Just got a tip from Harry at New York Bike Jumble. This Sunday you have a great opportunity to pick up bicycling gear, in addition to joining in on the dance party or watching some film after dark. Here you go:

Miguel Luciano, Pimp My Piragua, 2008 Courtesy of the artist

Want a weekend getaway within spitting distance of NYC? Throw your bike on Metro North (yes, lame-o bike permit still necessary) and head up to Branchville and then bike in the last three miles to the Aldrich Museum at 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

While their current show, Bike Rides, is not as comprehensive as it could be (e.g. Where are Taliah Lempert’s beautiful oil paintings? Her coloring books are in the gift shop.), it's still good fun. The Puerto Rican Schwinn Club bikes finally get the recognition they are due and there are also some great short films on cycling from around the world.

The Biking Rules PSA Film Festival on Tuesday night was outrageous fun. The Festival, organized by Transportation Alternatives, premiered submissions from their image and video competitions. There were two categories in which images and videos could compete:
Category 1: The Biking Rules Street Code, including:

Back in September we blogged about NYC's annual bike swap, the NY Bike Jumble. Well, as you'd probably guess Austin has it's own version called Frankenbike that takes place every month. Repeat: every month. (This month's event is sponsored by Mellow Johnny's, that's Lance's bike shop.)

Ok, I know Austin's a huge cycling town and all but NYC is the biggest city in the US with a population of more than 8 million, compared with Austin's 800,000. We're ten times larger, carrying an extra 7+ million people... you'd think we could support a bike swap at least once a month.