Posts on ‘February 12th, 2009’

I found this on Bike Friendly Oak Cliff and had to share:

The City of Austin has put out this statement about a temporary closure this weekend that will effect Bike Route #42. It looks as if CapMetro will be working on the railroad this weekend on Manor Road between Alexander Avenue and Banton Road. When traveling eastbound on Manor Road (before the rail line) please use [...]

Nando Caban-Mendez is just an ordinary cyclist, with an ordinary day job as an environmental designer. “I’m not a racer,” he said. “I just love to ride bikes.” And he has designed cycling jerseys and technical t-shirts that fit that same love for bikes. He started Chronic Cycling about a year ago, and has collected [...]

While I was putting together the weekly round up of cycling culture events this week, I came across the announcement that Mellow Johnny’s will be having a wheel building class on Thursday, March 5 and Thursday, March 12. The cost of the class is $200 or $400 depending on your choices and includes everything you need to [...]

Ever since James Clayton was arrested last week on felony charges of high end bike theft and burglary in Austin and Arizona, the cycling community has been abuzz with discussion about the case, but on forums and blogs. Well, add one more source to learn more information about this serial liar and thief. Today, the [...]

My, oh my, how our cycling calendar grows. At last count, there were 76 cycling related events for the coming week on our comprehensive calendar of Austin Cycling Events. That means there is a cycling event happening a little over every two hours on average. There is not a day of the week where you [...]