Posts from ‘July, 2010’

In June, cycling advocates from all over the world descended on Copenhagen for the Velo-City Global 2010 Conference. This offered a chance for folks to share what they’ve been doing to make transportation cycling safer and more accessible. It also provided Copenhagen as a venue for what can be done and how far a city [...]

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 [...]

I discovered this great short video of a bike bus project in Vienna, VA. If you are not familiar with the concept, a bike bus works like a real bus with “stops” along the way to pick up riders. Essentially, a leader starts the ride and brings riders into the group at predetermined times and [...]

Summary: BikeSnobNYC’s first jump from new media to old falls flat in an attempt to create an intro to cycling book with an edge. Rating: 2/5 Price: $16.95 In the world of bike bloggers, there are the earnest and the snarky. Usually the twain never meet, but BikeSnobNYC has become one of the rock stars [...]

Editor’s Note: This is a second in an ongoing series of guest posts from Sally Miculek. an Austin mom who’s trying to ride her bike more places and leave the car in the driveway. So, when you read about bicycling for transportation, you read a bit about planning ahead.  Planning for how long routes take [...]

Rob from the Austin Texas Bike Polo Social Club announced earlier today that the club is putting together their biggest tournament to date the weekend of Halloween. Bike polo enthusiasts mark your calendar and look for more news soon. If you are unfamiliar with bike polo and intrigued, check out our article on bike polo [...]

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 [...]

This just in via Keith Byrd and ATXBS. STOLEN BIKE ALERT!!!: quincy johnson just called me to report his bike was just stolen. it’s a blue redline single speed with disc brakes, 29″ tires with mountain bike handlebars and is covered with bike stickers including “support your local bike shop” on the stem and “i [...]

Editor’s Note: Austin on Two Wheels would like to welcome our latest guest writer, Sally Miculek. Sally is a friend and mother of two young children who is attempting to drive less and ride more to get around Austin. She has a nice introduction here but if you liked my wife Amy’s articles about her [...]

Dah Tour is in full force with more broken bones in the peloton than a gambler after a bad day at the races. This year there are 4 American teams competing, but it’s easy to forget how recent the American presence is on the history of the sport. Well, get out your Ray Bans and [...]