Austin Cycling News

Riding high: young motorcross rider back on bike after spinal injuryBallarat CourierHe spent his first three weeks at the Austin Hospital in Melbourne and then was transferred to the Royal Talbot in Kew for rehabilitation. He was told he would spend at least three-and-a-half months in hospital. “I was in [...]
Fri, May 24, 2013
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Good Samaritans chase down hit-and-run driver in AustinKHOU“I ride a motorcycle myself and I would hope that somebody would stop in the middle of the night if I was laying in the middle of the road," Garrigus said. "Get a driver. There's enough cabs. One followed you in here, as [...]
Thu, May 23, 2013
Source: Google Motorcycle News
Community Impact NewspaperAlternative forms of transportation see increase in interestCommunity Impact NewspaperAlternative forms of transportation see increase in interest. Courtesy B-Cycle. David Rockwood, Bike Share of Austin co-organizer, said the initiative will resemble Denver's program (pictured). Although the average Austinite spends 44 hours stuck in ... [...]
Thu, May 23, 2013
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Universities bait bike thieves, with mixed resultsUSA TODAYThe University of Texas - Austin, located in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country, has caught only 80 bicycle thieves since its program began in early 2011. However, there have been recent successes. Fifteen arrests were made between ... [...]
Wed, May 22, 2013
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Motorcycle crash injures Rochester manKTTCMotorcycle crash injures Rochester man. Posted: Monday, May 20, 2013 12:54 PM EST. ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Rochester police say local man is in critical condition after his motorcycle collided with a car. Jon Knutson, 37, was rushed to Saint Marys ... [...]
Tue, May 21, 2013
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Video: Austin Celebrates National Bike to Work DayKUT NewsYou may have noticed more bikes on Austin roads today. That's because it's the annual Bike to Work Day across the country. Today is the 57th Bike to Work Day, created by the League of American Bicyclists to advocate for paved roads [...]
Fri, May 17, 2013
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Backmarker: Austin The One ShowMotorcycleUSA.comIn 2001, Mark Gardiner gave up his career in advertising, and moved to the Isle of Man to live out his childhood dream of racing in the TT. After returning to the U.S., he wrote a memoir of that experience, Riding Man, which is now in [...]
Thu, May 16, 2013
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YNN, Your News NowMotorcycles thunder through Austin in honor of fallen officersYNN, Your News NowHundreds of motorcycle riders came to Austin from near and far Saturday to remember police officers who died in the line of duty. Patty Taylor and her family came all the way from Arkansas in honor [...]
Sat, May 04, 2013
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