Posts from ‘June, 2010’

This notice is in from the City of Austin regarding portions of the Hike & Bike Trail being closed on Sunday, July 4 in preparation for the city’s firework display that evening. Beginning at 10 am on Sunday, July 4, 2010, portions of the hike/bike trail will be closed for public safety while fireworks preparations [...]

I’ll be out of town at a lake house the next week so the subject of beach reading is on my mind. Luckily, I just received the latest incarnation of Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac. The folks at Boneshaker hav been producing this twice a year collection of bicycle inspired stories, poems, drawing, and interviews for [...]

Austin on Two Wheels site sponsor Bicycle Sport Shop has opened a 3rd location this month at 9900 West Parmer Lane. To celebrate the new store opening, there will be a variety of events and giveaways in the second half of July: Join us for 2 weekends of events as we celebrate the Grand Opening [...]

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done Friday Film Fun, and I thought I’d share this classic Monty Python skit, “Bicycle Repair Main.” Yes, bicycle repair man is a hero in my book too.

I don’t know if the summer heat is lulling drivers into a haze, but I’ve been hearing about a lot of crashes with automobiles and cyclists lately. First in a bizare twist, fellow blogger and road racer Daniel Satowas hit by a car this morning just 12 hours after his sister was in a auto [...]

It’s the end of the month, so regulars like Critical Mass and Frankenbike are back. Also on Wednesday, the Texas High School Mountain Bike Racing League is kicking off their fund raising to kickstart their inaugural 2011 season with a showing of “Ride The Divide” including a guest visit from the film’s producers. Here’s a [...]

The tri shop market for Austin just got a little smaller. Today, the owners of VO2 Triathlon and Cycle announced that they are closing their store immediately. We have in hands the hard task that is to announce that VO2 triathlon & cycles has closed doors on June 22, 2010. For the past 18 months [...]

I just got in this info on a women’s ride tonight by Austin Luna Chix. Poker Road Bike Ride Tuesday, June 22 6:30 PM, Dick Nichols Park 8011 Beckett Rd This road ride is for ladies who want to pedal steady for about 12-18 miles. Geared towards beginners & intermediates. Bring your bike (mtn bikes [...]

This comes via the Jack & Adam’s blog who are looking for a volunteer intern to help run their Bicycle RE-Cycle Project, a drop off program that seeks to prevent old tubes and bike parts from filling up our landfills. It’s not a paid position but you do get shop discounts and free entry into [...]

This weekend, an Austin on Two Wheels reader set me news that the City of San Antonio is moving forward with a public bike share program to open up later this year. For those unfamiliar with bike share, it is a program that lets you check out bikes from self serve stalls at various locations [...]