Daily Blog and News Roundup for May 11th
I think I can, I think I can « two wheels. one love. no rush.
by 10thousandfeet
At the bottom of the hill, I took note of the ranch gate with a large Texas flag flying above it so that I would know, on the return trip, when the going was about to get tough. – – -. I arrived late and without coffee – not my usual …
Introducing Violet Crown Cycles at Urban Velo
by Urban Jeff
Austin is known as the heart of Texas bike culture, so it’s no surprise to hear of another custom bike builder emerging from the “Athens of the Southâ€. Violet Crown Cycles specializes in Dutch-style city bikes. From the Violet Crown website : … More images from the load-in and setup day of the 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show… NAHBS 2009 Thursday Part 1. For the 5th year running, the NAHBS has gathered the finest bicycle artisans in the world under one roof. …
Riders pedal 17 miles to honor fallen officers
by MyWestTexas.com – Midland,TX,USA
Salgado rode with a picture of DPS trooper James Scott Burns, who died in May 2008 after he was involved in a high-speed pursuit in East Texas and his …
I have a gas guzzler SUV but ride my bike to work. – iReport.com
by SauceJr
I live in Austin, Texas and I own an SUV that gets about 17.5 miles per gallon of gas. I love my car, but I love riding my bike to work everyday even more. I like saving gas and money. It is not much, but I like that it does help reduce …
Rebuttal to anti-cyclist article
by Austin 360 (subscription) – Austin,TX,USA
It’s attitudes like these that make it clear why the League of American Bicyclists recently ranked Texas 36th out of 50 states in its annual US Bicycle …
Motorists: Share the Road and Give Clearance to Cyclists …
by Beth Janicek
A preliminary Texas Department of Transportation report showed 50 bicyclists in Texas were killed and another 274 suffered incapacitating injuries. In the 50 bicyclists killed, 20 of those were caused by motorists not passing safely. …