SXSW Recovery

Electric bike store offers free rentals to Austin's service workers this week

By Karen Brooks Harper

03.19.13 | 11:37 am

Anyone who worked during the frenetic SXSW over the last 10 days deserves a break, some recovery from the countless hours of making Austin a great place to visit for hundreds of thousands ...

a bike-friendly future

Austin cyclist group asks city officials for ways to make city streets safer

By KVUE News

12.23.12 | 3:55 pm

KVUE -- Austin's cycling community met with law enforcement agencies Friday to discuss ways to make the city's streets safe for bicyclists. The group Be Kind to Cyclists held a mee ...

Culture of Giving

Get a move on: Boneshaker and its plan to get kids active and healthy

By Aleksander Chan

12.12.12 | 9:25 am

Old habits, like overeating and the poor health practices that can lead to obesity, die hard: the CDC estimates that 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the country, are obese. Those diet and exerc ...

cycology

CYC Fitness: An unlikely place to party in West Campus with an inspirational leader

By Caitlin M. Ryan

12.07.12 | 2:19 pm

There's a new place to party in West Campus. No, it's not a skunky smelling frat house or an apartment mega-complex — it's a gym. And no, it's not a meathead muscle gym, it ...

Holiday wish list

Your ultimate gift guide for the outdoor enthusiast

By Promoted Series Correspondent

12.01.12 | 9:00 am

Whether you're a recreational cyclist, an avid skier, a runner or an outdoor enthusiast — or if you have one on your list this holiday season — Sun & Ski has everything you need ...

drug wars

The closing chapter: Lance Armstrong severs all formal ties to Livestrong, tweets cheeky photo

By Caitlin M. Ryan

11.12.12 | 1:15 pm

Lance Armstrong has voluntarily severed all formal ties with the Livestrong Foundation. On the heels of the doping investigation that resulted in the removal of Armstrong's seven Tour de France ...

FrankenBike Meet-up

09.29.12

A free bike swap meet held once a month in many cities of the USA that is open to anyone who wants to buy, sell or trade bicycles and bicycle related gear or parts. FrankenBike is an event that

a long time coming?

Lance Armstrong's former assistant retaliates, recounts scandalous details of the cyclist's life

By Caitlin M. Ryan

08.31.12 | 3:00 pm

Lance Armstrong's former assistant, Mike Anderson, comes out swinging in Outside Magazine, telling the scandalous story of how his life was destroyed in a matter of years by an angry, manipulat ...

Pedal Power

Meet the MS 150's fundraising legend: Michael Hurd makes a bigger difference with every ride

By Tyler Rudick

04.22.12 | 2:35 pm

In two short years, Michael Hurd has become a fundraising legend at the BP MS 150, the springtime Houston-to-Austin bike trek for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society that kicks off Saturda ...

studio tour

Beyond the bracelet: Livestrong's Austin headquarters promotes thoughtful design

By Caitlin M. Ryan

02.20.12 | 12:40 pm

Many people know the LiveStrong Foundation by its unmistakable yellow wristbands. The rubber bracelets signify the Livestrong Foundation’s mission (lead by founder, cyclist and canc ...