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  • Candidate Tina Cannon talks to cyclists at the 16th Annual Political Pedal onFriday, Apr. 13, 2012 at City Hall.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Candidates speak to cyclists at the 16th Annual Political Pedal on Friday, Apr.13, 2012 at City Hall.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Cyclists gather at City Hall to speak to candidates during the 16th AnnualPolitical Pedal.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Cyclist and city employee Meredith Watters takes a snapshot of council membersBill Spelman and Sheryl Cole with cyclists in front of City Hall at the 16thAnnual Political Pedal in Austin.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Nicole Zinn and John Dawson of Rocket Electrics speak with Robin Stallings ofBike Texas at Uncle Billy's after the Political Pedal ride on Friday.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III

  • A break on the east side before the nearly unanimous vote to end early in thechill and head back to Bar 96 for some beer and crawfish.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Mmmm. Crawfish boil.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Byron from Bike Hugger in Seattle has run these rides for six SXSW festivals.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Yes, it was that chilly and rainy at Saturday's SXSW Bike Hugger Mobile SocialRide.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Google Maps hosted the before- and after-parties for Saturday's Bike HuggerMobile Social Ride for SXSW, which started at Bar 96 - about 15 minutes afterthe rain stopped.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Google Maps koozies make great wrist warmers in the chilly rain. Riders warm upbefore Saturday's SXSW Bike Hugger Mobile Social Ride.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • A beer at the Google Maps bar before we hit the road for Saturday's SXSW BikeHugger Mobile Social Ride.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • The unofficial winner of the Creative Rain Fashion award, for which the simplebragging rights are their own reward.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • A couple of the guys from Tern were held up, so we hung out at Fiesta Beach(where the Thursday Night Social Ride starts) for a few minutes before resumingSaturday's SXSW Bike Hugger Mobile Social Ride.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III

  • Visitors stop by Rocket Electrics on E. Riverside Drive on a recent afternoon.Austin's first all-electric bike store opened just before Christmas.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
  • Not to be too technical, but some smart dude figured out how to mount anelectric motor inside the hub of a bicycle’s wheel. Easy as that. Subtle andsimple and brilliant.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
  • Batteries are getting better, but right now they can go up to 30 miles beforethey need to be recharged for a few hours.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
  • A bamboo rear fender adds splash to this e e-bikes, which come in wide array ofbright colors.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
  • An all-electric bike stock hangs on the walls of Rocket Electrics, carefullywatched over by its mascot, Fleck.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III
  • Rocket Electrics is Austin's first all-electric bike store. It had a softopening just before Christmas but plans to a ribbon-cutting and formal openingwithin the next six weeks.
    Photo by Charlie L. Harper III

  • Thursday Night Social Ride takes off on one of its rides.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • The Thursday Night Social Ride at its summer meet-up spot, Fiesta Beach. InOctober, it switched to Plaza Saltillo because it's better lit for the 8 p.m.departure time.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Some 300 cyclists are hard to ignore, especially when we all descend on a bar atthe end of the night.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Trick riders who regularly join the rides do their thing at Plaza Saltillo.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Volunteers help people with tune-ups before the start of the Thursday NightSocial Ride.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Colored lights help distinguish your bike from the pack on the Thursday NightSocial Ride.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Cyclists take a break on the social ride at one of the local parks.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III

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