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Hill Abell has sold Bicycle Sport Shop to Trek
Austin’s losing another home-grown retailer. Hill Abell announced this week that after 35 years, he and his wife Laura Agnew are selling Bicycle Sport Shop to Trek Bicycle. That means Austin is losing its sole Specialized dealer. Bicycle Sport Shop also sells Santa...
Barton Spring’s Polar Bear Plunge cancelled
Heads up, cold water swimmers. The pandemic has frozen plans for the 2021 Polar Bear Plunge at Barton Springs Pool. City officials have cancelled the event “after careful consideration of the local characteristics of the virus and related community priorities.” Barton...
Spider Mountain, the only lift-served bike park in Texas, expands hours for holidays
It’s been nearly two years since the chairlift started turning at Spider Mountain near Burnet, where mountain bikers get a ride up the hill so they can focus on the fun part - going down. This week the park announced expanded holiday hours. My verdict? Get out there...
If you head to Big Bend, plan ahead, wear a mask and bring your own supplies
Take one look at my legs and you’ll have no trouble figuring out how I spent this past week.My shins? They look like someone swiped them with a Weed Eater. My nose? It collected a new sprinkling of freckles. My butt? It feels like I competed in my first rodeo.I had a...
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