This weekend, hundreds of custom bicycle framebuilders and bicycle companies from all over the US will descend on Austin for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. I’ll be exhibiting there myself with Violet Crown Cycles. Here’s a quick guide the show, some of the parties going on, and info on some of the local Austin [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop’
Friday Film Fun: More awesome riding from Danny McAskill plus a Ghostbuster rides in ATX
If you haven’t seen the incredible bike skills of Scotsman biker Danny McAskill, you are in for a real treat. Amazing is all I can say. More locally, former Ghostbuster Bill Murray was in town for SXSW last week and stopped by Mellow Johnny’s while riding around our fair city and indulged staff with this [...]
Fox 7 News looks at how easy is it to commute by bike in Austin
This recent local broadcast of Fox 7 News gives a quick overview of biking to work with resources from the City of Austin, Bicycle Sport Shop and Mellow Johnny’s. It’s a nice cursory look at biking as an option but does spend quite a bit of time focusing on showers. Also mentioned is the free [...]
Chance to help with Bikes for Kids
For the past 13 years, Mix 94.7 has put on the Bikes for Kids project each holiday season giving away over 11,000 bikes to local children in need of two wheels. For most of us, the bicycle was our first taste of freedom of movement, seeing our community without constant adult supervision. Bikes have helped [...]
Mellow Swap coming Nov 14
If you’ve read this site long, you are no doubt familiar with Frankenbike, the local monthly bike swap. You can buy, sell, or trade great stuff to put together a great ride. Mellow Johnny’s is stepping it up a notch with their second annual Mellow Swap on Saturday, November 14, 9 AM- 5 PM. I [...]
Mellow Johnny’s Ladies Ride moves to Sunday
I just got word from Erin O’Neill at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop that their weekly Ladies Ride has been moved from Monday evenings to Sunday afternoons. Also, the Austin Flyers Wednesday Ladies Ride is done for the season until spring. Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop Weekly Ladies Ride Sundays Roll out at 3:30 Mellow Johnny’s Bike [...]
New A2W Sponsor: Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop
Austin on Two Wheels is happy to announce our latest sponsor, Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop. Most people know the downtown shop at 4th and Nueces as Lance Armstrong’s bike shop, but a lot of people don’t know all the cool events and advocacy this shop does for the Austin cycling community. In addition to one [...]
Couple of new weekly Saturday rides added to Austin cycling events calendar
If you’ve taken a look at our comprehensive calendar of Austin cycling events lately, you’ll notice there are a ton of weekly group rides of all ilks to get your heart rate pumping or just enjoy some company on your weekend rides. There are usually at least 15 rides rolling out on Saturday or Sunday [...]
Cycling Community Wants More Bike Education – Where is it?
Editor Note: Eileen Schaubert, Mellow Johnny’s Community Outreach person, took the Austin Police Department’s bicycle training in July and is doing a series of articles for A2W about her experience. I’ve just spent three days out at the Austin Police Department’s training academy as the first civilian to take their mountain bike patrol class. I [...]
Mellow Johnny’s Free Alps Stage Tour Watch Party this Wednesday Morning
This Wednesday, Mellow Johnny’s will be hosting a breakfast viewing the Alpine Stage 17 of the Tour de France. They will be joined by JB & Sandy from 94.7 FM, and there will be free mimosas, giveaways, and a chance to win 2 entries to the Livestrong Challenge. Tour de France Stage 17 Watch Party [...]
