UPDATE, 2:44 p.m.: Somehow I forgot to mention Mayor Price’s Southside Bike Ride, which is Saturday morning. A particularly egregious omission on my part, since I am even providing technical support at the ride start! Be sure to get out there and ride with the most bicycle friendly mayor in Texas…

In case you didn’t know, it’s Bike-to-Work Week. And there’s a lot of bike-friendly stuff going on. To wit:

• Tonight at 7 hundreds of riders will embark on the Fort Worth edition of the Ride of Silence.
• Tomorrow morning, look for your fearless leaders of Trinity Bicycles on CBS This Morning (that’s channel 11, and it’s early in the morning, so lay off the snooze button. We’ll make it worth your while. Bryan said he might even shave for the cameras), as we aim to give a low down on what it takes to ride a bike to work for the first time (it’s less than you probably think!)
• Friday, Bike-to-Work Week commences with Bike-to-Work Day. The City of Fort Worth has organized four routes for group rides into downtown Friday morning, complete with refreshments and presentations. I’d be willing to bet the Mayor will be spotted on one of the routes, too!
• There are routes from the North, South, East, and West sides of town. Our own bicyclist-in-chief, Bernie Scheffler, will be leading the South route from Travis Avenue Baptist Church (Berry @ Hemphill). Other routes will be led by Fort Worth’s Bicycle Transportation Planner Julia McCleeary, the MedStar bike team, and the Lockheed Martin Recreation Association’s bicycle club.
• And finally, after you bike to work this week, you should consider biking to your fun activities this weekend too. We expect to see lots of bikes locked up at Friday on the Green and Arts Goggle.
• That is all. Go ride your bike now!

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Laura was looking for a new bike to ride to work and around town. She wanted something comfortable to hop onto in her regular clothes, and stylish enough so that she could look great doing it. Luckily, we’re a Civia dealer, and Civia specializes in exactly what Laura was looking for: beautiful neighborhood bikes.

Now check out Laura, super excited and about to take off on her new ride–The Civia Loring:

We can put a smile like that on your face, too. You just have to come see us!

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So take heart, friends of the Near South Side. Google says our new spot is only 1.1 miles farther away if you walk, and 1.2 miles if you ride your bike. (It’s also only 1.2 miles by car, but why would you drive?)

We start moving out today, and by the end of tomorrow night will have emptied the place completely.

Today and Tomorrow, you can help us out by stopping by to purchase that thing you’ve had your eye on, so we have less to move–and to make it worth your while, everything in the store is 25% off.

Yeah, everything.

Starting Wednesday, February 22 we’ll be closed for a short time while we get the new spot up and running. Be patient with us; we should be open no later than March 1, but if it is earlier than that, we will let you know here first!

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In fact, it was so awesome that for the last four days I’ve been peppered with endless requests not to wait a whole year before doing it again. While those who suggest “quarterly” may be a bit ambitious, I have caved to the twice-a-year pressure. I’ll probably announcing a date here pretty soon.

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Here are a few vendor highlights, to get you excited (I know, I know… you don’t need much more than Trinity Bicycles and Rahr Brewing to get excited, but we have awesome vendors from all over that are just as cool as us):

Spokes Bicycles – Burleson, TX

Bonzai Bicycle Werx – North Fort Worth (Alliance)

Transit Bicycle Company – Dallas, TX

Retül Bike Fitting by Craig Fulk – Dallas, TX

Querencia Community Bike Shop – Denton, TX

The Pearl Izumi Store – Fort Worth

Gallus Cycles custom framebuilder – Fort Worth

Lone Star GoldSprints providing roller racing entertainment in the tap room – Oak Cliff (by way of Fort Worth)

Fort Worthology and Pantherkraft bicycle events and goods – Fort Worth

Example Quality Bike Goods – Fort Worth

Bearded Brothers handcrafted energy bars – Austin, TX

Best Maid Pickle Juice – Fort Worth

Locally Roasted Custom roasted coffee beans, delivered by bike – Fort Worth

Stir Crazy Baked Goods delivering now, and with a storefront coming soon – Fort Worth

Club/Advocacy Booths from The Spinistry, FWMBA, MBBC, Night Riders, The Bicycle Betties, Bike Friendly Arlington, and more

And of course, lots of individuals buying, selling, and swapping their old bike stuff!

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Not sure if this is the first to land in Fort Worth or not, but it has to be one of the first few at the very least.

It’s not only superlative in the tire area either. The powdercoat has more metal flake than the professional bass fishing tour, and with all the braze-ons on the fork, it has more screws in its legs than Mat Hoffman.

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C’mon, this is a pretty easy one… stay tuned for pictures of the completed bike tomorrow!

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