Social Cycling Austin is best know for their massive Thursday Night Social Ride of chilling on two wheels and cheap or free booze, but now the group is looking to turn their good cycling vibes to the greater good with their new Lend Your Legs Ride. Starting Monday, April 18, the Lend Your Legs riders [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tandem’
Family of 5 rides 7000 from Kentucky to Alaska on tandem
Coming back from Lubbock this holiday weekend, we encountered the flip side of the vision of a city in denial I observed. About an hour into our trip, we saw a an enormous bicycle contraption heading the other direction with five people on it. Seeing a cyclist at all in West Texas is unusual, but [...]
Austin Bike Shop Review: Nelo’s Cycle Shop
For the dedicated roadie, Nelo’s Cycle Shop is a little slice of heaven. Whether its the Italian racing frames, pro-cycling posters and banners, or the expert coaching and bike fitting advice of owner Nelo Breda, there is plenty to like if you run with thin wheels whether solo or tandem. Pro-Racing to Pro Shop When [...]
Within Reach – the journey to find and learn from sustainable communities
What sustainable communities are forming or established in the US? What ideas can they share with each other? How do we “spread the seed” of sustainable living? Mandy Creighton & Ryan Mlynarczyk pondered these questions and decided to take a round-trip across the United States, twelve thousand miles in one year to find answers and, [...]
