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Austin Cycling Aug-October 2012 AustinAustinAustinAustin CyclingCyclingCyclingCycling Vol. XXII, No. 3 • August – October, 2012 Quarterly Jimmy Hudson (seen here stoking his tandem behind captain Gerald Champagne at the 1997 Hotter’n Hell Hundred) died Saturday, July 21. He is remembered here by some of his friends (page 6). From the President Reexamining relationships: ACA’s role in the cycling community by Gilbert D. Martinez, ACA President t a recent Austin Cycling Association Beyond Bike Lanes meeting, I was reminded of many things that Amake me proud to be president of this great organization. Hosted by Bicycle Sport Shop on South Lamar, the meeting opportunities for cyclists to ride in was organized by ACA staffer Sara DeShong and ACA Member- and around Austin. On any given ship Director Keith Byrd. Many thanks to BSS owner Hill Abell for week, there are rides in your area that may be perfect for you. If providing space, pizza and beverages. there aren’t, you can be trained in the hosted ride program to create More than 60 people heard BSS mechanic extraordinaire Al and promote your own rides to add to ACA’s offerings. Hinton’s quick tips on bike cleaning and maintenance and learned ACA is also heavily involved in education. We have monthly more about ACA’s longtime commitment to promoting cycling in Traffic Skills 101 classes in which interested citizens learn how to Central Texas. ride safely in an urban setting. These classes help cyclists make This is just one example of how ACA partners with local bike smart decisions about getting from point A to point B, whether it be shops to help encourage more and more people to ride bikes. for fun, for work, for errands — for anything. But ACA does so much more. In fact, it’s easy to lose sight of Another way ACA provides education is by teaching our the big picture when you consider only the individual ACA pieces. innovative defensive cycling class. Completion of this class allows Did you know that ACA puts on more than 500 classic and the Austin municipal courts to dismiss traffic citations. We believe hosted rides throughout the year? This is just one way we provide Continued on next page 2 Austin Cycling Quarterly • August–October, 2012 Austin Cycling Association ACA president continued from previous page this encourages more Austin Cycling Association is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization with the purpose of promoting predictable cycling bicycle access, safety, education and enjoyment in the behavior, which makes Central Texas area. Address all USPS mail to: Austin Cycling Association, P.O. Box 5993, Austin, TX 78763. everyone safer. Membership is open to adults and families, and includes In 2012, ACA has a one-year subscription to Austin Cycling Quarterly, access to online ride maps and members-only areas of the ACA donated nearly 1,500 website at <www.austincycling.org>.. helmets and provided General meetings (open to the public) are held on the first Monday of each month (except December) at a location cycling instruction to specified in Austin Cycling Quarterly, the ACA e-Newslet- kids and adults. In fact, ter or the above listed website. we have donated nearly ACA 2012 Officers 4,000 helmets over the last three years. President • Gilbert D. Martinez* We also continue to 512/240-2621 • <[email protected]> inform the cycling Vice President • Susie Truxillo community and the 512/731-0857 • <[email protected]> public about relevant ACA staffer Sara DeShong oversees the sign-in table at Bicycle Sport Shop hosted Beyond Bike Lanes neighborhood meeting. Secretary • Stanton Truxillo topics through the 512/478-5221 • <[email protected]> Austin Cycling Quarterly and the ACA E-Newsletter. As a member, you receive notices of both the quarterly and the monthly e-news in your email. Nonmembers can find the Treasurer • Freddie Summer <[email protected]> Quarterly in area bike shops and sign up for Legislative Liaison Chair • Tommy Eden the e-news. <[email protected]> In addition, ACA Ride Director • David Tietz has worked hard to <[email protected]> collaborate with other Membership chair • Keith Byrd cycling organizations. <[email protected]> We demonstrate our commitment to collabo- Education chair • Preston Tyree* ration by including <[email protected]> board seats for represen- PR/Communications Director • Jesse Noyes tatives from the major <[email protected]> cycling organizations in At-Large (LOBV) • Lane Wimberley Austin — Austin’s <[email protected]> Yellow Bike Project, ACA membership chair Keith Byrd and staffer Sara DeShong Bike Austin, BikeTexas At-Large (BikeTexas) • Michael Portman welcome those attending the Beyond Bike Lanes meeting. <[email protected]> and Please Be Kind to Cyclists. We believe that we are stronger when we coordinate and collaborate with each At-Large (YBP) • Tim Starry other, and we’re proud to be the cycling organization that has helped make this happen. <[email protected]> But even with all we Past president • Stanton Truxillo* do, we know that there <[email protected]> are some in the cycling community who don’t ACA Staff know us at all. I over- Staff • Sara DeShong heard one person at the 512/586-4361 • <[email protected]> Beyond Bike Lanes meeting remark that she Publications Content Editor • Fred Meredith* had never heard of us, 512/636-7480 • <[email protected]> and she’s probably not Webmasters • Monte Morast/Joel Schaubert alone. <[email protected]> So maybe ACA * Certified as League Cycling Instructors through the hasn’t always promoted League of American Bicyclists itself enough within the cycling community and the general public. Bicycle Sport Shop mechanic and bike maintenance instructor Al Hinton shares tips and tricks with the audience. Maybe we should do a better job of letting everyone know what we do. Continued on next page Austin Cycling Quarterly • August–October, 2012 3 ACA president continued from previous page Austin Cycling Quarterly is published by I’m proud of the work Austin Cycling Association that ACA has done, and I know we can do better to — Editor — promote ourselves. Still, at Fred Meredith, 512/636-7480 the end of the day, I would <[email protected]> rather people know ACA for — Associate Editor — all the great things we do — Bob Farr, 512/731-0617 education, rides, advocacy email: <[email protected]> — rather than what we say — Copy Editor — we do. Angelica Voluntierra You can help. As a email: <[email protected]> member of ACA, you can Editorial Offices help spread the word about ACA Content Editor the largest and longest- P.O. Box 100 running cycling organization Attendance exceeded expectations, but the standing-room- Manchaca, Texas 78652 (UPS, FedEx and other deliveries: in Central Texas. The more only crowd seemed to enjoy the evening (and the free pizza and 12702 Lowden Ln. • Manchaca, TX 78652) of us there are, the more we beer courtesy of Sport Shop owner Hill Abell). can do to promote cycling. — Distribution Coordinator — If you haven’t joined ACA yet, consider Bob “Robbo” Farr 512/731-0617 this a personal invitation to do so. Your email: <[email protected]> membership helps us improve cycling in Submissions/Contributions Austin and Central Texas through education, Austin Cycling Quarterly is published 4 times per rides and community. year (Feb, May, Aug and Nov) by the Austin Cycling Association. It is transmitted electronically to members of Austin Cycling Association, bicycle clubs, elected officials, agencies and selected publications as well as distributed free of charge at bike shops and other locations in Central Texas. Material for publication in ACQ should be received no later than the 15th of the month preceding publication. Submissions may be edited for length and clarity and the decision to publish any submission rests with the editor and/or the ACA board of directors. Submissions should be sent as email attachments in MS Word (.doc), .rtf or .txt format. Address submissions to: <[email protected]>. For questions, call 512/636-7480 ) Advertising Classified: Austin Cycling Quarterly will run classified ads from ACA members in good standing for non- commercial purposes at no charge (one ad at a time). Member commercial and nonmember classified ad rates are $20 per ad, per issue, paid in advance. (Unless there are sufficient ACA president Gilbert D. Martinez (at left) talks about the benefits and opportunities classifieds for a page section, ads will be placed throughout associated with membership in ACA. Later, ACA Education Committee chair Preston Tyree the issue as space permits.) Display Advertising: An advertising rate card available does the same for ACA’s education programs. — photos by Fred Meredith on request (email requests are quickest). Electronic, camera- ready ads are preferred, in .tif, .jpg, or .pdf (non font- dependent) file formats. Deadline is the 15th of the month prior to publication. Publication is on or about the first of each month. Contact the editor for specific needs. ACA is looking for a few good cyclists Policy ACQ and ACA reserve the right to reject advertising that they Are you passionate about cycling in Central Texas? Wish more people would feel is not in the best interests of the membership. Opinions travel by bike for fun, for groceries, for work, for anything and everything? Do you expressed by advertisers, contributors and others within these pages are solely those of the author and in no way wonder what you can do to help make Austin a more cycling friendly place? Board represent the opinions of ACA, its officers, agents or President Gilbert D. Martinez invites you to consider serving as an ACA board members. member. We may have multiple seats open on the board for 2013.
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