Posts Tagged ‘texas’

Bike Friendly Oak Cliff has an interview with Boston’s Bike Coordinator, Nicole Freedman. Guess what? They’re installing bike lanes like crazy up there, trying to catch up with other cities.
For even more National Bike Summit news, look no further than D.C.’s own TheWashCycle, which reports on the free sessions and speeches.
The Bicycle Advocacy and Safety [...]

Where can I buy a bike? What’s the closest place to pick up some tubes? Where are repair shops in my neighborhood? With three dozen bike shops in Austin, Austin On Two Wheels has but together this comprehensive list of all the bike shops in town to help you find the right shop for you.
 
In addition, [...]

ATXBS is reporting a last minute alleycross race scheduled for this Sunday which did not make our Austin Bike Culture Calendar roundup for the coming weekend. Based on our calendar of events, it looks like you’ll be able to do back to back alleycattin’ this Sunday!
Alley Cross #7
Sunday, February 15
7PM
Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady [...]

While I was putting together the weekly round up of cycling culture events this week, I came across the announcement that Mellow Johnny’s will be having a wheel building class on Thursday, March 5 and Thursday, March 12. The cost of the class is $200 or $400 depending on your choices and includes everything you need to [...]

We were just sent this video clip of Downtown Austin that features bike messengers. Check it out!

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Last night, I joined the Thursday Night Road Ride organized by local road racer Daniel Sato which is now in its tenth weekly incarnation. He started the ride as a way to get in some sociable miles during the week after a similar ride died out over the winter. I’ve been wanting to do this [...]

James Clayton’s home raided by police for stolen bike parts
Jason at ATXBS has broken a story about the police raid and arrest of James Clayton, a local Austin cyclists that has been accused of rampant bike theft. The Travis County Sheriff’s Booking Records indicate that Clayton is being charged with 2nd Degree felony for burglery [...]

Girl Power is the theme of Austin Cycling this spring
A lot of cycling is dominated by men. Head out to most Saturday morning hammerfests or even many social rides, and you’ll find the rides made up of mostly if not all men. (Even rides advertised as casual can get out of hand pretty quickly.)
So it [...]

Jason over at ATXBS has a post mentioning that there is a last minute alleycat race tonight at 7 PM. An informal in town race and scavenger hunt, alleycat races are a blast and not to be missed. If you don’t make it to Bike Polo, try to stop by for the race. I’m sure the Superbowl will [...]

For those of our readers who are fixed gear fanatics or are interested in Austin’s fixed gear scene, we’d like to give a quick shout out to Austin fixed blog, ATXFixed. There’s great videos, pictures, and articles about all things fixed in Austin, Texas, and occasionally nationally.  This short movie by Austinite Arak Avakian is [...]