Bike Hugger 

Proud to announce our lineup for Built at SXSW:

• DL Byron - Intros
• Chris Brewer - The Journey
• Mike Lin - Readyset Go! Smart Power Revolution
• Rob Roy Chalmers - The Sporozoan Swarm
• Michael Pusateri - How to Build A BBQ Smoker from a Trash Can
• Danielle Sipple - I Am Femme: Creating your Own Gender Identity
• Brent Heyning - Hackable: Light Communication Kits for Bikers
• Scott Benish - Interactive Design Skills and Urban Chickenry
• Naz Hamid - Online Communities, Offline Relationships
• Andrew Neher - Drawing A Bike From Memory
• Kris Krug - Killer Photos with Your Cameraphone

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• @livestrongcb
• @bikehugger
• @fenixintl
• @printtroll
• @Cruftbox
• @fiercekitty
• @toyshoppe
• @benish
• @weightshift
• @andrewneher
• @kk

This year at SXSW, we’ve got a Hugga Booth in the Trade Show. The booth is number 106 and we’ll host various happenings there like schwag-a-thons, street art, and the speakers from Built.

We’ll also broadcast codes from the booth. The codes are for free samples of our new product, gear deals, and Ibex Wool giveaways. Like our Fan Page and follow us on Twitter to receive the codes. Then come to the booth for code redemption.

Of course, we’ll have some schwag at the start of the Mobile Social too, like those Ibex wool hats ….

Conditions were right to ride most of the beach at Lincoln Park before stalling in the Sand.

I’ve ridden a route past the beach for 20 years and never thought to ride it. A winter storm had pushed all the driftwood up into the concrete wave breakers. The wet sand, pebbles, and rocks made it rideable for a long section.

It was a rush with the surf, wind, and just one other person on there (seen in the top center left) I powered around the point and back towards Alki where the sand was too soft. Then I jogged along, back up onto the path, and home.

I’m enjoying a quiet weekend of riding before racing season starts and we travel to Austin for SXSW. Once there, we’ve got Built and the Mobile Social.

This cruiser is bad ass.

Just thinking of the rides you could do with that – add some spiked tires and you’re unstoppable on the bike path in Winter. Meccanico di Veno posts on the paint and build on his blog. Also see Go Means Go 1979 Schwinn Typhoon from last year.

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