Posts from ‘April, 2009’

Mike Hoffman was kind enough to write this up about the Seattle International Bike Expo, and posted it as a comment yesterday. I really appreciate his insight so I’m promoting it to a full post. His full comments are below – what a great community! I went to the 2009 Seattle Bike Expo. It was [...]

I saw this while out running an errand today. It’s up near Oltorf and Wilson Street.

During the East Austin Studio Tour last November I was standing outside some loft condos on sixth street waiting for my wife to get out of a studio and I snapped this shot of some bikes parked just outside: I had nothing in particular in mind when I shot it (except maybe how glad I [...]

Here’s another bike trick gone bad from Failblog.org. Now I know why my bikes comes with the note about them not using them for stunt jumps. Kids, don’t try this at home.

I get asked this question a lot while I’m out talking to bike folks, so I figured today I might as well make a post about it. Most of the questions are about what kind of traffic we get; here’s an overview. Since our first (real) post on July 29, 2008 we have had growing [...]

For everyone interested in reading more on the James Clayton bike theft saga, Rob D’Amico of the League of Bicycling Voters has an in-depth story on Clayton’s background, his operations and a lot more in this week’s Austin Chronicle. Highly recommended!

Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop announced today that the League of American Bicyclists has named their local store a 2008 Shop of the Year for this region of the country. From their press release: The League’s Shops of the Year award recognizes outstanding shops for their commitment to customer service and dedication to encouraging [...]

If you are a long time reader you probably already about our Azor Secret Service long-term test bike. As we posted about a week ago, its time with us is just about over. Elliott and I loved riding and writing about the Azor but there’s only so much you can say over seven months about [...]

There’s a lot going on this Easter weekend including the addition of some nice new rides sponsored by the Austin Cycling Association leaving from The Peddler Bike Shop. Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some [...]

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 [...]