Posts on ‘February 18th, 2009’

Rob at Bicycle Austin Blog recently found a video from New Zealand’s News 3 (which is apparently REALLY sponsored by Mazda) about a guy who was pepper sprayed and rammed because he wasn’t wearing a helmet. I know Kiwis are known for extreme sports like bungie jumping, but I didn’t know they were into extreme arrests. [...]

The Austin American Statesman is reporting that a Hays County jury found Austinite Bradley Danz guilty of reckless driving in a 2007 crash that killed a cyclists.  The Statesman reports: Danz hit Adam Raymond, 36, of Austin, head-on while rounding a curve on Mount Gainor Road just south of Dripping Springs on March 23, 2007, killing [...]

Local cyclist Nikki Ulug is organizing an all ages alleycat race called The Bridge to Mexico Biking Extravaganza next Saturday, February 28. An informal in town race and scavenger hunt, alleycat races are a blast and not to be missed. This one will take place at Butler Park and involve collecting tokens from as many check points as you can. [...]

This  Streetfilms video about Madison Square in New York has a lot of footage of citizen feedback, better illustrations of what was actually done to an area of chaotic, wide roads to transform the area into a great space for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike. It shows what can be accomplished with a minimal budget [...]

Austin On Two Wheels has now launched a Training section that will include posts from Sara Krause. You can learn more about Sara and follow her articles on our new Training page! One of the most frequent questions I get asked is: what should I eat during a hard workout or race? During strenuous exercise, [...]

Sorry to all of our subscribers using RSS feeds or email subscription. We had a small glitch that had stopped our feed from working correctly, and none of you were getting stories refreshed since Sunday. That problem has now been fixed, and you should have all of the updated articles between now and then. If [...]