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April 2013
LOCAL INFORMATION & ADVERTISING
New shop caters to cycling enthusiasts By Laurel Robertson
It started in a closet. Twenty years ago Michael and Teresa Johnson set out to make the expensive sport of cycling more affordable. They began by selling high performance tires mail order out of their small apartment (they kept the inventory in the closet). In 1997 they moved the business online. Michael spent 10 (hot and cold) years shipping cycling parts from a “hot box” rented metal building. Finally, this past March, the Johnsons celebrated cutting the ribbon on their new Texas Cyclesport shop on Fitzhugh Road just east of Dripping Springs. The new shop itself is spacious and airy…”a wonderful change from the hotbox metal building!” a relieved Michael reports. In the front showroom a dozen or
more colorful, streamline touring and allterrain bicycles represent the state-of-the art in bicycling technology. A carbon wheel rim that’s strong enough to withstand the hardest rigors of touring can be easily lifted with just three fingers; bicycle saddles are incredibly small and sleek, yet surprisingly comfortable. The much larger back room and loft are strategically setup for rapid shipping operations and inventory storage. Michael, trained in architecture and planning, designed the building to maximize air flow and cooling capability. “I learned about the need for that at the previous location,’ he says with chagrin. Texas Cyclesport deals in high- to mid-range touring and mountain bicycles. Prices range from $300 to as high See TEXAS CYCLESPORT, Page 2
Michael and Teresa Johnson, owners of the newly-opened Texas Cyclesport bicycle shop on Fitzhugh Road, just east of town. Photo courtesy Texas Cyclesport.
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