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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 [...]

Capital Metro is looking for feedback from cyclists with a brief online survey to improve and expand their services. Please take a feed minutes to take the survey. Bicycles paired with transit makes a lot of sense. Transit greatly expands where you can go with your bike, and bikes help make transit more practical for [...]

I like things I can do myself. Do-It-Yourself. DIY, for short. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes at the end of task. When I can stand back and say, “Yeah, I did that myself.” Just yesterday, I wanted to make some home-made, all-from-scratch sunflower seed, cocoa-powder brownies, a mouthful to even describe. However, [...]

I never thought riding my bicycle would make me an advocate for change…but somehow I find myself in that boat, er, rather on that bike. A comedian that makes me laugh so hard I cry, Louis C K, says “Everything’s amazing & Nobody’s happy.” He talks about the current shifts in time and technology. An [...]

Free bike frames available. Just add wheels and they’re ready to go. There is one catch. These bikes only travel in one direction: South. From Austin, Texas to south of the border into Mexico. These are bikes on a mission. Their goal is to travel 230 miles, give or take, and make their final destination [...]

It is with sadness I noted this week will be the end of cyclocross season in Austin. The last Austin area TXBRA races are this weekend and the Dirt Derby will wrap up its final edition of the fall on Tuesday (they will be back for a winter session in January.) After a strong start [...]

American modern dancer and choreographer Martha Graham describes the process of creating art as “… a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive.” This statement makes me ponder how bicycling riding and art meet at a cross path. The recent East Austin Studio Tour is a perfect [...]

My light flickers into a steady beam as the dynamo wheel speeds up. I hear the first laugh of a man and woman, the seed of new romance. In the dark, I feel the chill on my face while my legs moved like pistons. I see a small pin point of light coming towards me [...]

Two major subjects were discussed at the CAMPO Policy Board meeting of November 14th: CAMPO TIP Amendments and the STP-MM funding decision. CAMPO TIP Amendments At many CAMPO Policy Board meetings, the board considers amendments to the CAMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP includes transportation projects receiving federal funding that the CAMPO board has [...]

Pedaling within the hustle and bustle of the big-city life in Austin I’ve discovered a few places that feel like an oasis in an exhaust-fumed desert. Places that exude serenity, and have the feeling of timelessness, like all motion stops around me when I’m there. The feeling of motionless, of simply just being, is tremendously [...]