We had a great time during the Hotter'n Hell Hundred Expo updating everyone on what we've been up to, and an even better time Saturday afternoon when we raffled off a cherry red 2009 TREK 7.3 Hybrid. New and renewing members each had the chance to enter to win the bike, and hopes were high as the time of the raffle approached. At 3 pm sharp, we enlisted the help of a young cyclist to draw the winning name out of the bucket and immediately called Rodney with the good news.
Congratulations to BikeTexas member and lucky winner Rodney Gilmore of Houston, and thanks to TREK for donating the beautiful bicycle to BikeTexas.
Another Great Weekend at Hotter'n Hell Hundred
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Last weekend, for the 11th year in a row, BikeTexas staff took the scenic journey up Hwy. 281 to Wichita Falls to attend Hotter'n Hell Hundred. It's always inspiring to see thousands of cyclists doing what they love, and this year was no exception. From our booth in the Expo Center, BikeTexas signed up almost 100 new and renewing members from all over Texas. It was a busy weekend for us! We had a great time and we can't wait to do it all again next year!
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Many members took advantage of our new system of monthly memberships to renew at levels of $5, $10 or $20 (or more!) a month. Some appreciated BikeTexas' need for a more steady, reliable revenue stream, while others liked the convenience of pacing out their contribution over the year. To take advantage of these new join and renewal options, click here.
BikeTexas Partners with Circa
Thursday, 28 August 2008
BikeTexas Partners with Circa-Austin on Bike Rides for Texas Conference Attendees.
A giant pecan tree provided relief from the near 100 degree July heat to conference attendees at the sprawling Hyatt Lost Pines Resort, on the Colorado River near Bastrop. BikeTexas staff was there to provide bicycles and cycling expertise to Circa-Austin, a destination management company. Circa provides a single point-of-contact for logistics and event activities for conference and convention guests in Central Texas (it also has a San Antonio office).
Dear Fellow Texas
Cyclist,
Your past support has been the basis for many BikeTexas
successes, and we will continue to depend on your support to meet two major
goals.
First, we want to effectively meet the challenges today to cycling
in Texas, like the Safe Passing Act in the
upcoming 2009 Texas
legislative session.
Second, we seek to
build a stronger organization to meet the challenges facing the next generation
of Texas cyclists. We have come far beyond the foundation that our
predecessors built in the 1990s. And
bigger things lie ahead.
We
were thrilled when, in 2006, the Bicycle Sport Shop donated a 20 foot
trailer to BikeTexas. It's been invaluable for hauling around our fleet
of 50 bikes (using the rack generously donated by Saris) and other
equipment. There was just one thing missing though, and that was a
trailer wrap!
