Posts Tagged ‘texas’

MileMeter, car insurance purchased by the mile, is based in Texas and promises to provide significant savings for their customers who drive less than average. As it says on the front page of their website: If you have a vehicle that is driven less than 12,000 miles per year, then MileMeter insurance could help you [...]

State Bicycle Survey Reveals Danger Concerns, Cycling Perceptions, University of Texas Bicyclists in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio are more concerned with being involved in vehicle crashes compared to bicyclists in other Texas cities, according to a survey conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin. Midtown Bike Center [...]

ATXBS reported earlier today on a South Austin bicycle shop for sale on Craig’s list. Here’s the posting: Profitable Bike Shop for sale!! – $110 (South Austin) Reply to: sale-934229895@craigslist.org Date: 2008-11-25, 5:17PM CST Profitable bicycle shop for sale in south austin. With yearly sales of $180k to $200k, and possibly more with proper management. This [...]

Today, I rode my bike for the first time in nearly a week. This absence was not by choice, I assure you. Last Wednesday and Thursday, I began suffering extreme headaches while riding of the sort that I’ve never experienced. At one point, it got so bad I had to dismount and walk the rest [...]

This article is a first in a series Austin Bike Blog will be doing to review bicycle shops in Austin. Old school. That is the approach Eastside Pedal Pushers owner Lee Gresham has taken in the way he has established his shop. There is no sprawling shop room floor or plasma TVs on the wall, [...]

Once again with ATXBS as our guide, here’s a quick rundown of upcoming bike culture events around Austin. We’ve included events through Thanksgiving weekend to give you a little more time to plan. Thursday, November 20 Burnet Road Poker Run 8:30 PM, Billy’s on Burnet Road, 2105 Hancock Drive Join the ladies and fellas from Bicycle Sport Shop [...]

On Friday, I attended a standing room only City Forum Panel on Bicycle Research sponsored by the Community and Regional Planning Student Organization at the Texas Union on the UT campus. The forum included an interesting report from the Center for Transportation Research as well as an update on the progress toward adopting a new City of [...]

So I’m feeling like a foggie now. Last night was this month’s Full Moon Ride, and Marcus and I had been planning on going for days. I’d like to us at Austin Bike Blog to cover more bike culture in Austin, but that requires us to actually go to bike culture events.  After psyching myself [...]

With ATXBS as our guide, here’s a quick rundown of upcoming bike culture events around Austin. Thursday, November 13 November Full Moon Cruise 11:59 PM, Lamar Pedestrian Bridge In celebration of November’s full moon, join in this midnight ride held every lunar month. Friday, November 14 City Forum Panel on Bicycle Research Noon- 1:30 PM, Texas Union, Sinclair Suite [...]

This article is part of a series Austin Bike Blog is doing on the recently launched Austin Bike Plan Petition. The City of Austin is preparing the first update to its Bicycle Plan in twelve years, and Austin Bike Plan Petition is an attempt to get the best plan possible. Over the next few weeks we [...]