer-artists who create these …
Transportation services to host abandoned bike sale
Reece Nations | www.dailytoreador.com
Texas Tech Transportation & Parking Services will host its annual abandoned bicycle sale on Monday, August 21 and August 28, starting at 8 a.m. Students and employees will be able to purchase used bikes online through their My Parking Account, according to the TPS webpage.
Every bike will be sold in used condition for $40 each. All purchased bicycles will come with a new U-lock and will be automatically registered to the customer’s …
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Texas Bicycling from Twitter
Another epic weekend in the books. Where did you ride? #BetterWithBikes #bikemasters pic.twitter.com/62yt3q6TuG
— Trek Bicycle Mission (Bike Masters) (@thebikemasters) August 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/GWCChuck/status/899419074417111040
Randonneuring in #SouthTexas 🚲 pic.twitter.com/NATInU3kDM
— Edgar Gaucin 🚲 (@edgargaucin) August 20, 2017
Want to buy a bike to ride to class but still be able to afford dinner? Check out @TTUParking 's bike sale tomorrow! https://t.co/47eX6Sfw0y pic.twitter.com/JyczKylrNm
— The Daily Toreador (@DailyToreador) August 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/GWCChuck/status/899352216968060928
Limebike debuts cash payments with no smartphone required https://t.co/amUOnCPOec pic.twitter.com/vdRicGNNMD
— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) August 20, 2017
A solid 6th place for RT athlete Mark Trimarchi in yesterday's @COTA @HOLLANDRACERS Circuit of the Americas P123 Criterium! #rothetraining
— ROTHE Training (@rothetraining) August 20, 2017
2nd place for @stefanrothe @COTA Criterium yesterday evening behind winner M. Sheehan (@JellyBellyTeam) & ahead of C. Sallee (Bicycle Plus) pic.twitter.com/1vS4WSoja1
— ELBOWZ Racing (@elbowzracing) August 20, 2017
When you get to race around @COTA on your new bike in the dark late at night with friends and have a blast doing it. Thanks @HOLLANDRACERS!
— Preston Glace (@pgglace) August 20, 2017
That's a wrap! The Pro 1/2/3 just finished the 1st ever Twilight Criterium of the Americas powered by @sramroad… https://t.co/CAMnwVcWQV
— HOLLAND RACING (@HOLLANDRACERS) August 20, 2017