Posts on ‘November 20th, 2008’

Last week I was sent an email from Austin Bike Blog reader Joseph, about new bicycle lanes from 38th to 45th on Medical Parkway. I walked this stretch of Medical Parkway on Wednesday, and took a few photos of this new bicycle route, along with sending an inquiry in to the city about them. According [...]

I was over at Bike Hugger this morning and came across this cool article about a Xtracycle user who used his bike to transport 195 pounds of clip-n-seal to the post office. Here’s the video proof:   This is impressive and makes me sorry it did not make it in the most recent Austin Bike [...]

We were sent a link yesterday to the Transportation for America blog via the Streetsblog network, and were very excited to read a letter from President-Elect Obama sent shortly before the election regarding transportation, cycling, and walking infrastructure. Read it yourself here, but below is my favorite part: Everyone benefits if we can leave our [...]

Once again with ATXBS as our guide, here’s a quick rundown of upcoming bike culture events around Austin. We’ve included events through Thanksgiving weekend to give you a little more time to plan. Thursday, November 20 Burnet Road Poker Run 8:30 PM, Billy’s on Burnet Road, 2105 Hancock Drive Join the ladies and fellas from Bicycle Sport Shop [...]

My experience: After Marcus was kind enough to pick up a limited edition green B17 with cooper rivets on Craig’s List for me in August, I’ve been riding on it on my everyday bike. Function: 4/5 Style: 4/5 Build Quality: 5/5 Overall: 4/5 Summary: The B17 saddle is the traditional Brooks model for touring and [...]