A sad story from Bicycle.net today: MELBOURNE, April 8, 2009 (AFP) – Former world champion cyclist Jobie Dajka of Australia was found dead in his Adelaide home after a long battle with alcoholism and depression, sporting officials confirmed Wednesday. The body of the 2002 keirin world champion was discovered on Tuesday afternoon, with police saying [...]
Posts on ‘April 8th, 2009’
Social Cycling ATX weekly ride tomorrow night!
Social ride group Social Cycling ATX has a standard Thursday night ride time you should be aware of. Each Thursday, they gather at the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge on Lady Bird Lake at 7:30pm and then go off on an easy (no hammerheads) ride, finishing up at a pub for drinks and even more socializing. If [...]
Electric bikes growing sales in Europe
Electric bicycles were featured in an article in this month’s Bicycling magazine here in the U.S. and just today I came across and article in Bike Europe, an industry publication for cycling showing that e-bikes are also taking off in the Netherlands and Germany. From the article: AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands – The e-Bike was the [...]
Bicycle News Roundup, 4/8/09
Want more opinions than mine on the GM-Segway “PUMA” concept? Car news site CarJake offers their two cents’ worth with some surprising insights. Geeks Are Sexy notes that South Park already invented something similar to the PUMA in an episode mocking the Segway. The CommuterPageBlog from Washington, D.C. answers suburban critics along with a plea [...]
