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Posts from ‘July, 2009’

Friday Film Fun: Bike pulls car

The bicycle is the most efficient form of transportation man ever created. Add this clip to further proof that bikes can do a lot more than we think.

Ride the City mapping service now a go in Austin

Received an update today from our friends at Ride the City, the bicycle route mapping site. They have been hard at work for several months now getting the service working for Austin and it’s now ready! From their blog: Well, we’re hopeful that bike riding in the Lone Star state is going to get even [...]

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 7/2- 7/8/09

This week’s pretty quiet with the holiday weekend coming up, but there are still plenty of great rides on our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. And if you get too hot, there’s always the Tour day France to watch on Versus. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we [...]

APD Bicycle Theft Resolution Subcommittee Meeting Tonight

Reminder from Nadia Barrera at the City of Austin: This is just a reminder of tonight’s Bicycle Theft Resolution Subcommittee Meeting. Our meeting will be held at the Austin Police Department’s Headquarters building located at 715 East 8th Street, on the 4th Floor in the CompStat Room. Please enter the police department through the east [...]

Framebuilder Profile: Wes Williams of Willits Bikes

Wes Williams of Willits Bicycles doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to bicycle design. The creator of the modern 29 inch wheel bike and maker of custom titanium and steel bikes let me know early on in our conversation, “I have no tolerance for people who can’t see my vision.” His vision is of [...]