Posts Tagged ‘austin’

In part three of our preview of 2011 cycling events (following the preview of century rides and road racing), today we will preview Austin area triathlons for 2011. Now triathlons aren’t purely cycling (there’s some swimming and running in there), but they are near to my heart as they got me back on a bike [...]

In a followup to last week’s preview of upcoming spring century and charity rides, today we take a look at the road racing coming our way in the Austin area. Unlike most of the country who waits until late spring or summer, much of the road racing calendar in Central Texas occurs in February and [...]

UPDATED WITH RIDES WE MISSED ON 1ST POSTING! I’ve been a busy beaver this week updating our comprehensive calendar of Austin area rides, races, and bike events for the coming months. Today, I’ll give you a brief summary of all the upcoming century and charity rides so to aid you in planning training for the [...]

Here are A2W, we are proponents of buying local whenever possible. Fortunately when it comes to bicycles and bike related items, there are a growing number of local businesses offering some great and unique items for the cyclist. Earlier this year, we created a Local Bike Shop Guide and added links by region and specialty [...]

I took around 150 shots at the Texas Custom Bicycle Show today and have a slideshow to share here from Flickr. Enjoy, and look for more over the weekend! The show goes on all weekend, so come out to see some beautiful bikes and support these great Texas framebuilders!

My wife and I attended the 6pm showings at the Bicycle Film Festival Saturday and had a great time. This particular program had two shorts and one feature. The crowd size was really impressive – we got there plenty early and were waaay back in line to get in. Glad to see the festival draw [...]

For over three decades, Austin developers and citizens have been dreaming up something big for the Waller Creek corridor, the area along Waller Creek downtown from Lady Bird Lake up to the University of Texas campus, and it looks like things are finally rolling. According the City of Austin official page on the project, urban [...]

Reminder from Nadia Barrera at the City of Austin: This is just a reminder of tonight’s Bicycle Theft Resolution Subcommittee Meeting. Our meeting will be held at the Austin Police Department’s Headquarters building located at 715 East 8th Street, on the 4th Floor in the CompStat Room. Please enter the police department through the east [...]

August came early this year. Unfortunately for those of us in Texas, that means we have a long, hot summer in store for us. With triple digit temperatures becoming the norm, I have been receiving workout reports from clients that, I can safely summarize as saying, “who turned on the furnace? I’m melting out there!” [...]

Elliott raced at The Driveway this week and I tagged along to enjoy the great weather brave the 100-degree day and take some photos. This week’s course was a short distance, I believe it was trimmed down to 0.8 miles (correct me if I’m wrong). Much credit due to all the racers who did endure [...]