Posts Tagged ‘racing’

A sad story from Bicycle.net today: MELBOURNE, April 8, 2009 (AFP) – Former world champion cyclist Jobie Dajka of Australia was found dead in his Adelaide home after a long battle with alcoholism and depression, sporting officials confirmed Wednesday. The body of the 2002 keirin world champion was discovered on Tuesday afternoon, with police saying [...]

Like I was saying Monday in the news roundup, it’s time to throw away all your old bicycles because we now present to you THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED BICYCLE. Found at Inhabitat, this bike was designed by F1 race car tech company BERU and it shows. Are you ready for this? This bike has features [...]

Are you seeking fame, fortune, and the glory of volunteer blogging? If you’re a racer or a bystander at a bike event anywhere around Austin, we need you! You’ve probably seen us at lots of events and meetings around town (Elliott’s the tall thin guy, I’m the short fat guy…) but we can’t be everywhere [...]

When you step into The Peddler, you immediately feel comfortable. There’s something about their space on North Loop that just feels “homey” and inviting. They opened in 2005, and got just a little bit more space in their admittedly tight shop in the heart of the North Loop area about six months ago. The shop [...]

I was browsing the Flickr Blog this morning and came across their links to photos from the Tour of California. There are some fantastic shots in here so I thought I would post a slideshow of all images tagged with the race. Note: these are NOT our photos and all copyright or other permissions belong [...]

There’s some really great cycling news out there, the national stimulus package notwithstanding (although having $10 billion for transit in there can’t be all bad, can it?). Here’s what I’ve found in the past week and wanted to share: Treehugger has a great roundup of their own showcasing innovations in bicycle infrastructure around the world [...]