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Alchemy Bicycle Co. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Feeding the Lifestyle | NAHBS 2010<\/strong><\/a>
\nby paul
\nIt sounds like an overused clich\u00c3\u00a9, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true: cycling really is the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnew golf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Business has been incredible, really busy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says James Flatman, owner of Austin, TX-based Alchemy Bicycle Co. orders for custom bikes have accelerated for the new business, stemming from its customer base of affluent Professionals in their 30s and 40s. For them, cycling is a lifestyle, not a luxury.
\n\"A;chemy
\nThe embodiment of its name, Alchemy finds the right mix of frame material, geometry, ride characteristics and paint job to produce a winner for its customer. …<\/p>\n

Oskar Blues, Brews & Bikes: 2010 Texas State Mountain Bike Series<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Melis
\nCycle Progression Bike Shop, Spot Brand Bikes & Oskar Blues Brewery will be kicking off the 2010 Texas State Championship Mountain Bike Series this weekend in Warda, TX. Keep an eye out on the TMBRA Site & right here for additional information as the events get rolling. Get on two wheels & meet us at the races…<\/p>\n

63-year-old prepares for cross-country bike ride<\/strong><\/a>
\nby Chicago Tribune
\nFitness is a lifestyle for Kathy Kirby, who runs marathons and participates in local and international cross-country ski races with husband, Jeff Fouse. But since November, the 63-year-old Logan Square resident has cranked up her training regimen in preparation for a cross-country cycling tour that begins next week. …<\/p>\n

Austin Bike Culture Calendar Events: 2\/25- 3\/3\/10 | Austin On Two …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby elliott
\nSaturday, February 27
\nPrimavera at Lago Vista Road Race
\n8 AM, American Drive, Lao Vista
\nTraffic Skills 101 Mini Clinics: Group Riding Skills and Etiquette
\n8:30 AM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, 400 Nueces St
\nRide with Gary Fisher
\n9:00 AM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, 400 Nueces St
\nMellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Scout-A-Ride
\n9:30 AM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, 400 Nueces St
\nY at the Park: Camp Play Day & Bike Rodeo
\n10 AM- 12:30 PM, Mueller Lake Park, 4209 Airport Boulevard
\nFrankenbike #55
\n11 AM- 5 PM, Hammerhead Bikes, 6706 Burnet Lane
\nFull Snow Moon Cruise
\n11:59 PM, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
\nSunday, February 28
\nSunday Morning Fixie Ride
\n10:20 AM, Posse East, 2900 Duval St
\nWeekly Ladies Ride presented by Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\n3:30 PM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Show, 400 Nueces St
\nMonday, March 1
\nBicycling Forum with APD Chief Acevedo
\n7 PM, One Texas Center, 3rd Floor Conference room, 505 Barton Springs Rd
\nTuesday, March 2
\nTuesday Night Bike Polo Match
\n5 PM, Joslin Park, Manchaca St & Redd St
\nYellow Bike Project collective meeting
\n7 PM, Yellow Bike HQ, 1216 Webberville Road
\nWednesday, March 3
\nHump Day Ride hosted by Social Cycling ATX
\nNoon, Lamar Blvd Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge, Lady Bird Lake
\nWeekly Bike Maintenance and Flat Repair Classes hosted by Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s
\n6 PM, Mellow Johnny\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bike Shop, 400 Nueces St
\nWednesday Night Road Ride XXXI
\n7 PM, Check site for start location<\/p>\n

Texas Tech University Calendar<\/strong><\/a>
\nThis is the first edition of the Texas Tech Cycling Race. On Sunday, February 28th, we will hold the criterium portion of our race at Centennial Elementary School (1301 N Utica, just north of the loop and west of Quaker). A criterium is a short lap race (1 mile long) that is very fast and very spectator friendly. It is held over time and not distance, so the first person across the line after 30 minutes (or 60, depending on skill level) is the winner. This is a free event and the public is encouraged to attend and cheer on the competitors.<\/p>\n

Day 21: Marfa, Texas, to Marathon, Texas \u00c2\u00ab Just Another Bike Ride\u00c2\u00a0 …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby brendanpleonard
\nOur trip was pretty well saved by a guy named John Elsbury, who decided to open a bike shop in Alpine, Texas, a few years back, and is still the only bike shop between here and El Paso. We were down to three tire patches and no spare …<\/p>\n

BILL CULLINS: When buying equipment, pricier isn’t always better<\/strong><\/a>
\nby San Angelo Standard Times
\nHave you ever thought about the relationship between fitness and marketing? Do you rely on your own intuition and common sense to purchase fitness-related products, or do you buy what the constant barrage of marketing hype tells you that you need?<\/p>\n

To illustrate that point, I recently flipped through an endurance sports…<\/p>\n

Day 22: Marathon, Texas, to Sanderson, Texas \u00c2\u00ab Just Another Bike …<\/strong><\/a>
\nby brendanpleonard
\nI told someone about the route we were taking across the U.S. and how we were going to spend about three weeks in Texas, and they said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I get bored driving across Texas.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Yes, I understand. Today was one of those days where I spent a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alchemy Bicycle Co. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Feeding the Lifestyle | NAHBS 2010 by paul It sounds like an overused clich\u00c3\u00a9, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s true: cycling really is the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnew golf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Business has been incredible, really busy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says James Flatman, owner of Austin, TX-based …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[1188,1234,1535,1538,1537,1536],"class_list":["post-4043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-alchemy-bicycle-company","tag-austin-calendar","tag-brendanpleonard","tag-buying-equipment","tag-kathy-kirby","tag-texas-state-championship-mountain-bike-series"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-13d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}