Texas Bicycling News Digest December 27th 2018
How I Bicycled 22 Miles in a Thunderstorm and Tornado Watch (Shark-Free)
A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.wordpress.com
After two days out of town and off the bike for the holidays with family, I returned to Austin ready to get back to bidness. I needed to take my computer into the shop and to retrieve my mail, so I had two destinations. There was some light rain but the temperature was in the high 60’s, not much wind. A little rain never hurt anybody (except the Wicked Witch of the West), so I suited up and headed out. So it was not all storm all the time. But soon …
Around Town: January 2019
By Julie Campbell-Carlson | www.wacotrib.com
Miracle Match Marathon
In 2014 Joe Griffin, a Waco native and commercial photographer for over 40 years, discovered he signed up to be included in the Be the Match stem cell donor registry while participating in the Waco Wild West bicycle tour.
Little did he know at the time, that instead of being a donor, he would become a recipient.
In the spring of 2017, Joe was training for another bike tour but was experiencing shortness of breath and other symptoms. He went to his doctor for a physical, but his blood work came back with abnormal results. he was …
BPSA figures show slight climb in the value of bike sales
www.bicycleretailer.com
Year-to-date figures through November show a 4 percent increase in dollars and a 9 percent decrease in units.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Wholesale bike sales dipped in November, down 14 percent over the same month last year in dollars, and 26 percent in units. Year-to-date figures through November show a 4 percent increase in dollars and a 9 percent decrease in units.
The figures are from the Bicycle Product Suppliers Assocation’s Sell-in Report, prepared by The NPD Group. The numbers represent wholesale sales by BPSA members to U.S. retailers. …
Trailgrams: Riding Texas | Texas is Cool Too!
Jeff Coyle | mbaction.com
You guys are killing me. Your opening sentence to the feature on Payson McElveen—“When you think about great places for mountain biking, Texas is probably not the first place that comes to mindâ€â€”furthers a perception that just isn’t true. …
Canyonlands Jump Restoration
Texas MTB | www.youtube.com
Exploration ride
Brett Savant | www.strava.com
Ride-a-thon 100
Eduardo Salas (Cyclones) | www.strava.com
Rapha Festive 500 Day 4 – Keenan Cut off Easy Ride
Veloharmony | www.strava.com
