Austinist: Lance Armstrong's New Shop Encourages Bike Commuting

turd_on_the_run

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:13:15 -0600

I hope Lance's shop doesn't fall into the "sell expensive mountain bikes or super-expensive road bikes to poseurs who put them on top of the Tahoe and drive out to the country" trap so many others have. Can you please post the rules? I mean, you seem to know them. So, could you share what appear to be the very limited ways its ok to be a cyclist?

Alan Sudo

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:30:29 -0600

Will we be able to carry our beers out of the cafe?

kenneth1

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:42:05 -0600

That's the old Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) building. So the showers are already there, all they need to do is clean the feces out of the drains.

misssteak

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:13:31 -0600

Awesome -- I loved the facility at Chicago's Millenium Park (http://www.chicagobikestation.com/) -- complete with stations to lock the bikes, shower/locker facilities and busses that left frequently for spots around downtown or el transfers. This has the potential to be similarly as excellent.

mdahmus

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:04:35 -0600

There are some shops that have some good stuff for commuters, but it's spread a bit wide. Waterloo Cycles, for instance, is run by a guy who is a real transportation cyclist, and a nice guy to boot. I hope Lance's shop doesn't fall into the "sell expensive mountain bikes or super-expensive road bikes to poseurs who put them on top of the Tahoe and drive out to the country" trap so many others have.

mdahmus

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:03:18 -0600

Jooley Ann

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:50:45 -0600

This is wonderful! I'm a bike commuter, and I'm thrilled that we'll soon have a good resource for commuter-bike gear, which can be impossible to find in this town. Also, when I worked downtown I biked part or all the way; most downtown offices don't have showers. I'd have definitely used the facilities described. Biking is a fabulous way to start and end your work day, and in spite of the incessant bitching to the contrary, for most people it's not that hard to cobble together a decent route. This shop is a perfect fit for Austin.