The editors over at Make Magazine have found a project to make this Ultimate 18w Bike Light! All parts are easy to find at Home Depot or Lowes. Just the light for winter evening rides. Link to the instructions with pictures.
The Fredcast Podcast
I found this podcast earlier this week. While this is not Texas specifically, they did mention Texas once in the podcast. The link is to the right under Bicycle Podcasts. I enjoyed the show, escpecially the interview with Graeme Street, creator of the very popular and successful Cyclo Core training programs.
Sorry for the Site Being Offline
During the last two days you probably experienced difficulty getting to texbiker.net. I have moved the site to a new web host and between some programming issues and the delay as the DNS propagated across the net everything is back up and running.
Can Austin Measure Up to Portland, Oregon?
The Austin AMERICAN-STATESMAN has an article by Pamela LeBlanc comparing Austin as a bicycle friendly city versus Portland. Portland has been selected several times a the bicycle friendliest city. Can Austin catch up? Maybe a better question is using Portland as the model to beat the right destination? Read the article and draw your own conclusion.