{"id":52597,"date":"2020-03-26T23:26:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T04:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=52597"},"modified":"2020-03-26T23:27:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T04:27:02","slug":"texas-biking-news-march-26th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/03\/26\/texas-biking-news-march-26th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News March 26th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Which San Antonio businesses have to close under stay-home orders?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Patrick Danner | www.expressnews.com<\/h3>\n

At a minute before midnight Tuesday, new stay-at-home orders took effect that directed all nonessential businesses in San Antonio and elsewhere in Bexar County to close their doors and have employees work from home.<\/p>\n

You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re sure to see many businesses still operating today if you venture out, however. …<\/p>\n

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Joe Treanor, manager of Bike World Alamo Height, treats doors and counters with disinfectant. The business is allowed to remain open under an exemption to the stay-at-home orders.<\/p>\n

… Whit Snell, owner of Bike World, wondered if he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have to close his four San Antonio bike shops because of the orders.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was unclear about it,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said. So he emailed the mayor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s office. …<\/p>\n

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Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n

Lake Bryan will be closing this evening at 5:00pm in order to comply with the Brazos County shelter-in-place order. The public will not be allowed access, including annual pass holders until the order is lifted.<\/p>\n

Brazos Valley Mountain Bike Association Because the entire park is closed. If we go out there to ride the trails we would be considered trespassing according to BTU because the park is closed to the public. Tried to get around that but no go. …<\/p>\n

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Which Austin, Texas Bike Shops Are Open During the COVID-19 Shelter in Place?<\/a><\/h2>\n

A DUDE ABIKES | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n

During my ongoing spins around town, at least my neck of the woods, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve passed by a few local bike shops (LBS). Given the government shut-down of all non-essential business, it seemed most of the LBS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s were forced to close. Many operate on thin margins, so it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not good news. But I began thinking: If auto dealers, car repair and auto parts shops are open, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it discriminatory against the car-less and poor to close down the LBS\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s?<\/p>\n

However, bicycling is an exempt activity from the health department order to stay home. And if you ride a bike, you know you will eventually need new …<\/p>\n

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Using @SABikeShare<\/a> is allowed right now, but we recommend wiping down the bike beforehand as an extra precaution. We are maintaining our sanitization efforts at stations and in the shop, and we ask riders to wear gloves if possible and wash their hands before\/after each trip. pic.twitter.com\/k0XpPko3b2<\/a><\/p>— San Antonio Bike Share (@SABikeShare) March 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>