Texas Bicycling News for December 11, 2023
Bike Ride in Rio Grande Valley Texas
Tigerholm | www.youtube.com
Bike Ride in Rio Grande Valley, McAllen Texas December 9 2023. State Highway 107 to 10th Street to Trenton and Dove to 2nd Street trail to Trenton to Jackson to University Drive Edinburg to do some errand stops at stores and eat lunch, completing five errand stops, 15 miles, camera battery ran out. Warm sunny day 88 degrees. Purposeful cycling, sort of a scavenger hunt, better than driving.
Community bike ride held in Brownsville to celebrate West Rail Trail
by: Brian R Svendsen | www.valleycentral.com
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The city of Brownsville hosted a ride with the commissioner event Sunday. It was the first community bike ride along the West Rail Trail since the route was inaugurated over the Summer.
Brownsville City Commissioner Dr. Rose Gowen was the driving force behind the event.
“We are enjoying this crisp, beautiful sunny morning to take a ride down the West Rail Trail,” Gowen said.
The commissioner said she wants the community to know the trail is complete and has enormous …
Knob Hills Trail Saturday Group Riding
Texas MTB Rider | www.youtube.com
BellVelo #2 Review, HTX CX #4 coming Sunday plus Bonus Race on Weds 20th!
Greater Houston Cycling Foundation | shoutout.wix.com
… BellVelo #2 Racers were welcomed by warm conditions with gentle wind on Saturday morning as racing returned to the original loop. One Lap Races In the women’s event Sandra Boyle put in a strong ride to take the win ahead of Maria Velasco with Race 1 runner up Will Fusco coming in 3rd to secure her 2nd podium and take a 7pt lead into the final race of the series meaning another good ride would guarantee her the overall title.
David Reynolds made it 2 in 2 in the men’s race finishing ahead of Benjamin Proko and last years series champion Kevin Dunn. The series looks like being fought out between Reynolds and Dunn with Reynolds taking a 4 point lead into Race #3. …
We love to see Houston's newly-elected controller @CGHollins on a bike, don't we folks? https://t.co/aM8XROYqTF
— BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) December 11, 2023
Heath Eiland and Morgan Moss BMX Skate Park, 1213 Shoal Creek Blvd., will be temporarily closed December 18-21 for graffiti removal. More park closure info: https://t.co/s2nH7W19Qj pic.twitter.com/xBti7m6zGH
— Austin Parks & Rec (@AustinCityParks) December 11, 2023
— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) December 12, 2023
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Upcoming Rides
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Active Cycling Ride – Short Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 5:30 PM
The Boot ReBooted Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
NWCC Hump Day Ride Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
UBG 26 mile Wednesday Night Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
MCC THURSDAY MORNING RIDE Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 6:30 AM
Bridgeland Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
TREK WEST U | BEGINNERS (THU) Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 6:15 PM
Trek West U Bridges Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 6:30 PM
Look Pro Go Kind of Slow Thursday, December 14, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
WOODLANDS LOVE & COFFEE RIDE 25 (check here in the morning for changes) Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
ETXSD Scouting Friday, December 15, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
UBG Saturday – 23 miles Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
Trek Sugar Land Sienna 53/47 Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
NWCC Saturday Zube Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
R3- 38 mile Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
TREK WEST U | GROUP C (SAT) Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 8:15 AM
Saturday Miles 2.2 Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 7:00 AM
R3-Saturday 50 Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
JL Ride to Smart Financial Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 6:00 AM
R3 Ride 33 Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
Cycling Addicks Saturday Ride – 47 Delices de Maurice Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 7:00 AM
Bike Medicine Saturday Training Ride Saturday, December 16, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
Sienna Sunday 36 | New Pearland Bicycles Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
Life Time DOWNTOWN Outdoor Recovery Ride Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
Bike Medicine Sundat Training Ride Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
Sun & Ski – The Woodlands Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
NWCC Sunday Starbucks Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
MCC Blockhouse Coffee Recovery Ride Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
CX under the SuN: Week 4 – Sugar Cycles / Sugar Cycles North + Urban South Brewery Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
UBG Sunday – 35-50 miles Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
Trek The Woodlands Holiday Lights Ride Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 5:30 PM
Cookie Monster Ride Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 7:30 AM
Rumors of LBS death are greatly exaggerated, although the IBD business model is under increased strain
by Rick Vosper | www.bicycleretailer.com
It’s popular in some circles to forecast the death of the Local Bike Shop. Times are tough, they say. There is a huge surplus of inventory industry-wide, a lot of it on bike shop floors. In-store sales, according to data available from Circana (the organization formerly known as NPD), have shown month after month of all-time lows. Even the massive discounts currently in place are failing to motivate significant numbers of consumers to buy new bikes. And, because of all this, they say, we should be seeing bike shops failing at an unprecedented rate.
Be that as it may, in the immortal words of Howard Sutherland, founder of the Sutherland’s Handbook For Bicycle Mechanics series, “One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.” So, to find some measurements of the industry’s retail businesses and whether they’re failing, I turned to Christopher Georger of Georger Data Services, the guy who maintains the industry’s most comprehensive list of bike shops.
Georger compiled a list of all U.S. bike shops carrying one or more of the approximately 60 bike brands his company tracks, as shown on those brands’ dealer listings. (Excluded from the …
Good ride with good friends San Antonio, Texas
Dan Carrion- Blitz Racing | strava.com
Lunch Ride San Antonio, Texas
Roger Ramon | strava.com
Quick stop at Panaderia for cafe de so le’
