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Friday Film Fun: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good bike

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Santa on Two Wheels

Santa is already at work in part of the world, but not necessarily with a reindeer and sleigh. In Vancouver, Santa has slimmed down and gone green by riding a bike.

Meanwhile, closer to home Bike Friendly Oak Cliff recently organized a Dallas Santa Ride to benefit Toys for Tots. Check out these pictures from the [...]

Merry Christmas

Austin Bike Blog hopes you have a relaxing, enjoyable Christmas Day. To get you in the mood, enjoy this version of the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies from the Nutcracker Suite performed entirely with bicycle parts.

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Holiday Week Blog News Roundup

Marcus is not here this week to do the News Roundup, so I though I’d share some holiday related posts from other blogs to add to our Christmas themed Dumbest Product of the Week and Christmas Tree hauling by bike. 
PacificPedalling.com has a article about a pilot program UPS is doing right now to deliver packages [...]

Last minute gifts for the transportation cyclist

I’m never one to do today what can be put off until tomorrow, especially when it comes to shopping for gifts during the holidays. Just look how late I waited to pick out a Christmas Tree.
To help those who are like minded, I’ve put together a brief list of gifts I would think any utility [...]

Xmas Xtracycle

Who needs a car for Christmas errands when I have my Xtracycle Minivan
As has happened the last seven years, this year I waited until a week before Christmas to get a tree. Despite dire warnings from friends of getting a Charlie Brown Christmas tree, things have always worked out. The closest we came to not [...]

Dumbest Product of the Week- Twas the Week Before Christmas, The Rapha Tweed Softshell

‘Twas the week before Christmas, and I was searching the web,
hoping America’s habit of buying crap would finally ebb. 
Seeking left and right for a silly item to mock,
with nothing to write about on Friday at 2 o’clock.
When what should my weerly eyeballs peek,
but another winner of Austin Bike Blog’s Dumbest Product of the Week.
 
I had [...]