{"id":64464,"date":"2024-01-24T22:52:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T04:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64464"},"modified":"2024-01-24T22:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T04:52:33","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-for-january-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/01\/24\/texas-bicycling-news-for-january-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News for January 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bicycle World closes abruptly in downtown Waco<\/a><\/h2>\n

Mike Copeland | wacotrib.com<\/h4>\n

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Bicycle World on University Parks Drive, which sponsored cycling-related events downtown and became a gathering spot for cycling enthusiasts, closed abruptly this week. Staffers learned their fate when reporting to work Tuesday morning, an employee told the Tribune-Herald.<\/p>\n

Gerid Bridges, a salaried employee at Waco\u2019s Bicycle World at Mary Avenue and University Parks Drive, confirmed in an interview he is one of about nine people now without a job. He said he moved to Texas from Louisville, Kentucky, about six years ago to take a job with Bicycle World in Grapevine, which like Waco\u2019s was owned by \u2026<\/p>\n

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Why these bike lanes in Austin are red, not green<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Adele Peters | www.fastcompany.com<\/h4>\n

The federal government says green is the approved color for bike lanes\u2014but Austin took a different route.\n\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Bright green bike lanes like those in New York City and San Francisco are now common throughout the country. But in Austin, Texas, some bike lanes are red instead.<\/p>\n

When it adds a bike lane to an existing street, Austin doesn\u2019t add color. But when a new separated lane is paved for the first time, the city chooses a terra-cotta shade. It says it\u2019s more affordable than adding paint or a colored plastic coating on top of the pavement, as is standard in other U.S. cities. \u2026<\/p>\n

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A Recap: BellVelo Race #3<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Paul Negrete, Drop Bar, Texas: A cycling podcast | podcasters.spotify.com<\/h4>\n

Race #3 of the 2023-24 BellVelo Gravel Series capped another successful series. Hear how the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Full Pint races went down this month from the podium finishers – Areil Mancillas (Shottenkirk Kia Cycling), Ashley Frye (Cynisca Cycling), Chase Collins (Shama Cycles), and Justin McQuerry (Ibis\/Prestacycle and Team Novo Nordisk). Then, a quick look around the state for events coming up in February into March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n