Warming weather means more riding whether its a club ride, to Barton Springs, or a pub crawl with friends. Although it stays lighter later, chances are you are eventually going to get caught riding after dark. (Actually, riding after dark is one of the best parts of summer riding in Austin.) Being a ninja rider [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2011’
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 5/5- 5/11/11
Bike month is in full swing! There are not one but TWO bicycle poster shows and Saturday looks to be a busy day. We’ll be having our Dutch Demo & Rental Bike Sale, the Lady’s Army Bike Polo Tournament begins, Twin Oaks library & Yellow Bike Project have a kid friendly bike-in book swap, and [...]
My Ride Week #10 Winner: Two Wheeled Roller Coaster by Susan Wilcox
Editor Note: This is our tenth winning entry in our March- May My Ride Writing Contest, Susan Wilcox, also our week #7 winner. Want 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 [...]
2011 Spring Urban Living rides end on a high note with Taste of Downtown #2
This last Saturday, our 2011 Spring Urban Living Ride Series came to an end with our final ride the Taste of Downtown #2. While the series is ending a little early, we had a nice crowd of 30 riders that was extremely diverse in age, background, and bikes ridden. It made me proud to have [...]
Hundreds of cyclists turnout to remember hit & run victim Andrew Runciman
Saturday evening, Austin cyclists rode to pay their respects and to erect a Ghost Bike in memory of Andrew Runciman, a cyclist killed in a hit and run crash the previous Saturday night. The Statesman reported 300 cyclists joined the ride lead by Social Cycling Austin and Be Kind to Cyclists and escorted by Austin [...]
