Things have quieted down a bit now that the Bicycle Film Festival has rolled out of town, but there are still lots of great regular events and a few new ones. If you missed out of the bike film fun, head on over to the screenings of Freedom Riders and if you missed the Goldsprints, [...]
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BFF Austin: Friday Night Review, Saturday Preview
Friday was the third day for the Bicycle Film Festival, and now we are into the meat of things. There were two film sessions Friday night. The first featured the full length “Where are you go.” The film documented the 4 month long 2008 Tour d’Afrique, a ride that goes from Cairo to Cape Town [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 8/6- 8/12/09
There is a TON of bike related stuff this week on the order of we’ve not seen since Bike Month thanks to the Bicycle Film Festival. There are screenings all weekend starting Friday night, Gold Sprints, and Austin’s first Bike Polo Tournament. If racing is more your thing, the State Time Trail Championships is this [...]
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 [...]
Gold Sprints hit Austin
Riders from 42Ride make stop in Austin Last night was the kickoff for the Gold Sprints series here in Austin sponsored by the vodka maker 42Below. Gold Sprints are an indoor race where two bikes on trainers are set up next to one another and riders sprint against each other for fame and glory. Their [...]
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 7/23- 7/29/09
With summer showers keeping the temperatures below 100, you might just want to get out and ride your bike. Still, there is indoor respite with Jack and Adam’s sponsoring a Tour Watch Party of the possible decisive penultimate stage on Mont Ventoux on Saturday night with lots o’ schwag and the GoldSprints Series starting on [...]
Gold Sprints series starts up in Austin
ATXBS is reporting that a weekly Gold Sprints series called 42Below Gold Sprints has started up and will be running every few days through mid August. If you are not familiar with Gold Sprints, it is an indoor race where two bikes on trainers are set up next to one another and riders sprint against [...]
