{"id":53140,"date":"2020-05-28T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=53140"},"modified":"2020-05-28T01:00:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:00:24","slug":"texas-biking-news-may-27th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/texas-biking-news-may-27th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News May 27th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvue.com\/article\/news\/health\/coronavirus\/covid19-austin-bike-shops-increase-demand\/269-88e7abe3-b509-432f-aa75-b1ec43a663a2\">&#8216;Bike fever&#8217;: Austin bike shops see increase in demand<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Molly Oak | www.kvue.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6e6e6\" src=\"https:\/\/kvue.com\/embeds\/video\/269-cd688856-16ee-45ad-a489-ee7cfa9904d7\/iframe\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><p>Staff at bike shops around the city say they&#8217;re seeing more and more people looking to buy bikes.<\/p>\n<p>AUSTIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sales are coming in like never before.<\/p>\n<p>Owen Weber, the owner of Bike Farm in Austin, said he thinks sales have increased 300% over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Springtime in Texas, it usually gets pretty busy, but &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAsakbYhgsE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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The latest product to spike in sales during the coronavirus pandemic is&#8230; bicycles?<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Taisha Walker | www.click2houston.com<\/h3>\n<p>SUGAR LAND, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201c More people are turning to bicycles to enjoy some fresh air now that coronavirus restrictions are starting to ease. Bike shops across the Houston-area are seeing their sales accelerate.<\/p>\n<p>The phone started ringing Tuesday morning, well before Society Cycle Works in Sugar Land opened its doors at noon. For the last several weeks, staff have been greeted each day with a steady line of customers.<\/p>\n<p>Demand for a set of two-wheels has cranked into &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biketexas.org\/advocacy\/memorials-funds\/durwood-mayfield\/\">Durwood Mayfield<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>www.biketexas.org<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"413\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.biketexas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/durwood-1140x460-1-1024x413.jpg?resize=1024%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BikeTexas is heartbroken at the loss of our friend and colleague, Durwood Mayfield, on May 13, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/obituaries\/lubbockonline\/obituary.aspx?n=jimmy-durwood-mayfield&amp;pid=196203802\">See Durwood\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s obituary here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After owning and operating muffler shops and working as a professional owner-operator truck driver, Durwood found a new passion as a bicycle advocate. He started as a mountain bike rider and then began volunteering as a trail builder for the West Texas Cycling Association.<\/p>\n<p>His passion for life and bicycling led him to BikeTexas. As an encore career, Durwood Mayfield worked and volunteered at BikeTexas for over 10 years. On behalf of BikeTexas he represented Texans who &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?id=249646924445&amp;story_fbid=10158507997529446\">Beginner Gravel Ride<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>West Texas Cycling Association | www.facebook.com<\/h3>\n<p>as of 7:00pm Tues, the roads were rideable.\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-9\/101447704_10158511377739446_1993121136107323392_o.jpg?_nc_cat=109&amp;_nc_sid=dbeb18&amp;_nc_ohc=Ql-YM6SNpU8AX-UhfGj&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-1.xx&amp;oh=1d02e9121285aa3abea95757849254ec&amp;oe=5EF4BFE8\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/communityimpact.com\/austin\/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto\/parks-recreation\/2020\/05\/26\/slaying-the-dragon-goodwater-trail-at-lake-georgetown-draws-adventure-seeking-cyclists\/\">Slaying \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcThe Dragon&#8217;: Goodwater Trail at Lake Georgetown draws adventure-seeking cyclists<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Taylor Jackson Buchanan | communityimpact.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/communityimpact.com\/uploads\/images\/2020\/05\/26\/58780.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Goodwater Trail around Lake Georgetown is one of two Texas trails with an International Mountain Bicycling Association Epic designation. This distinction means a trail is considered technically demanding, physically challenging and set within a landscape that is beautiful to behold. (Courtesy Paul Littlefield\/Georgetown Cyclewerx)<\/p>\n<p>From a bird&#8217;s-eye view, the 26.3-mile trail that loops around Lake Georgetown appears to be in the shape of a dragon. For cyclists who &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h1>Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A good reminder to use proper trail etiquette when sharing the trail and always call out when passing. We&#39;re sending our best and wishing our annual member, Jerry Heaton, a speeding recovery. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwrHH5vYJz\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwrHH5vYJz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fort Worth Bike Sharing (@fwbikesharing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fwbikesharing\/status\/1265768699128172546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stripes &amp; Stops pavement marking crew hard at work to get the  pavement markings completes to Commerce\/Buffalo Bayou <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D8T9UbmklR\">pic.twitter.com\/D8T9UbmklR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Amar Mohite (@amarpmohite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amarpmohite\/status\/1265690286384132096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCHC brought down bikes from Denver to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonBCycle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HoustonBCycle<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YYR9qQq2XH\">https:\/\/t.co\/YYR9qQq2XH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BikeHouston (@BikeHouston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeHouston\/status\/1265713614993993735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Less traffic means better biking conditions! And hopefully more people on the bike means even less traffic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jRTeZ8lvBB\">https:\/\/t.co\/jRTeZ8lvBB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Austin (@bikeaustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bikeaustin\/status\/1265734690092261376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeMonth2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeMonth2020<\/a><br>Tuesday Night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SocialDistancing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SocialDistancing<\/a> Ride<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RideSolo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RideSolo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BirbcaPspR\">pic.twitter.com\/BirbcaPspR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bike Hombre &#8211; STREETS ARE FOR PEOPLE (@sbwhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sbwhite\/status\/1265523324911865857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><hr \/>\n<h1>New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Chasing Watts &#8211; Chappell Hill Gravel Giddy Up &#8211; Chappell Hill, TX Chappell Hill Gravel Giddy Up &#8211; Let&#39;s get out of the city and hit some of the great gravel roads of Chappell Hill!\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<br><br>\u00c2\u00a0Let&#39;s get out of the city and hit some of the great gravel\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9l3tgXH7gy\">https:\/\/t.co\/9l3tgXH7gy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1265490300740554752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Chasing Watts &#8211; Bellville Century &#8211; Bellville, TX Bellville Century &#8211;<br><br>Bellville &#8211;&gt; Brenham &#8211;&gt; Round Top &#8211;&gt; Industry &#8211;&gt; Belville.\u00c2\u00a0<br><br>Start point is Clark Park, Belville which has ample parking spaces and restrooms.\u00c2\u00a0 Remember to bring suffici\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NutcefJXF5\">https:\/\/t.co\/NutcefJXF5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1265490296806297601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/texas-biking-news-may-27th-2020\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-dP6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53141,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53140\/revisions\/53141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}