Bike Friendly Richardson

Category: BFR Misc

  • Don’t Forget To Pick Up A Sunday Dallas Paper

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    Today’s Dallas Morning News has two great articles that are a must read for local cyclists. The cover page has an interesting article about the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan. The Business section has a great article about Villy Customs. If you don’t usually get the paper, you may want to swing down to your local…

  • Urban Velo Helps You Get Organized For Events

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    We always love reading Urban Velo magazine, and this month’s issue (20) was found to be even more useful to us. They’ve published a really informative article sharing “9 Tips For A Successful Bike Event.” Having organized and stressed over a few events for BFR, we can totally relate. We will definitely use this information…

  • Happy Cinco de Mayo

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    Have yourself a nice margarita or cold cerveza to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today.

  • Be Careful Out There

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    I’d like to think that a little bit of bicycle advocacy and even more awareness will help make the streets safe for cyclists.  Sometimes things are out of our control. The following is a story from a fellow cyclist who was caught up in an accident while heading home from the last Bike Friendly Oak…

  • Just Received My New Shoes From Chrome – Turds For Gold

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    Back on March 18, I read a blog post from Pedallas about a promotion from Chrome out of San Francisco. It was called Turds For Gold and to explain the promotion, here is a quote from their Facebook page: Hey Everyone! We’re doing a “Turds For Gold” Shoe Exchange and, starting RIGHT NOW, we’re sending…

  • Biking for root beer!

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    NOTE: I just realized that the pictures I took tonight make Richardson look kind of ugly, so I promise next time I’ll take lots of scenic pics! I’ll be posting various versions of this article on several blogs. God, I love this whole blogging addiction thing. OK, I went for a casual Richardson ride tonight.…

  • I love A Good Trade

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    Ever since I had buttons and stickers produced, folks from all over the world have been wanting some. It didn’t start out this way, but some people have sent stuff in return for their BFR swag. From San Francisco, my friend Melgrosa sent me this nice, custom-made holiday card: From North Shore (Aukland, New Zealand), my…

  • BFR In This Month’s Richardson Today

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    If you locals reach into your mailbox this week and find your issue of Richardson Today, be sure to check out a little mention of Bike Friendly Richardson in the “Special Interest Groups” section. I was meaning to contact them to have this done, but it looks like somebody else took care of it. Click…