HHH 2020 shifts to virtual event in light of coronavirus

Deanna Watson | www.timesrecordnews.com

In what described as a difficult decision, Hotter’N Hell Hundred organizers announced Thursday that the city’s signature outdoor event this year would, for all intents and purposes, be canceled and transformed into a virtual cycling opportunity.

The decision was made "because of the dangers the COVID-19 virus poses to the safety and health of our riders, runners, volunteers and community."

Instead of an in-person ride, which draws thousands of people to Wichita Falls each August, from professionals to seasoned enthusiasts to wannabe cyclists and runners, HHH will instead offer a virtual event where …

Cycling Tour of Historic East End District: Art Murals & Installations

By Teresa Biggar | bcoadventures.com

The East End District of Houston celebrates its rich history through public art along Harrisburg & Navigation Boulevards, and the streets in between. The most visible are the murals on buildings of many businesses. However, a keen eye will spot the artwork on bus and rail shelters, mail and electrical boxes, light fixtures and more! Local artists and students worked with local businesses and the City of Houston to create this colorful storytelling of the East End culture.

I toured this beautiful district with fellow BCO cyclists (names removed by request) last Saturday while the weather was cool and sunny. We rode from …

Susman Godfrey Founder Steve Susman Is Out of Coma, In Recovery After Bicycle Accident

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | www.law.com

Texas trial lawyer Stephen Susman, who was unconscious and hospitalized in Houston after a cycling accident on April 22, is now conscious and recovering at a rehabilitation hospital.

“Steve is making slow but steady progress. He is now out of the hospital and in rehabilitation at TIRR, a world-renowned rehab facility in Houston,” Neal Manne, a managing partner of Susman Godfrey, wrote in an email Thursday.

Manne declined to say when Susman, 79, was transferred …

Lamar County biking businesses see uptick in traffic

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Residents of Lamar County have taken the opportunity to practice social distancing and get outside during the last few weeks. There has been a spike in the number of bikes you see around town, on the Northeast Texas Trail, and on the country roads.

The Lamar County Chamber of Commerce took the opportunity to talk with two chamber members that are meeting the needs of the community when it comes to all things bike related.

Gear Down Bikes and Cycle Works Paris have both seen an …

No Texas 4000 visitors this year

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This year’s Texas 4000 team has cancelled its bike ride to Alaska due to Covid-19.

Students from the University of Texas make the annual trek from Austin to Anchorage raising funds in the fight against cancer, and are always sure to stop and spend a night with Rotarians in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John. …

El Pasoans turn to bicycling amid COVID-19 pandemic

by: Marlenn Barraza | www.ktsm.com

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One hobby many El Pasoans are picking up for exercise is bicycling and many are trying to get their hands on either a new bike or trying to fix the ones they already own. Bike shops in the sun city are getting plenty of business and local shop hopes the surge of bicyclists leads to change.

“I’ve heard directly from parents that now they get to spend time with their children and actually do things together and be outdoors. I hope it’s a wake up call for our community leaders to provide the …

Howdy y’all and greetings from The Lone Star state!

jc907 | www.bikeforums.net

Caution: This is long. Move on if you’re not into reading more than a couple of minutes. If you decide to continue, know that you’ve been warned!

Having made the decision to finally get back into the saddle after a very looong hiatus, I’ve found that – like all technology – the bike world has changed so much since I lived in the saddle as a youth sooo long ago that I barely recognize it. Just to give you an idea how long ago that was: when I started riding, mountain bikes were a relatively new novelty and had not yet gone mainstream; it was so long ago that gear shifters were still placed on the downtube and were of the friction variety; it was so long ago that Reynolds 531 and Columbus SL were still the frame materials of choice for most builders; and finally, it was so long ago that most of the top frame masters still literally built frames by hand. I think you folks get the idea. So, in an effort to try to get up to speed on all things bicycle, I thought it might be a good start to join a forum such as this where I can pick the brains of those who know better than I at this point.

Since this is an introduction, a little background is in order: I was born in the "Boogey-Down" in the very early ’60s (for those uninitiated, that’s The Bronx) and raised throughout NYC, moving from one borough to the next if the rent got too high or the neighborhood got too gentrified one way or another for my mom’s liking (she insisted we live in a mixed area because we were too poor to actually travel and she still wanted me to learn about other people and cultures – Memory eternal!). With my …

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We Are Running Out Of Bikes

By Travis Engel | www.bikemag.com

But the coronavirus boom isn’t all to blame

Two months ago, bike shops were facing the same challenge as every other business: Stay above water when it seems the whole world is drowning. Many were preparing for a sort of hibernation, including putting a halt to the often huge speculative restocking orders that happen that time of year. For most shops, that hibernation lasted about a week. Then suddenly, bikes started selling like toilet paper, a phenomenon we just recently covered. Now, two months later, the world’s supply of new bikes is running out. Like toilet paper. …

But I Would Bike 500 Miles, And I Would Bike 500 More

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com

Does it surprise you that I’m still riding my bicycle around 17 miles a day, which totals 500 for the month? It surprises me a little, even though I’m the one who decided to “make it so.” That’s because it’s a lot of effing work. Like most everyone, I’m having to deal with how our long international nightmare is impacting life. And a big part of my life is bicycling. I also had to move residences mostly by myself, have been having knee pain, had a fall and although minor the road rash just finally healed, and I am not exactly …

Get on a Bike, Then Get Some of Dallas’ Best Beer

PHILIP KINGSTON | www.dallasobserver.com

The need to distance during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with people working from home or not working at all, combined with cabin fever, has created an unprecedented demand for trails and parks.

Major cities around the world have responded to this demand by closing streets to automotive traffic to make more room for pedestrians and bicycles with appropriate distancing. …

ZWIFT MEETUP RIDE

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org

Sat, May 16, 2020 9:05 AM FWBA Meetup ride in ZWIFT.

Only if it’s raining on Saturday!!!

Watopia, Big Loop, 27mi. Up and over the mountain from the easier side, through the jungle and around the volcano. Easy peasy. This is a no drop ride. We’ll do 2-2.5w/kg pace. Maybe a sprint or two.

Bike sales jump in area as more people flock to trails for exercise during COVID-19

by Jim Lefko | news4sanantonio.com

SAN ANTONIO – If it seems like you’re seeing more people cycling around San Antonio during the pandemic, it’s may be because bike sales are way up.

That’s a huge benefit to a city that struggles with obesity. But there might a downside too.

"Bike sales are certainly up. but it’s a different type of bike," says Brian Mikiten, owner of Crossroads Bikes ."We’re seeing a lot of …

After canoe trip, Franklin High trio reunites for bike ride to Alamo

By Brooke Wanser | www.williamsonherald.com

In a sequel to their canoe trip from the Harpeth River to the Gulf Coast, three Franklin High School graduates have begun a bicycle trip to the Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas.

Job Dooley, Jonah Albert and Luke Saulters set off on a canoe trip last summer, just days after graduating from Franklin High. They gained a local following as they canoed down the Harpeth to Mobile, Alabama, over the span of a month.

Saulters and Albert went on to attend …

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