Posts from ‘May, 2011’

The Ride of Silence, an International Event Honoring Fallen Cyclists, will be happening in Austin at 6:30 PM at the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge: On the evening of Wednesday, May 18th, 2011, cyclists all over the world will ride in honor and in memory of fellow cyclists that have been injured or killed while cycling on [...]

Today’s short is a very cool use of lighting to envision a better world created by more people cycling instead of driving. It the film was shot in the capital of car culture, Los Angeles, and was produced by People For Bikes, a coalition seeking a petition of over 1 million Americans calling for safe [...]

For those who could not make our demo and rental Dutch bike & accessory sale last Saturday, we still have some inventory of these items at some great, lower prices. Our Gazelle Basics are now at 40% off and we’ve dropped the price on the brand new, still in their package, Basil bags to $40, [...]

This week is a week of birthdays, for Austin Yellow Bike Project and Social Cycling Austin. Both are duly celebrating with YBP holding a custom cargo bike raffle! 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 [...]

Editor Note: This is our eleventh winning entry in our March- May My Ride Writing Contest, Samuel Bertron. We only have 2 more chances to win. We want an autobiographical story about your experience riding a bike in Austin where previously you might have done so by car. Each week, Austin on Two Wheels will [...]

If you want to get inspired on where your two wheels can carry you, I highly recommend checking out the site Path Less Pedaled. Last year, cycling bloggers Russ Rocha and Laura Crawford rode across the American continent, taking pictures and writing about their incredible journey. I had a chance to get to know them [...]

The 2011 Austin Bike Poster Show is running this month in honor of Bike Month and currently has 21 unique bike themed posters created by your fellow Austinites. You the public get to vote on who wins as the “Best in Show.” The winner of the Show will be recognized by and receive a proclamation [...]

Numbers to think about this Bike Month One universal theme of ads that sell cars is freedom. You have the freedom of the open road and the freedom to go anywhere you want when you want. Mobility equals freedom so the thought process goes. But if you are chained to a cubicle and have to [...]

Update: I just received word that there was a fatality during today’s Giro stage. Rider Wouter Weylandt of Leopard-Trek crashed during the stage and died. Our prayers and thoughts go out to Weylandt’s family and team. More on the crash. ——————- The Giro d’Italia started this weekend, and while the Tour de France may have [...]

Demo & Rental Bike Sale SAVE 25% – 50% OFF! This spring, Austin on Two Wheels brought you a series of extraordinary social rides in and around downtown Austin. We made Gazelle Dutch bikes available to ride participants as rental bikes as well as holding a series of bicycle demo days. Now that the series [...]