Category Archives: Community

Social Media and Bicycling

This evening was the first Run Far Time Trial of the year in Austin. It’s run every other Tuesday from now through September. I didn’t ride it tonight, because I’m pointing toward this weekend’s MS 150, but I did head … Continue reading

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Bike Lane Cleanup

A Bike Noob reader who prefers to remain anonymous emailed me with a gripe the other day: “As a daily bicycle commuter, I don’t ride on weekends. On Saturday and Sunday morning I decided to do some trail maintenance. I spent about … Continue reading

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The Bike Fest

This morning I decided to forego my usual Saturday morning ride to volunteer for the Kiker Bike Fest. This is the second year in a row that my club, the Circle C Ranch Cycling Club, sponsored the bike fest at … Continue reading

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Kevin Underhill

One of the unexpected rewards of writing a blog is coming into contact with people I would never otherwise get to know. One of these was Kevin Underhill. I was stunned upon returning from Hawaii yesterday to learn that Kevin … Continue reading

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Joining a cycling club — virtually

The Internet has changed the way a lot of us work, and spend our free time, and it even changes the way we have to think. Recently, I became a “virtual” member of a cycling club. I had no idea … Continue reading

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Twitter update

It looks as though I’ve been punked. The Twitter ID I posted earlier for Tom Boonen comes up with the label, “Fake Tom Boonen.” And now Lance says the ID for Contador is a phony, too. Oh, well. Still plenty … Continue reading

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Twittering the cycling world

After several of my colleagues started singing the praises of Twitter, the micro-blogging tool, I felt compelled to try it out. I think my first reaction was similar to that of most people: who cares if you’re brushing your teeth … Continue reading

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A city bike plan

With the growing number of cyclists, cities will have to adapt to increased strain on their infrastructures as bikes and motor vehicles compete for space. In Austin, the city is considering a new bike plan. It calls for some interesting … Continue reading

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Be the first one to wave

While out for a quick morning ride, I noticed a lot of other cyclists trying to get some miles in themselves. But I also noticed something I’ve heard others mention recently — not a lot of them acknowledge other cyclists. … Continue reading

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The international blog audience

Back in my junior high school and high school years, I used to listen to broadcasts from around the world on shortwave radio. One of the statistics I kept was a record of how many foreign countries I had received. … Continue reading

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