Posts Tagged ‘austin’

A2W reader Ashley writes: I am going to be in Austin from 6/18-6/21.  My friend and I will be staying around Lamar/ Thornton (sp) area and we will be mainly staying between there and Congress/ Barton Springs area.  We wanted to stay away from renting a car and wanted to rent bikes instead so we [...]

This came in from the COA Bike and Pedestrian Program. Cyclists should stay involved in Capital Metro’s future planning so we can make sure that bike access gets the priority it needs at their facilities. City of Austin Bicycle Stakeholders, Please see the attached information (see the document below) regarding CapMetro’s Service Plan 2020.  This [...]

There’s a lot of excitement on the route finding and mapping front these days. One company in particular is working on Ride the City, below. In my opinion, it has one of the best interfaces out there and is definitely heading the right direction. They want testers and feedback on improving the mapping for Austin, [...]

On the evening of Wednesday, May 20th, 2009, cyclists all over the world will ride in honor and in memory of fellow cyclists that have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. In Austin TX, we will start an eight-mile ride originating and ending on the Pfluger Bridge. Start: 6:15pm This ride will [...]

Eileen from Mellow Johnny’s sends this fun event in for tomorrow’s Bike To Work Day breakfast stations: The Juan Big Breakfast Ride – Celebrate Bike to Work Day by not going to work! Plan your route and visit as many Bike to Work Day stations as you can in 2 short hours. This is all [...]

Biking to work on Friday and want to get some little reward for your efforts, spend a little time with your fellow cyclists and generally get in on the good vibes from Bike Month? Obviously you need to come to one of the Bike To Work Day breakfast stations on Friday! From 7am-9am on Friday, [...]

The ‘Original Alamo’ is putting on a bike event, which is good news for all fans of the Bike-In-Movie. This one is a classic, most definitely. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure! This showing will be outside next to Progress Coffee on East 5th, and they’re planning a bike ride to go along with the whole thing [...]

Incredibly scary-logoed Fast Folks Cyclery over on east 6th is having a grand opening party on the 16th!

Last night was Movie Night at Mellow Johnny’s, a series of weekly events they are trying to continue at least through bike month. This week’s movie night featured local framebuilders in person along with some other custom bikes from various builders. One bike there was a Hetchins, a beautifully kept vintage bicycle from England featuring [...]

Just sent over from Leslie Luciano at Bicycle Sport Shop: Attention all Austin Commuter Challenge participants! There will be a Happy Hour tonight at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant from 5:30pm to 7pm. Meet at the pedestrian bridge at 5pm or meet us there. The first 10 people at Rio Grande will receive a complimentary beverage. [...]