Author Archives: Jason Roberts
Critical Mass Ride Announced for this Friday
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Felt’s Bicycle Coffee Cup Holder
While on vacation, we ran into an incredible bike shop in Durango, Colorado, that featured a large selection of Felt’s hip Cafe model bikes. These are a stylish, European inspired line that come with the standard utalitarian racks and fenders you’d expect from a sleek commuter. With that being said, the standout feature for me, […]
“Bike: Sculpture” exhibit Reception Today
If you’re out an about tonight, be sure to check out artist Robertus Van der Wege’s reception tonight, free, from 5PM to 7PM. Robertus has recently become involved with Cyclesomatic and will be showcasing pieces throughout the event. Tonight’s exhibit is held at the Art Institute of Dallas and features some incredible work. More details […]
B.I.K.E. the Movie, Set to Open Cyclesomatic on Oct. 2nd
The 10 day bicycle festival, Cyclesomatic, will be hosting events for all ages and types of riders. With that in mind, on the evening of October 2nd, the 75208 bike group will be leading a ride from Downtown to the Texas Theatre, and will be hosting the film B.I.K.E, geared toward the underground bicycle community. […]
Oct. 3rd Group Ride: Hellhound On My Trail
As part of our week long Cyclesomatic Bicycle Festival, BFOC presents the third group ride in our history themed series, Hellhound On My Trail. This time, we’ll be highlighting the blues and western swing past of Dallas. Once again, we’ll begin our ride at Dealey Plaza and the grassy knoll at 2:30PM on Saturday, October […]
A Tale of Two Planners
(Portland, Oregon) Dallas’ former bike coordinator is on another tirade against Alta-Planning, the award winning bicycle planning firm based in Portland, Oregon. We felt it would be good to provide everyone with a bit of the history here, as it’s a fascinating story. If you do a search on CycleDallas’ site for “Alta”, you pull […]
Cyclesomatic Bike Swap Meet Vendor Deadline Approaching
The deadline for vendors entering the bicycle swap meet planned for Cyclesomatic, Sunday October 11th, is quickly approaching. The Urban Bazaar vendor deadline is today, but we’re asking the bicycle swap meet vendor deadline be a week from now, so be sure to go online and fill out an application. Cyclesomatic Bike Swap – Oct […]
More Bike Activities in DFW
We’re so excited to see all of the new (and old) groups coming out and advocating for bicycling in DFW. It seems like a new ride is being announced every other day. It’s a very positive sign for the greater development of bicycle culture in our city. To highlight a few (though I’m sure we’ll […]
Freakonomics Article on Bicycle Inflation in Bike Crazed Cities
A BFOCer forwarded us this interesting article on the prices of bicycles in bike-obsessed cities.
Planetizen’s “Complete Streets” Series
(A green streets poster produced by the City of Portland as part of the Environmental Services Green Streets Initiative.) The website, Planetizen, is putting out a fascinating series of articles on Complete Streets, titled “Rethinking the Street Space: Why Street Design Matters” (Part one, Part two). In it, the designers note: “In the past two […]
Bike Friendly Oak Cliff 