Posts from ‘November, 2008’

Waiting, waiting, waiting. Today, I arrived in Niles, MI to start my frame building class with Doug Fattic. Unfortunately, Doug has symptoms of the flu and decided to rest most of the day in hopes of starting the class tomorrow. I’m anxious to get started and see if I can actually do this thing already! [...]

Today, I leave to begin a two week intensive class in building and brazing steel lugged bikes with master frame builder Doug Fattic. I’m heading to Chicago for the day with extended family and will take the train Sunday morning to Niles, Michigan, Doug’s home. I have feelings of excitement, trepidation, and a little melancholy [...]

Today is Black Friday, the day retailers are supposed to be in the black for the first time all year. The way things have been going the last few months, I doubt very few retailers are coming close to being in black. Indeed, there are signs that American’s 60 years of rampant consumer consumption may [...]

In addition to our short interview with Leslie Luciano of Bicycle Sport Shop about the upcoming Urban Farm Bicycle Tour event, we also wanted to talk with Marla Camp, Editor of Edible Austin Magazine. Here’s what she had to say: Where did the idea for this event originate, and who came up with it? Are [...]

We were extremely excited to see news about the Urban Farm Bicycle Tour event appear in our inbox a couple of weeks ago. We asked Leslie Luciano, Community Relations Manager at Bicycle Sport Shop a couple of questions for us about the event, and her answers are below: Perhaps you could just describe Bicycle Sport [...]

Or, how bicycle advocates in Oak Cliff are trying to move Dallas up from the bottom of the pile when it comes to urban cycling “As long as I’m the bike coordinator for the city, Dallas will never have on-street bike lanes.” – PM Summer, Dallas Transportation Alternatives Coordinator/Effective Cycling Instructor Earlier in the week [...]

Bicycle Sport Shop in conjunction with Edible Austin magazine is producing an Urban Farm Bicyle Tour to kick off Edible Austin Eat Local Week. Cyclists will depart from three starting locations: Downtown Farmer’s Market, Sunset Valley Market, and the BSS South location.  Lead by special guests, the Austin Flyers Women’s Cycling Team, cyclists will follow [...]

ATXBS reported earlier today on a South Austin bicycle shop for sale on Craig’s list. Here’s the posting: Profitable Bike Shop for sale!! – $110 (South Austin) Reply to: sale-934229895@craigslist.org Date: 2008-11-25, 5:17PM CST Profitable bicycle shop for sale in south austin. With yearly sales of $180k to $200k, and possibly more with proper management. This [...]

With the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, we will be doing our round-up of bike culture events a day early. I’ve also included events through next Saturday as there is a particular event I want to make sure you don’t miss. As always, thanks to ATXBS for helping provide listings for the calendar of events. Happy Turkey [...]

Today, I rode my bike for the first time in nearly a week. This absence was not by choice, I assure you. Last Wednesday and Thursday, I began suffering extreme headaches while riding of the sort that I’ve never experienced. At one point, it got so bad I had to dismount and walk the rest [...]