Thursday, July 30

Kenny Hill AutoWerks’ Driveway Criterium Races
4:30 PM, Community Rally, 5:30 PM, Races, The Driveway, 8400 Delwau Ln
Weekly Thursday night road racing through October that takes place on the closed car-free driving course at the Driveway. Races include Cat 4/5 at 6:10, Cat 3/4 at 5:30, Pro/Cat 1/2/3 at 6:45 to choose from with a fourth Masters race (40 + years old) running from May 21- August 6 starting at 7:45. Open riding during Community Rally from 4:30- 5:30 PM. Races registration $20, Rally $10. $5 off with 8 oz can donated to Capital Area Food Bank. See our article about the series for more info.

Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:30 PM, NEW LOCATION: Metz Park, 2407 Canterbury St
The Austin Bike Polo Club has added another weekly match to the regular Sunday afternoon affair. All bikes and skill levels are welcome and spare mallets and balls are available if you don’t have any. Check out our recent article on bike polo for more info.

Bicycle Sport Shop Women Only Bike Maintenance Class
6PM, Bicycle Sport Shop Central, 517 S. Lamar Blvd
Free basic maintenance class (including how to fix a flat) taught by one of the BSS skilled female mechanics.

42Below Gold Sprints Series
6- 10 PM, Cuba Libre, 409 Colorado St
If you are not familiar with Gold Sprints, it is 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. An open source program called OpenSprints projects the speed and virtual distance covered up on a screen for the crowd to watch and cheer. Consider it the ultimate spectator friendly bike competition. For more on the Gold Sprints, see our recent article on the series.

Urban Night Ride
7:30 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge
A ride from the Facebook group Social Cycling ATX. Meet at Pedestrian Bridge earlier this week at 7:30 p.m. leave at 8:00 p.m. The ride will be heading to Metz Park this week with bike polo & a foot down competition with prizes from Ozone Bike Department. The ride will end with free beer from The Jackalope.

Friday, July 31

Friday Coffee Run (Straford Extended Play Remix) Hosted by Austin Cycling Association
7:30 AM, San Francisco Bakery and Deli, 2900 W Anderson Ln # L
This is a quick workout ride that starts early to beat the heat. The route takes us through Crestview, Hyde Park, UT, and downtown. Then, it picks up the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, Stratford and Lakeshore to get to Scenic and Balcones before ending with three difficult climbs on Mt. Bonnell, Mesa and Ladera Norte. The lights and stop signs make it difficult to keep a true B pace on an urban ride, but we’ll work hard to keep things moving with quick starts and a brisk pace. We’ll stay on quieter streets, but this route goes through the city, so be prepared to deal with some traffic. Stratford Remix version adds some occasionally steep rollers before Scenic. Ride time: Approximately 1:45 Distance: 26 mi. Ride Organizer: David at davidtietz@me.com or 512-297-1492

Critical Mass Ride
5 PM, West Mall, University of Texas Campus
This bike jamming ride is designed to shout to the world that bikes belongs and occurs on the last Friday of the month. You never know what will happen, but don’t miss this foundation of the Austin bike culture we know today.

Saturday, August 1

Mellow Johnny’s Scout-A-Ride Shop Road Ride: Trekking the (Paved) Trails
8:30 AM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
Saturday mornings spent exploring City of Austin bike routes finding new neighborhoods and ways to get around on your bike. This week’s theme is Trekking the (Paved) Trails. Today’s beginner paced ride traverses some of the downtown bike trails including the Shoal Creek Trail, Johnson Creek Trail and a section of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway. Plan on paved trails, if we need to use the Town Lake Trail it will be short and we will walk it if our tires are too skinny for gravel. Ride organizer: Eileen Schaubert at eileen@mellowjohnnys.com or 512-426-4851.

Waller Creek Bike Tour
10 AM, Mexican American Cultural Center Plaza, 600 River Street
The Waller Creek master planning process is well underway. This is an effort to redesign the currently underutilized downtown creek into a premier community space. The master planning process will help us decide what kind of space we want and what kind of activities we want to promote to activate the space. A key issue shaping the decisions is the facts on the ground — the condition of the creek and the creekside amenities today. Hop on your bike and join us for a two-wheeled exploration of the opportunities and constraints for this future community hub. The tour will end with appropriate libations at the Crown and Anchor.

Sunday, August 2

Jack’s Generic Triathlon
8 AM, Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels
A great triathlon event that is short enough for the beginner, and still challenging enough for the experienced athletes to ‘light it up’. Held at the Texas Ski Ranch, this is an event you definitely don’t want to miss. Jack’s Generic Tri, is, well, it’s Generic. Created as a return to the events of old, when everything was all about the participants. Jack’s is one of the best well run, safest, and most fun triathlon events you will ever do. Course: 500m Swim, 13.8 mile bike, 3 mile run

Sunday Morning Fixie Ride
8:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St
The ride is focused on fixed-gear bikes, but everyone is welcome. The ride will proceed at a social pace from the UT campus on various routes of 25-35 miles.

Austin Flyers Sunday Barton Creek Green Belt WITH CLINIC
9 AM, Bicycle Sports Shop Central, 517 S Lamar Blvd
Meet at BSS Central at 8:30 to divide into groups based on rider level, roll out around 9:00 am. With enough interest there may also be an Intermediate / Advanced group.  This ride is open to riders who have ridden the Green Belt and other trails; yet, may want to improve existing skills such as cornering, clearing ledges, and maneuvering down technical descents. The“clinic” rider will head up the Zilker Park main trail towards Twin Falls and loop back to BSS in time to join the Austin Flyers Club social for tacos and drinks!

Capital City BMX Weekly Race Series
1 PM, Capital City BMX, 15010 FM Road 620 North
The Capital City BMX opened in November 2008 and offers you a chance to learn and race BMX. BMX races are held every Sunday with rider check-in 1-2 PM. Cost $10/rider. (There is also practice time on Saturday’s. Check Capital City BMX for more info.)

Hardcourt Bike Polo
2 PM, NEW LOCATION: Metz Park, 2407 Canterbury St
Join fellow bike polo enthusiasts as part of the newly formed Austin Bike Polo Club for a friendly Sunday match every week. All bikes and skill levels are welcome and spare mallets and balls are available if you don’t have any. Check out our recent article on bike polo for more info.

Monday, August 3

Weekly Ladies Ride presented by Team Hotel San Jose and Mellow Johnny’s
5:30 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St
This is a weekly Monday ride reserved just for the ladies! Join experienced and knowledgeable riders from Mellow Johnny’s and Team Hotel San Jose for a friendly and moderately paced social ride (14-16mph average). This is a perfect chance to become more comfortable riding in a group, ask questions about pack riding or racing, meet other ladies like yourself who also enjoy riding, and keep up your fitness. We start at 5:30pm and will ride for 1-2 hours.

Ride Like a Girl Women’s Mountain Bike Rides
6 PM, Barton Creek Greenbelt, Zilker Park Access
The Austin Ridge Riders are hosting a five month program of weekly Monday evening women’s mountain bike rides, plus weekend rides at local mountain bike trails/parks. This is an opportunity to meet other women to ride with, learn new trails and learn new skills. Each ride will divide up into groups based on riders’ abilities and speed and will have a beginner clinic/ride, intermediate, and advanced group rides. Rides will last 1 – 2.5 hours. Prizes and gift certificates from our sponsors will be raffled away after every ride. All riders must wear a helmet, bring plenty of water, and have a trail-worthy bike in good working condition. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start time.

Austin Cycling Association Monthly Meeting
7 PM, LCRA Board Room, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd
The ACA program for August is still TBA but will include a 15-minute “SHOW-N-TELL” session on a topic related to cycling. We would like to get some people who don’t usually attend to bring their bikes or gear for SHOW-N-TELL.

Cafe Mundi Bike-in Movie Night
7 PM, Feature at 9 PM, Cafe Mundi, 1704 E 5th St # 100
Get warmed up for the Bicycle Film Festival with our own monthly bike-in movie series. It’s a night of socializing and networking and getting as many bikes in the parking lot of Cafe Mundi. The movie is yet to be announced, but there will be a string of shorts we’ll be showing prior to the movie.

Heavy Metal Fitness Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
7 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
Hosted by Social Cycling ATX, this ride is a higher pace and more challenging than their Thursday Night Urban Ride. The ride is 20-30 miles and usually ends with free beer and a dip in the water. Meet up at 7 PM. Ride leaves at 7:30 sharp.

Tuesday, August 4

Austin Yellow Bike Project Benefit Concert and Alleycat Race
7 PM, Emo’s Outdoor Stage, 603 Red River St
This event is part of the fundraising push for the Austin Yellow Bike Project reach their $250,000 goal so they can build a permanent workshop on Webberville Road. $5 entry for the race. Lots of prizes. $5 cover for the concert. All ages. Cash bar. Lineup includes James and the Douchebags, The Diving Captain, Black Cock, and one more band TBD.

Wednesday, August 5

Weekly Women’s Ride with Austin Flyer’s Team
6 PM, Bicycle Sport Shop Central, 517 South Lamar Blvd
Join local cycling team the Austin Flyers for this weekly women’s ride. The ride will leave from BSS Central Location (Lamar and Barton Springs) every week except for the last Wednesday of the month when it will leave from BSS North location (183 and Braker). This is a relaxed-pace, no-drop ride open to all levels and will last up to two hours. If you have any questions about the ride, please email Tammy Thompson.

Casual South Austin Wednesday Night Ride
6:30 PM, Don’s Automotive 1636 South 1st St, Austin
Leave from Don’s Automotive 1636 South First between 6:30 – 7:00.  About 10+ miles, average a little over 10 mph.  Lately the ride has been doing a loop including Barton Hills Blvd and some hills like Lund St.  We avoid the Hike and Bike trail for being too crowded.   Nothing highly technical or competitive but the ride would be difficult or impossible with a single speed or cruiser type bike.  This group is certainly not the fastest but not the slowest either. Ride organizer: Don from Don’s Automotive, 512-447-9032

Bike Shop Concert Series at Jack & Adams
7 PM, Jack & Adam’s Bicycles, 1210 Barton Spring Rd
Bring a blanket or chair over to Jack & Adam’s Bicycles on the 5th of every month for a new concert series by Woode Wood! This local musician will strum his guitar & sing some tunes for you & the kiddos. The concerts start at 7pm and are free (but a tip jar will be in place.) The first one is on Sunday, April 5th, with rain out dates set for the 15th of the month (if needed.)

Bikes Rock Concert kickoff to Bicycle Film Festival
7:30 PM, La Zona Rosa, 612 W. 4th St
Kicking off the Austin stop of the Bicycle Film Festival, the Black Angels will be performing at his concert. Ticket are $15 and can be ordered online