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Hey folks, I JUST got word that the flyers for the annual 2010 Moonlight Cruze have hit the shops. A reader was in Ozone yesterday and happened to give me the dirt on this years ride date:

I stopped by Ozone this afternoon and they had just received the flyer for the 2010 Moonlight Cruze. You probably know this already, but It's Sunday, September 26 @ 2AM.

That's right folks, it's Sunday, September 26th, 2AM, on ped bridge. For the chronologically challenged of you, that means you go out Saturday night (25th), end up around 6th street for last call, and when the bartender shouts those fateful words you slam your beverage and book it over to the bridge and get in on the ride.

I'll post the flyer as soon as I see one, but I wanted to get this info out as soon as I could. September 26th! Thanks for getting the word out Tom.

Oh and P.S. I figured out what was wrong with the bike stereo. Expect the noise to be motherfucking brought.

Nearly upon us is yet another night of the award winning Thursday Night Social Ride, brought to you by Brooks, Keith, Clarence, Chris and the rest of the usual crew. Speaking of, if you'd like to join said crew, they're looking for a few more helpers to assist in shepherding cyclists from the park to the beer. Read on for deets, and for who to contact:

As most of you have probably noticed we are running short on helpers for the ride. If you would like to help out leading TNSR please contact me (there is a link at the bottom of the post or find me before the ride). Also if you are not wanting to "officially" help out but are willing to do what you can...

• for those of you at the front of the ride please stay behind the leader.

• If you see a light turn red please alert the gr...oup to "Stop!"

• the more communication we have out there the better.

• Do NOT cork/block intersections.
** if you see anyone corking/blocking intersections please ask them not to. If there are cars who have the right of way we need to let them pass. **

...we ride bikes

Fiesta Gardens- Just East Of I-35 Bridge, North of the River.

meet up at 7:30pm leave at 8:00pm

How We Do Things:
• Stay Behind The Leader. **Don't Chase The Rabbit!
• Social Cycling Austin rides as traffic, not against it.
• Be kind to you fellow riders and the cars that share the road.
• Don't Run Red Lights, stay in one lane, let cars pass.
• Do Not Cork/Block Intersections
• Have Fun.
• It's not a race, it's a social ride.
• Please remember pick up your trash @ starting & stopping points.

What you need to bring:
• lights(lights, lights, lights)
• a lock
• a valid ID if you are going to the after party and Tip Money.

** TNSR is Rain or Shine **

This week we are heading to Jackalope for the after party! $2 pints all night.

See Everyone Under The Bridge!

-clarence
http://www.facebook.com/clarence.rivera

Expect a big one tonight as everybody and their mothers picks up a copy of the Chronicle and see's Social Cycling ATX's name all over the awards pages...

I'd like to welcome the Thursday Night Social Ride to the "Best of Austin" club:

Best Social Ride: Thursday Night Social Ride

It's said that in order for bikes and cars to coexist, cyclists need to increase their visibility, both in general and in numbers. In Austin, group rides happen almost every day, but one of the biggest is the Thursday night social ride. Around 250 bicyclists, including everyone from kids to seniors on fixies, cruisers, and what-have-you, meet up and ride "as traffic, not against it." This inclusive spirit and a relaxed pace with lots of stops not only helps novices gain confidence but also encourages drivers to acknowledge cyclists as fellow travelers, not adversaries. www.socialcyclingatx.com

Badass y'all! See everybody on the ride tonight. Lets have a beer and celebrate!

Update: Turns out they won TWO awards:

Best Use of a Puffy Water Slide: Social Cycling's Landing at the Scoot

You've just been on an hour-and-a-half ride through East Austin in the middle of summer. You're sweaty, stinky, and surrounded by fellow bicyclists in a similar predicament. What's the solution? Well, how about a giant inflatable water slide set amid East Fifth's Scoot Inn & Biergarten that looks part bouncing tent, part water park, and all fun? Welcome to Social Cycling Austin. Whether it's the Monday Night Heavy Metal Ride, the Thursday Night Social Ride – with trips to Barton Springs, water balloon fights, and lots of beer – or any of their other impromptu events, this group of two-wheeled crazies always puts on a good show.
The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. Fourth, 478-6200 www.socialcyclingatx.com; www.eastinns.com

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!

I hope you've got your fast legs on for the weekend, because this Saturday the fastest folks in Austin are going to line up to take part in the 6th Street HEAT Alleycat!

Ride bikes, win prizes, go swim, & wet your tongues...

It's the 6TH STREET HEAT!

Registration @ Fast Folks Cyclery
...August 28th, 2-3:45pm
$5.00 (portion benefits local, low-cost animal clinic Emancipet)
or
$2.00 + 3 can goods (to go to Capital Area Food Bank)

Race & Ride @ 4pm
Pedal your two-wheels down Austin's most happening streets to the Walsh Boat Landing (1600 Scenic Dr) to cool-off with a swim and see who wins.

Prizes for males and females in categories for overall 1st, overall last, geared, fixed, and freewheel. Everyone who registers to go the distance enters in raffle drawing at finish line plus track stand competition for more sweet goods.

Then it's a nice cruise back into town where the good people at the Jackalope are offering up free beer (while it lasts), happy hour prices, and $1.00 Lonestars to all participants who beat the 6TH STEET HEAT!

Current Sponsors:
Bike Farm, Birds Barbershop, Chrome (courtesy of the Genesis Agency), the Dropout Magazine, Empire BMX, Fast Folks Cyclery, Freewheelin' Bicycles, the Jackalope, Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages, RTL Enterprises, Snap Kitchen, Spokiz, Wahoo's Fish Taco, Waterloo Records, the Yogurt Spot

Helmets, swimsuits, i.d.'s/tip money, and lights RECOMMENDED

STICK IT TO THE SUN!!!

Be at Fast Folks on 6th (near Pedernales) around 2pm THIS Saturday to register for the race. It's either five bucks or preferably two bucks and three canned goods, which will be donated to the Capital Area Food Bank. I fucking love it.

Their sponsor list is out of this world and includes a who's who's of local bike businesses, resturants, bike shops, bars and even a barber shop! The race is a balls (or ball in Lance's case) out end-run down 6th Street, pretty much all the way to the lake. It's going to be fast and frantic, and I suggest bringing an extra set of eyes to keep the cops off your back. This year they've implemented a ZERO TOLERANCE stance on cyclist red light running, and if the numbers of tickets they've given out in the first half of the year (122 from Jan-June) is any indication, they're not fooling around.

Have fun, kick some ass, and watch your backs.

This month's Frankenbike is happening THIS Saturday at Crown and Anchor:

FrankenBike # 61 ~ August 28, 2010 ~ 10am-4pm @ The Crown & Anchor Pub ~ 2911 San Jacinto Blvd ~ Austin, Texas 78705

Have some crap you need to get rid of? Bring it! Need some new gear? Show up! Have a spare Scott SE Composite rear cantilever brake? LET ME KNOW! See y'all there.

I marginally maintain a list of discounts for cyclists around town, and just had someone let me in on another one in the area:

Flipnotics on Barton Springs Rd. offers 15% off for cyclists!

Thanks Flipnotics!

Boone posted up the info on this month's Full Moon Cruise, so here it is:

Well its that time again folks get ready for some good old fashioned bike on street action this coming TUESDAY NIGHT. dress up like FISH and fish catchers or paint yourself RED. GET CREATIVE!! it also happens to be the morning of my birthday so possible stops with beer provided. ----RIDE SAFE HAVE FUN FOLLOW THE MOON-----Boone

• Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since stu...rgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.-TAKEN FROM FARMERS ALMANAC WEBSITE.

Meet on top of the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge THIS Tuesday night, around 11:59pm. You know how it goes from there.

Just got another flyer for Jed's Saturday morning ride. Awesome:

7:30AM at Maria's. Eat a taco, ride your bike.

This weekend the Austin Bike Zoo is taking part in a world-wide art installation called "NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH" by performing An Oddity Odyssey for all of y'all good people, and they're doing it FO' FREE! Check the details:

THE AUSTIN BIKE ZOO
[humdrum collective]
and The Encyclopedia Show present

AN ODDITY ODYSSEY
...A pedal-powered tour of the four elements and the fantastical creatures of the human imagination.

In the tradition of Wheels of Wonderland, The Austin Bike Zoo will be presenting a one-night performance installation combining theatre, dance, music, comedy and circus arts with our world-famous kinetic sculptures and the work of visual artists from Austin and around the world to create an unforgettable night of art and magic!

Featuring
[humdrum collective] Experimental Theatre
Surly Joe Jargon as The Cyclops
Luna Tart as Medusa
Goldie Candela of The Jigglewatts as The Phoenix
and performers from The 999 Eyes Freak Show, CircX Vortex and many more portraying sirens, mermaids, fairies and the beasts and being of myth and legend!

Music by The Inheritance

ONE NIGHT ONLY
Saturday, August 21st at 9PM
91 Red River Drive
Free of charge!

Part of NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: An international art installation taking place simultaneously in eight cities across four continents. Visual artwork is being gathered from artists in Austin, Chicago, El Paso, Seattle, Tampa, Oslo (Norway), Melbourne (Australia) and Thiumphu (Bhutan) to be displayed in neighborhoods creating an globe-spanning public art gallery on Saturday, August 21st.

Participating Austin Artists include:
Robin Eagleton
Heyd Fontenot
Sara Jane Parsons
Sonja Rainey
and more!

This happens down next to G'Raj Mahal, just south of Caesar Chavez off of Red River. There's VERY VERY VERY minimal parking so be sure to ride your bike there!

THIS is the coolest story I've seen all day:

Many of you may remember a cyclist named Kevin Underhill crashing out at The Driveway and passing away shortly thereafter. Mr. Underhill was an organ donor, and though he never passed the finish line that fateful night, yesterday evening his heart did, beating away inside the chest of one Ron Murray, recipient of an organ transplant. Fucking amazing. Talk about the ultimate memorial.