Posts from ‘September, 2010’

Yesterday, ATXBS reported on a questionable series of posts in eBay from a Cedar Park poster looking to bypass the eBay bidding to sell a bunch of high end bikes for a quarter or less their price. Jason was able to get some screen shots of the items before it was pulled down. If you’ve [...]

After the season opener was delayed by muddy conditions last week, the Dirt Derby will be kicking off its 2010 season this evening at the Austin/Del Valle Motorcross Park at 15400 Pearce Ln in Del Valle near the airport. Austin on Two Wheels is a proud sponsor of the Dirt Derby and encourage you to [...]

The Texas Transportation Institute is currently conducting a survey funded by TXDOT involving state roads in the Austin District. This survey is an attempt to address the needs of cyclists on state roads and see what changes could be made to make the roads safe for both children and adults on bikes. You can provide [...]

Earlier this week, I wrote about some new electric versions of tried and true cargo bike designs that are set to hit the market in the coming months. Also on the horizon is this prototype electric trike called the Biquattro
 Electric bicycle that converts between what is essentially a bike for everyday riding and a [...]

The folks over at TXBRA recently released the upcoming calendar of cyclocross races in Texas. Outside of the Dirt Derby, cyclocross racing will begin mid-October as part of the Texas Custom Bicycle Show and run through mid December. I’m looking forward to putting the knobbies on my Sam Houston and getting some racing and beer [...]

This week, I got a message from Alice Gray and Lyon Graulty, an Austin couple who will be beginning a 1000 mile, 6 week bike tour that aims to raise money for Posada Esperanza, an Austin-based shelter for immigrant women and their children. Neither Alice nor Lyon is a “bicycle buff,” nor have they completed [...]

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 [...]

Cargo bikes have been making real in-roads in the last few years. Bike companies as varied as Trek, Kona, and Yuba have taken the long tail design made successful by Xtracycle and developed their own versions of go anywhere cargo bikes. Madsen has gone the route of combining the useful and child friendly box design [...]

UPDATE: Just heard from a reliable source that there will be alleycross tonight in lue of the Dirt Derby. What’s alleycross? Basically, underground cyclocross races where you race for the ultimate prize, or at least a six pack of Lone Star. Meet up at the Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge at 6:30 to ride to [...]

If you’ve not checked out the site Path Less Pedaled, get yourself over there post haste. Starting last September, Laura Crawford and Russ Roca started an epic bike ride across America, taking tons of pictures and writing about the bike culture they have encountered along the way. They essentially sold everything they owned and travel [...]