Welcome! We cover bicycling as transportation, with an emphasis on Austin, TX, USA. We don't cover biking for recreation, sport, or charity. Bicycle Austin is a volunteer project (not an organization) by Michael Bluejay (and not to be confused with Bike Austin, which chose a name similar to ours).  Advertising revenue on this site supports local cycling advocacy.

Current discussions

Drivers never yield at bike and ped crossings last post: 6/6 @ 12:05        [quote=MichaelBluejay] Seems like I recall that eastbound *used* to put the straight-through bike lane between the straight-through car...

Surprising neighborhood support for white hockey-stick barriers last post: 6/5 @ 13:05        Nice to see, for a...

Why no contiguous paved trails? last post: 6/4 @ 13:00        Of course! Walnut Creek facility is nice and pretty long. Incidentally, it can be used for a few A to B points and in the future even...

Ignore your rights and they will go away last post: 6/4 @ 9:09        Yep, those other reasons for riding with a camera are also true. You can review incidents and think about what you might have done...

Round Rock commute to downtown Austin. Route ideas please! last post: 5/30 @ 14:27        From 620 / Oakland I would ride east through the back of the business center that is on north side of 620. Cross at the light onto Deep...

Texas law would let teens get licensed without a DMV road test last post: 5/30 @ 5:35        The proposed bill would let parents give the...

UT claims no liability for its driver hitting cyclist April Garner last post: 5/22 @ 14:37        I'm no lawyer so I'm not really up on this, but looking at the referenced Texas law, a few things stick out -- 1. this law sucks. 2. ...

Ride of Silence Wednesday, May 15, 2019 last post: 5/22 @ 14:15        The central Austin ride was fairly well attended. Photos. The general sentiment seemed to not be much different than what you saw,...

Take back those 3' with a pool noodle last post: 5/19 @ 15:28        That's a great idea! I'm gonna try...

Recall on some rental bikes--brakes issue last post: 5/5 @ 17:03        And more. Perhaps it's a lack of a recommended power modulator for the Shimano drum brakes, not a wear/maintenance issue. ...

How long does it really take to get stuff done? last post: 4/20 @ 10:01        A few months ago, while killing time on the internet, I came across a You Tube channel called "The History Guy: History Deserves to Be...

Hit-and-run driver kills 19yo cyclist Tommy Ketterhagen, 1/23/17 last post: 4/19 @ 14:04        Tommy Ketterhagen's killer violates conditions of his...

Austin Hit & Run suspect arrested in Louisiana by US Marshals last post: 4/18 @ 8:01        I saw that. Because the victim was in a car (not a bicyclist or pedestrian), the penalty will probably be...

Govt. says wearing white to increase visibility is a MYTH! last post: 4/14 @ 10:57        Yeah, some of them aren't myths because they're actually true, and others aren't myths because nobody believes them anyway. But yes, they...

"The Trees Have Hooks" last post: 4/13 @ 5:39        Richard Guzman of Rosewood posted the following on Nextdoor circa 4/8: [quote=Richard Guzman]I was biking to H.E.B. Mueller and caught a...

Memorial ride for Jessica Saathoff Wednesday 2019-04-10 last post: 4/13 @ 5:37        Thanks for posting this, I'm very sorry I was unable to make...

SUV hits, kills cyclist in East Austin, EMS says 2019-03-28 last post: 4/2 @ 1:00        Now they're saying the cyclist crossed the double yellow line into oncoming...

Shoal Creek, part trois (?) last post: 3/29 @ 1:14        It would seem that the people against this are also getting their word...

Cyclists were first advocates for better roads--late-1800s last post: 3/15 @ 13:12        Similar to what you were describing, but in the UK -- [quote] The death of Bridget Driscoll (c. 1851 – 17 August 1896) was the first...

Bus strikes, kills cyclist on UT campus 1/28/19 last post: 3/13 @ 17:04        We shall see ... this case has an "orgy of evidence" that most cases do not, and it would be hard to let it fall through the cracks. ...

Drivers are at fault in over 90% of car-bike collisions (source) and 90% of pedestrian deaths (source).

Upcoming rides & events

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Ride of Silence Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (posted 5/6)

Memorial ride for Jessica Saathoff Wednesday 2019-04-10 (posted 4/6)

Memorial Ride for Anthony John Diaz 2019-02-13 (posted 2/12)

Biketober Ride & Roll in Mueller, Sat. October 27 (posted 10/17)

36th Annual Moonlight Cruze Bike Ride Sat night, 9/22 / 9/23, 2AM (posted 9/15)

LIVESTRONG Challenge Austin 10/21/2018 (posted 6/7)

Ride of Silence (Far North Austin location) (posted 5/10)

Bike to Work day May 19th, 2017 (posted 5/16)

"Bike Like U Mean It" now available on YouTube (posted 2/28)

35th Annual Moonlight Cruze Bike Ride Sep 3rd, 2am (posted 8/29)