Texas Biking News May 13th 2020
We Are Running Out Of Bikes
By Travis Engel | www.bikemag.com
But the coronavirus boom isn’t all to blame
Two months ago, bike shops were facing the same challenge as every other business: Stay above water when it seems the whole world is drowning. Many were preparing for a sort of hibernation, including putting a halt to the often huge speculative restocking orders that happen that time of year. For most shops, that hibernation lasted about a week. Then suddenly, bikes started selling like toilet paper, a phenomenon we just recently covered. Now, two months later, the world’s supply of new bikes is running out. Like toilet paper. …
But I Would Bike 500 Miles, And I Would Bike 500 More
A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com
Does it surprise you that I’m still riding my bicycle around 17 miles a day, which totals 500 for the month? It surprises me a little, even though I’m the one who decided to “make it so.†That’s because it’s a lot of effing work. Like most everyone, I’m having to deal with how our long international nightmare is impacting life. And a big part of my life is bicycling. I also had to move residences mostly by myself, have been having knee pain, had a fall and although minor the road rash just finally healed, and I am not exactly …
Get on a Bike, Then Get Some of Dallas’ Best Beer
PHILIP KINGSTON | www.dallasobserver.com
The need to distance during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with people working from home or not working at all, combined with cabin fever, has created an unprecedented demand for trails and parks.
Major cities around the world have responded to this demand by closing streets to automotive traffic to make more room for pedestrians and bicycles with appropriate distancing. …
ZWIFT MEETUP RIDE
Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org
Sat, May 16, 2020 9:05 AM FWBA Meetup ride in ZWIFT.
Only if it’s raining on Saturday!!!
Watopia, Big Loop, 27mi. Up and over the mountain from the easier side, through the jungle and around the volcano. Easy peasy. This is a no drop ride. We’ll do 2-2.5w/kg pace. Maybe a sprint or two.
Bike sales jump in area as more people flock to trails for exercise during COVID-19
by Jim Lefko | news4sanantonio.com
SAN ANTONIO – If it seems like you’re seeing more people cycling around San Antonio during the pandemic, it’s may be because bike sales are way up.
That’s a huge benefit to a city that struggles with obesity. But there might a downside too.
"Bike sales are certainly up. but it’s a different type of bike," says Brian Mikiten, owner of Crossroads Bikes ."We’re seeing a lot of …
After canoe trip, Franklin High trio reunites for bike ride to Alamo
By Brooke Wanser | www.williamsonherald.com
In a sequel to their canoe trip from the Harpeth River to the Gulf Coast, three Franklin High School graduates have begun a bicycle trip to the Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas.
Job Dooley, Jonah Albert and Luke Saulters set off on a canoe trip last summer, just days after graduating from Franklin High. They gained a local following as they canoed down the Harpeth to Mobile, Alabama, over the span of a month.
Saulters and Albert went on to attend …