Posts on ‘November 26th, 2008’

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 [...]