Austin Bike Blog
Blog URL http://www.austinbikeblog.org
Tags bicycle, transportation, advocacy, commuter, urban, lane, path, trail, city
Austin Bike Blog aims to be a one-stop resource with everything you need to know to use a bicycle for your everyday life, along with advocacy, reviews, and more.
Latest Blog Posts
- Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 11/25- 12/2/09 on Nov 25, 2009 in Cycling Events Austin Bike Culture Events Calendar Austin Cycling Events Calendar
I’m hitting the road to visit inlaws today, so we’ll be going this little weekly round up a day early. This is a good thing because it gives me another chance to plug Daniel Sato’s Wednesday Night Road Ride and the Thanksgiving Gobb...
- Dirt Derby a no-go this week on Nov 24, 2009 in Cycling Events cancellation Dirt Derby
Word from the Dirt Derby: Sadly, the track is again too doused from rain for enjoyable riding or even parking and we must cancel. We wish you a very merry Thanksgiving and a safe Black Friday, for those who celebrate it. We are still awaiting word on...
- A Series of Tubes: Ferguson City Bike with Carbon Belt Drive on Nov 24, 2009 in Austin Bicycle Industry Bicycle Frame Builders Carbon Belt Drive dutch bicycle English Roadster Ma Ferguson Violet Crown Cycles
“Bike building is a lot like the Internet. They both involve a series of tubes.” Elliott McFadden,Violet Crown Cycles This fall, I was contacted by a customer wanting a Ferguson city bike as a possible replacement to his car. He lives and works d...
- Gobble Gobble, Turkey Day alleycat a go! on Nov 23, 2009 in Cycling Events alleycat Gobble Wobble Thanksgiving
With the Thanksgiving Holiday coming on Thursday, we’ll be doing our weekly roundup of cycling events around Austin a day early on Wednesday this week. Rest assured just because the rest of us are stuffed with turkey and dressing while dozing o...
- Wanting more cyclists on the road? Look to what women want on Nov 23, 2009 in News Opinion bicycle infrastructure bike boulevard bike lanes Scientific American vehicular cyclists
A recent Scientific American article suggests that if we want to get serious about getting more people riding bikes for transportation we need to focus on the needs of one group in particular: women. The article quotes several reports that show citie...
- Friday Film Fun: Hipsters discussing Cyclocross on Nov 20, 2009 in Cycling in the Media cyclocross Dirt Derby DJ fixed gear fixie hipsters
With the growing popularity of cyclocross racing like our local Dirt Derby series, it only appropriate that some cyclists would see it as the next big thing. This video has been making the rounds this week and makes fun of the hipster trend followers...
- Last minute Man v. Mud underground ‘cross race scheduled for tonight on Nov 20, 2009 in Cycling Events alleycross cyclocross Man v Mud
Whether you are a dedicated cyclocross racer or curious hipster, you should get yourself out tonight to this first in series of alleycross put together by the Cyclebum. Man v Mud Alleycross: Part 1 Friday, November 20 Lamar Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bi...
