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Mellow Johhny’s and Mix 94.7 gear up for 15th annual Bikes for Kids holiday giveaway, Nov 11th, 2011Program to help children in need looking for volunteers For over a decade, Mix 94.7 DJs JB & Sandy’s has been bringing holiday cheer to local children with their Bikes for Kids giveaway. To date, the program has given away 10,000 Trek bicycles to families in need throughout the central Texas community. This year, the [...]
Bicycle Parade, Oct 25th, 2011
Riding your bike is like being in a parade, a daily parade if you commute with your bicycle. I feel like the center of attention with all eyes on me when I am the sole bicycle with 3 cars at a all-way stop sign. Should I Miss America wave or throw some candy? Instead I [...]
Tour de Fat from the eyes of a 7 year old, Oct 24th, 2011When I get on a cargo bike with my children, I think about what effect bicycle transport will have on their future. Will they break the American wealth draining cycle of car ownership? Will they be better prepared for peak oil? I don’t know, but I do know riding with them is a supremely more [...]
Friday Film Fun: Crowd Sourcing a Cargo Bike Documentary, Oct 21st, 2011Very shortly after I started this site, I got my first cargo bike, an Xtracycle Free Radical. At the time, we had a trailer for our kids that they were out growing, and the kit which converts most bikes to long tails with room for 1 adult or 2-3 kids seemed like a good idea. [...]
Sunday morning trail, Oct 3rd, 2011Editor Note: Please welcome new Austin on Two Wheels writer Katie Jo Dixon who will be sharing her experiences in Austin on two wheels with us over the coming months. Some of you may remember Katie Jo’s earlier posts on picking up baby chicks on a cargo bike and theater by bike as part of [...]
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