October 2020 | Volume 10 | Houston, TX |
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This has been a tough year on all of us, including those of us looking for bikes! We know it isn''t even Halloween yet, so don’t get upset when we bring up Christmas. If you are thinking about a bike for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift, this is a great time to look. Some of the bikes we have in now have been out-of-stock for 6 months. Although we don’t expect major supply problems this holiday season, we advise you to plan early to make sure that there is a bike in your house for the holidays. |
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The Stages Bike features a smooth, silent electronic resistance unit providing up to 3000 watts of realistic road feel through every gear change. Compatible with the most popular indoor cycling platforms, this industrial strength, fitness studio quality frame is unsurpassed in stability and durability and has a quiet, maintenance free gates carbon belt drive for countless miles of trouble free riding.
Come in to any of our stores to learn more!
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The new Specialized Chisel is built to tackle cross country trails and race courses with speed. The all new frame utilizes technology that moves tube joints away from areas of highest stress. The Chisel shares some of the same modern features as the Epic Hardtail, but in a more budget-friendly package, making it the most efficient and capable alloy hardtail out there.
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The team at Specialized utilized 46 years of experience and created the Aethos, a bike built simply for the love of riding. They threw out the race rulebook and focused on chasing the greatest experience of ride quality ever. The Aethos has the lightest production disc frame ever made at 585 grams. Built using tubes with subtle, elongated conical sections, the Aethos delivers the highest stiffness-to-weight ratio ever tested.
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Our Katy store is moving locations! On October 30th, our store will be open in Katy Ranch Crossing, located on the south side of I-10 just west of I-99. Easy to access and with a bright spacious layout, we think you’ll love the new shop just as much as we do!
Our same great staff will be ready to help you when you visit the new location, so stop in and check out the new shop.
The Mason Rd. store will be closed from October 26th - 29th as we move to the new location. We look forward to your visit at our new location.
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Join our Virtual Fit Clinic on Thursday, October 15th at 4:00 PM to learn about The Science of Fit: Improving Your Ride. This clinic will explain how small precise changes to your bike can improve your comfort and enjoyment when riding. It takes years of training and performing thousands of fits to become an expert bike fitter. Let our fit expert share with you the science behind eliminating saddle, knee, foot and shoulder pain.
Bring your questions and register so we can email you the link to the clinic.
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Join us for a charity ride at The Brookwood Community on Sunday, November 22nd.
The Brookwood Holiday Ride on November 22nd will start at The Brookwood Community, home to an entrepreneurial community for adults with disabilities. Donation to this ride includes a delicious box lunch prepared at the Brookwood café, a Brookwood Gift & Garden Center coupon as well as Bike Barn goodies (while supplies last). Bring your family and ride 2-5 miles within the community or choose a longer route of 30 or 50 miles.
Plan to do some of your holiday shopping at their fantastic gift and garden center, where you can find many unique and handmade gifts. You will be helping the community when you shop at the gift store or purchase poinsettias from the garden center.
Safety precautions are being taken and include a rolling start between 7am - 9am as well as individually packaged refreshments.
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Come race at the Bluff Creek Blowout on October 17-18! This race has 6, 12 and 24 hour options that can be done solo or on a team of up to 10 people. Teams try to log as many laps on the 8 mile course as possible with only one team member riding at a time.
Bluff Creek Ranch is the first mountain bike ranch in Texas. Their single track course winds through oak and pine groves combining quick up and down hills, and short technical sections on a fast flowing trail. Come enjoy!
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Bike Barn is proud to be supporting BikeHouston and the Moonlight Ramble. As with many events this year, the ride has been reinvented. The traditional ride and party of over 1,000 riders in downtown Houston will now run from October 24th to November 4th. You can ride individually or with friends along the Moonlight Ramble route. You can ride at 12 midnight or 12 noon. And this year they have added a fun scavenger hunt. The important part is to get out and ride and most importantly, support BikeHouston.
Get more details on their website and register today!
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Bike to the Beach kicked off a new virtual challenge October 10th - 16th! The challenge is composed of daily, trackable activities to propel you through your personal mileage goal (100, 50 or 25 miles). You can do one piece of the challenge each day, or do them all at once on October 16: Ride Day. Each rider will earn points by taking action in the fundraising portal. Reach advocacy point milestones, ride your goal distance (tracked by Strava) and raise $250 to earn unique prizes.
Join our community of people who combine biking, purpose, and fun to inspire individuals to overcome obstacles through personal challenge and raise funds and awareness for Autism.
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Houston Bike Share, the non-profit managing the Houston Bcycle bike share program, seeks a leader who is passionate about urban mobility to serve as its new Executive Director. Someone that can provide leadership that ensures the delivery of equitable bike share services that foster recreation, mobility, and personal wellness. This role within the nonprofit requires a strategic thinker with experience managing complex organizations.
Think this might be a good fit for you or someone you know? Learn more about the role and apply with Houston Bike Share.
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Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) has been busy creating new trails in Houston! The recently completed hike and bike trail at Houston Housing Authority’s Clayton Homes development features an historic counter-weight railroad bridge repurposed to link the north and south banks of the bayou.
Another great project in the works, the Downtown Trail, will incorporate existing infrastructure as it winds through the lower levels of several historic county buildings in downtown Houston. Construction has begun and is scheduled to be complete in fall 2021.
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Galveston Bay Foundation is hosting Bike Around the Bay, a fully supported, in-person ride on Saturday, October 24th. This is a change from their traditional 2-day format, but it''s one of the first in-person rides that is happening. Thanks to Galveston Bay Foundation for being creative and getting us riding in a safe, responsible environment. This is a great opportunity to enjoy riding somewhere different and discovering new places, so register soon!
With a rolling start out of Anahuac Park, you can choose between 28, 67 and 95 mile route options. Masks are required when not riding and break points will be adhering to safety measures with drinks and snacks in single use containers.
Come enjoy a beautiful ride while supporting the Galveston Bay Foundation!
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Bike Barn is proud to support the 17th annual Oil Man Texas Triathlon. The race is held in Montgomery County with the swim in Lake Conroe. Margaritaville Lake Resort is the host for the weekend.
Bike Barn will be providing an in-town Packet Pickup at our West University shop on October 28th. This triathlon is the premier long-distance triathlon in southwest Texas. It includes a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run.
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The Holiday Shopping Card is one of Houston’s premier fall fundraising events. The card may be used at over 550 other retailers in the Greater Houston area, including Bike Barn. Support the American Cancer Society and get discounts on accessories, clothing and bikes!
Available for purchase online today, one hundred percent of the cost of the $75 card directly benefits the American Cancer Society. The card will also be available for purchase at our West University location.
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Join the Livestrong Virtual Challenge on Strava and be active for an average of 33 minutes a day From October 12-18th.
You can ride, walk, run or do yoga, just be active! Registration is free so you can focus on being active and raising funds for those living with cancer.
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Bike Barn is proud to support JDRF, an organization that is working tirelessly to find breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat Type 1 Diabetes. The 2020 JDRF MyRide allows you to participate in this virtual ride in your own way: on a trainer, out on your bike, with friends, or on your own.
Pick your challenge and register today!
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After multiple delays this year due to the pandemic, we are excited to finally be hosting the Crank Stranger on November 8th at Huff Brewing Company in Bellville, Texas. If you registered earlier this year, we appreciate your patience and you are set.
Huff Brewing is the spacious start location for this non-competitive gravel ride with routes of 30 and 50 miles. Registration covers the ride through the country roads of Austin County, including lunch and a complimentary beer from Huff Brewing.
Registration is only $35 including ride, beer and lunch. Plus, the first 150 to register get a commemorative Crank Stranger pint glass. This event benefits Casa for Kids of South Central Texas.
No skinny tires…leave the road bikes at home. We recommend gravel, mountain or any bike with a 32mm or wider tire. Pandemic safety persuasions will limit on course support, please come prepared to ride your chosen distance.
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Hello Harry,
Everyone at Bike Barn is excited to see a break in the weather, it is the beginning of our favorite riding of the year. And this year is even more special because after many months of cancellations and delays, there are actually some rides with...other people.
Bike Around the Bay is a great annual ride and this year they transformed this ride into a single day, social separated ride in Chambers County. It will be great fun!
Bike Barn is also hosting two smaller rides both with safety in mind. Join us for our Brookwood Holiday Ride or if you prefer gravel roads, The Crank Stranger.
We look forward to seeing you at one of these rides.
Lee and Neil
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