Darren S. shared this picture with us on Facebook. He took the picture “this week on the Otago Central Rail Trail in New Zealand.” It’s 150km rails-to-trails project between Middlemarch and Clyde.
Posts Tagged ‘bike’
Rails-To-Trails Kiwi-style: KEEN Fan And His Newports Cycling in New Zealand
Friday, February 10th, 2012Double-Duty Cycling and Walking Shoes: Yoga Journal Features KEEN Presidio Pedal
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012” The double-duty Presidio Pedal cycling/waling shoes let you clip in to ride and clip out for the cafe.” – Yoga Journal
Presidio Pedal For Women Featured In FitSugar’s Holiday Gift Guide For Cyclist
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011“Mixing street style with an SPD cleat means clipping in while cycling to work without having to change your shoes at the other end. KEEN’s Presidio Pedal has a recessed plate for the cleat, taking the trouble out of your postride strolls.” – FitSurgar’s Holiday Gift Guide for Cyclist
Cycling Spokane Reviews KEEN Austin SPD Compatible Shoe
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011As a daily cyclist who appreciates clipless pedals, I’m always on the look out for “normal” looking SPD-compatible shoes. There seems to be no shortage of SPD compatible shoes in the world, but like Lycra, most SPD shoes do not blend well in casual non-bikey company.
The KEEN Austin hides its utility well in a normal looking and comfortable Oxford-style shoe that is fit for daily use on and off the bike. Like most KEEN shoes, the Austin has a distinctively wide toe box and a thick black rubber sole that wraps up over the front of the toe. The Austin’s muted tan color is officially called “Shitake.” Thankfully, there are no garish colors or overtly loud labels to distract from the quiet and unoffending design. In fact, the KEEN Austin may be the only boring looking shoe that is SPD compatible. But boring is a huge win in this category, and in the end, the Austin blends well with a wide range of casual clothing and performs reasonably well on the bike too.
Posted by John Speare
Wend Magazine’s Platform – An Interview with Dan Austin of 88Bikes
Thursday, May 19th, 2011Platform is a section in which Wend Magazine donates space to activists working to make the planet a better place to live.
Dan Austin is executive director and co-founder of 88Bikes, a nonprofit organization that delivers bicycles to children who face challenges due to war, conflict, poverty, disease or other regional hardships. To learn more about 88Bikes, visit 88Bikes.org.
Wend: Tell us about the humble beginnings of 88Bikes.
Austin: My brother, Jared, and I were going to do a ride across Cambodia, and we decided to give our bikes away at the end. Through some contacts at National Geographic, we found a good orphanage in Phnom Penh. We realized a couple (of) weeks before we left, though, that there were 88 kids in the orphanage, meaning 86 kids would be left out. So we threw a fundraiser, launched a website and within four days we had all the donations we needed to give bikes to all 88 kids. It was such a scene of jubilation and pure, unbridled happiness that we knew right then that we needed to do it again.
Click here to read the entire interview by WEND Magazine.
