Posts from ‘June, 2009’

In just over a week, the Race Across America (RAAM) will begin its 28th trip from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The 3000 mile time trial brings out the most extreme in endurance athletes with solo riders completing the course in about 9-12 days. Most solo riders take short sleeping breaks along the way but [...]

The weekly Sunday Bike Polo match of the Austin Bike Polo Club has moved from 4 PM to 2 PM. As always, all types of bikes are welcome and balls and mallets will be provided. There will also be watermelon this week for post match refreshment. Hardcourt Bike Polo Sunday, June 7 *NEW TIME: 2 [...]

A2W reader Ashley writes: I am going to be in Austin from 6/18-6/21.  My friend and I will be staying around Lamar/ Thornton (sp) area and we will be mainly staying between there and Congress/ Barton Springs area.  We wanted to stay away from renting a car and wanted to rent bikes instead so we [...]

Last night, I finally made it out to the Thursday Night Urban Ride, a weekly social ride put on by Brooks Goldsmith through the Facebook group Social Cycling ATX. These rides have been going on for a couple months now and have grown to from three folks on the first ride to well over 100 last night.  [...]

The City of Austin Public Works Department has put out this statement regarding the 3rd Street Bridge and bikeway to Town Lake being closed next week: The Shoal Creek trail from the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail to the 3rd Street bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Shoal Creek at Nueces will be closed for approximately one week during the [...]

Jason over at ATXBS has been bird dogging the bike theft situation in Austin for a while by breaking the James Clayton story and creating a Stolen Bike Registry. Now he’s stepped up again with a page that complies all the current stolen bike listing on Craig’s List in one place. Very cool. While we’re [...]

June’s starting with lot’s of great events, especially if you are a woman looking for help jumping into racing or just riding. And if fixed gear is your thing, you’ll find a growing number of rides in addition to the monthly Fabulous Friday alleycat as well as the new fixed gear specific shop, Fast Folks. [...]

It’s been several months since I last penned a Dumbest Product of the Week. The series was put on indefinite hiatus partly because we are spending more time covering actual cycling events, people, and the industry. Also, now that I’ve gone through the blood (literally), sweat, and tears of launching my own product, I think [...]

We’re 39!, We’re 39! This week, the blog London Cyclist put together a list of the best cycling blogs in the world. The list starts with such greats as Bike Portland, Bike SnobNYC, and Fat Cyclist, but if you cruise on down the list, you’ll find A2W ensconced between Fit Chick and Dave Moulton’s Bike Blog at number [...]

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 [...]