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Roadie rules to live by (and hopefully make it home in one piece), Nov 19th, 2011I know a few months ago I shared my critique of the current load of roadie bloggers who think part of their “culture” is fetishizing rules on clothing and equipment. While I see these rules as a reflection of the writers’ personal insecurities, they are off putting and do not serve us well. So at [...]
Being seen with flare using the Monkey Electric spoke light, Nov 10th, 2011
Commuting by bike with the time change equals your commute ride home in the evenings is going to be in the dark. In the summer show up at work with one pant leg rolled up, and as a red-faced sweaty version of yourself. On the rare day of temperatures in the 50s, I make sure [...]
To Helmet OR Not to Helmet?, Oct 18th, 2011Through riding my bicycle I’ve met some of the coolest people I know. Although the two aren’t mutually exclusive, riding a bicycle and being cool. Maybe if riding a bicycle and cool were connected exclusively then helmet and bicycle would form together in a single thought bubble above riders’ heads at the thought of pedaling [...]
Massive cyclocross fork and big box bicycle recall announced, Sep 23rd, 2011The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced to large recalls that effect Specialized cyclocross and hybrid bikes as well as NEXT brand bikes, a low cost mountain bike hybrid sold in big box retailers like Walmart. The Specialized recall is in regards to the Advanced Group carbon forks on their Sirrus Expert, Sirrus Comp, [...]
Making streets safer for our kids and ignoring the bull, Sep 16th, 2011This morning I attended an exciting meeting at my children’s elementary school put on by the City of Austin’s Safe Routes to School program. We have been chosen as one of 6 campuses to receive support from the program designed to encourage parents to skip being a juvenile’s chauffeur and let kids do what they [...]
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New bicycle infrastructure connects Riverside to Oltorf on South Congress, Aug 3rd, 2011When returning from the Bike Share briefing at the Downtown Austin Alliance on Monday, I had a chance to try out the newly installed bike lanes on South Congress just south of the river. Before this project was done where there was any bicycle infrastructure at all on this section of South Congress, it was [...]
Pfluger bridge extension to open tomorrow, Feb 3rd, 2011Extending the Pfluger bridge on Lady Bird Lake to cross over the busy West Cesar Chavez Street has been a dream of the cycling community that was over a decade in the making. After breaking ground on the extension last spring, the Austin American Statesman is reporting that tomorrow the bridge will officially open. With [...]
Report from LOBV: Shoal Creek at 3rd paved plus volunteer opportunities, Nov 30th, 2010For those heading cross town along the Lance Armstrong Bikeway, there has been a small gap downtown at Shoal Creek and 3rd Street for several years now. The one block section between the bridge over Shoal Creek and West Avenue has been at times pretty rough as construction vehicle working on the Seaholm Plant have [...]
Route Update: Bridge over Waller Creek to be temporarily closed until Apr 29, Apr 19th, 2010This just in from City staff about the Lady Bird Lake trail bridge over Waller Creek being closed until April 29 for asbestos removal. They say you can use the bridge after 5 PM and during the weekends but I’d just avoid asbestos if you can. A section of the Lady Bird Lake hike and [...]
City asks cyclist to avoid 4th Street near Waller Creek until improvements are finished, Mar 22nd, 2010Today, the Capital Metro Red Line Metro Rail began running, and in addition to representing a day some of us thought would never come, it also means cyclists need to avoid a section of the Lance Armstrong Bikeway on 4th Street for the next couple months. The section of bikeway on 4th between Red River [...]
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