Despite the snowfall this week, spring is right around the corner, and it shows with the plethora of activities this week. Tonight will be a fundraiser for Mariel Mentink who was hit by a car on New Years Eve while on Monday APD Chief Art Acevedo will be the guest of a forum on bike [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Critical Mass’
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 1/28- 2/3/10
My apologies for getting the weekly event round up out late this week, but our full calendar of events needed some major updating and now has all the upcoming ACA rides, Traffic 101 classes and mini clinics and TXBRA road races as well as most of the charity rides on the calendar for this spring. [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/24- 9/30/09
There is a lot to like about this weekend for the person on two wheels. Critical Mass is Friday (with an after party celebrating ATXBS’ 2nd birthday), the return of Austin Bike Zoo’s Alice in Wonderland on bikes on Saturday, and Talking Heads’ lead man David Byrne’s panel discussion on cycling in the city on [...]
Alert: Legal help needed for out of town cyclist hit and jailed by police at Critical Mass ride
UPDATE: Local attorney Jay Paul Warren (who let us publish that very helpful article on what to do in a bike-car accident) contacted me this evening to let me know he posted bail for the cyclist in question. Jason from ATXBS also sent me an e-mail from Chief Acevedo who is very aware of the [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 8/27- 9/2/09
With school back in session this week, things have quieted down a bit, but there is still plenty to do. Critical Mass on Friday, Frankenbike on Saturday, Cemetery Cats Bike Wash Fundraiser on Sunday, and the return of the Dirty Derby Cyclocross/Single Track racing on Tuesdays. Get out and ride your bike!
Here’s a quick run [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 7/30- 8/5/09
The Bicycle Film Festival is still a week off yet there are tons of events going on this week including Gold Sprints, Critical Mass, an alleycat race benefiting the Yellow Bike Project, and my favorite “just for the shirt” triathlon, Jack’s Generic Tri.
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 6/25- 7/1/09
It’s a hot one out there, but if you can stand the 100 degree days, there’s lots to do. Just bring plenty of water where ever you go.
Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events. Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4/23- 4/29/09
Well, the tempuratures are heating up and so are the cycling events all around Austin. There are some great rides and several races to partake in including the Southwest Tandem Rally, Red Poppy Ride, and Texas State/Aquarena Springs Sprint Triathlon not to mention some of our monthly favorites like Critical Mass and Frankenbike. And check out the Bike [...]
March Critical Mass Ride Ends with tickets, arrests
After a long string of Critical Mass rides without major encounter with police, Austin Police were out in force on Friday arresting and ticketing Critical Massers for running red lights and “obstructing traffic.”
Here’s a video encounter of APD arresting local cyclist and budding frame builder Nathaniel “Lurcher” Hill.
So a car runs a red light and [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 3/26- 4/1/09
Whether you’ve racing or riding, spring is in full swing cause there are a ton of events going on this weekend. Here’s a quick run down of recommended events for the coming week from our comprehensive calendar of all cycling events.
Thanks to Jason at ATXBS for letting us know about some events we couldn’t find elsewhere. As always, [...]
