Tag Archives: Austin

Why I Ride: Reasons 4-6

This is another entry in a series of posts about why I enjoy cycling. Check out Reasons 1-3. Number 4: It’s Cheap Other than the initial cost of purchasing the bike, the ongoing maintenance costs are quite minimal. I take my bike in for a spring tune-up at a local bike shop (Bikes @ St. […]

Austin, TX

Have Bike, Will Travel: Austin

One of the reasons why I decided to spend my end-of-year holidays in Austin, Texas was because I heard that it was a bike-friendly city. There are a lot of things that make Austin an atypical place in this state and part of the country. That appealed to me. First Impressions On the way from […]