City Cycling Classes at Local Universities

Free to the public

Register at : http://austincycling.org/classes/citycycling

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.

September meeting, Monday, September 10th.

Do you love trailer food or wish you could try it? Come join us for a replay of last year’s very popular trailer food ride. We will begin with a short membership meeting to present the slate of nominees for the 2013 ACA Board of Directors. Additional nominations from the floor may also be made at this meeting. After the meeting, there will be a leisurely ride to some of the Food Trailer Parks south of Lady Bird Lake. Don’t forget to bring your lights and helmet, and of course cash to sample the trailer fare!

Where: Under the trees across the parking lot from the Barton Springs Pool entrance. There is no fee for parking on weekdays after Labor Day.

When: 6:30 pm on Monday, September 10th

2012 ACA SUMMER PICNIC – AUGUST 04

Come join us for the 2nd Annual CPR Ride and Summer Picnic, aka the Second Annual Memorial Ride and Picnic for the Formerly Late Stanton Truxillo. This ride and picnic, with a free, hands only CPR class, was inspired by the life and brain saving CPR administered by a Good Samaritan when ACA member Stanton Truxillo suffered a massive heart attack on an ACA ride on August 3, 2010.

Last year, we trained about 50+ people on the “Hands Only” or “10 minute” CPR. The CPR class is free to all and will be held at approximately 12:00 noon at the picnic site.

The picnic will be from 10:00am to 2:00am in the pavilion just to the left of the entrance to Barton Springs Pool. The picnic will be a cook-out (with a vegetarian option) and will be $7.00 per person. To sign up for the picnic, please go to the event registration page or send a check for $7.00 per person to ACA, Attn Picnic, PO Box 5993, Austin, TX 78763. Be sure to indicate if you want the vegetarian option.

The ride will start at 8:oo am. Please go to the Hosted Ride calendar for ride details.

Puppy Pedal

Love cycling? Love animals? Now there's a bike ride that doesn't make you choose!

Sunday, August 5 @ 9:15 am:
Today's Puppy Pedal is a beginner-friendly, no-drop bike ride. We will meet at the Humane Society of Williamson County (HSWC). We will follow a pleasant, low-traffic 15-mile route and then return to HSWC for a snack break and a tour of the facility led by Executive Director Ron Marullo.You will also learn about the great volunteer opportunities at HSWC and how to participate in future puppy pedal ride events.

You can park at HSWC in the empty field by the Canine Corral - please do not take up space in their parking lot, which is for adopting families!

June Meeting at Bicycle Sport Shop on Thursday, June 21

Al Hindon of Bicycle Sport Shop is going to give us his Bicycle Maintenance Class from 6 to 7 p.m. in the spin room Bicycle Sport Shop at 517 S. Lamar. Join us for light refreshments starting about 5:30. Come have fun and learn something, too!

ACA volunteer picnic and bike ride (Velo Vista)

 This ride is open to all. The picnic is for ACA volunteers from the past year. Please send an RSVP to Susie at susietruxilloatgmail [dot] com. The picnic will be on Saturday, 06/23/2012, from 11am - 2pm. Meet at Brushy Creek Lake Park in Cedar Park for the ride start and picnic. The park is located off of Brushy Creek Road just east of Parmer Lane. Please park at the back of the parking lot near the restrooms and water feature. We will be doing a new route for this ride named Velo Vista. The ride will go through Cedar Park,  Leander, and Liberty Hill. The long route goes all the way to Bertram.

ACA members may join Zipcar Austin for just $25 through June 1st

 If you are a current ACA member, the link below will allow you to joing Austin Zipcar for just $25 (normally $60).

www.zipcar.com/austincycling

Join before June 1 to get the $25 rate.

More bike racks are being added to the Zipcar fleet.  

Contact Kaleb Miller if you have questions.

kmilleratzipcar [dot] com  

The Armadillo Hill Country Classic

The Armadillo Hill Country Classic is ACA's annual fundraiser in support of the Association's Bicyclist Education Programs, including the very successful 'Helmets for Kids' grant program that put free lids on the heads of nearly 1,500 Central Texas youth in 2011 - an astounding 25% increase over the previous year. For 2012, the program has shown that it is on track to DOUBLE the previous year's helmet donations!

You can be a part of these amazing programs simply by riding your bike. Register today for the Armadillo Hill Country Classic and help us make a difference in the lives of thousands of Central Texas youth.

ACA March Meeting - APD Annual Meeting with the Cycling Community


Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo's annual public forum with cyclists
returns for a fourth year on March 5.


Chief Acevedo has more than two decades of law enforcement experience and a long history of community outreach, and the cycling community has benefited from this commitment to coalition building.

 

Location

Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop
See map: Google Maps

EHCT 2012

EHCT 2012

The Fort Worth Bicycling Association is hosting three days of fullysupported riding over the 2012 Easter weekend, April 6, 7 and 8 in the beautiful Texas Hill Country for only $45. The quiet, well-paved roads, challenging terrain and panoramic scenery have made the EHCT one of the premier cycling events in Texas. All rides will start and finish in Kerrville, with each day offering multiple options at distances ranging from 20 to 103 miles. All rides are fully-supported with rest stops at strategic intervals along the routes supplemented by roving SAG vehicles. Go to the EHCT website for more information at www.ehct.com .