This was reported in the Austin American-Statesman’s Blotter yesterday afternoon, but I just got it forwarded to my inbox. Austinite Rudy Calderon was arrested for failure to stop and render aid, public intoxication, and driving under the influence after hitting cyclist Cory Nowell on Saturday night. The Statesman reports: Cory Nowell . . . was injured near East Riverside [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Another high profile bike theft: Dave Zabriskie’s Giro D’Italia medal & 12 bikes stolen
First it was the great James Clayton bicycle theft ring of ’08. Then it was Team Barloworld. Not even “The Look” could save Lance Armstrong from bike theft. Now Velonews is reporting that USA Time Trial champ and Garmin-Slipstream team member Dave Zabriskie Salt Lake City home was broken into while he was racing the Tour of California. The [...]
Dialectica show on KVRX covers Austin cycling issues in this week’s show
Dialectica is a radio show on KVRX, the student radio at UT, produced by students that are part of the LBJ School Sustainability Working Group. The show examines the civic, political, and economic issues that matter to us all on global, national, and local levels. Recently the show has focused on cycling issues in Austin including this week’s [...]
Going to the Seattle International Bicycle Expo? We Need Ya!
If you happen to be heading up to Seattle in mid-March and are going, or could stop by the Seattle International Bicycle Expo, we could use your help as a guest writer. Elliott and I are too busy with ongoing projects to get up there, but we would still like to get some reports back [...]
Meet the pro racers of Kelly Benefits Strategies Pro Cycling Team this Thursday
Domestic pro racing team Kelly Benefits Strategies Pro Cycling will be doing their 2009 racing season team launch from the heart of Texas this Thursday at 7 PM at Bike World on North Loop 1604 in San Antonio. The team will be there to kickoff the season as well as give out some cool door prizes. [...]
Capital Metro Commuter Rail: Boon or Bust for Bikes?
When Nicole and I rolled up to the in-progress Crestview Station around midday Saturday, we were really surprised! Not only was there a good sized crowd gathered, but it seemed that perhaps fifty percent of the curious visitors had come there by bicycle! The five sets of wave racks were nearly full with seemingly more [...]
Race reports abound from this weekend
This weekend was a busy one for bike racers. While some of us were watching Levi Leipheimer win his third consecutive Tour of California from the comfort of our sofas, many were braving the elements to race. Here’s a quick round up of local race reports from this weekend. Walburg Classic- Saturday was a wet, cold, and [...]
Route Report: Access to Lance Armstrong Bikeway restored at north side of Cesar Chavez at Sandra Muraida Way
Last week, the City of Austin Public Works Department put out this statement regarding new access to the Lance Armstrong Bikeway restored at north side of Cesar Chavez at Sandra Muraida Way. This week the City of Austin completed work on a small but crucial piece of the development along Cesar Chavez. The crosswalk connecting the [...]
Xtracycle spreading the love with deals through the end of this month
For those of you who read this site regularly, you know I’m a big fan of the Xtracycle. Whether its hauling my kids or going head to head with other cargo bikes, the Xtracycle deliveries on its promise of more freedom on two wheels. Plus you gotta love a company that lets its users develop [...]
Boneshaker Almanac’s second issue is out!
I asked Evan Schneider of Boneshaker Almanac to send us some information on their second issue, which has just been released. We don’t have a copy of this one in our greasy little hands yet, but we’re looking forward to doing a full review as soon as we can. We greatly enjoyed the first issue. [...]
