Cannondale Plans To Shift Manufacturing from Bedford, PA to Taiwan
from Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything by editor
Cycling Sports Group (formerly the Cannondale Sports Group) plans to consolidate all North American product development, marketing and business management functions for the four cycling brands Cannondale, Schwinn, GT and Mongoose to Bethel, CT, said Dorel Industries in a press release this week. Bike frame manufacturing will shift from the Bedford, PA location to the new Taichung, Taiwan CSG location. Nearly 200 of the current 300 employees will be cut from the Bedford location by 2010 as a result of this shift. …

Corpus Christi, TX | KRISTV.COM |Austin unveils bicycle sharing …
by KRISTV.com
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new going green project in Austin involves people power and balance. The city on Thursday unveiled a bicycle-sharing program for municipal workers who need to travel short distances for meetings or other business. …

A new kind of charity bicycle ride – cycling 100 miles indoors …
by Ben
A new kind of charity bicycle ride – cycling 100 miles indoors! April 2, 2009 · No Comments · indoor-cycling · Fat Cyclist is organizing a very interesting charity ride – a 100 mile ride to nowhere. That’s right. This ride will raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, but instead of …

Hot News: 2009 Texas Custom (Handmade) Bicycle Show is gonna be in …
by Jason
The 2009 Texas Custom (Handmade) Bicycle Show is scheduled for October 24-25 in. Austin, TX to coincide with the Livestrong weekend… …As always, the show will be no charge to the public… …Our goal is to make this second Texas …

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 4/2- 4/8/09 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Come and cheer even if you don’t plan to race so you can start your weekend right. Saturday, April 4. 10th Annual Pedal Power Wildflower Ride 8 AM, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park, Stonewall, TX Routes of 12, 23, 36 and 60 miles. …

Should I buy a fixed gear bike?
by Carles
… sometimes ’subcultures’ can develop out of people ‘being unreasonable.’ I think with only 1 gear, u have to do more work in order to ride ur bike fast. Might be some sort of new age weight loss gimmick, kinda like what ‘large people’ will do in order to shed some calories. Not sure how useful. One time I saw a group of fixed-gear alts riding around Austin, Texas with Lance Armstrong. Made me wonder if Lance is using fixed gear technology to win the Tour De France. …

Charley and Kamala in Tandem: Oil Patch
by madhatter
So, unlike what we’re finding in so many of these small West Texas towns, there’s not a whole lot of empty buildings and storefronts. House prices have gone up and there is activity on the streets. The neighborhoods are generally middle class with lawns trimmed, flowers in the gardens, … Where was the picture above taken? The picture in our title bar was taken on in the Gila Mountains on our 2005 summer bicycle tour. … What color socks do you pack for a tour? …

Durango Texas: Seeing the Signs in the Tandy Hills
by Durango
I have seen a kid on a mountain bike. I remember asking him why? Due to the Tandy Trails not really being conducive to mountain biking. He told me he didn’t realize the trails were so rough. I hope this wind isn’t blowing in anything …