Watch the Focus Bikes team explore Texas gravel
by Jilli Cluff | bikerumor.com
For some, Texas is the heart of gravel cycling. Pine forests and endless desert roads make the state uniquely good for the style. So when the Netherlands-based Ride Beyond Crew got the chance to compete in the Gravel Locos race in the rural town of Hico, they decided to make a journey out of it.
They’d spend two weeks in Texas, dedicating one week to Hico for the race, and the second week to traveling towards the Mexican border for some more adventurous rides.
This brief edit from Focus Bikes follows the crew on their last few days in the Lone Star state, as they explore Big Bend National Park and the borderlands. …
Cyclists across America now have access to simple and affordable bike insurance.
www.endurancesportswire.com
July 6, 2022 /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – BikeInsure, an insurtech company specializing in bicycle coverage for cyclists in the United States, today announced that any bicycle owner across America now has access to its standardized bike insurance. BikeInsure innovated a process that allows a cyclist to obtain bike coverage with optional theft protection for a bicycle as quickly as it was to get for your smartphone, in just a few minutes, all from BikeInsure.com.
Today’s expensive bicycles require a standalone insurance coverage policy to provide you with protection. BikeInsure reimburses you for repairs to your insured bicycle and listed accessories due to accidents when riding. Coverage continues during transit of the scheduled bike and extends to a stolen bike when optional theft protection is selected.
“While cycling is safe, accidents do happen, but I never thought it would happen to me,” said Buzzy Cohn, CEO of BikeInsure. “My bike …
Bikes For Kids – Uvalde
www.mellowjohnnys.com
Help us along with WEDU, Ski Dock, Operation Get Out, and Wish for Wheels purchase 750 bikes for the kids at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
There’s nothing better than a bike to help children Get Out, move, breathe, play and release — a great tool for positive mental, physical, and emotional wellness!
The children of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, will join Flores Elementary this fall, creating a total enrollment of 750 students. For Back to School days in August, we’re teaming up with WEDU, Ski Dock, Operation Get Out, and Wish for Wheels to host a Bikes For Kids giveaway with the goal of providing a bike and helmet for EVERY child from Robb AND the children they will be joining at Flores Elementary school. Our friends at GT Bikes are helping make this possible too!
Returning to school will …
Back Biking To Hamilton Park Splash Pad
Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com
Til today, it has been quite some time since I let my bike roll me anywhere.
Today, an hour before noon, my bike began rolling me north on the Circle Trail, exiting the Circle Trail in Hamilton Park by the Splash Pad, which is what you see my bike’s handlebars pointing towards in the photo documentation.
There was some wind blowing, which made the 99 degrees feel a bit cooler. Combining the wind speed with the bike speed, the wind chill factor makes those 99 degrees feel like only …
South Austin neighbor says bike lane curb to blame for tire blowouts
dougmc | bicycleaustin.info
"South Austin neighbor says bike lane curb to blame for tire blowouts, city says it improves safety"
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ … es-safety/
My favorite bit from the article is this :
“You cannot chalk it up to bad driving or new experience,” he said. “One, because there are new people coming to Austin every single day, so every day, you’ve got a new driver that’s not familiar with this area, and that’s going to happen for years to come. You have to understand there is an inherent problem here.”
Dude, people hit the curb because they’re driving in the bike lane. I might have to chalk it up, at least partially, to bad driving after all.
Though I am surprised that they made the curb so abrupt — they could have angled it to do less damage to the bad drivers who hit it anyways. And do paint it bright yellow or something. …
Saturday Morning Caffeine Cruise – July 9th 2022 from socialcyclingaustin
Hangover Riders DFW from dfwbike
Team Snacks Slaughter Creek Hot Laps from BikingATX
