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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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Bicycles can be configured any way you like at the newly-opened Texas Cyclesport bicycle shop, located at 13505 Fitzhugh Road. Photo courtesy Texas Cyclesport. as $5,000 for ultra-light, carbon frame bicycles. Assisted by a bicycle builder who works with professional teams, Michael says they configure bicycles any way the customer wants. By partnering with distributors across the country, they pride themselves with being able to deliver merchandise anywhere in the U.S. overnight or next-day. The new location of Texas Cyclesport was chosen with care. Teresa says they’re now able to offer the greater Austin cycling community a safe and strategic location from which to set off for rides into the beautiful Hill Country beyond. Though it’s been their tagline for years, “A Better Ride Begins Here” takes on new meaning Michael and Teresa’s daughter, Valentina, stands now that cyclists can park proudly in front of the Texas Cyclesport jerseys. in the safety of the Texas Cyclesport Shop parking Photo courtesy Texas Cyclesport. lot (with 24-hour surveillance) to launch their rides and rely on their shopful of bicycle ing lot on the beginning of a 120-mile parts for emergency repairs. ride that goes to Lakeway, Liberty Hill, On April 27, Texas Cyclesport is part- Burnet County, Marble Falls, and Cynering with Austin’s Please BE KIND to press Creek Ranch before returning to Cyclists non-profit organization to spon- Texas Cyclesport. sor the second annual One Lap Around “It’ll be a tough ride,” agrees MiLake Travis ride. chael, who notes that the route really Beginning at 6:30 am that Saturday, puts the “hill” in Hill Country. riders will leave Austin Cyclesports park- See TEXAS CYCLESPORT, Page 3
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Cyclists can park in the safety of the Texas Cyclesport shop parking lot (with 24hour surveillance) to launch their rides and rely on their shop full of bicycle parts for emergency repair. Photo courtesy Texas Cyclesport. Riders – who can be solo or part of a two-to-three rider relay teams– will be supported and provisioned with rest stops and “swag bags” by sponsors, which include Bikko, Sram, Giro and Texas Cyclesport. After the ride, participants can relax with treats from Texas Cyclesport and other area businesses. FYI • Texas Cyclesport is located at 13505 Fitzhugh-
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ripping Springs Youth Activity Fund (DSYAF) hosts the 4th Annual Golf Tournament Fundraiser Thursday, May 16 at Falconhead Golf Club. DSYAF was formed to provide financial assistance to children that reside in the Dripping Springs Independent School District who would otherwise be unable to participate in extracurricular activities due to financial constraints. With your help, DSYAF was able to increase their reach from helping eight children in their first year to 49 applications in 2012. The group is already processing 20 children’s applications from the first part of 2013. There are many ways to be a part of the DSYAF Golf Tournament Fundraiser. You can sponsor a hole, enter a team, donate a raffle or silent auction item, supply goodie bags for the golfers, or become the Title Sponsor. FYI • For more information, visit the web site at www.dsyaf.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dsyaf.
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