Archive for March, 2010
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010We just got back from our presentation and are tired but I wanted to put some photos up. We had a fun time and were really pleased with the turn out and the great questions that everyone asked. It was also great to meet and talk with more readers since we didn’t get [...]
Touring Presentation Goodness
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Just a quick reminder that our presentation is tomorrow at The Good Bike Cafe in the parking lot of Freewheeling Bicycles. We’ll be talking about our trip, the basics of what you’ll need for touring (especially S24Os) and we’ll also be showing some great touring videos from the internet - a mini bike touring [...]
Austin Bicycle Daze
Sunday, March 28th, 2010We’ve been in Austin, TX for the last two weeks and are enjoying ourselves immensely. After the rugged and remote beauty of West Texas we were completely stunned by the bustling, cosmopolitan and GREEN city of Austin. There are trees, an immense and beautiful green belt, rivers and streams. Along Town Lake, [...]
Bike Touring 101 - Wed, March 31st
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010With the success of our REI presentation (despite the madness of SXSW), we’ve decided to put on another presentation in Austin! We’ll talk about our trip, but also specifically about S24Os. This presentation will be more of a tutorial on the basics of what to bring. We’ll have our bikes and gear [...]
Gear Swap!
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010After about 7 months, our bikes have seen a lot of wear. Some parts have made it, some have fallen apart. We’re taking advantage of the fact that Austin is such a great bicycling town and has many great bike shops.
New Wheels
We’ve replaced our wheels with new ones as a preventative measure after [...]
That New Train Smell…
Monday, March 22nd, 2010The big news in Austin today was the opening of the new commuter rail. After years of planning and delays, CapMetro announced that it was finally on track and beginning operations. And since we’re public transportation geeks, we just had to experience it for ourselves.
We hopped one of the afternoon trains [...]
Working days…
Sunday, March 21st, 2010We’ve spent the last few days in Austin getting to know the town and are really enjoying it. So much of Austin reminds us of Portland that we have to remind ourselves we’re still in Texas! One of our goals while in Austin is to work to continue to fund our trip. [...]
REI Presentation a Success!
Thursday, March 18th, 2010We just got back to our homestay and are winding down and had to put up a quick post. Thanks so much to the REI in downtown Austin for giving us the space and a special thanks to all our readers and Facebook Fans.
We had a great time meeting folks and doing [...]
Austin REI Presentation - TONIGHT!
Monday, March 15th, 2010Just a reminder to all our Austin readers and friends that we’re doing a presentation at the REI in downtown Austin THIS Thursday at 6:30pm. It should run for about an hour with plenty of time for Q&A. If you definitely want to get in, we encourage you to register online for the [...]
Some snaps from the last few days…
Saturday, March 13th, 2010It has been a whirlwind few weeks for us without stable internet (or if there was internet we were too darn tired to update). As I’m writing this, I’m trying to stay awake and punch some keys and put a post up. We are in Austin and found a place to stay the [...]
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