{"id":46539,"date":"2018-12-12T23:52:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T05:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=46539"},"modified":"2018-12-12T23:52:45","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T05:52:45","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-12th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/12\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-december-12th-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest December 12th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ‘Scheels Factor’<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n

by Stephen Frothingham | www.bicycleretailer.com<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Scheels megastores make huge impact on local retail when they come to town.<\/span><\/p>\n

LOVELAND, Colo. (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d When Scheels All Sports opens one of its gargantuan sporting goods stores in a new community, the local press gushes over the tons of steel and truckloads of concrete needed to build the quarter-million-square-foot stores. They write of the stores’ Ferris wheels, mountainous taxidermy displays, oceanic fish tanks and towering bronze sculptures. …<\/span><\/p>\n

… And Scheels is gearing up for its largest location ever. In 2020 it will open a store in The Colony, Texas. It will be 330,000 square feet and the first Scheels south of Kansas, bringing the Scheels Factor to its highest level yet.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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FrankenBike San Antonio # 100: SUNDAY, DEC 16, 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Chris | frankenbike.net<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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FrankenBike San Antonio #100 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Presented by BikeTexas and Independence Brewing Company \u00e2\u20ac\u201c  will be held on SUNDAY, December 16, 2018 from 10am-4pm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c at Big Hops @ the Bridge located at 306 Austin St, San Antonio, Texas 78215.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their regular hours are Mon-Thur 3pm-12am and Fri-Sat 12pm-12am.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle and Robert are your event hosts so be sure to ask for them when you arrive if you need any help.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great location with plenty of room for everyone so bring it if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got it! …<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peddling for Paws Bicycle Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Pennissi Morris | www.hotcyclists.com<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are you ready for some HOT summer cycling? Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 22, 2019, and set your sights on Brownwood, Texas! The Heart of Texas Cyclists will host a bike ride event to benefit the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our rides begin and end at Festival Park in Brownwood Texas near the Corinne T. Smith Animal Center. Stick around after the rides for hamburgers, hot dogs, and entertainment at Festival park! Enjoy the event and feel free to check out additional entertainment, dinning, and museums in Brownwood and Early.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be four routes. The route lengths are 8 miles, 25 miles, 40 miles, and 63 miles. The routes will feature some rolling hills and …<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NWCC Hump Day<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rick Rostkowski | www.strava.com<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gettin’ Fixie With It<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alex Maldonado | www.strava.com<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My bike squad has finally been mounted.

I need more wall space. My TT and BMX bikes are sadly parked in a corner. #CanyonInfliteCF<\/a>#PinarelloRazha<\/a> #CarbonBois<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jS1Yhmekgs<\/a><\/p>— Sarah Kamien (@sarahkamien) December 13, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>