{"id":57197,"date":"2021-08-17T23:32:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T04:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57197"},"modified":"2021-08-17T23:32:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T04:32:36","slug":"texas-biking-news-august-17th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/texas-biking-news-august-17th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News August 17th 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Specialized opens pick-up and delivery hub in Austin, plans company store<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.bicycleretailer.com<\/h4>\n

PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Months after Trek bought Specialized’s largest dealer in the Austin, Texas, market, Specialized has opened a company-owned operation in the city. Specialized Austin provides virtual consultations and home delivery of web-ordered bikes and equipment. The company plans to have a full retail store in Austin by the end of the year, several sources tell BRAIN.<\/p>\n

Michael Browne, Specialized’s USA Marketing Director, said the company would have no comment on its Austin retail plans. He previously declined to comment on Specialized’s ownership of Oro Valley Bicycles, near Tucson.<\/p>\n

Last December, Trek bought Austin’s Bicycle Sport Shop, a five-store operation that was one of …<\/p>\n

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Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred Sunday criterium event moved to downtown<\/a><\/h2>\n

By KAUZ Digital Media Team | www.newschannel6now.com<\/h4>\n

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – Hotter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122N Hell Hundred is ramping up and the registration numbers continue to rise. The criterium event on Aug. 29 will have a different atmosphere compared to normal.<\/p>\n

There will still be a criterium around the MPEC on HHH Friday night, but this Sunday event will take place downtown around more restaurants where people can relax, eat, drink and watch some high-speed racing. Organizers are hoping this will bring more people to watch the event and more money to downtown businesses in Wichita Falls.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Bringing it downtown to …<\/p>\n

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Video: Kilgore making additions to city mountain bike trail<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Jamey Boyum and Christian Terry | www.kltv.com<\/h4>\n

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) – KLTVs Jamey Boyum talks with Kilgore City Manager Josh Selleck about additions to the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mountain bike trail including a nearly finished whale tail.<\/p>\n

If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering what that is, well just click and watch.<\/p>\n

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Cove House holds annual bike ride fundraiser<\/a><\/h2>\n

By John Clark | kdhnews.com<\/h4>\n

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Riding buddies Dwayne Facemire and Owen Sutton said they were not sure what to expect from last Saturday\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cove House Classic Bike Tour, but whatever the outcome, they planned on having a good time.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Not sure how hilly it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to be, but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Facemire, a 60-year-old resident of Burnet participating for the first time in the Cove House ride, as the sun rose over First Baptist Church parking lot along Avenue B. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Owen and I ride 43 miles every Wednesday and we do spin classes. We used to do the (Texas) MS 150 a lot when I was in the Houston area, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about it. …<\/p>\n

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Velodrome News – Alkek Velodrome<\/a><\/h2>\n

shoutout.wix.com<\/h4>\n

Weekend Racing Update
\nAtomic TT Championships
\nInternational Omnium Championship
\nSprint Championships
\nFriday Night Racing
\nPhotographs
\nTrack Intro Classes
\nThis Weeks Training Schedule<\/p>\n

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August Rains Of Summer Drench Green Wichita Falls Ahead Of Hotter’N Hell 100<\/a><\/h2>\n

Durango Texas | durangotexas.blogspot.com<\/h4>\n

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What you are looking at above is my windshield wipers wiping rain off my windshield, slapping time to the tunes on the radio.<\/p>\n

I did not know rain and thunder was on today’s weather menu til drops began dripping and thunder began thundering a couple hours after the sun began its daily illumination duty.<\/p>\n

Being in desperate need of new reading material I put on long pants for the first time in months and bravely pushed my motorized means of motion through the torrential downpour to downtown Wichita Falls, to the library.<\/p>\n

The photo above is post library, heading south on Hamilton Boulevard with …<\/p>\n

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Peach Pedal July 19, 2021 Weatherford, Texas<\/a><\/h2>\n

Roy and Christine | roy-pedalpushers.blogspot.com<\/h4>\n

There was a good turn out for the ride. I took pictures of the line up, and of course one of Christine. But it was way into the ride that I discovered that one of my camera’s latches was loose and I hadn’t been taking any pictures.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

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Texas Biking from Twitter<\/h1>\n

It was a beautiful morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on our Northeast side! \u00f0\u0178\u017d\u2030 Today we celebrated the NEW neighborhood trailhead connection at Wilshire Terrace! \u00f0\u0178\u0152\u00bf
\u00f0\u0178\u0161\u00b4\u00f0\u0178\u008f\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u008d\u00e2\u2122\u20ac\u00ef\u00b8\u008f#SAParksAndRec<\/a> #TakeToTheTrails<\/a> #ExploreTheFun<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oKtFVNN7KT<\/a><\/p>— SAParksandRec (@SAParksandRec) August 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>