Texas Bicycling News Digest July 30th 2019
Biking for a Cause
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A family-friendly bike ride returns this fall to raise funds supporting breast cancer fighters and survivors. Now in its 11th year, the Texas Mamma Jamma Ride will be held Sept. 21 in Martindale.
Organizers are currently registering riders and teams, as well as hosting training rides to help prepare riders for the all-skill level course. The training rides offer routes of varied …
No experience, no problem for Rice grad student turned top fundraising cyclist
KATHARINE SHILCUTT | news.rice.edu
Sudha Yellapantula didn’t even like riding bikes before she signed up to raise money for pediatric cancer research in the 2019 Great Cycle Challenge. But that didn’t stop the Ph.D. student in Rice’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from becoming the challenge’s No. 1 individual fundraiser in the nation, and in only one month.
“I actually hate biking,†said Yellapantula, who heard about the fundraising effort through friends. “I never enjoyed biking, but I thought: childhood cancer research, I gotta do this.â€
A few days after signing up for the challenge on …
Cargo bike startup expands offerings and begins sales through IBDs
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DENTON, Texas (BRAIN) — Bunch Bikes has expanded its cargo bike offerings and is now selling through bike shops in addition to its intial consumer-direct sale model.
Aaron Powell launched the company in 2017 as Urban Tribe Cargo Bicycles, a brand inspired by the personal finance blogger Mr. Money Moustache. Powell soon re-branded the company for legal reasons.
Bunch recently launched two new models. The company also is now the exclusive U.S. distributor for Melia cargo bike seats, from the Netherlands. The Melia seats, which fit all front-load cargo bike brands, provide a secure seat for kids too young to sit comfortably in a cargo bike’s box. Powell said the Melia distribution is …
Video: New bike lane marks the start of new project in WF
By Brenda Robledo | www.newschannel6now.com
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) – The City of Wichita Falls is moving forward with a project that will help them become a bicycle-friendly community in the future.
Dail Neely, a cyclist and member of Bike Wichita Falls, said he is excited to see FM 240, between Burkburnett Road and Missle Road, now designated as a bike lane.
“It’s a well-used cycling area already and so now having that sign so motorist know that we are going to be out there is going to be very helpful,†said Neely.
The Wichita Falls director of transportation, John Burrus tells us this is …