Texas Bicycling News for February 12, 2024
Washington Ave. Mess Raises Questions About Mayor Whitmire’s Commitment to Traffic Safety
Jeff Balke | www.houstonpress.com
This past week, Mayor John Whitmire, after some contentious discussions and even a small protest, gave the go ahead to the Public Works Department to remove recently added street improvements at Washington Avenue and Lubbock on Houston Street.
The upgrades at the crosswalk were designed to improve bike and pedestrian safety in a heavily trafficked area near Trinity Lutheran Church and the city courthouse. The improvements paid for by District H cost $100,000 and their city council representative Mario Castillo was caught off guard by the sudden change, wondering if they would be reimbursed for the costs.
The mayor, who just took office last month, has been making a number of changes in …
CYCLING | Downtown San Antonio
Cycling Texas | www.youtube.com
Riding from Brackenridge Park in San Antonio down through the Pearl and Downtown to Roosevelt Park and Back. It was a nice sunny Sunday morning, very windy. Check out the link below for the route on Strava
Rocky Hill Roundup round #2 Trek TX XC MTB State Championship Series Feb. 25th
Dave Bellante | www.tmbra.org
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 12, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 12, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 12, 2024
Biked on the Santa Fe trail into Deep Ellum yesterday pic.twitter.com/pr6RacZs33
— TheDallasEye (@thedallaseye) February 12, 2024
The fantastic Barton Springs Road bike & pedestrian improvements are NOT guaranteed to last. ?
— Safe Streets Austin (@safestreetsatx) February 12, 2024
The City needs STRONG support to make these upgrades permanent.
Take the City's Barton Springs Rd survey by 2/25 and show your support: https://t.co/4ySrzIcp4q pic.twitter.com/dknzc0L9iw
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 12, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 12, 2024
Day 1 on YT https://t.co/Iv7lpxX8av pic.twitter.com/bJTkC6tYta
— Aaron N. Chamberlain ? (@elmachuca) February 13, 2024
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) February 13, 2024
What’s in store for 2024, part two
by Rick Vosper | www.bicycleretailer.com
Last month I wrote that 2024 would be similar to 2023, just not as miserable, based on PeopleForBikes’ projected retail bicycle sales for the year. This month, I’d like to look a little deeper into the on-the-ground reality behind those numbers and what it means for dealers and suppliers.
The bottom line for the bicycle market is that there is still a huge amount of unsold inventory held by suppliers and that it will take most or all of the coming season to work through it … if not longer. Exactly how long is entirely up to cyclists, their willingness to buy that inventory, and to what effect an ongoing wave of discounts can stimulate their buying behavior. Inventory is still up, dealer sell-in is still down
As before, I reached out to PeopleForBikes’ senior research manager Patrick Hogan, to help clarify the situation. He provided the following chart, showing dealer sell-in versus supplier inventory from 2016 through the end of 2023. …
Cycling Rio Grande Valley: McAllen Texas Loop 2nd-Main-Bicentennial
Tigerholm | www.youtube.com
Cycling Rio Grande Valley McAllen Texas. Video part of a longer Bike Ride, this video showing the part from 10th Street McAllen Texas to Hobbs Drive to 2nd Street to the 2nd Street Trail south to …
Back in the Saddle: Heights bike shop reunited with missing vintage bicycle
Stefanie Thomas | www.theleadernews.com
A vintage bicycle taken from Blue Line Bicycle Laboratory in the Heights more than a year ago has been returned to its rightful owner in a series of chance happenings.
Fred Zapalac, co-owner of Blue Line Bicycle Laboratory at 1504 Yale St., said his brother Dave’s prized possession, a 1950s Columbia, held significant sentimental value for the shop owners. The bicycle’s monetary value is hard to estimate, he said, but he guessed the Columbia’s worth between $1,000 and $1,500.
“We’ve had the bike for almost 20 years now,” Fred said. "It was really kind of a centerpiece in our original store on White Oak Drive. Everybody knew this bike. We’ve been meaning to …
Chasing Watts – Upcoming Rides
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UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Hump day Ride with NWCC Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
MCC THURSDAY MORNING RIDE Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30 AM
TREK WEST U | Beginners (THU) Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:15 PM
Bridgeland Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Look Pro Go Kind of Slow Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
Trek West U Bridges Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
New Magnolia Brewing Bikes & Beers Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
JL Thursday Night Ride Thursday, February 15, 2024 @ 6:30 PM
Woodlands Coffee & Love Ride Friday, February 16, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
RRR Pre Loop 17 Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
CCC Saturday’24 Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
NWCC Zube Saturday Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
TREK WEST U | GROUP C (SAT) Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:15 AM
Bike Medicine Saturday Training Ride Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
R3-Saturday 50 Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 9:00 AM
SCN Saturday Morning Ride Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Trek Kingwood // Tour du Rouge Intro Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
CCC Beginner / Party Pace Road Ride Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 11:00 AM
Trek Kingwood // Tour du Rouge Intro Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
UBG Saturday – 23 miles Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Trek Kingwood // Tour du Rouge Intro Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
Trek Kingwood // Tour du Rouge Intro Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
Trek Kingwood // Tour du Rouge Intro Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:30 AM
Saturday Miles 3.0 – Gamma (NEW START LOCATIOIN) Saturday, February 17, 2024 @ 7:00 AM
JL Sunday Ride thru Pearland Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 7:00 AM
Farewell Texas Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Bike Medicine Sunday Training Ride Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Sienna Sunday 36 | New Pearland Bicycles Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Sunday Starbucks Ride Sunday, February 18, 2024 @ 8:00 AM
Cedar Hill Race Festival • Feb 4 2024 • Cedar Hill, TX
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Southern Tier El Paso to New Orleans
By Cortney O. | www.crazyguyonabike.com
Day 32:Conroe to Shepherd Sanctuary: Strong winds, too many dogs, and the best place to chill after a ride Monday February 12, 2024, 48 miles (77 km) – Total so far: 995 miles (1,601 km) Today when we finally left Conroe. The wind was nuts this morning. From the NW, the first half of our ride was either headwinds or crosswinds, 30 mph gusts, and of course most of the climbing for the day.
We rejoined the ACA route in Punkin and rode on 150 for a while past Evergreen and into Coldsprings. Ate fried chicken from the market in the wind on a random curb. Coldsprings doesn’t have much but the little downtown has some charm.
We then deviated from the ACA route to ride to Shepherd, TX on Hwy 150. The traffic was light and the wind was now at our backs. And it was mostly downhill. Total opposite of our morning.
We rode into one of the entrances of the …
