Texas Biking News July 24th 2020
Find comfort in nature using these 6 biking trails in Houston
Beatriz Oliveros | www.click2houston.com
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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 …
SAPD: Teenager hit by car while riding bicycle, taken to hospital
Rebecca Salinas | www.ksat.com
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Police say bicyclist may have overlooked traffic light
SAN ANTONIO – A teenage boy was sent to the hospital after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle late Thursday.
San Antonio police responded to the scene around 10:40 p.m. in the 400 block of W. Mulberry Ave., near San Pedro Avenue on the North Side.
Officers said the boy may have overlooked a traffic light before he was hit by a black sedan.
He was taken to …
Katy man rides 180 miles to raise funds for child with cancer
Claire Goodman | www.houstonchronicle.com
Brady Adams, age 7, may be battling cancer, but he’s not doing it alone. The community is standing beside him in his fight. One of his biggest champions is Kevin Carpenter, a teacher in Katy, who rode his bicycle 180 miles in the blazing Texas summer sun to raise funds and awareness for Adams’ fight.
Adams was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma on June 4. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy and various other treatments. Kristina Dagg, a friend of Adams’ family, said that …
To Keep Austin’s Racial Justice Movement In Motion, One Man Got On His Bike. Hundreds Followed.
By NADIA HAMDAN | www.kut.org
When Talib Abdullahi first shared his idea on Instagram, he wasn’t expecting much.
He wanted to get some friends together for a bike ride to explore Austin’s Black history. He figured maybe 20 or 30 friends would join him.
But that’s not what happened.
In the span of a few hours, a screenshot of his Instagram story was making its way across social media. Over the course of the next few days, Facebook groups were created, posters were designed and …
REI’S Co-Op Cycles Uses Membership Insight In Mountain Biking Design, Business Model
Tim Newcomb | www.forbes.com
Crafting the people’s bike while creating confident riders. That’s how REI views its role in mountain biking, using its unique business model of a membership-led co-op to design product that can serve as an alternative to mainstream bike brands by making decisions based on getting people outside, especially if that means on the house brand, Co-op Cycles.
Being a membership-owned operation means Co-op Cycles looks at profit margins differently (more than 70 percent of all REI profits get pumped back into the community), uses …