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Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Don’t forget: Drive to Work Day is April 1
From the Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle comes this interesting satire. Don’t miss out on being stuck in traffic, join in the fun!
Lance Armstrong becomes a cyborg
If you are not one of the 466,000 people following Lance Armstrong on Twitter, check out the photo of the work and pins put in his clavicle here: http://twitpic.com/2nc5o . Scary.
Azor Secret Service long-term test just about over
Back in August, we purchased an Azor Secret Service handmade Dutch bicycle from the Seattle Dutch Bike Company. We’ve written several reviews of the bike and its accoutrements since we got it, and have ridden the bike quite a bit to events and as a general commuting and car-replacement bike. The Azor is a great [...]
Love your bike? Prove it and get a prize or two!
Russell Pickavance, Bike Month Coordinator for the Austin Cycling Association (and employee at The Peddler, huge supporter of Yellow Bike and an all around great guy) sent us this request for submissions for the 2009 Bike Month Guide he’s helping put together. Here’s what he needs: Little poems, cartoons, small stories about why you love [...]
Ride2Recovery riders in Austin today and Wednesday
Just received via the Austin Cycling Association list: The Ride2Recovery riders are coming through Austin today and departing tomorrow on their way to Dallas/Ft Worth. Join us to cheer these US veterans on and ride with them as they reach Lake Austin Blvd and Exposition Road. See Schedule below. (Times are approximate.) Tuesday, March 31, [...]
Hammerhead Bicycles moves to new location in North Central Austin
Last night, I was doing an interview with the guys at True Fabrication for an upcoming framebuilders profile, and Cody Baron, a True Faber but also local bike shop owner, mentioned his shop Hammerhead Bicycles has moved from way far north Austin to north central. Hammerhead is now at 6706 Burnet Lane. Please note this is [...]
Race Report: Enchanted Rock Extreme Duathlon
On Sunday, I competed in the what is hoped to be the 1st annual Enchanted Rock Extreme Duathlon put on by San Antonio based Redemption Race Productions. The 4 mile run/16 mile bike/2 mile run race was advertised as a challenging course with a finish on the top of Enchanted Rock. Their race motto was “No [...]
Slideshow: Enchanted Rock Extreme Duathlon
OK, this is one… huge… slideshow. I took photos at the Enchanted Rock Extreme Duathlon on Sunday and culled my 450 photographs down to 300, which you see here. This should feature every single participant in the cycling portion of the event. Elliott will provide his thoughts on the event soon. See yourself in one [...]
Video announcement of the Austin Commuter Challenge
Austin Commuter Challenge from David Tillman on Vimeo. Thanks to the guys at Bicycle Sport Shop for sending over this video for the Austin Commuter Challenge.
