Bicycle Scavenger Hunt

Austin Cycling Association will hold AXCA Bicycle Scavenger Hunt on Saturday March 20th at 2 pm. Meet at the Peddler Bike Shop, 51st and Duval, between 1:30 and 2 for your “Prey List.” Bring a digital camera or Polaroid, and a bag or rack and then cruise out around town to find objects and sights associated with Austin’s music scene. There is a $5 suggested donation which goes to support ACA’s Rides Program but everyone is welcome to participate at any donation level.

2010 Board Meetings

For the list of 2010 board meetings look under the menu  about -> ACA Meetings
Note: The Feb. 23 board meeting has been canceled because of inclement weather and rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, at Bike Texas.

March membership meeting: Chief Acevedo visits with the cycling community

For the second consecutive year, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is visiting with the cycling community to give us an update on cycling issues and the police department and to answer our questions. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday, March 1, in the third-floor conference room of One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop will provide bike valet parking.

Location

One Texas Center

Custom Bicycle Builders at February meeting, $100 door prize

The February program meeting was at YelloCustom Bike Showw Bike Project's new home at 12th Street and Webberville Road.  Our special guests for the evening were James Flatman of Alchemy Bicycle Company; Cody Baron, Clark Davidson and Cole Thompson, co-owners of True Fabrication Bicycles; Brad Cason of KirkLee Bicycles;

Fun Size Traffic Skills 101 Mini Clinic Series

Want to learn to be confident when riding in traffic?
Check out the new fun-size Traffic Skills 101 mini clinics.
It's the Traffic Skills 101 course taught in a series of small bites, goes good with coffee, which is good since it meets in a coffee shop.   Register Here

Help design Austin's Premier Bike Boulevard

The open houses to discuss and give input on Austin's Bike Boulevard continue in January and February 2010.  Imagine a major stretch of inner city roadway "optimized for bicycle traffic", as the City's public notice describes.  Cyclists of all levels would ride comfortably on this attractive, shared roadway with low traffic volumes and bicycle-specific amenities. Come make this dream a reality.  Plan to attend the the following open houses at Pease Elementary:
      • January 13, 6-8 PM: Project Discussion and Public Design Charrette
      • February 24, 6-8 PM: Design Presentation and Final Commenting 
For more on bike boulevards and how you can support Austin's First, check out Elliott's blog at Austin on Two Wheels and League of Bicycling Voters' action alert.

How far is far enough?

by Preston Tyree, Director of Education - League of American Bicyclists
Door zone crashes may be responsible for 7 percent of the crashes that cyclists encounter. But they are responsible for a larger percentage in urban traffic, as much as 17 percent of the fatal crashes, as reported in one New York City report.

Cyclists who consistently ride in the "door zone" (that space that is next to a parked car that can be obstructed by an opening door) are setting themselves up for a case of road rash at best and possibly a serious injury or death. So, how far away from a parked car is far enough?
 

Welcome to the new ACA website! (Please Read!)

Hello, everyone. The ACA Board and the webmasters would like to introduce the new website. The site is much more than a new look. We are putting in place the framework to provide you with more up-to-date information, rides and opportunities to get involved.
 

Bylaws

Volunteers have more fun!

     I got my first bicycle as an adult at the age of 21 from a high school girl in Baton Rouge who was “too old” to ride a bike anymore. Since I grew up on a ranch in Southwest Texas, my cycling had been confined to riding on dirt until a mesquite thorn punctured my tire, waiting till my brother Jerry had time to fix it and then taking off for another day of riding. I knew it was fun, but didn't really “get it” till I saddled up and rode to work on my “new” used three-speed racer!
Stanton and I didn't belong to any club and used our bikes for commuting and shopping. When we left Baton Rouge to live in Tampa, we realized that we had not become a part of any community except the university, so we decided to change that. In Tampa we immediately joined the bike club. We met a few friends through the rides, but still didn't feel part of the club until we volunteered to help with a race that the club was putting on. THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING! By the end of the weekend, we knew scads of people and they knew us! Even though it has been 27 years since we left Tampa, we still have friends from those cycling days.