Posts under ‘Austin Bicycle Industry’

In case you haven’t been following the site in the last week, the 2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show was held last weekend in Richmond, VA and ended with the exciting announcement that the show is coming to Austin in 2011. This will be our chance to see some of the finest crafted bicycles made [...]

Yesterday, I posted a photo gallery from this weekend’s North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Here are more photos taken by my classmate from Doug Fattic’s framebuilding class who was able to make it to this year’s show. There are some really great bikes here and get’s me even more excited about the show coming here [...]

As we mentioned yesterday, the North American Handmade Bicycle Show is coming to Austin next February. This is exciting news and a chance for all you bike geeks to see some of the world’s best crafted bikes up close and person.
Our city also got honors at this year’s show with Austin’s own Nick Crumpton picking [...]

I just received word that the North American Handmade Bicycle Show will be held in Austin in 2011. With the growth of local framebuilding and the success of the Texas Custom Bike Show, Austin has been in the running in years past, but this is great news and a sign we are growing as one [...]

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is this weekend in Richmond, VA, and while I’m a framebuilder, events in my life have conspired to prevent me from attending this year. Since A2W will not have direct coverage there, here are some recently made films from various great North American framebuilders to get you thinking about [...]

In addition to my framebuilding business, Violet Crown Cycles, there are only a handful of U.S. custom builders focusing on bicycles truly designed to replace cars as a valid transportation option. Mike Flanigan, formerly of Independent Fabrication, is one of those builders making great roadster style bikes under the name Alternative Needs Transportation or A.N.T. [...]

No question Austin is a triathlon town. Our summer racing calendar is littered with races from short Sprint distance to ironman distance with races like the Capital of Texas Triathlon pulling national talent to race in our city. Go on any road ride, and more than likely you’ll see at least a few riders riding [...]

In the fall of 2008, we reported on a south Austin bike shop that had put itself up for sale on Craig’s list. After talking to the owner, he requested that we not disclose which shop it was. It turns out South Side, the store in question, did not find a buyer and will cease [...]

Economic woes be damned, business is good at Alchemy Bicycle Company these days. Framebuilder James Flatman is weathering the storm fine with a traditional build-anything-you-want full custom approach that has yielded a surprisingly steady customer cue for one of Austin’s newest hand built bicycle companies. Still, Flatman is anything but new to the industry offering [...]

With Hanukkah in full swing and Christmas just around the corner, those with two wheeling significant others may be scrambling to find something that will be appreciated. Similarly, cyclists may be looking for ideas to plant in others heads. To help you through this giving season while supporting local Austin businesses, we’ve put together this [...]