Texas Biking News April 2nd 2020
YT Jeffsy Bike Check!
by Ethan Fischer | centexmtb.com
Here is my 2019 YT Jeffsy AL Base.
I’m going to talk about everything on my bike and what changes I’ve made to it in the 8 months that I’ve owned it.
To start, I’ll go over the contact points. Before I even got the bike, I had a pair of Kona Wah Wah 2 composite pedals waiting to be put on. …
Find comfort in nature using these 6 biking trails in Houston
www.click2houston.com
HOUSTON – Whether you need another form of moving through the city to avoid public transportation, or if you want to stay active while practicing social distancing, biking is one of the best options available in Houston.
Before you grab your bike and helmet, you need to take some precautions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Houston and other cities in Texas have extended the stay-at-home order until the end of April and while parks remain open, but the use of benches, playgrounds and workout equipment is prohibited.
The order also requires everyone to maintain social distancing of at least six feet.
Keeping this in mind, these are six places in Houston where you can get in some pedaling action.
- Sandy Reed Memorial Trail …
NICA Is Done For (Race Vlog Ep.2)
Texas MTB
The NICA season in Texas is cancelled so we decided to throw up the footage from the last race hope you enjoy! Huge shoutout to Kaden follow him on Instagram below
Where to see bluebonnets and wildflowers in Dallas-Fort Worth while social distancing
By Stephanie Allmon Merry | fortworth.culturemap.com
Spring, as it turns out, was not canceled. While we’ve been locked up indoors, bluebonnets and other wildflowers have been popping up all around Dallas-Fort Worth.
"We didn’t have as wet of a fall as we did in 2018, but we are still seeing quite a bit of blooming," says Megan Proska, senior horticulture manager at the Dallas Arboretum’s Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden & Trials Gardens.
The bloom season should last until mid-April or so, Proska says, depending on the weather.
Thank goodness, then, that Tarrant, Dallas, and surrounding counties make exceptions to their stay-at-home orders for engaging in outdoor activity — as long as groups don’t gather and social distance is maintained. In fact, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price — an avid cyclist — has been touting the physical and mental benefits that time spent in the fresh air can bring. …
BE HERE NOW, Because Time Is Not on Our Side
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com
For a professional cyclist, one hundredth of a second can mean winning or losing a race. For a jobless commuter / weekend warrior / fathlete such as myself, I really could not care less about speed. Which is good because I’m not fast. As in, lately most of my rides are around 10 miles per hour. However, the first quarter of the year went by and I rode 1,501 miles. But with the world having a prettay, prettay, prettay bad year, who cares about …