Posts from ‘January, 2009’

I just got off the phone with Rob D’Amico at the League Of Bicycling Voters, and he let me know that the agenda items to request over $5 million in federal stimulus bill funding for bicycle projects passed the City Council on unanimous consent yesterday. Thank you to everyone who responded to Rob’s call to [...]

So do you feel lucky, punk? Do ya?- Dirty Harry While surfing the web this morning, I came across a few submission opportunities for our fellow cyclists to win prizes and glory. If you think you’ve got what it takes, by all means submit away. Trek Women Who Ride Contest Submission Deadline: Saturday, January 24, 2009 [...]

Once again, it’s time for our weekly highlight of up coming bike culture events in Austin with thanks to ATXBS. Thursday looks like a busy night! Got an upcoming cycling or bike culture event you want us to promote? Contact us and we’ll add you to the weekly round up. Thursday, January 15 Austin Bicycle Advisory Council [...]

Hammerhead Bicycles, a bike shop in North Austin that specializes in boutique high-end mountain bikes, road bikes, parts and accessories, is looking to hiring an experienced, part-time mechanic.  According to their Craigslist posting, they are looking for someone with lots of experience. In addition to standard service you must be able to do custom bike builds, rebuild [...]

Yesterday, the Bicycle & Pedestrian Subcommittee of CAMPO (Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) met to consider bicycle and pedestrian accommodations in upcoming projects and make recommendations to the CAMPO board. For those unfamiliar with CAMPO, it is the regional planning organization that determines how highway dollars get spent. The subcommittee includes representatives from TxDOT, Capital [...]

Rob D’Amico with the League of Bicycle Voters is asking that all Austin cyclists contact the Austin City Council to support bike boxes, sharrows, painted bike lanes and Bikes May Use Full Lane signs. This Thursday, City Council agenda (item 29 and item 30) contains a little $97,000 item that carries a lot of weight for [...]

So I was just reading over at ATXBS that bicycles are on the list of  ”items determined to be a potential safety hazard” and are banned by the Secret Service for the Obama inauguration. WTF? Airlines are starting to charge for bikes even if the fold into normal sized luggage, the Dallas bike coordinator is [...]

In its recent issue, Oregon Business Magazine wrote an article about how the bike industry in Oregon has become a $150 million/year industry fueling dozens of startups. With our growing bike culture and fair year-round weather, could Austin build such an industry? While we have a lot going for us, there is a major component [...]

I need to do a better job on the weekly event round up ’cause I missed this one as well.  Austin Bicycle Advisory Council Meeting Thursday, January 15 6:30 PM, One Texas Center, 05 Barton Springs Rd, 8th Floor conference room The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the [...]

Late last week, the blog Bicycle Design released the finalists for its competition to design a new commuter bike for the masses. The winner of this contest will win a Cannondale Bad Boy Disc. It’s a pretty cool idea to see what the general cycling populace would come up with it they could design a [...]