Do you believe in life after dark?

I can feel something inside me say, we're really open 2 hours after the sun goes down (taking into account the observance of Daylight savings time). with the rush-hour evening traffic sputtering by in the early hours of evening, Austinbikes feels much like a 6th street trash disco, thanks to lots of neon and Scott's ipod selections. So, really, don't hesitate to hit us up. Even if you have to turn your headlights on to find us!

SUMO- not just for plump japanese men anymore! or: How I learned to love right-hand turns

A new weekend group ride you ask? The answer is: YES! Austinbikes gruppo compacto will be departing weekly from our front stoop at 9:00 a.m. on SUnday MOrnings. You may be acquainted with the route. Let's just say it is the ride formerly known as the Tuesday Nighter (god rest it's soul). We are going to do our best to hook up the electrodes to its various appendages and jolt it with enough juice to re-birth it. It was destined to die in its old skin due to the time of day (rush hour weekday evening). It can live-on as a during-Church ride on sleepy Sunday. The roads are going to be fixed even more than they have been, the school stop will not be in service due to kids not wanting to go to school 7 days a week. I love it! Please come join us beginning 11/8/09 and also look for a new group ride tab on our homepage in the near future.

Check out the trailer for the highly acclaimed Beef and Pie Produced Tuesday Nighter video. Bet you will like what you see.

http://www.beefandpie.com/tuesdaynighter/trailer.html

Cyclocross a wicked course

If you're looking for a super-sweet morning activity before you make your way down to the Austinbikes/Orbea demo day, you should check out the Cyclocross Scuffle (race) put on by Team ATT/Brain and Spine at Richard Moya Park on November 14th. Start times from 9:30 to 12:40. This course is rad! Up and down a super steep set of hills, with some long roadie drag-strips for top speed. To register click here http://www.BikeReg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=9514

Ride Orbeas FREE. They win PROTOUR Races and they are coming to Austinbikes

Hey! Whatcha doin'? You going to be in Austin the weekend of November 14th? It's a Saturday. Think hard. Oh! you have plans already? awwwww. Is it too late to reschedule? What if I told you that you could Test ride top tier Orbea Road and Mountain Bikes for hours at a time for FREE. Would that change your mind? Our superstars at Orbea-USA are keen on you riding their bikes. They concur with us: If you ride an Orbea you will very likely love an Orbea. And, you know, if you don't end up liking it, at least you saved your own drivetrain for one more ride! contact us at sales@austinbikes.com to schedule a 2hour timeslot beginning at 11:00 am with last ride out at 4:00 p.m. These bikes are good enough to power Craig Alexander to 2 Ironman world Championships in a row, Julien Absalon to 4 World Championships and 2 Olympic Gold Medals, and Samuel Sanchez to Olympic Gold in 2008. We'll even spend the time to actually fit you for your demo bike pre-ride. Pretty cool if you ask us. Check out the starting lineup below to see if you fancy yourself atop one of these H-bombs. The 2010 Alma has been completely redesigned for the sexier. The 2010 Orca now has all the "tech" additions you could ever ask for. But they are both 100% NEW!

New Scotts

2010 Scott models becoming available...
Bikes too...

If you were wondering what bike we were using for 24 hours

In the upcoming 24 hour race at Rocky Hill this weekend, Team AB will be resplendent in Pugsley! This 4" tire bike will absolutely float atop the mud and corpses buried 4feet deep with their skinny tire mtbs. poor small tires. Be sure to look for Photos to be uploaded post-race to see what a bike used and abused for 24 laps of post apocalyptic mud-laden terror looks like.

Tee of the Month -- Bike Austin!

Orbea Specials and Incentives

Interested in an Orbea, but don't care about having the latest and greatest? Check out Orbea's old stock for some great deals.

Friendly reminder of the week:

Stan's NoTubes Sealant doesn't last forever. Bring in your bike today and get some fresh sealant before you get one of these in your tire:

Tour of Austin, Labor Day weekend!

Austinbikes is proud to be sponsoring the Austinbikes Pickle Criterium at the University of Texas J.J. Pickle Research Campus as part of the Tour of Austin Labor Day weekend September 5-7! This is an all new course for 2009 is is sure to be an exciting part of an awesome weekend!


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