Texas Biking News May 27th 2020
‘Bike fever’: Austin bike shops see increase in demand
Molly Oak | www.kvue.com
Staff at bike shops around the city say they’re seeing more and more people looking to buy bikes.
AUSTIN, Texas — Sales are coming in like never before.
Owen Weber, the owner of Bike Farm in Austin, said he thinks sales have increased 300% over the past few months.
"Springtime in Texas, it usually gets pretty busy, but …
Video: Forget toilet paper. The latest product to spike in sales during the coronavirus pandemic is… bicycles?
Taisha Walker | www.click2houston.com
SUGAR LAND, Texas – More people are turning to bicycles to enjoy some fresh air now that coronavirus restrictions are starting to ease. Bike shops across the Houston-area are seeing their sales accelerate.
The phone started ringing Tuesday morning, well before Society Cycle Works in Sugar Land opened its doors at noon. For the last several weeks, staff have been greeted each day with a steady line of customers.
Demand for a set of two-wheels has cranked into …
Durwood Mayfield
www.biketexas.org
BikeTexas is heartbroken at the loss of our friend and colleague, Durwood Mayfield, on May 13, 2020. See Durwood’s obituary here.
After owning and operating muffler shops and working as a professional owner-operator truck driver, Durwood found a new passion as a bicycle advocate. He started as a mountain bike rider and then began volunteering as a trail builder for the West Texas Cycling Association.
His passion for life and bicycling led him to BikeTexas. As an encore career, Durwood Mayfield worked and volunteered at BikeTexas for over 10 years. On behalf of BikeTexas he represented Texans who …
Beginner Gravel Ride
West Texas Cycling Association | www.facebook.com
as of 7:00pm Tues, the roads were rideable.
Slaying ‘The Dragon’: Goodwater Trail at Lake Georgetown draws adventure-seeking cyclists
By Taylor Jackson Buchanan | communityimpact.com
The Goodwater Trail around Lake Georgetown is one of two Texas trails with an International Mountain Bicycling Association Epic designation. This distinction means a trail is considered technically demanding, physically challenging and set within a landscape that is beautiful to behold. (Courtesy Paul Littlefield/Georgetown Cyclewerx)
From a bird’s-eye view, the 26.3-mile trail that loops around Lake Georgetown appears to be in the shape of a dragon. For cyclists who …