Posts from ‘August, 2010’

StreetFilms recently shared this film from England where there is a concerted effort to reduce the vehicle speeds in residential streets to 20 MPH. Proponents argue that the slower speed makes the streets more welcoming to pedestrians and cyclists, reduces fatalities, and increases property values. They make a compelling case including some heart wrenching footage [...]

In the last few years, cycling has been flourishing in our city. The combination of gas price volatility, a vibrant social cycling scene, and more and better bike infrastructure has yielded a growing number of people choosing two wheels to get places. Unfortunately, the road to progress is rarely straight and sometimes bends back on [...]

The Dario Pegoretti movie D’Acciaio (Of Steel) by Ben Ingham is screened today only for free on the Rapha website. An interesting movie about an iconic, if opinionated, framebuilder in the Old World mold.

Earlier this week, I mentioned cyclocross season will be starting up again on September 7 with the weekly Dirt Derby series. Look for some cyclecross fun at the Texas Custom Bicycle Show as well, and hopefully some enterprising chaps will start up the underground alleycross races again. We’re no Portland, but cyclocross is on the [...]

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 [...]

Numbers from New York City should be death knell to vehicular cycling policies The New York City Department of Transportation recently released its 2009 Sustainable Streets Index report with the most definitive proof yet that good cycling infrastructure is a huge part of getting people to use bicycles as an alternative to cars. The report [...]

It may not feel like fall is near with back to back triple digit days, but the signs that cooler weather is at least on the horizon are here. Students are back to school, the football season is getting ready to rev up, and the Dirt Derby returns. The Dirt Derby is Austin’s unique weekly [...]

All you bargain hunting, Frankenbike lovers out there, mark your calendar! UTPD’s Annual Bike Auction is set for Wednesday, September 8 on the roof of Trinity Garage. This auction helps UT recycle the dozens of bikes abandoned by students every year. Viewing will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the auction to start at 5:30 p.m. [...]

What is it about the Midwest and bikes? Last year, a group of Iowans circulated a petition calling for a ban on bikes on farm to market roads, and now the St. Charles County Council in Missouri is considering several ordinance changes including a complete ban on bicycles on some public streets. In classic paternalistic [...]

Much of the videos I share are utilitarian in nature, whether about transportation cycling or racing or riding in general. It’s just the natural simplicity of bicycles. More baroque use of bikes is rarer, but I was happy to see this documentary at last years Bicycle Film Festival involving young Trinidadians in Queens using bikes [...]