Posts under ‘Austin Bicycle Industry’

“Bike building is a lot like the Internet. They both involve a series of tubes.” Elliott McFadden,Violet Crown Cycles
This fall, I was contacted by a customer wanting a Ferguson city bike as a possible replacement to his car. He lives and works downtown and was ready to give car free living a try. The problem [...]

In another sign of the robustness and growth of Austin’s cycling industry, triathlon specialty shop Jack and Adam’s recently made Inc. magazine’s list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. The listing for J and A showed 74% growth from 2005 to 2008 besting industry wide growth average by nearly 10 times during the [...]

Here are A2W, we are proponents of buying local whenever possible. Fortunately when it comes to bicycles and bike related items, there are a growing number of local businesses offering some great and unique items for the cyclist.
Earlier this year, we created a Local Bike Shop Guide and added links by region and specialty to [...]

Editor Note: This Sunday will be the release of a new Austin bike zine, The Dropout (also on Facebook here.). This monthly cycling rag will seek to spotlights the people and the businesses that make the Austin bike culture thrive. On Sunday evening, there will be a release party for The Dropout with free beer, [...]

The second annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show wrapped up on Sunday in Dripping Springs at the finish line of the LiveStrong Challenge. The show saw a large number of attendees in addition to the LiveStrong participants with folks coming in from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Conroe, and Fredericksburg just to see custom bicycles made by [...]

This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the finest custom bicycle builders from all over the Lone Star state (plus one honorary Texan from Philadelphia) will converge on Austin for the second annual Texas Custom Bicycle Show. The show is free and open to the public and will be a part of the Expo at the LiveStrong [...]

“Bike building is a lot like the Internet. They both involve a series of tubes.” Elliott McFadden,Violet Crown Cycles
In April during one of my first ventures to the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market with the Violet Crown Cycles tent, I met an individual who loved the look and functionality of my Ferguson city bikes but really [...]

My experience: Back in August, we did a profile of Brad Beneski, the creator of the FlashBak. He gave us a FlashBak to test out and review. I have ridden after dark with the FlashBak a dozen times mostly attached to the back of my Xtracycle.
Function: 4.5/5
Style: 2/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: The FlashBak is available at many Austin local [...]

This weekend, the Oregon Manifest kicked off with their Oregon Manifest Constructors Challenge contest and race. The Oregon Manifest, their hand built bike show, has expanded this year from a long weekend highlighting local builders to a six week celebration of all things bicycle related. The schedule of events puts our annual Bike Month celebration [...]

Congrats to local triathlon shop Jack and Adam’s on winning an Honorable Mention in the 2009 Keep Austin Beautiful awards for their Green Team Bicycle Re-cycle program. They created a drop off program for old bicycle components, tires, and clothing to keep them out of land fills. Bicycle parts and frames were recycled into the [...]