Despite attempts by some promoters to muscle in and shut it down, the every other weekly ride know as the Urban Assault Ride will continue. It is a combination bike ride and pub crawl. Rides are not fast (12mph) and not long (10mi). This week’s theme is Ghost Town, a celebration of the relatively college [...]
Posts on ‘July 28th, 2009’
Passes now available for sale for Bicycle Film Festival
Volunteer opportunities still available The International Bicycle Film Festival makes it’s next stop in Austin next week, August 5-9. Passes are now available for sale online for $27 or individual screens are available for $10.The passes are good for everything except the opening night Bikes Rock concert with the Black Angels at La Zona Rosa [...]
The latest cool things Portland is doing for bike culture
Last year I visited Portland and wrote about America’s cycling nirvana. They certainly have not let up in improving their city for those on two wheels. Here are just a few cool things being done as recently reported by BikePortland. Bike path second layer of proposed double decker bridge When Portlanders make room for cyclists, [...]
Gold Sprints hit Austin
Riders from 42Ride make stop in Austin Last night was the kickoff for the Gold Sprints series here in Austin sponsored by the vodka maker 42Below. Gold Sprints are an indoor race where two bikes on trainers are set up next to one another and riders sprint against each other for fame and glory. Their [...]
Klunkerz, documentary on the origins of the mountain bike
We were asked recently to review a new documentary called Klunkerz, which is a profile of the origins of the modern mountain bike, from northern California in the 1960′s. We will have the movie soon to provide a full review, but for now here’s the trailer: You can find a lot more info on Klunkerz [...]
