Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Xtracycle in the Cliff
Howard Draper, who heads up Bikedenton.org, brought his xtracycle down for Cyclesomatic and let us give it a test spin. He purchased the kit from xtracycle.com a few weeks back and attached it to a donor Diamond Back mountain bike that was being thrown away. Now, it’s extremely functional and has been hauling everything from […]
Cyclesomatic on the News!
We’ve received some great press recently for Cyclesomatic. The Dallas Morning News wrote this wonderful piece about our efforts to involve the students of Adamson High School in building bike racks for some local Oak Cliff elementary schools and helping create a tall bike. Then later that morning, we showcase the tall bike along with […]
Video Footage of Cyclesomatic First Day
This is a shorty video put together by M-Street Media on Cyclesomatic’s first day:
Oktoberfest, Photo Scavenger Hunt Rescheduled to October 25th
Since the sky decided to look more like Seattle today than Dallas, we’re going to reschedule the Photo Scavenger Hunt, and Oktoberfest event at Eno’s to October 25th. Stay tuned for updated information on the events, and we apologize for the delay.
New Pashley’s Just Arrived at the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company
Headed over to the OCBC shop tonight to go over last minute details for Cyclesomatic, and arrived just in time to watch them unbox their new inventory of Pashley’s. Above is a single speed Guv’nor, which we all took turns testing around the block. These are beautiful, hand-built bikes out of England, and are built […]
How to bring bicycle boulevards to your community guide
Reconnecting America has just uploaded a handbook for those who want to bring modern bicycle boulevards to their communities created by the Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation and Alta Planning + Design. For those unfamiliar with bicycle boulevards, the guide notes that they are “In essence…low-volume and low-speed streets that have been optimized for […]
New York Unveils Latest Bike Lane Project
New York City just unveiled their latest bike lane project, the Budnick Bikeway. Check out the incredible before and after pictures as the roads transformed from vehicular only to streets with facilities.
Among the other Oktoberfestivities at Cyclesomatic
Among the other Oktoberfestivities at Cyclesomatic this weekend, we forgot to mention the Alley Cat race presented by DOOM, Oak Cliff Bicycle Co., and Eno’s on Sunday. From the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company: Get to O.C.B.C at 1 p.m., get your manifest, scope the checkpoints, start plotting on how you’ll come in first for the […]
Oak Cliff “Ride the Home Tour” Event, Oct. 10th
As part of the 10 day, Cyclesomatic event, BFOC is partnering with the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League for their annual home tour. If you’ve never been before, this is an incredible event where homeowners in the area open their doors to show off their classic homes that date from the early 1900’s to the […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 