Unmellow Lance Armstrong's new bike shop, Mellow Johnny's on Fourth and Nueces, opened last weekend, just in time for Bike to Work Day this Friday, May 16. The Austin Cycling Association is coordinating free breakfast that morning at the following locations:
Whole Foods (6th and Lamar) (Plus minor bike repair and adjustments by REI bike mechanics)
City Hall Plaza (sponsored by City of Austin employees)
One Texas Center (505 Barton Springs Rd.)
Texas Bicycle Coalition (1902 E. 6th)
Mellow Johnny's (4th and Nueces)
Wheatsville Coop (3101 Guadalupe)
Bicycle Sport Shop (517 S. Lamar)
Shoal Creek Blvd. at the Far West Bridge (sponsored by Clif Bar)
Music City Cycles (6301 W. Parmer Ln., #504)
Jo's Coffee (1300 S. Congress, sponsored by Jo's and Clif Bar)
Freewheeling Bicycles (24th and San Gabriel. Free commuter coffee mugs while they last! If distance is a problem for you, park in Freewheeling's ample parking lot, have a bite of breakfast, and ride the rest of the way.)

We checked out Mellow Johnny's earlier today. Very cool. Not nearly as much of a shrine to Lance as it could have been and not focused on Hill Country weekend racers (although there is a bit of both of those). Instead, most of the shop focuses on bike-commuters and urban-living bikers. They are the second bike store in Texas to carry Swobo bikes (The Peddler was the first). Plus, the coffee shop inside will likely appeal to bikers and non-bikers living at the 360 across the street. All in all, a nice addition to downtown Austin.