LATEST NEWS:

We have some out of town guests coming to town who want to see what our cycling community has to offer. So, bring down your bike, whatever style you ride, and let’s do this southern style.

Halcyon Bike now carries Fyxation Tires. From Fyxation’s website:

“These skins are designed for the urban rider that demands traction, puncture resistance and unbeatable performance.

• 700×28c and foldable with a super tough 120TPI carcass and Kevlar rolling protection
• Fyxation’s specially designed pinch-flat protection
• Full wrap-around tread and diamond pattern for sick control and traction
• Oh yeah, it comes in all your favorite flavors”

Sounds good to us. They come in a variety of colors, including pink, green, white, black, orange, brown with white wall, black with white, and dual compound (which has a black strip for extra wear) in white, orange and pink.

700 x 28 and $50

My Bike Sucks, by Robert Ellis Orrall

Now available at Halcyon: My Bike Sucks, by local artist Robert Ellis Orrall.

Ellis is well known for his biographical, story based paintings and mixed media art (he is also a talented musician and co-owner of Infinity Cat Records). This book is the true story of Ellis’ childhood bike, a Huffy. It is a great gift for the holidays, appropriate for all ages, and is beautifully illustrated! $15 and in limited supply!

photo by Chris Callis

First off, thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated our first birthday party this weekend. Between the tacos, the records, and the kegs…I’d say we had a good time. The alleycat to benefit the Bike Workshop was postponed due to weather, but plenty of people went on a group ride and spirits were high. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the love you have shown us in our first year. We plan to do it big in 2010.

Moving on… Music City Cycling is an awesome new site/discussion board for all things cycling in the middle Tennessee region. It was launched late last week, but there are already a number of threads up, with discussions ranging the full spectrum of bicycles. I am so happy to see this site up and running, and think it will be a great place for all cyclists in our region to discuss! Jump on there and get involved, post a group ride, and get connected to other cyclists.

Also, I encourage everyone to check out Nashville Urban Bicycle League Google group. It is a email list that has been in circulation for over a year now, and is also a fantastic way to communicate with other locals. Unite!

Which basically means:

Featuring Mas Tacos, artwork by Manda Hackney, and music by guest djs:

^^^Willy T^^^ (of Silver Jews, Lambchop, The Paperhats and Cortney Tidwell)

^^^Jamin Orrall^^^ (of Jeff the Brotherhood)

^^^Whit Smith^^^ (of So Jazzy and Pita Party)

^^^Nashville’s Dead^^^ (of nashvillesdead.com)