from the University of Houston Cycling & Triathlon Team
Congratulations to Alex Black for winning the 2007 Texas Time Trial Championships in the Catagory 4 competition, with a time of 55:34. He also won the team time trial for catagory 4 with three others from Pearland Cycles (Alex Pincus, Rich Schmidt, and James Smith).
from The Dallas Morning News Business Section
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP’s Dallas cycling team, the Gearheads, has earned two awards from the Lone Star chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in recognition of its efforts in the recent Sam’s Club MS 150. The 153-member Gearheads were honored as the veteran team with the most growth, doubling in size since fielding an inaugural 70-member team in 2006. The team also was recognized for having the most improved fundraising. The Gearheads raised more than $108,000 during the May 5-6 ride, compared with nearly $43,000 last year.
from the Wichita Falls Times Record (full article)
Gary Achterberg’s first real 10-speed was a lime-green Schwinn “Super Sport.””By today’s standards, that thing is a tank. Nowadays if you’re going to buy a nice carbon fiber racing bike, you’re probably weighing in at 15 pounds,” said the director of cycling for Midwestern State University.
“You’re talking about half the weight (of the Schwinn) and about twice as many gears.”
from Bicycle Retailer (full article)
BY SEAN HONG
AUSTIN, TX—Hill Abell is on the frontline competing against Performance Bicycles’ retail outlets. So when Performance announced a multi-million dollar infusion of capital to launch another 90 stores over the next four years, he paid attention.
Early last month, Peformance announced that it had been acquired by private equity firm North Castle Partners based in Connecticut.
Abell is a Top 100 Retailer with two stores in Austin, a community he describes as a “very sophisticated cycling market.� Performance has a store near his north Austin location and is about to open another one mile from his central Austin store.