Texas Biking News May 14th 2020
HHH 2020 shifts to virtual event in light of coronavirus
Deanna Watson | www.timesrecordnews.com
In what described as a difficult decision, Hotter’N Hell Hundred organizers announced Thursday that the city’s signature outdoor event this year would, for all intents and purposes, be canceled and transformed into a virtual cycling opportunity.
The decision was made "because of the dangers the COVID-19 virus poses to the safety and health of our riders, runners, volunteers and community."
Instead of an in-person ride, which draws thousands of people to Wichita Falls each August, from professionals to seasoned enthusiasts to wannabe cyclists and runners, HHH will instead offer a virtual event where …
Cycling Tour of Historic East End District: Art Murals & Installations
By Teresa Biggar | bcoadventures.com
The East End District of Houston celebrates its rich history through public art along Harrisburg & Navigation Boulevards, and the streets in between. The most visible are the murals on buildings of many businesses. However, a keen eye will spot the artwork on bus and rail shelters, mail and electrical boxes, light fixtures and more! Local artists and students worked with local businesses and the City of Houston to create this colorful storytelling of the East End culture.
I toured this beautiful district with fellow BCO cyclists (names removed by request) last Saturday while the weather was cool and sunny. We rode from …
Susman Godfrey Founder Steve Susman Is Out of Coma, In Recovery After Bicycle Accident
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | www.law.com
Texas trial lawyer Stephen Susman, who was unconscious and hospitalized in Houston after a cycling accident on April 22, is now conscious and recovering at a rehabilitation hospital.
“Steve is making slow but steady progress. He is now out of the hospital and in rehabilitation at TIRR, a world-renowned rehab facility in Houston,†Neal Manne, a managing partner of Susman Godfrey, wrote in an email Thursday.
Manne declined to say when Susman, 79, was transferred …
Lamar County biking businesses see uptick in traffic
theparisnews.com
Residents of Lamar County have taken the opportunity to practice social distancing and get outside during the last few weeks. There has been a spike in the number of bikes you see around town, on the Northeast Texas Trail, and on the country roads.
The Lamar County Chamber of Commerce took the opportunity to talk with two chamber members that are meeting the needs of the community when it comes to all things bike related.
Gear Down Bikes and Cycle Works Paris have both seen an …
No Texas 4000 visitors this year
www.alaskahighwaynews.ca
This year’s Texas 4000 team has cancelled its bike ride to Alaska due to Covid-19.
Students from the University of Texas make the annual trek from Austin to Anchorage raising funds in the fight against cancer, and are always sure to stop and spend a night with Rotarians in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. …
El Pasoans turn to bicycling amid COVID-19 pandemic
by: Marlenn Barraza | www.ktsm.com
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One hobby many El Pasoans are picking up for exercise is bicycling and many are trying to get their hands on either a new bike or trying to fix the ones they already own. Bike shops in the sun city are getting plenty of business and local shop hopes the surge of bicyclists leads to change.
“I’ve heard directly from parents that now they get to spend time with their children and actually do things together and be outdoors. I hope it’s a wake up call for our community leaders to provide the …
Howdy y’all and greetings from The Lone Star state!
jc907 | www.bikeforums.net
Caution: This is long. Move on if you’re not into reading more than a couple of minutes. If you decide to continue, know that you’ve been warned!
Having made the decision to finally get back into the saddle after a very looong hiatus, I’ve found that – like all technology – the bike world has changed so much since I lived in the saddle as a youth sooo long ago that I barely recognize it. Just to give you an idea how long ago that was: when I started riding, mountain bikes were a relatively new novelty and had not yet gone mainstream; it was so long ago that gear shifters were still placed on the downtube and were of the friction variety; it was so long ago that Reynolds 531 and Columbus SL were still the frame materials of choice for most builders; and finally, it was so long ago that most of the top frame masters still literally built frames by hand. I think you folks get the idea. So, in an effort to try to get up to speed on all things bicycle, I thought it might be a good start to join a forum such as this where I can pick the brains of those who know better than I at this point.
Since this is an introduction, a little background is in order: I was born in the "Boogey-Down" in the very early ’60s (for those uninitiated, that’s The Bronx) and raised throughout NYC, moving from one borough to the next if the rent got too high or the neighborhood got too gentrified one way or another for my mom’s liking (she insisted we live in a mixed area because we were too poor to actually travel and she still wanted me to learn about other people and cultures – Memory eternal!). With my …