Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up.
Thursday, January 21
Thursday Night Bike Polo
5:30 PM, Eastwoods Park, 3001 Harris Park Ave
The Austin Bike Polo Club’s weekday match. 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 Advisory Council
6:30 PM One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd, 8th floor large conference room
The Austin Bicycle Advisory Council is a committee of Austinites representing cyclists’ interests to the City of Austin and meets monthly to advise staff of the City of Austin Public Works Bicycle and Pedestrian Program.
Thursday Night Social Ride
7:30 PM, The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St. (Corner of 4th and Navasota
A ride from the Facebook group Social Cycling ATX. that has gotten so big it had to abandon the Pfluger Bridge start location. Meet at 7:30 p.m. leave at 8 p.m. Details on this week’s ride: Last week Alan Hughes, a traffic engineer for 27 years with the city, retired. Alan played a key role in planning and implementing most of the bicycle facilities you enjoy around town. So this week, we are throwing him a little party. He’s going to ride around with us on a few of the many facilities that he created. After we ride for a bit we are dropping by the Bike Texas Office where they have hooked us up with some beer from New Belgium. We’ll have a chance to talk with Alan and several of the city employees about the future of cycling in Austin. Good beer and talking about bikes… it should be a really fun and you might learn a thing or two. From there we will ride some more because the weather is going to be AWESOME. After we are done we are ending up at Club Deville for the THROWBACK featuring DJ Digg and Hobo D. Last time we went to the THROWBACK, fun was had by all. Don’t miss out! Club Deville will be throwing some kegs our way as well as giving us some nice drink specials. Thanks Club Deville!” Read our recent article on the popular weekly ride.
Saturday, January 23
Austin Bike Polo Birthday Bash
2 PM, Bartholomew Park, 5201 Berkman Drive
To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club, the club will have 3 bike polo matches over two days:
Saturday, Jan 23 at 2 PM, Bartholomew Park
Sunday, Jan 24 at 10 AM, Eastwood Park
Sunday, Jan 24 at 3 PM, Joslin Park
SkelliCyclists present: The Ninja Ride!
1 PM, Austin City Hall, 301 West 2nd St
Join local bike gang SkelliCyclists for their latest fun theme ride: The Ninja Ride. We’ll be riding everywhere, and nobody will even see us. This is a themed-outfit ride so get those ninja outfits together! … and please, we won’t be handing out any cans of whoop-asss so no real ninja weapons will be necessary. This is a 23-mile adventure around Austin with a midway break at Flying Saucer at the Triangle for some refreshment needs, and a final destination at a local pub n grub. Not sure how to prepare for this ride? Ask a Ninja.
Sunday, January 24
Sunday Morning Fixie Ride
10:20 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.
Weekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny’s
3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St
Starting at 3:30 sharp, it’s a 2 hour ride for ladies only. Join experienced riders from Mellow Johnny’s for a friendly and moderately paced social ride (14-16mph average). Get more comfortable riding in a group, learn tips & tricks, and meet other like-minded cyclists. Stay afterwards for champagne and strawberries at Royal Blue Grocery across the street! Some things to keep in mind before meeting us for this ride: Have a road bike in good working condition, Bring a helmet, Wear cycling clothing, Bring plenty of water, Are able to ride comfortably for 2 hours without stopping.
Bike Pub Crawl presented by BeerTownAustin.com
4 PM, Crown & Anchor, 2911 San Jacinto
BeerTownAustin.com sponsor this bike tour of Crown & Anchor, Draught House, Flying Saucer, and Billy’s on Burnet.
Tuesday, January 26
Tuesday Night Bike Polo Match
5 PM, Joslin Park, Manchaca St & Redd St
In the last month, Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club has added matches in South Austin on Tuesday nights.
Wednesday, January 27
Hump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
Noon, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
The latest new ride from Social Cycling ATX. Social paced ride for the riders that can make it out during the work week. We will have a few stops one at a coffee shop and one for lunch. All levels are welcome. Share with your “funemployed” friends.
Weekly Bike Maintenance and Flat Repair Classes hosted by Mellow Johnny’s
6 PM, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
Every Wednesday at 6pm Mellow Johnny’s has bike maintenance and flat repair classes. Learn how to fix a flat tire and add life to your bike with simple maintenance and repairs. Please RSVP to Chuck at chuck@mellowjohnnys.com if you plan on attending on of the classes. Classes fill up quickly so RSVP soon so you don’t get left out!
Wednesday Night Road Ride XXVIII
7 PM, Check site for start location
Formerly the Thursday Night Road Ride, this after dark fitness ride returns after a 7 month hiatus. All levels of riders are welcome on this 20-25 mile night ride with stops to regroup. This is a “friendly drop” ride. This means that if we can see your lights, you won’t drop be dropped. Lights are mandatory and helmets strongly recommended. Come early and enjoy drinks and food before and after the ride.
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