Texas Bicycling News Digest September 18th 2019
Bunch Bikes Are a Ride That Really Hauls
By Tim Rogers | www.dmagazine.com
Aaron Powell was a band teacher when he started cycling to work as a matter of practicality. Then, about three years ago, while on an extended vacation in Copenhagen with his wife and young daughter, he saw his first cargo bike. Happy peddlers filled the holds with their kids, their groceries, their pets, pretty much anything. How genius!
When he returned to Denton, he looked for someone who sold …
Rich With History, Brownsville Steps into the Future
Wes Ferguson | www.texasmonthly.com
A revitalized downtown and a new network of hiking, biking, and paddling trails add to the appeal of this border town by the beach.
The farther afield you venture from our urban bastions, the more likely you are to encounter folks who feel that their patch of the Lone Star State is unappreciated, misunderstood, or ignored. You hear it on the High Plains and deep in the Piney Woods. But perhaps nowhere is that sentiment more palpable than way down at the southern tip, in Brownsville.
First, consider the persistent myth that border towns are unusually dangerous. In fact, according to annual crime reports compiled by the FBI, Brownsville …
Texas Mamma Jamma Ride For Breast Cancer Awareness Scheduled
By Tony Cantu | patch.com
AUSTIN, TX — Texas Mamma Jamma Ride, an annual bike event that raises funds to support programs and services for breast cancer fighters and survivors in Central Texas, is scheduled this weekend.
The event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 21, in historic Downtown Martindale (located eight miles east of San Marcos.) The ride offers a one-of-kind cycling experience on a picturesque route with distances …
SAPD: Anonymous Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest of suspected serial burglar
By Priscilla Aguirre | www.mysanantonio.com
An anonymous tip submitted to Crime Stoppers led to the arrest of a man accused of stealing bikes and tools from several homes in the Southtown area earlier this month, San Antonio police said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
Jason Fiala, 38, is facing charges of …
Wednesday with Cyclones
Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com
Punchy Walnut + Brew & Brew. 36.6 miles (58.9 km) @ 16.5 mph (26.2 km/h)
Raul E. | www.strava.com
