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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Critical Mass’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Book Review: Nowtopia, by Chris Carlsson
Summary: a vision of a utopian society beyond our current wage-slave capitalism, one that incorporates growing independent movements. Rating: 5/5 Available at: Processed World, Amazon, etc. I bought my copy at City Lights in San Francisco. Are you ready for post-capitalist society? In Nowtopia, author and Critical Mass founder Chris Carlsson looks at growing movements [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2/26- 3/4/09
We are up one event over last week for a total of 85 cycling events this week in the Austin area. Our comprehensive cycling and bike culture event calendar has slowed in growth a bit the last week, but I prefer to think we are taking a breather before spring comes roaring in. As always, [...]
Notorious NYPD bike shover Patrick Pogan gets the boot
The New York Times is reporting that New York police officer Patrick Pogan has been fired from the department although Pogan’s lawyer says he’s resigned. (No can’t fire me, I quit!) For those of you who don’t remember, Pogan was video taped last year knocking a cyclist off his bike during a Manhattan Critical Mass ride. A [...]
The Weekend Review of Austin Bike Culture Events
In case you missed some of the 42 Austin cycling and bike culture events that happened this weekend, he’s a quick highlight of some of the cool things that happened. Don’t want to miss out on this weekend? Visit us on Thursdays for our highlight of the week’s coming events or visit our comprehensive calendar [...]
