Posts from ‘November, 2009’

Last week, Easton Sports and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of Easton’s EA30 Stems. The bicycle stem can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls. The company received a report of a stem breaking, causing a minor injury to [...]

Thy Neighbor’s Bike is at it again, and this time it’s not a last minute replacement for the Dirt Derby. This Sunday at noon, all those who missed today’s Cyclocross Scuffle or made it but want more punishment, our friend local underground ‘cross series comes to the rescue. This race is the 3rd and final [...]

This didn’t make the weekly event round up but sure sounds like fun. Maybe a midway stop between the Mellow Swap and Frankenbike? We’ve left the hand crank behind and who needs electricity, we’re making ice cream on a bike! It’s Texas in November and guess what more time for ice cream! We’ll be at [...]

For those of you who read both A2W and ATXBS, I’m pleased to let you know Jason’s site is back up and running. It was hacked mid week, and through some enormous work, it is online again. The site has been moved to a more secure server so hopefully this won’t happen again. He’s in [...]

With the glorious Central Texas weather we’ve been having lately, there is no good reason for you not to get out on your bike. The long hell of summer is officially over and highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s are the norm. I recently rediscovered this video from British pop singer Lily [...]

In another sign of the robustness and growth of Austin’s cycling industry, triathlon specialty shop Jack and Adam’s recently made Inc. magazine’s list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. The listing for J and A showed 74% growth from 2005 to 2008 besting industry wide growth average by nearly 10 times during the [...]

This Saturday offers yet another crazy amount of cycling goodness in addition to all the other regular rides. You’ve got not one but TWO huge bike swaps going on plus trail work, riding and camping with the Austin Ridge Riders AND the Tour Das Hugel for those who want to ride 14,000 vertical feet around [...]

If you read this last week’s Austin Chronicle article about Copenhagen, you’ll realize how primitive Austin’s environmental initiatives are. While earlier this year Austin began a pilot program testing a single bike locker, Copenhagenizer is reporting Copehhagen is introducing lockers to accommodate cargo bikes. If you’ve ever ridden a bakfiets, Xtracycle, or Madsen, you know [...]

In a followup to last week’s volunteer request, BikeTexas is in need of volunteers tonight and Thursday to finish up on data entry on the Safe Passing Law petition. They have asked that you RSVP to mail@biketexas.org if you plan to volunteer so they can plan accordingly. BikeTexas collected thousands of signatures around the state [...]

Here are A2W, we are proponents of buying local whenever possible. Fortunately when it comes to bicycles and bike related items, there are a growing number of local businesses offering some great and unique items for the cyclist. Earlier this year, we created a Local Bike Shop Guide and added links by region and specialty [...]