Tonight is the final Mellow Movie, a free movie night at Mellow Johnny’s, 400 Neuces St. Up until today, what they were going to show was a mystery. Well, mystery no more. Tonight will be The Flying Scotsman, the story of one hour record breaker, Graeme Obree. His unconventional bike designedand position challenged the cycling [...]
Posts on ‘May 26th, 2009’
Review: Bicycling and the Law, by Bob Mionske
Review: Bicycling and the Law by Bob Mionske, JD “As Mr. Wells was driving north near Broadway’s intersection with West 74th Street, Miss Thomas was approaching the intersection from the opposite direction. Shortly after noon, near this intersection, something went wrong with Wells’s vehicle and their paths fatefully crossed. Wells los control of the Duryea, [...]
Tentative Austin Stop on the International Bicycle Film Festival set for August 5-9
The 9th Annual Bicycle Film Festival kicks off this weekend in Memphis and is tentatively scheduled to make a stop in Austin August 5-9. There is no trailer yet for the 2009 fest but check out the trailer for one of the movies that will be in this year’s lineup, Where Are You Go, a film about [...]
Cyclist hit last week in serious condition from head trauma over weekend
Last Thursday, while hundreds of cyclists were testifying in support of the draft 2020 Master Bike Plan, a cyclist was hit by a car just a few blocks away at Nueces and Fifth Street. According to reports by the Austin American Statesman, witnesses said the cyclist ran the red light. LOBV president Rob D’Amico came [...]
