Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for August 21st
Bike woes don’t derail fun on weeklong family ride
from www.statesman.com
There are two things worth thinking about when flying down a steep hill on a tandem bike with your 12-year-old on the back:
2. This would not be a good time to crash.
Looking into my rear-view mirror as we hurtle past the vast cornfields and vineyards of Central New York’s Finger Lake region, I can tell my daughter Gus is considering only the first. A huge smile is plastered beneath her oh-so-fashionable bug-eyed sunglasses. …
Bicycle Advisory Council hosts the Austin Police Department at this Thursday’s meeting
from www.atxbs.com
As always, the Bicycle Advisory Council is meeting the third Thursday of the month (tomorrow) but this time around there’s something special happening. Here’s what Tom Wald (chairman of the BAC) has to say about it:
This Thursday, August 19th, 6:30pm, David Walker of the Austin Police Department will be making his inaugural quarterly visit to the Austin Bicycle Advisory Council. In the past, the LOBV and ACA have hosted Meet The Chief (Art Acevedo). Now the LOBV is bringing…
Screenings – Ride The Divide – A feature film about world’s …
from www.ridethedividemovie.com
We’ll be playing in Texas a whole bunch. We already sold out a show in Austin and are … August 1 8:00 PM | Estes Park, CO Reel Mountain Theater More Info …