Who says Austin doesn’t have a vibrant bike culture? There are 50, count ‘em 50 events on our comprehensive calendar of Austin cycling events this week. That means there is on average a cycling related event every 3 1/2 hours in Austin. And it’s not even spring yet!

We can’t list them all here, so check out our full calendar if you want to see everything. Instead, we’ll focus on one time events and events we think you should especially know about. We’re also promoting Austin Ridge Riders events this week for all you mountain bikers out there.

As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.

Thursday, January 29

Team-in-Training Informational Meeting
6:30- 8 PM, RSVP for location
Find out about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT), the world’s largest endurance sports training program, at one of our local meetings. You will meet professional coaches as well as TNT staff members, past participants and cancer survivors. TNT focus events include Capital of Texas Triathlon and Armadillo Hill Country Classic. For more infomation contact: Kelly Condon (512) 491-6610 kelly.condon@lls.org.

9th Thursday Night Road Ride
7PM, Spiderhouse Cafe, 2908 Fruth St
All levels of riders are welcome on this 20-25 mile night ride at a social pace with stops to regroup. Lights are mandatory and helmets strongly recommended. Come early and enjoy drinks and food before and after the ride. 

Friday, January 30

Ride with Independent Fabrication
Noon, Bicycle Sports Shop, 517 S. Lamar Blvd
Bicycle Sports Shop is sponsoring this casual 23 mile ride with Gary Smith and Joe Ingram of Independent Fabrication. Gary Smith is former president of The Timberland Company’s outdoor group who purchased a majority share in custom frame company Independent Fabrication in 2008. Joe Ingram is IF’s CFO.

Critical Mass
5PM, West Mall, UT Campus
The last Friday of each month means Critical Mass time. This month’s ride theme is Viking Ride. Bring helmets, furs, mead horns, and if you can haul a longship I’ll be really impressed. If you don’t have viking gear, just dress up as something SAVAGE!

Saturday, January 31

Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride- Public Art Tour
8 AM, Mellow Johnny’s, 400 Nueces St
Saturday mornings spent exploring City of Austin bike routes finding new neighborhoods and ways to get around on your bike. This week’s ride theme is Public Art Tour. This ride explores some of our hidden art treasures in the public space. The city’s Art in Public Places program has over 100 commissioned works and we’ll visit a sampling near downtown. This is a novice friendly ride with lots of stops. Bring a lock for indoor works. Come by at 8:00 for pre-ride coffee. 

20% to BikeTexas at Bicycle Sport Shop
9 AM- 6 PM, Bicycle Sports Shop, Central at 517 S. Lamar Blvd or North at 10947 Research Blvd
This Saturday, Bicycle Sport Shop will donate 20% of all sales reveunue to Bike Texas (Texas Bicycle Coalition).Bicycle Sport Shop is also selling TBC premium memberships in both store locations at a discounted rate. Join and grow the voice of the TBC. 

Tour of New Braunfels Criterium Race
9 AM- 4 PM, Canyon Lake Park
This crit race is a Texas Cup event and USAC sanctioned race. The route is a scenic winding 2.1-mi. circuit overlooking beautiful Canyon Lake. Race categories include Men’s Pro/1/2/3, 4/5, Cat 3, Cat 4, and Cat 5, Women’s Open and Cat 4, and Masters (over 40) races. Races will vary in length from 40-60 minutes depending on category.

Austin Ridge Riders Trail Maintenance
9 AM, Lake Georgetown Cedar Hollow Trail
10 AM, Reimers Ranch Park
Austin Ridge Riders is a mountain biking club in Austin and part of the work they do is to do trail repair so we can all keep riding. Work will take place in the morning, and at 1 PM there will be a lunch break and raffle prizes. Bring your bike if you’d like to ride afterward. Check our full calendar or Austin Ridge Riders for directions and what to bring.

Frankenbike #44, FrankenBABE
Noon- 4 PM, Rio Rita, 1308 E. 6th St
Austin’s semi-regular bike parts swap is back. Need a saddle or set of pedals to finish off that project bike? Have a box of never used or lightly used bike parts in the garage your significant other wants you to get rid of? Frankenbike is your answer. Stop by for a bit or stay all afternoon to hawk you wares. As always, admission is free, recycling great stuff is priceless. January’s Theme: FrankenBABE! All girls on bikes get a free bike tune up at FrankenBikes’ FrankenBabe.

League of Bicycling Voters Project Catapult Meeting
1- 4 PM, BikeTexas Offices, 1902 E. Sixth St
The League of Bicycle Voters is working to improve bicycle infrastructure in Austin and to that end have come up with a campaign called Project Catapult with the goal of seeing five significant bicycle projects/programs put in the works in five months. If you’d like to help, please join them for a Project Catapult meeting this Saturday. 

Sunday, February 1

Tour of New Braunfels Road Race
9 AM- 1:30 PM, Freiheit Country Store, Freiheit, TX
If you didn’t get enough at Saturday’s Crit, you can come back for Sunday’s Road Race. This road race is a Texas Cup event and USAC sanctioned race. The route is a 15 mile circuit. Race categories include Men’s Pro/1/2/3, 4/5, Cat 3, Cat 4, and Cat 5, Women’s Open and Cat 4, and Masters (over 40) races. Races will vary in length from 30-75 minutes depending on category.

Austin Ridge Riders Sunday Ride
1:30 PM, Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, 12138 N Lamar Blvd
This is a beginner and all levels mountain bike ride of the Austin Ridge Riders. Beginners are welcome, and there will be no drops. Meet in the parking lot by the swimming pool and break into groups according to ability.. The route will make it easy for anyone to get back to the parking lot via the freeways. Helmets are required along with a bike in good working order.

Monday, February 2

Austin Cycling Association Meeting
7 PM, LCRA board Room, Red Bud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd
ACA holds their monthly member meeting on the first Monday of each month. Rob D’Amico, President of the League of Bicycling Voters (LOBV), will discuss their “Project Catapult,” a coordinated effort to team up with other cycling organizations to identify and prioritize high-profile investments in bicycle facilities and programs funded by local government agencies. If you missed Saturday’s Project Catapult meeting, this is a good chance to get caught up.

Violet Crown Meeting
7 PM, Mangia Pizza, 8012 Mesa Dr
This is the monthly meeting of the Violet Crown Sports Association, an Austin racing club. Come at 6:30 for pizza and salad ($6.00 per person). The meeting starts promptly at 7:00.

Tuesday, February 3

Bike Maintenance 101 at REI
6:30 PM, Classes at either the REI Gateway, 9901 N Capitol of Texas Hwy OR REI Round Rock, 201 University Oaks Blvd, Suite 1100
Maintaining your road or mountain bike can be a daunting task when you don’t know where to begin. Topics to include: I. Installation/Removal of wheels. II. Flat Tires/Tubes III. Bike cleaning. IV. Lubrication. V. Fine tune brake adjustment using barrel adjuster. If you have a specific question about your bike, bring it along. Cost is $15 for members or $20 for non-members and registration is required. Contact Gateway Customer Service at (512) 343-5550 or Round Rock Customer Service at (512) 255-1938.

Austin Yellow Bike Project Collective Monthly Meeting
7 PM, BikeTexas Offices, 1902 E. Sixth St
Austin Yellow Bike Project is a community supported ALL-VOLUNTEER 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing human-powered transportation for the people of Austin, running a community bike shop, and educating kids and adults. 

Wednesday, February 4

Weekly Bike Maintenance class at Mellow Johnny’s
6PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
Every Wednesday Mellow Johnny’s is hosting a bike maintenance and flat repair classes. Learn how to fix a flat tire and add life to your bike with simple maintenance and repairs. Please RSVP to Chuck at chuck@mellowjohnnys.com if you plan on attending on of the classes. Classes fill up quickly so RSVP soon so you don’t get left out!

Austin Ridge Riders Wed Night Ride
7 PM, Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park, 12138 N Lamar Blvd
This is an Austin Ridge Riders sponsored ride at Walnut Creek Municipal Park. Mark Henneke and Michael McMurtray host these rides every other Wednesday night for an intermediate 11 mile ride through the park. Bring your lights and be ready to roll out at 7:00 p.m.