Bike to Third Thursday
Arrive by bike to this monthly street festival that spans Guadalupe South of 38th all the way through the UT Drag.
Bike to Work Day
The perfect day to test-drive bicycle commuting. Take advantage of the following free breakfast stations from 7 to 9am.
Downtown: Whole Foods Market, 6th and Lamar
Downtown: Wahoo’s Fish Taco, 509 Rio Grande
Central: Wheatsville Food Co-op, 3101 Guadalupe Street
North Central: Thunderbird Coffee, 1401 W. Koenig Ln.
North: Buck’s Bikes, Jollyville one block north of Oak Knoll
North: Austin Cycling Association and Clif Bar, Shoal Creek Boulevard at the Far West Boulevard bridge
South Central: Bouldin Creek Coffeehouse, 1501 S. First
South: Bicycle Sport Shop, 517 S. Lamar
South: Jack & Adam’s Bicycles, 1210 Barton Springs Rd.
East: Yellow Bike Project workshop at Treasure City, 1720 E. 12th
For more info, contact Chris Gross, 436-5570, or e-mail frankenbike@hotmail.com.
11th Annual Political Pedal
Your chance to cruise with an array of local elected officials. Beginning at 4:30pm at City Hall, the leisurely ride breezes through Downtown and ends up at Doc’s MotorWorks Bar & Grill on South Congress, where happy hour ensues until 7pm – a joint shindig for Bike to Work Day participants. Download a map at www.austincycling.org. For more info, contact Elliott McFadden. info@austincarshare.org
Commuter and Bakery Ride
Meet at Wheatsville Co-op (3101 Guadalupe) at 9am Saturday for a bike-commuting tutorial followed by an Austin bakery tour running from Hyde Park to Southeast Austin.
For a full list of Bike Month activities going on through the end of May, see www.austincycling.org./bike_month.html.
This article appears in May 18 • 2007.