Sunday morning breakfast ride. Meet at 8:00 a.m. on the Pinckney side of the pool. Will do an easy loop around the neighborhood and then eat at Cherrywood Coffeehouse. Should be back in time for the opening of the Farmers Market. Easy ride… please join us!
Joe and I can't usually join Sunday morning breakfast rides so we're planning a breakfast ride this Saturday morning. Meeting at 8:00 a.m. on the Mendez side of the pool, and riding to Paco's Tacos on 51st. Should be back in time for the MNA meeting at 10. Easy ride… hope folks will join us!
Again this year, Mueller is hosting a fun breakfast stop Friday morning, May 16 for Bike to Work Day. The station is named for beloved neighbor Michael F. Adams who helped many in the neighborhood get on their bikes for transportation and fun.
I hope you'll all stop by if you're out biking to work or school. Stop by between 7:00 - 9:30 a.m. for breakfast, beverages and to visit with other bike commuters. We'll be on the Lake Park corner of the roundabout. Windmill Bicycles will be there to provide mechanical support if needed.
Tell anyone you know biking through Mueller to swing by as well... should be a lot of fun! Citywide info at http://biketoworkaustin.org.
Again this year, Mueller is hosting a fun Bike to Work breakfast stop Friday morning. This year we're a HUB station for the City! We'll be there from 7:00 - 9:30 and are setting up on the Lake Park corner of the roundabout. We could probably use a volunteer or two to help us break stuff down at 9:30.
I hope you'll all stop by if you're out biking to work or school. Tell anyone you know biking through Mueller to swing by as well... should be a lot of fun! Citywide info at http://biketoworkaustin.org.
Sunday social breakfast bike ride. Leave Ella Wooten at 8. Going to Hot Momma's on E 6th. Will make pit stop at 10 on way back at East side Succulents. I will have room for a small plant or two in my trailer if you want.
It's not often you get a 77-degree day in late December. I'm thinking about going on a bit of an adventurous ride tomorrow morning to Flipnotics for coffee and breakfast http://flipnotics.com/ via this route: http://goo.gl/maps/xYVzo . It is 7 miles each way. I will depart at 8AM from Ella Wooten. I hope to see you there!
We will be having a casual, social bike ride to Hoovers for breakfast on Sunday morning. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. We will leave Mueller at 8:00 from the west side of Ella Wooten Park - http://hooverscooking.com/
We will be having a casual, social bike ride to Texas French Bread for coffee and breakfast on Sunday morning. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. We will leave Mueller at 8:00 from the west side of Ella Wooten Park. Please join us! http://www.texasfrenchbread.com/
Sunday social ride to Hillside Farmacy at the intersection of Rosewood and E 11th. Leave Ella Wooten at 8:30. Don't forget the time change giving you an extra hour of sleep!
Sunday social ride...leave from Ella Wooten at 8:30. It will be in the mid-50s at departure time so please dress appropriately. My idea for the destination this week is a real brunch at Moonshine on Red River. The brunch is $16.95 and here is the menu: http://www.moonshinegrill.com/menus/moonshine_brunch.pdf. If the group tomorrow morning wants to do something else that is fine too!
Sunday social coffee ride departing from Ella Wooten at 8:30 AM tomorrow. Destination, Cafe Medici on Congress: http://caffemedici.com/menu They do have food (breakfast tacos and pastries); not listed on site. I will be staying downtown to check out the Pecan Street Festival starting at 11.
Thanks to a Community Transformation Grant from the City of Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services department with preventative funds from the Affordable Health Care Act, the Austin Cycling Association will be presenting City Cycling classes at five local universities during the month of September. Registration for these classes is free and open to the public.
City Cycling is a three-hour program developed by League Cycling Instructors to present basic information about riding in an urban setting. It includes techniques to avoid crashes and enjoy using a bicycle for transportation. One of the basic tenets of City Cycling is that cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles. This course is compatible with the Texas Transportation Code and City of Austin ordinances that apply to bicycle use.
Universities taking part in the grant program include Austin Community College, St. Edwards University, and University of Texas at Austin. All of the 3-hour classes will be held in September and will accommodate approximately 30 participants each. Participants do not need a bicycle for this class. Additional on-bike training in traffic situations will be provided for up to 60 students, also in September.
Preston Tyree, Education Director for Austin Cycling Association, said, “We are excited about the opportunity provided by Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services to reach out to students and explore things that make bicycles so useful. This will be a fun class with lots of video clips and discussion. Cycling should be fun, and can be an integral part of our daily lives.”
September 18, 2012 - ACC South Austin - 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM September 21, 2012 - St. Edward's University - 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM September 21, 2012 - Univ of TX - 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM September 24, 2012 - Univ of TX - 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM September 27, 2012 - ACC Rio Grande - 04:30 PM to 07:30 PM
In celebration of the farmer's market my proposal for the ride tomorrow is thus: meet at Ella Wooten tomorrow at 8:45. Ride around the hood and near surrounds until around 9:30. Go to the Me Yallo Taco trailer for breakfast. Farmer's Market!
In celebration of the farmer's market my proposal for the ride tomorrow is thus: meet at Ella Wooten tomorrow at 8:45. Ride around the hood and near surrounds until around 9:30. Go to the Me Yallo Taco trailer for breakfast. Farmer's Market!
SATURDAY morning breakfast ride to Le Cafe Crepe at 2nd & San Jacinto. Leaving from Wooten Park at 8:00 a.m.
A few folks have asked about the route I take to commute downtown, and Cafe Crepe was so good a few weeks ago, we're going to ride down Saturday and I can share my route with a Mueller friend at the same time. Will probably go in on Manor and back via Cherrywood/38.5 (some hills). If you want to join us, we'll circle Wooten Park at 8:00 to pick up riders.
I am not organizing a ride for tomorrow but interested parties should meet at 8:30 at Ella Wooten. You can decide amongst yourselves what you would like to do.
Reasonably in advance Sunday coffee ride post! Leaving Ella Wooten at 8:30 on Sunday to Le Cafe Crepe at 200 San Jacinto --> http://www.cafecrepeofaustin.com/
And continuing my string of last-minute posts...tomorrow, 8:30 AM, Ella Wooten departure.
In this corner we have Joe's Bakery on E 7th, which has achieved a whopping 4.5 out of 5 stars on Yelp http://www.joesbakery.com/
And in the other corner we have Cisco's on E 6th, which I think someone suggested last week. Although it has not acheived quite as high of a score on Yelp, it "has lines out the door." http://www.yelp.com/biz/ciscos-restaurant-bakery-and-bar-austin The people will decide tomorrow morning! The ride will be about 4 miles each way.
I already have something completely different planned for next weekend so I will try to post more than 9 hours before the ride!
Just received a request from a rider to do Sunday social/coffee/breakfast ride to Mi Madre's on Manor, leaving Ella Wooten at 8:30 --> http://www.mimadresrestaurant.com/
DE-FEAT DA HEAT! If a 38-year-old in his final race can win a gold in the Olympic Road Race I can surely ride a few miles across town. Sunday social/coffee/breakfast ride to Bacon @ 10th & Lamar, leaving Ella Wooten at 8:30 --> http://www.baconaustin.com/
I'm volunteering at the Viva Streets from 10-12 so I need to go down there earlier. If anyone is interested in riding down with me at 8:30 meet me at Ella Wooten and I'll be grabbing breakfast and coffee somewhere in the direction of downtown. Please reply here if you plan to meet me at 8:30.
Volunteers to help work the Bike 2 Work breakfast station in front of the Mosaic between 7 and 9am this FRIDAY would be most appreciated! I have one volunteer so far.
East 6th St. will be closed to cars this Sunday from 10am - 3pm. It's a giant street party, perfect for bikes!! More info at http://www.vivastreetsaustin.org/. Who wants to go? Maybe we can get a few groups from Mueller to bike down together... perhaps 10am, 11am and noon departures?
I'm a Long time poster on the 'other' bike group but am trying to carry the Sunday Morning Coffee torch for Michael Smith.
You all up for a Sunday Morning Coffee Ride?
8:30 - 8:45 Meet Up at Pinckney and Emma Long - Sunday Morning.
Where we go will be determined by the folks that show up.
Some of the Places we've been to in the past:
Austin Java - both Lamar and Barton Springs Locations Blue Dalia - E 12th street Elixir - hanger Cherrywood Thunderbird Hot Mammas Jo's - 2nd Street Progressive Flipnotics We've even been to the 'evil empire' of coffee - Starbucks...
Plans are well underway for a Mueller Bike-2-Work breakfast station at the Mosaic this year. Food will be available on Friday, May 18 from 7-9 a.m.
Volunteers to help work the station are needed, or just stop by for a bite to eat on the way to work. I'll be there about 6:30 a.m. to set up and the food should be there by 7:00. Hope we have a great turnout!
Thanks to Michael Adams and Michael Smith for their help in putting this together!
Thank you to everyone who came out on Sunday to Hot Mamma's Cafe. We had nine people and it was a lot of fun. This week I would like to go to Julio's Cafe / Quack's Bakery in Hyde Park. They are next door to each other. It is 3.1 miles each way. We will leave from Ella Wooten Park at 8:30 on Sunday. Below is a link to the route:
Hello Casual Cycling. I want to let you know about a Sunday Coffee Ride Social Plan. We will be going to Hot Mamma's Cafe at 2401 E 6th St - 4 miles each way. I will be bringing the kiddo in the trailer. 8:30 departure from Ella Wooten. Please join us!
League of Bicycling Voters Happy Hour! March 30th Stop by the new League of Bicycling Voters office on Friday, March 30th, 5-7pm for Happy Hour. We will have drinks and snacks on hand. Come meet the LOBV board, staff, volunteer, fellow LOBV members, and future members!
LOBV Happy Hour: Friday, March 30th, 5-7pm LOBV Office in Center61 (Suite 4) People Fund Building (Bldg. D) 2921 E. 17th St. Located near the MLK Jr. MetroRail Station Enter the south side of the building and come up to the second floor.
Great! Let's circle Wooten Park a few times at 1:00 and pick up anyone else who wants to join us, then head out. Bring some cash in case we go to Starbucks and we can see what the group is interested in. Yay! Betsy
It's going to be another beautiful day and maybe less windy. I'm thinking of riding either over to Starbucks (on the trails) or just around the 'hood about 1:00.... anyone interested?
This looks like a blast! The chance to play on 6th Street while it's closed for several hours to motorized traffic. Look at http://www.vivastreetsaustin.org/ for more info.
I will post details later but I plan to ride downtown from Mueller to attend. Would love for others to join me.
Also hoping for a Sunday afternoon ride this weekend, so if you don't go to the movie Doug mentioned, maybe you'll join me for something easy in the neighborhood.
There is a ride leaving from Mellow Johnnys at 4 this Thursday afternoon, 2/23 for the Growing the Movement Bike Summit. They will ride to the Capitol for a photo op and I plan on meeting the ride there. Not sure what the route is from there but the website says it will be a 20 mi. social ride. See the links in my previous post (below) for more info.
Joe & I will circle Wooten park at 2:00 pm and then head down to the trail and over to Starbucks. If you're able to join us, jump in as we circle the park. Weather forecast is cloudy and cool (about 47 deg).
Can't make it out this weekend bc family will be in town for one of my children's birthdays but look forward to joining or suggesting a ride in the future.
Yay... our group is growing! I hope y'all will post to the group when you want some company for a ride. Don't wait for me to organize things!
I am really hoping we'll attract some folks who haven't been on their bikes in years and likely need some encouragement. I was thinking about a beginner ride this weekend - maybe to Starbucks via the Mueller trails about 2:00 on Sunday, if the weather is decent. We could visit over coffee about future rides. What do y'all think?
Love to get and ride early Saturday and Sunday mornings - little traffic, especially Sundays. Downtown is lovely Sunday mornings - cyclists own the road!
