This lock hides inside your bike frame
The InterLock, set to retail for $50, may not thwart the most determined of thieves, but it promises to make quick errands in safe neighborhoods possible without the need for an extra lock.
by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore                news.cnet.com

The InterLock, set to retail for $50, lives inside the seat post.

Here in bike-friendly Portland, hipsters tend to stash their U-locks in their back pockets, which makes for an unfortunate view for the rest of us — the heavy-duty locks can make even the skinniest of skinny jeans sag.

Enter the InterLock, which hides inside the bike frame itself and, with just a few days left on the clock, is nearly funded on Kickstarter. (As of this writing, more than 800 backers…

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Austin Ridge Riders
Austin Mountain Bike Patrol – Slaughter Creek
02/02/2013 – 9:30am
Sunday All-Level Ride at Walnut Creek
02/03/2013 – 1:30pm
Skills Clinc with Clair of Facet Fitness
02/03/2013 – 1:30pm
February Club Ride @ Pedernales Falls State Park
02/09/2013 – 10:00am
Kid Trips Event – Boys and Girls Club of Austin 2/16/13 at Walnut Creek
02/16/2013 – 9:00am

Photos from our January Happy Hour!
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for pizza, tacos and beer at our January Happy Hour at Public House Heights. It was great to see so many new faces!

Mountain bike race series continues this weekend
By Pam LeBlanc            Fit City
Anyone who’s pedaled a mountain bike more than a few miles over rock-strewn trails knows that a 100K off-road is a different (quad-crushing, calf-screaming) animal entirely than pumping a roadie down a long stretch of pavement.

With that in mind, let us consider the ATX100K 6-Pack Series, a mind-numbing half dozen mountain bike races staged at local parks.

The second race in the series takes place starting at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, 2820 County Road 414 in Spicewood. (Football fans, that gives you 10 hours to finish before the big football game starts.)

The series is free, unsanctioned, unofficial, unsupported and operates on the honor system, according to race organizer Thad Williams. The series was created to help inspire local riders to…

February Club Ride @ Pedernales Falls State Park
by Il Pirate            Austin Ridge Riders
Saturday, February 9, 2013 – 10:00

Never been to Pedernales Falls State Park? Now is your chance! ARR encourages you and your friends to come out and ride with us and learn all about the potential for trail expansion in the beautiful park. Discussions with Texas Parks and Wildlife Staff have already begun and we have big ideas for expanding and improving the trail system for MORE mountain biking.

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