Saw these in Austin as well. That’s a taxi trailer for an ad-hoc pedicab and we could use these for our fans and party attendees that don’t ride so much. Could parade Zeldman et al around on one as maybe a ride MC.
Then we’d probably go to fast around a corner and bounce one of them out, but the fun we’d have!
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Here we have the oldest bike on the Mobile Social and the tallest. Bikinis too.
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See this outside of bars all over Austin.
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By all accounts, this was our best Mobile Social so far and we’ve got more coming with dates being announced soon in Toronto and Portland. This year, Cyclefilm made this film for us
The Mobile Social SXSW is tomorrow and of all the MoSos we do, this one is El Guapo, the Mucho Moso, where we do bike culture Texas style. The crew at Social Cycling ATX is leading the ride with ride guides. They’ll make sure you all get to Mellow Johnnys for the party and have a fun, safe time.
Scan this code for quick access to the MoSo details. You need a wristband or SXSW badge to get into the party. Get a wristband from one of us at the start of the ride.
There are turnoff points for those that want to ride shorter. The route is 14 miles and it’s a relaxed, cruiser, fun ride, no-dropping-anyone pace. We stop at red lights and don’t block traffic.
Google is riding with us and at Mellow Johnnys to show you their Bike Maps. You’ll know who they are because they’re wearing these shirts.
Before heading to Florida on a work trip several years ago I lay sprawled across my den with a giant road map of the area, a set of highlighters, a guide book and my laptop. A frequent traveler, I like to bring my folding bike with me, and I like to head out on bike rides between meetings or trade show stops.
As I looked up cycling routes in my guide book I’d compare them to a Google Map search of the area and then stencil in the most suitable rides with my various highlighters. Guidebook, Google, map, guidebook, Google map. It took me about two hours to sketch out the various trips from my hotel room to the surrounding environs, none of which would be necessary if Google Maps included the feature the company is rolling out today, a new bike layer with directions in major metropolitan areas.
Google, who is joining Bike Hugger at the Mobile Social in Austin at SXSW to talk about this exciting new feature (more on that in other posts) has taken a lot of time to develop the much-requested cycling layer for their popular Google Maps tool. No mere add-on, the new functionality provides cyclists with some impressive features thanks to an overhaul in how Google Maps works.
In many ways, Google’s technology will be more accurate and more detailed than anything that regional planning groups or municipal governments tend to provide as it will indicate not only state-designated or city-designated bike lanes and routes, but trails and other bike paths as well.
... Read more »Back from the Twitter Conference and next up it’s SXSW, Bike Expo, and then onto Mix 10 in Vegas. We ride wherever we go and you’re welcome to join us.
Our ride in Austin is part of the Mobile Social and we’re expecting 500+ cyclists. Look for this badge that identifies the Social Cycling ATX ride leaders, all 50 of them, and they’ll take you around Austin arriving at Mellow Johnnys for a party.
I arrive on Monday to speak Tuesday with @livestrongceo. We’re riding Tuesday morning. Not 500 of us, just a few and will announce more on Twitter.
... Read more »The Mobile Social @sxsw is next weekend and it’s El Guapo, the Mucho Moso, where we do bike culture Texas style. We’ll ride around Austin arriving at Mellow Johnnys for a BBQ and Variety Show. If you’re not riding, that’s ok, just show up at Mellow Johnnys around 4 PM when all the MoSo magic goes down.
Our first Mobile Social of 2010 is in Amsterdam during FITC, a creative conference about design and technology.
Meet outside of the Felix Meritis -- conference center -- and group ride to a reception at WorkCycles Jordaan. Marc from Amsterdamnize is our host.
Can't join us for the bike ride? That's ok, you can still meet us anytime after 17:00 for some beer, apps, and conversation at WorkCycles Jordaan.
There are lots of places to rent bikes in Amsterdam:
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The folks at Mellow Johnny’s are holding a big race up at Juan Pelota’s ranch this weekend, and Hugga is in town to cover it. We’ll have images and thoughts from the race on the site on Sunday, so if you’ve got a hankering for some racing or a prurient interest in a ranch owned by Lance, tune in.
We shook off some weather-delayed-flight-jet-lag by walking around Austin, which is easily one of my favorite cities in America. Hunkered down inside a coffee shop called the Hideaway (apropos) for some delicious brew and met Daniel, a local courier with Corporate Couriers who was fueling up on caffeine while rocking the tunes. Daniel had a big smile on his face and told me that he’s fine with riding in the rain (which is good because it was pouring for a while).
After chatting up the locals (and dodging them riding on the sidewalks) we meandered over to Mellow Johnny’s by way of the super-mega-large Whole Foods. MJ’s was flooded with tourists and branded clothing was flying off the shelves.
My wife fell in love with a polished-lugged Bianchi frame there and while she gawked at Lance’s bikes on the walls I grabbed another coffee and looked at the Seattle-like weather.
The bats of Austin were almost more enjoyable to me than a meal at Frank (where else can you get a rosemary sausage, poutine and a beer on a rainy day?) because they’re just so damned impressive.
More shots from the trip coming up soon, coverage from the race on Sunday.
We’re already planning our return to SXSW with the Mobile Social 2010 and this year we’ve pitched Steal this Panel
“Pick this SXSW panel and we’ll get up there and talk about whatever the Twitter tells us to do via @replies and hash tags.”
If that gets picked, we’ll have lots of fun with it and observe how much game Twitter has changed socially, in cycling, and for business.
We can’t think of a better way to talk at SXSW than with audience participation. Of course, I’ll talk about what we do here at Bike Hugger and more.
Please give the panel a thumbs up. Voting closes this week on September 4th.
Lance Armstrong’s ride in Dublin continues to make news
I think the essence is very simple. You have a man, a bicycle, a public park and an open road. I would go and do that anyway. Cycling is a sport of the people, and as you’ve probably watched the tour, sometimes a little too close to the people.
he told the Irish Independent. 1200 people showed up to ride with him after he posted an invitation on Twitter.
Photo: AP
(fingers crossed he makes a Mobile Social) one day).
Our Austin peeps tipped us to Breaking Away with Mellow Johnnys
The event came about as a brainstorm between Rapha and Mellow Johnny's GM's Slate Olson and Craig Staley as their effort to pay tribute to the 1979 Academy Award winning film Breaking Away.
And The trials and tribulations of being a bike thief...
I'm retired and I don't have nothing else to do so I am going to find you, if you bought this bike, you best burn it, there are over 30 uncles, dads, cousins looking for your sick ass and her bike
After the Urban Ride, BBQ, and scwhag-a-thon, we partied at Mellow Johnnys to conclude the Mobile Social SXSW. As the dance floor heated up, the shirts came off.
Note the video is borderline NSFW with grinding, shirtless fixie kids.
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This bike appeared during the Mellow Johnnys After Party fashion show. I got this iPhone crap photo. Anyone from Austin know who made this? Does it have a name? Why is it so cool.
After arriving in Austin, we went out for Tacos with the Mellow Johnnys crew and talked with Erin O'Neill. She doesn't spend much time in front of a camera, and was shy, but we thought she did great and told us who this Lance guy is we've been hearing about.
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Hugga met up with B-cycle at SXSW during the Mobile Social and interviewed them about their plans to change the world with bikes.
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One World Bikes, based in Austin, sent us home with some sweet schwag from their clothing line.
Blew through 3 kegs in a hour. BBQ didn't last long either -- ordering more kegs for next year. See you then and thanks for riding with us, partying, and hanging out.
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It's the MoSo today and the weather looks better. We're riding, BBQ'ing, partying. Also giving away bikes and lots of gear plus tons of schwag.
Check the details here and sign up, if you haven't already. The ride route is mapped here.
You may have seen us riding this around town yesterday and you can win it today.
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