Bike Hugger 

We’re already planning our return to SXSW with the Mobile Social 2010 and this year we’ve pitched Steal this Panel

“Pick this SXSW panel and we’ll get up there and talk about whatever the Twitter tells us to do via @replies and hash tags.”

If that gets picked, we’ll have lots of fun with it and observe how much game Twitter has changed socially, in cycling, and for business.

We can’t think of a better way to talk at SXSW than with audience participation. Of course, I’ll talk about what we do here at Bike Hugger and more.

Please give the panel a thumbs up. Voting closes this week on September 4th.

There’s a camaraderie in the race caravan. It’s collegiate and a certain flow to the fast chaos, like sharing water with Motos. Pam shot this and Frank commented that the photo looks like a Mentos commercial or one for water.

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That’s Sweet Rob and a mountain biker we nicknamed Mr. Hematoma. Ouch. He got that in a local race.

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The Messenger Mirror is the most compact safety device you can get. For under $6.00 you can get a handmade mirror that’ll fit on your glasses or frame. The mirror itself is teeny–smaller than a dime–and it could save your life.

We’re not sure that a lot of actual messengers will pick it up as I’ve noticed that most messengers opt for style over safety, but it’s certainly a good deal for the commuter.

Are you headed to Interbike to show off your wares? We’ll be live at the Dirt Demo and on the show floor for reportage, so hit us up at david [at] bikehugger.com if you’d like to schedule something. We’re also scheduling our Live Chat from the show, and all exhibitors are welcome to participate.

Found this reading our friend Rich Kelly’s Interbike Blog:

iPhone Bike Fitting App!

I’m not even and iPhone user, but this seems pretty darn cool. Who knows how accurate it is on that small screen and picking the points with your finger, but I like the idea anyway.

Bike Hugger spent the weekend at the USPro race in Greenville, South Carolina and were on hand when George Hincapie brought home his third championship win. The crowds were ecstatic at George’s win and it was a great day for US cycling in general.

We spent a good amount of time with the Mavic neutral service team and with the enthusiastic crowds and have lots of shots up on the BikeHugger Flickr site, and running commentary on Twitter stream.

And as a special note, look forward to some ‘Cross interaction between Hincapie and BikeHugger. More details soon.

From the Examiner: “Study claims cyclists at fault in only 10 percent of crashes”

Interesting little article on the actual at-fault rates for bicycle/vehicle collisions. It seems that cyclists are, generally not at fault in these collisions. It doesn’t make them less painful, but it was somewhat reassuring to see that the cyclists whipping through traffic aren’t the ones getting into accidents.

Feed Zone Guy is armed and at the ready with feed bags – if it weren’t for great volunteers like him, it wouldn’t be possible to have domestic road races.

Trying to get more cyclists to ride with helmets in an urban environment seems like a losing battle–after all, how can you claim to be a hipster with a head covered in awkward polystyrene?

In an effort to increase the use of lids, NYC has teamed up with design folks Fuseproject to create a new helmet that could be integrated with a free bike program in the city. A two-piece design, the helmet is made of a standard shell with a customizable fabric outer layer. The vents, unfortunately are BMX-sized so they’ll not be terribly breathable but it’s a nice concept. We’re looking forward to seeing shell designs on Etsy.com really soon.

There’s no official pricing on the helmets, but the city is giving them out at “community events” around the city.