My experience: I’ve used the 27 ounce Klean Kanteen with the Sport drinking cap once a week for about a month. Function: 3/5 Style: 4/5 Build Quality: 5/5 Overall: 3.5/5 Summary: For those cyclists who are sensitive to plastic taste in their water bottles, want a more retro looking bottle, or want longer term [...]
Posts from ‘September, 2008’
HI THERE, I’m in the road
This morning, I came within a few feet of being hit by an inattentive Range Rover driver who was turning left into an automotive repair shop on south Congress. This driver wasn’t even looking at the road at all as she turned, she seemed to be looking nearly straight down! And then it dawned on [...]
Final Week- “Biggest thing your carried with your Bike?” Contest Semifinalists
This is it . . . the final week of listing semifinalists in AustinBikeBlog’s “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. We are still taking entries until midnight CST tomorrow, September 30, so you can still have a chance to win fabulous prizes by submitting your loaded bike photo. Once the submissions are in and [...]
From burned out to burning it up
I thought my racing season was done. In the last 9 months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time training to qualify for and then compete in the National Age Group Triathlon. And, honestly the last 2 months, I’ve been pretty burned out. I went to Portland to compete, but I was way more excited [...]
Bicycle News Roundup, 9-29-08
Cycling News From the Blogs: Manly Beach Bike Week – Sustainable Mobility, MNLY: The Manly Blog What Makes a Bicycle-Friendly City?, Bicycling Culture So, you got a bike…, tales from the have’ How Much Do You Tip the Bike Valet?, City Room Blog, New York Times How Many Office Buildings Will Volunteer to Go Bike-Friendly?, [...]
More thoughts on trends in utility cycling at Interbike from ChicagoBikeBlog
Yesterday, I wrote an article about utility cycling trends at this year’s Interbike, the annual North American bike industry trade show. While my thoughts are from a distance as I have to work a day job and can’t fly off to Vegas this week, I enjoyed reading the recent post from ChicagoBikeBlog who is actually [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week- 6th Edition, Cordarounds Commuter Pants
Thank you to another AustinBikeBlog reader for alerting me to the existence of this week’s nominee for our Dumbest Product of the Week. This week’s winner once again attempts to solve a legitimate problem, being seen at night, but takes a wrong turn somewhere along the way and ends up at a dead end with [...]
October Austin Bike-in Movie Announced
The folks over at Art Seen have announced the next installment of Austin’s Bike-in Movie series. Admission is free and free popcorn will be available while supplies last. October Free Bike-In Movie Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) Rated PG-13; 91 min; Stacy Peralta 2 screenings – Monday, October 6th, 8pm at the Spider House Cafe, 2908 [...]
The Bike Industry is throwing a party, are you invited?
Thoughts on Interbike and transportation cycling The granddaddy North American bike industry trade show, Interbike, kicked off this week, and aside from the the show girls in mini skirts and midriffs, it’s always fun to see new product roll outs and trends in the bike industry. In the past, there has been relatively little in [...]
Further thoughts on the City of Roses
This article is part of our AustinBikeBlog becomes PortlandBikeBlog series I’m writing on my recent trip to Portland and my exposure to its bike culture. Well, now that I’m back in Austin and have had a decent night’s sleep, I thought I’d follow up to my article last week about bike culture in Portland with [...]
