From their mailer :

Help Yellow Bike Bounce Back from Burglary

Dear Yellow Bike Community Members,

Thank you for supporting our organization through donating bikes, money and time! Any action you take is truly appreciated!

While we are preparing for our BIKE MONTH events (we hope you can join!), we continue our efforts to provide free access to transportation to those who rely on us.

Unfortunately, a recent burglary on May 5/6, 2024 has significantly affected our resources and operations, and as a result, our bike donation program.

In an attempt to recover from our losses, we set up an emergency GO FUND ME. Please consider supporting if you can.

Thank you.

Yours,
Pete Wall | Staff Manager | Yellow Bike

We don't normally permit gofundmes here, but this is an exceptional case for an exceptional organization, and we know the people asking so we can be sure it's legitimate.

Title, Tia!

New bike tag #1242

Old bike tag #1241 found at 30.3599921, -97.7042541

(forgive the rock, pic had a lot of glare without it)

I live in an apartment complex in wampus with my boyfriend and sometime yesterday or today our bikes got stolen from our gated complex garage. I don’t think i have any photos of the bikes ( I will look) but one is a blue Townie with a blue metal basket and the other is brownish bike with colorful flowers that look painted and a Wicker basket . Both are very nice bikes , please let me know if you see them around town- id be very grateful.

Previous tag #1240 found at 30°20'51.6"N 97°43'25.1"W.

https://imgur.com/ik8cfBT

New tag #1241.

https://imgur.com/h9EiiGC

I found this thread from 4 years ago, stating that they had gone out of business.

However, they had an Ebay lookup service that I'd been using quite successfully for several years.

Now when I try to access the site, https://neloscycles.com/, it times out. Have they finally given up the ghost?

Here's 1240. Think you know where it is? Hop on your bike and join the game!

Found 1239 just north of the Austin FC stadium, 30.38970, -97.71917.

Wondering if I can use my Ortlieb panniers on them. Thanks!

Hi gang: Doing my first Red Poppy Ride in Georgetown this weekend. I've reached out to the organizers via email and socials and got no response, so I thought I'd check with the community here.

I intend to ride the full century. I've found some RideWithGPS maps for the shorter distances, but not the century, so I'm wondering if anyone's sourced/created one. I don't know Georgetown at all, so I have no native navigational skills for this area. Alternatively, can anyone tell me how well signposted the route will be for the 100-milers? I'm willing to forgo the map if they've staked it out clearly.

I'm also wondering about ride support. Will there be sufficient water/fuel stations along the way? I plan to bring electrolyte packets and protein bars in my top tube bag, but would love to know what the infrastructure is like for longer-distance riders. I'll invariably blow through my water bottles within the first 30 miles.

Thanks for any info!

Looking for a way far south austin mountain biking crew.

Our boy is 5 and rides a 20inch trek precaliber. He can go Down curbs, down hill and is over all a stable rider for his age. Just want him to be out with other kids who like the same thing

We fixed it! Come out and ride with us, wheels down @7pm! RSVP in comments.

Hey all! I am new to Austin but old to cycling. I just started exploring routes heading South, especially towards the Creedmore/Mustang Ridge area. I really enjoy the generous bike lane that runs North/South on Bluff Springs from William Cannon, however it is loaded with rocks, nails, and even pieces of 2x4s. It is pretty wild that there is THAT much debris and gravel (really seems like a post ice storm kind of situation combined with construction remains). It's at minimum a flat tire in-waiting, and at worst extremely dangerous if you hit a larger rock or piece of wood. I submitted a ticket via the 311 app asking it to be cleaned. Is that a realistic request for 311? Has anybody had luck with using 311 for something like? Alternatively, has anybody visited an area to take care of something like this themselves or are there groups that do that I could get involved with? Thanks!

Edit: Found the street sweeping page and this nifty PDF so fingers crossed that it's cleaned this month (scheduled for 5/6-5/13)!

https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Resource_Recovery/StreetSweepingMap043024.pdf

There used to be a shop by Target at 290 and Mopac. Tucked into a space right next to Potbelly.

The owner was always nice and I regret not ever buying from his shop. Things in my life fell apart financially at the time and I could never get it together before they closed.

What was the name of that shop and where did they move to?

Edit: Mystery solved! TEXAS CYCLE WERKS!

PHIL IF YOU'RE READING THIS DM ME DUDE!

Are you allowed to ride with a bike trailer with a toddler in it? I can’t find anything on the website about it and would love to do this with my toddler in her Burley trailer.

I'm looking to go on longer rides, ~15-50 miles ish, and found Trek's collection of great bike rides. Here's their road bike collection. Do yall have any experience with any of these? I tried one of them last week and it had me going on the Bee Cave Road shoulder for half of the ride, I was NOT a fan lol 💀 😅

Hello, community. I will be travelling from may 8th to 12th to Asutin and, my road clycling mates here in CDMX really recommend that I take my bike and ride out there. Luckily, I have no computer to follow routes so I'd like to follow other ppl. Are there any weekday-groups I could join for this adventure? Still, saturday morning (11th) I think I'd be able to ride too. TIA 😁 Pd: I promise I have good cycling-common sense, I'm easy going, not a complaintner, safe and adaptable biker.

If anyone rides/walks the trail today and knows if the trail is passable, let us know!

I rode in the late afternoon yesterday and could get around the first big tree down, but not the second with my bike. Near the cricket fields.

Thanks!

Thinking of stopping by after lunch. Has anyone been? Hoping for some garage sale level deals on parts.

Hey y’all I’m looking for recommendations on places to ride for decent distance e.g. 30 miles plus. Ideally a paved trail that isn’t shared with cars but is open to anything. Where are your favorite places for longer rides?

As we wait for the rest of the Austin to Manor bike path to be finished many riders like to turn right onto Lindell Ln for some extra miles. I have always found this road to be quiet and safe. Yesterday I noticed a homemade sign shortly after making the right. The sign basically says it is dangerous for cyclists for a variety of reasons and you could possible lose your life. Has anyone else had bad experiences on this road? Should this sign be removed?