Where are we without the support of our city officials in our quest for equal rights on our roadways? So you would think it would help the cyling community to have a Mayor of a major city finally gain insight into what it feels like to be in our cages so to speak. Not so. The mayor of L.A. was hit by a taxi who failed to yield when pulling away from the curb and into the bike lane, but rather than being compassionate, he refused to press charges agianst the taxi draiver who clearly broke the law and all but blames cyclists for accidents by stating that bikers should be responsible and wear helmets.
Union Foundry describes themselves as a “multidisciplinary design consortium” and have produced a wonderful little tool that makes you think; “Why didn’t I think of that first?”
Check out Bike Snob NYC’s time in Austin. From real Mexican food to pictures of Lance in Mellow Johnny’s bathroom. He pays a little tribute to our little capital city bike scene.
Here’s a quick blurb from Tim Sanner. This looks like a really cool opportunity for anyone in the Austin area. I talked to him a few days ago and he’s looking to fill up spots for July.
I just relocated to Austin from California, and I figured the best way to meet folks would be to hold some framebuilding classes. So come hang out and build some frames with me!
In my class you will design and build a custom lugged steel bike frame that you get to take home with you. I’ve had more than 40 people take my class, and every single one of them (even the mechanically challanged) were able to build a beautiful, well aligned, structurally sound custom frame.
-We can build track frames, touring frames, road frames… pretty much whatever you want (minus a few restrictions).
-I’ve got weekend classes and weekday classes available. The weekend class is 2 weekends in a row, and the weekday class is all week (5 days). For booking check my website.
-Class is $800 BUT you can make weekly payments if that works better for you ($100 a week works fine for me).
-Please visit my website for more info, http://www.sannercycles.com and go to the “frame class” page. Apologies for typos etc. website in the works. Feel free to call or email.
Tim Sanner
Email: sannerbikes@gmail.com
Phone: (650)919-4343
The next issue of The Dropout is all about safety. SAFE-T! Now, the newest issue isn’t quite out yet, however, we definitely want to let you know about a cool deal going on around town during Bike Month (only 5 or so more days left)… 20% off helmets!
A ton of local shops are throwing in on the discount during bike month, so go grab yours today and keep your precious little brains inside your sweet little skulls.
Check out AustinCycling.org’s list of participating shops here.
Need to get around on your two wheels? Well, we all do and the City of Austin has some routes/lanes/trails thrown down throughout the city and believe it or not, they even map it out… even if they are a bit late getting it out.
Even though we are well into 2010, the 2009 map is still the most recent map available, probably due to the shenanigans and red tape involving the new bicycle corridors, et al. Thanks to Chris Apollo at Republic of Austin for his tireless searching through the city web pages to find the 2009 Map.
