{"id":53025,"date":"2020-05-14T00:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T05:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53025"},"modified":"2020-05-14T00:30:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T05:30:08","slug":"texas-biking-news-may-13th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/14\/texas-biking-news-may-13th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News May 13th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We Are Running Out Of Bikes <\/a><\/h2>\n

By Travis Engel | www.bikemag.com<\/h3>\n

But the coronavirus boom isn’t all to blame<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s supply of new bikes is running out. Like toilet paper. …<\/p>\n

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But I Would Bike 500 Miles, And I Would Bike 500 More<\/a><\/h2>\n

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n

Does it surprise you that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still riding my bicycle around 17 miles a day, which totals 500 for the month? It surprises me a little, even though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the one who decided to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153make it so.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot of effing work. Like most everyone, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m 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 …<\/p>\n

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Get on a Bike, Then Get Some of Dallas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Best Beer<\/a><\/h2>\n

PHILIP KINGSTON | www.dallasobserver.com<\/h3>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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. …<\/p>\n

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ZWIFT MEETUP RIDE<\/a><\/h2>\n

Fort Worth Bicycling Association | www.fwbaclub.org<\/h3>\n

Sat, May 16, 2020 9:05 AM\nFWBA Meetup ride in ZWIFT.<\/p>\n

Only if it’s raining on Saturday!!!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Bike sales jump in area as more people flock to trails for exercise during COVID-19<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Jim Lefko | news4sanantonio.com<\/h3>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

That’s a huge benefit to a city that struggles with obesity. But there might a downside too.<\/p>\n

"Bike sales are certainly up. but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a different type of bike," says Brian Mikiten, owner of Crossroads Bikes ."We’re seeing a lot of …<\/p>\n

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After canoe trip, Franklin High trio reunites for bike ride to Alamo<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Brooke Wanser | www.williamsonherald.com<\/h3>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Saulters and Albert went on to attend …<\/p>\n

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\u00f0\u0178\u201c\u00b8: Daniel Carillo
We miss baseball too buddy. \u00e2\u02dc\u00b9\u00ef\u00b8\u008f #RideYourBike<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5rR60WuZSo<\/a><\/p>— Critical Mass Houston (@HoustonCM) May 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>