The periodic presentation of a “new” bicycle powered generator system has rolled around again. I was breezing through the C|net Crave blog today and spotted this post about the newly release Dahon Biologic Freecharge. Dahon has introduced this “new” power generator system at the Eurobike Fair. Read more at this Crave blog link.
Daily Blog and News Roundup for September 3rd
Sam Bass bike race to cut trail through Denton
by Denton Record Chronicle
The Greater Denton Sports Commission teams up with the Texas Bicycle Racing Association for the fourth annual Sam Bass Challenge Bicycle Weekend Sept. 26-27. …
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Texas State Road Race weekend.
Andy Hollinger here from The Racing Post. I’d like to personally invite you and your group to the State Road Race weekend on October 10/11 in Copperas Cove, TX on post at Fort Hood. The Road Races will be on an incredible 33 mile course, COMPLETELY CLOSED TO TRAFFIC – that’s right no center line and no cars. The course is simply the most impressive championship course I’ve ever seen. …
Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 9/3- 9/9/09 | Austin On Two …
by elliott
Once a year, the University of Texas Police Department holds an auction of unclaimed or seized bicycles from the UT campus. Viewing will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the silent/quiet auction to start at 5:30 p.m. with staggered finish times. Bicycles will be sold as-is … View and test ride sample bikes, browse custom options, and have your questions answered about the bike building process and the features of bikes truly built for transportation. Come out and see the bikes …
Texas cycling and sailing with Dennis: HHH 2009
by Dennis and Michele Starkey
Before we headed to Wichita Falls Bobby and I got in our usual weekday sail, this time we went on Wednesday night and became the spectator fleet for the Night races. You can see the fishing rod in the picture and when the drag started screaming my hands were full…
Daily Blog and News Roundup for September 2nd
Three-Day Tour of Austin this Weekend « Corpus Christi Cycling
by bicyclecc
“We’re the town with Lance and we don’t really have a weekend that sticks out on the national calendar,†says Willis, a former collegiate national champion bike racer who is also president of the Texas Bicycle Racing Association. …
This Garmin unit will be more reasonably priced than the 605 and 705.
Garmin debuts Edge 500 GPS for bicyclists, determined unicyclists
from Engadget by Donald Melanson
Garmin’s cyclist-minded GPS devices have sure come a long way from their earlier, bulkier days, and it looks like the company has now produced one of its sleekest units to date in the form of its new Edge 500 GPS. Like most such devices, this one is primarily intended to track your cycling progress…
Fat Cyclist » When Bike Companies Go Good
by fatty
And I’ve let Mark and Brad ride my bike, and they both fell in love (the on-road exchange with Brad didn’t last long; I had never noticed before, but Brad’s legs are so incredibly long that I was completely unable to turn the pedals when sitting. …..
Daily Blog and News Roundup for September 1st
A new month with Fall beginning and the daylight getting shorter.
Product Recall: Schwalbe Ultremo “R†Tires
ULTREMO “R†Replacement Notice
Important information for our customers
WARNING: The SCHWALBE Ultremo “R†tires that exhibit bulging should be removed from use immediately. Free of charge replacements will be supplied.
Regrettably, some ULTREMO “R†racing tires which have been sold into the marketplace might be prone to failure while in use because of an error that has occurred during the manufacturing process. In the limited number of affected tires, the casing layer was not sufficiently rubberized and thus will show a clearly visible bulge, due to the carcass layers separating. This carcass separation will show generally after only a short time in use. …
Bicyclists: What to do if you are hit by a car or truck? | Austin …
by elliott
No one wants to consider the idea of being injured while riding their bicycle, but we all must accept the reality of the situation. Bicyclists are at risk while traveling on streets and thoroughfares with motor vehicles. While there are some courteous drivers on the roadways of Central Texas, they are the exception and not the standard. Most drivers do not take into account the safety of bicyclists, safe passing distances; and often disregard them at stop signs and stop …