Texas Bicycling News May 18th 2020
Tour de Paris postponed to September
theparisnews.com
The Tour de Paris scheduled for July 18 has been moved to Sept. 26.
“Most of all the big biking events have been canceled or postponed during the time of uncertainty. We didn’t want to lose this event and pushing it out later hopefully will be better for everyone,†Lamar County Chamber of Commerce President Paul Allen said.
Though the event is outside, the 650 volunteers that successfully …
Upcoming Outdoors Calendar – Saturday, May 23, 2020
Austin’s Calendar | austinscalendar.com
7a – 9a NWAus- Nelo’s Cycles Shop Weekday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 10a SwAus- Gruppo VOP Saturday Ride (Road)
7:30a – 9:45a Gruppo VOP (Adv)
7:30a – 9:30a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Road Ride
8a – 1p NwAus- Violet Crown Bagel Ride (Road Ride)
8a – 11a NwAus- Bicycle Sport Shop Parmer Store Saturday Ride
8a – 10a SwAus- Circle C Ranch Cycle Club
8:30a – 12p SoAus- Austin Tri-Cyclist Saturday Shop Road Ride
8:30a – 11:30a ATC Training Ride (Int,Adv)
8:30a – 11:30a Austin Flyers Club Ride
8:30a – 11:30a CenAus- Middle of the Road Ride (MOTR)
9a – 1p CenAus- Yellow Bike Project at the Austin Farmer’s Market (Downtown)
9a – 1p Georgetown- Sun City Cyclists Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 12p CenAus- Mellow Mountain Ride
9a – 12p Kyle- Hill Country Tri Club Saturday Ride (Road)
9a – 11a CenAus- Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride
9a – 11a SwAus- Southwest Cycle Sport Saturday Mountain Bike Ride
9a – 10a NwAus- Saturday Brick Workout hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop
10a – 1p CenAus- Orange Bike Project Shop Hours
10a – 1p Florence- Heart of Texas BMX Weekly Practice Time
12p – 1:30p Farm Tour & Volunteer Orientation
12p – 1p CenAus- Coed Hands-on Flat Fix Clinic
A workshop tour with Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland
By Josh Croxton | www.cyclingnews.com
Strickland’s favourite features and essential tech from within his disorganised but productive workshop
In a recent video in partnership with Red Bull TV, Colin Strickland has taken viewers through his workshop at his home in Austin, Texas. In Strickland’s own words, this is "where projects go to come to life, but also, where some projects go to die."
The video was originally published onto Red Bull TV’s Instagram and Facebook stories on Friday, however, Cyclingnews reached out to Strickland for further …
With Little to Do Staying at Home, More People are Picking up a Bike
BY MATT MILLER | www.singletracks.com
Early on in the US coronavirus outbreak we reached out to a few bike brands and asked how the pandemic, and seizure of the economy, was affecting them. They were all reluctant to speak at the time, mostly because they had no idea what was about to happen to their businesses. When the economy stops, most of us would assume that purchases on recreational items like bikes would also stop.
But, as we have settled into life at home, it turns out that bikes have become more important than ever. With nowhere to go, nothing to do, and …
Aldo Morales, The Bike Barn
“We thought we were going to see a slowdown,†says Aldo Morales, assistant manager of the Bike barn in Cypress, Texas. Bike Barn is a chain of bike shops around the Houston area. They carry Trek and Specialized bikes.
Morales says that they took precautions like sanitizing more often, and discouraging customers from touching products, but carried on with operations for the …