Posts from ‘November, 2010’

This week’s Dirt Derby will be a special benefit for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. The theme of this week’s races shift gears as we enter into the season of giving. All of our proceeds from the November 16th race will go towards the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, a non-profit which raises awareness, stimulates research, and provides [...]

The weekend of October 16-17, 2010, framebuilders from all over Texas and beyond descended on Austin for the third annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show. In addition to all the great show bikes and cyclocross racing, I hosted two framebuilder round table discussions on Day 1 of the show. The idea was to expand on the [...]

As reported by ATXBS, Austin.Candence, and Fox 7, one of our local bike shops, Austin Bikes, has been hit hard with a wave of burglaries with a loss of over $25,000 in four break-ins in recent weeks. Needless to say, these kinds of losses are hardly the thing a small local bike shop can easily [...]

After over a year of silence, I was starting to think the Bicycle Film Festival stop in Austin won’t make this year. Well, worry no more. The BFF site now has the Austin stop scheduled for December 2-5. There are no further details yet, but mark your calendar. Also if you want to help volunteer [...]

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 [...]

Tonight is the second Ladies Night at the Dirt Derby which means ladies and guys who dress like ladies get to ride for free. There will also be some women’s demo bikes to ride from Specialized. The Dirt Derby has changed it’s racing schedule for the rest of the season to the following: 6:15 PM [...]

It’s that time of year again. The City of Austin Bicycle & Pedestrian Program is looking for intrepid souls to serve on the Bicycle Advisory Council. The BAC serves as a first line of communication between the cycling community and the City of Austin and has been a critical partner with City staff in drafting [...]

The coming of fall and winter is always a two edged sword for me. The relief from the Texas summer heat and the chance to wear a sweater is a welcome change. The sound of crunch leaves under my feet, the roar of a college football crowd, the taste of beer and sausage at an [...]

Since there’s not a reason to watch Longhorn football this season and the weather is getting really great, get out and ride your bike this weekend. Cyclcross is in full swing with two races this weekend and the mother of all Austin bike swaps, the Mellow Swap, is this Saturday. (OK, maybe tied with the [...]

Now that the Election is over and my day job has quieted down, look for more original content on Austin on Two Wheels in the coming month. Upcoming stories to look for include: A podcasts of  two framebuilder round table discussions that I hosted recorded at the Texas Custom Bicycle Show. Thoughts on the Afline [...]