Austin is finally jumping on the ciclovía bandwagon with the proposed first one dubbed Viva! Streets scheduled for this May. The event will close East 6th Street to automobile traffic and reclaim city streets as public space for people. Tonight is an information session on the event. encourage recreation for active, healthy lifestyles. Austinites will [...]
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Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2/2- 2/8/12
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up. Thursday, February 2 [...]
Dirt Derby spring session delayed until Feb 21
Track reconstruction at the Del Valle Motorcross Park has progressed at a slower rate than expected so the Dirt Derby will not be returning until February 21: Unfortunately the six inches or so of rain that fell this past week have forced us to delay the spring iteration of The Peddler Dirt Derby by a [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/26- 2/1/12
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up. Thursday, January 26 [...]
Austin Bike Zoo launches Kickstarter campaign to reimage A Midsummer Night’s Dream
One of the most wonderful institutions of Austin bike culture is the Austin Bike Zoo. Their whimsical creations like the Bike Snake and pedal powered butterflies and bats are a unique addition to any parade. Back in 2009, Austin Bike Zoo produced a 2 wheeled version of Alice in Wonderland that was a highlight of [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/19- 1/25/12
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up. Thursday, January 19 [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/12- 1/18/12
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. As always, if there is an event you know about that’s not on our calendar contact us, and we’ll add your event on and possibly add it to the weekly round up. Thursday, January 12 [...]
Dirt Derby winter session start pushed back to Jan 31
We just heard from our friends at the Dirt Derby that their 1st time winter session has moved from starting this Tuesday to Tuesday, January 31. Apparently, the owners of the Del Valle Motorcross Park have been doing some major course rebuilding, and it will not be ready until later this month. While I’m bummed [...]
Weekly event recommendations takes a winter break
With the Christmas/New Year’s holiday week approaching, there will be fewer and fewer organized opportunities to ride so our Thursday morning preview of recommended two wheeled events will be taking a holiday break the next 2 weeks returning on Thursday, January 5. The next 2 weeks is not completely without chances to ride. You can [...]
Reflections from my first season of cyclocross.
I have finished my first official season of cyclocross racing in Texas. Full disclaimer here before I continue, I am using the word “full” very loosely, because I only participated in races close to the Austin area. Along with local races, I have attended a number of Dirt Derby’s, and will continue to attend through [...]
