As part of Bike Month, Bicycle Sport Shop sponsored the first Austin Commuter Challenge. The program allowed individual riders and teams to log and track their bicycle commuting miles as part of a competition to encourage bicycle commuting. From the Bicycle Sport Shop Blog: Registration began April 2nd with a Mayoral proclamation stating every April shall [...]
Posts on ‘June 2nd, 2009’
Did you see this car/bike collision May 4th on South Congress?
This story has been circulating on local bike mailing lists and was covered by KEYE a couple of days ago: An Austin bicyclist seriously injured in an accident is taking action against the Austin Police Department. This, after he found out the officers who responded to the scene did not file an accident report. On [...]
BikeHacks tackle protecting your bike parts from theft
We’ve written a comprehensive guide to making sure your bike doesn’t go missing while its parked, but recently the blog BikeHacks covered some creative ways to protect your various components from getting swiped as well. They’ve complied eight ways to protect your components. My favorites are: 1. Super glue and ball bearing: Glue a ball bearing [...]
