A couple weeks ago, we let you know about a public art project the Austin Yellow Bike Project is working on called Raise the Rex. The project to be installed at their new headquarters on Webberville road will be a kinetic sculpture of a Tyrannosaurus Rex riding a bicycle and will be completely wind driven. [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2011’
Austin on Two Wheels tweets summary for the week ending January 28, 2011
It’s been a while since I posted a Tweet summary, but I’ve been sharing a lot more on the Austin on Two Wheels twitter feed lately so here goes. Here’s is the week that was in cycling via the abridged version of Austin on Two Wheel‘s Twitter feed. This weekly update gives those not on [...]
Friday Film Fun: Bicycle Rights! by Portlandia
With this year being the 20th anniversary of the iconic Austin movie “Slacker”, it’s only fitting that the Independent Film Channel (IFC) has come out with its own tribute to the slacker capital of the northwest, Portland. In their new show Portlandia, comic actors Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein write and star in a collection [...]
Social Cycling Austin putting out the call for help in growing activities in 2011
In this week’s Thursday Night Social Ride announcement, Social Cycling Austin head honcho Keith Byrd put out a call to action to help grow the scope of the group in 2011. After meteoric growth in 2009 and an expansion in the number of rides offered in 2010, Social Cycling Austin is looking to create more [...]
Austin cyclist to be awarded damages for unsafe Blake Manor Road
The Austin American Statesman is reporting that on Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted to settle a lawsuit with an Austin cyclist who was injured due to unsafe road conditions on Blake Manor Road. Alejandra Cornelius was riding on Blake Manor Road in 2009 when her wheel lodged in a gap in the road [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/27- 2/2/11
It’s the end of the month so that means two things: Critical Mass and Frankenbike. The folks at Frankenbike are partnering this month with Fast Folks Cyclery in a bike swap and kickoff party for Fast Folks new location. Also on Tuesday, the Dirt Derby is having their end of season party at the Black [...]
The Invisible Cyclists
In all the discussion of bicycle facilities, the focus is often on how do we get people commuting by car to switch to cycling as an option. Often forgotten in the discussion is the so called “Invisible Cyclists.” This a common reference to the working class, mostly black and brown riders who use a bicycle [...]
Sites we like: Rides A Bike, Biking In Dallas, and The Urban Country
I wanted to put in a plug for a few, newish bike blogs that I recently discovered that I think are worth reading if you enjoy Austin on Two Wheels. Rides A Bike- http://ridesabike.tumblr.com This is a Tumblr photo blog of movie stars from the golden age of cinema on bikes. From Clark Gable and [...]
Social Cycling Austin makes lite version of Thursday Night ride with Pleasure Ride
Social Cycling Austin’s Thursday Night Social Ride is already the most popular regular ride in town. It’s not unusual to see several hundred riders partake in the weekly bike and brew affair on any given ride. I’ve never found the ride to particularly intense, but apparently Social Cycling Austin wants to make an even more [...]
Pedal Hard offering 30 minute complementary training sessions at Open House this weekend
If you are thinking about getting faster or going long, getting a training coach can be a huge help. Luckily, we have a former Tour de France pro in town who can help you out. Kevin Livingston of Pedal Hard raced pro for 14 years including in 6 Tours de France. He now coaches training [...]
