Posts under ‘Getting Started’

We’ve written a comprehensive guide to making sure your bike doesn’t go missing while its parked, but recently the blog BikeHacks covered some creative ways to protect your various components from getting swiped as well. They’ve complied eight ways to protect your components. My favorites are:  1. Super glue and ball bearing: Glue a ball bearing [...]

For mountain bike riders in Austin there are few places that compare to Walnut Creek Park. The park contains a huge variety of trails, from twisty single track to aggressive and technical downhill sections. Depending of the route taken, there can be up to 16 miles of uninterrupted riding. The only problem is that Walnut [...]

Since theft is the hot topic of the moment in the cycling community, here are some extra resources for people trying to make sure they won’t be the next victim. We have a pretty in-depth section on secure ways to lock up your bike here, but the sites below are also very good and approach [...]

Today, I joined Gary Smith and Joe Ingram from custom bicycle framebuilder Independent Fabrication for a Tour of Austin ride sponsored by Bicycle Sport Shop. This ride was part of a roll out of Independent Fabrication as an offering at BSS which now joins Freewheeling as part of the IF dealer network. Gary Smith is [...]

Now is the time for New Years’ resolutions. Most of us are filled with hope for the new year and bite off more than we can chew in an attempt to be a better person. There is nothing wrong with being ambitious, but this cycle tends to end in failure. Rather than over-reaching, I would [...]

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To help you choose a good bicycle for transportation, AustinBikeBlog put together a bike picker article as part of our Getting Started series. Recently though, I rediscovered an excellent article written by Paul Dorn over at Bike Commuter Tips Blog. This article does not talk about specific styles or brands of bikes, but rather what [...]

The Chicago Bike Blog has some very good practical commuter tips for people who are just starting out, only mildly interested in bicycle commuting, or just curious. I thought these were great and really looked at things from a bit of a different angle than we have previously covered in our “Getting Started” section. Lucky [...]

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include: Taking the Plunge Picking a bike for everyday transportation Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when [...]

We are happy to announce our next semifinalist in our “What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest. Please also check out last week’s semifinalists if you haven’t had a chance yet.  Semifinal #3: Daniel from Chattanooga, Tennesse If you have not entered our contest, there is still a chance for you to win fabulous prizes [...]