Comments on: Bicycle Shop Profile: Bicycle Sport Shop http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/ The Online Magazine of Austin Cycling Culture Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachael http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-7777 Rachael Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:56:59 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-7777 In response to the comments about it being hard to get to BSS by bike. In response to the comments about it being hard to get to BSS by bike.

]]> By: elliott http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-7761 elliott Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:13:22 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-7761 Nice quote, Rachael, though I'm no fan of Ayn Rand. Not sure how this related to this article though. Nice quote, Rachael, though I’m no fan of Ayn Rand. Not sure how this related to this article though.

]]> By: Rachael http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-7755 Rachael Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:05:37 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-7755 "Is it advisable to spread out all the conveniences of culture before people to whom a few steps up a stair to a library is a sufficient deterrent from reading?" -Ayn Rand Ride your bike. “Is it advisable to spread out all the conveniences of culture before people to whom a few steps up a stair to a library is a sufficient deterrent from reading?”

-Ayn Rand

Ride your bike.

]]> By: Austin on Two Wheels’ Comprehensive list of Austin bike shops | Austin On Two Wheels http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Austin on Two Wheels’ Comprehensive list of Austin bike shops | Austin On Two Wheels Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:01:40 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-2071 [...] 5. Bicycle Sport Shop- Central 517 S. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704 Phone: (512) 477-3472 Hours: Mon - Fri 10 am - 7 pm, Sat 9 am - 6 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm Brands: Co-Motion, Electra, Gary Fisher, Independent Fabrication, Salsa, Santa Cruz, Serotta, Specialized, Surly, Trek Click here for the shop review [...] [...] 5. Bicycle Sport Shop- Central 517 S. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78704 Phone: (512) 477-3472 Hours: Mon – Fri 10 am – 7 pm, Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 11 am – 5 pm Brands: Co-Motion, Electra, Gary Fisher, Independent Fabrication, Salsa, Santa Cruz, Serotta, Specialized, Surly, Trek Click here for the shop review [...]

]]> By: Tom Wald http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Tom Wald Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:05:59 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1795 rocky thompson: I see your sarcasm. Hey, I don't suppose you've lobbied the City of Austin to eliminate minimum car parking requirements in Austin, have you? I give you until spring 2012 to get it done. Non-car customers spend extra money anytime they shop in Austin just so people who drive cars can park their cars. I would guess that the gross cost to provide car parking is greater than the portion of sales tax that goes to Capital Metro. However, I assume that BSS would continue to want a parking lot of some size even if it weren't required by law. Re: Getting to BSS by bike. I'm glad that M1EK brought this up. I've always had an aversion to BSS that I have had a hard time placing. This is exactly it. Yes, I can ride my bike there, but man, what a hassle to travel the last few hundred feet. rocky thompson: I see your sarcasm. Hey, I don’t suppose you’ve lobbied the City of Austin to eliminate minimum car parking requirements in Austin, have you? I give you until spring 2012 to get it done.

Non-car customers spend extra money anytime they shop in Austin just so people who drive cars can park their cars. I would guess that the gross cost to provide car parking is greater than the portion of sales tax that goes to Capital Metro.

However, I assume that BSS would continue to want a parking lot of some size even if it weren’t required by law.

Re: Getting to BSS by bike. I’m glad that M1EK brought this up. I’ve always had an aversion to BSS that I have had a hard time placing. This is exactly it. Yes, I can ride my bike there, but man, what a hassle to travel the last few hundred feet.

]]> By: M1EK http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 M1EK Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:43:58 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1753 Doug, it's about the message it sends - to cyclists and non-cyclists alike. Doug, it’s about the message it sends – to cyclists and non-cyclists alike.

]]> By: Doug http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 Doug Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:04:00 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1748 Just turn your bike into McDonalds, cut through their parking lot, ride the sidewalk (backwards, granted, but it's literally less than 10') into the BSS lot. It's not like it's hard. Just turn your bike into McDonalds, cut through their parking lot, ride the sidewalk (backwards, granted, but it’s literally less than 10′) into the BSS lot. It’s not like it’s hard.

]]> By: M1EK http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1729 M1EK Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:17:59 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1729 Jason, Lamar is not a good street for novice bikers - and I think a bike shop ought to be easy to get to for novice bikers, period. Barton Springs is now pretty friendly for beginners-to-intermediates; Lamar ain't gonna ever be that way. Jason, Lamar is not a good street for novice bikers – and I think a bike shop ought to be easy to get to for novice bikers, period. Barton Springs is now pretty friendly for beginners-to-intermediates; Lamar ain’t gonna ever be that way.

]]> By: Rooster http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1661 Rooster Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:36:01 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1661 I love Bicycle Sport Shop. I would ride my bike through a brick wall to get there. Additionally, as a long time bike commuter if I had to wait for infrastructure to be built to determine where I went I would be in big trouble. I love Bicycle Sport Shop. I would ride my bike through a brick wall to get there. Additionally, as a long time bike commuter if I had to wait for infrastructure to be built to determine where I went I would be in big trouble.

]]> By: rocky thompson http://austinontwowheels.org/2009/02/05/bicycle-shop-profile-bicycle-sport-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 rocky thompson Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:57:13 +0000 http://austinbikeblog.org/?p=3153#comment-1658 holy crap! that parking lot is packed. is there usually a line that long to get inside? holy crap! that parking lot is packed. is there usually a line that long to get inside?

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