Among the other Oktoberfestivities at Cyclesomatic

Among the other Oktoberfestivities at Cyclesomatic this weekend, we forgot to mention the Alley Cat race presented by DOOM, Oak Cliff Bicycle Co., and Eno’s on Sunday. From the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company:

Get to O.C.B.C at 1 p.m., get your manifest, scope the checkpoints, start plotting on how you’ll come in first for the cash prize, then hit the road. Here is the basics of an Alleycat race if you have no idea what I’m talking about.

Oak Cliff “Ride the Home Tour” Event, Oct. 10th

As part of the 10 day, Cyclesomatic event, BFOC is partnering with the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League for their annual home tour. If you’ve never been before, this is an incredible event where homeowners in the area open their doors to show off their classic homes that date from the early 1900′s to the 1960′s. OOCCL is offering a 10% discount to bicyclists and we’re having everyone meet at the soon-to-be-completed Kessler Theatre at 1230 West Davis. On arrival, you’ll receive a tour of the construction and see the plans for the updated venue. This building was originally built by Gene Autry in the 1940′s, and has been undergoing renovation since the summer. Afterward, the group lead by BFOC member Kenny Cotton, will head out to other spots for the tour.

Cyclesomatic, First Three Days Preview

We’re 5 days out from Cyclesomatic, and getting all of the last minute details wrapped up. For a quick preview of the first three day’s festivities, we have the following:

Day 1: Friday October 2nd, 75208 Presents October 2nd Friday Night Ride to Texas Theatre

Group ride leaving from downtown at 8:30PM, making its way to the Texas Theatre. BFOC member Colin Clarke, who also heads 75208 and the most recent Critical Mass Ride, will be leading the group from Downtown to Jefferson Boulevard. Bring your lights! Preview of the film can be seen here. The ride is free, and the film is $8 w/o bike, $5 if you pedal in.

Day 2: Saturday October 3rd. 2:30PM “Hellhound on My Trail History Group Ride” and 7PM “Beer Wars”

In the afternoon, we’ll lead a group on a history tour of the art and music scene of Dallas starting in Dealey Plaza. If you’ve been on our Bonnie and Clyde, or Lee Harvey Oswald tour, you’ll know it’s always a fun trip with loads of insight into our city’s past.

Later that evening (7PM), Eno’s Tavern & New Belgium Brewing presents the film “Beer Wars” at the Texas Theatre. The documentary focuses on the battles between America’s small breweries and the larger corporate behemoths. New Belgium is featured at length in the movie, and before and afterward, we’ll have samples of local beers on hand, so come thirsty!

Day 3: October 4th, 12PM Photopol.us presents Bicycle Scavenger Hunt, and at 2PM Eno’s presents Oktoberfest in Bishop

Photopol.us, Dallas photo blog, presents a bicycle photo scavenger hunt. The winner will receive an award during the Oktoberfest event, being held by Eno’s Tavern, in the Bishop Arts District.

Critical Mass Tonight!

Dallas’ Critical Mass ride is tonight at 7:30PM. Meet at the JFK Memorial downtown. Should be loads of fun!

Hotel Belmont Offering 20% Off Rooms To Cyclists!

The hippest hotel in Dallas, with the very best view of the skyline has just signed on for the BFOC discount program! The Belmont is offering 20% off on all rooms if you fall into one of the following categories:

- Ride bikes to the hotel
- Travel with bikes
- Coming to a bike event like Cyclesomatic, a race, or other

In all cases, your bicycle is your ticket in! Some blackout dates do apply.

If you haven’t been to the Belmont, we highly recommend taking in one of their incredible movie nights, having a drink on the amazing patio, or eating at the new gourmet BBQ restaurant, SMOKE. This is a great opportunity to score extra points with your significant other, and tour the city by two wheels while taking in some of the best accomodations around.

Richard Florida Giving Free Lecture This Friday At UTA

As part of the Maverick Speakers Series, UTA is hosting best selling author of the books “Rise of the Creative Class“, and “Flight of the Creative Class“.

Richard has written extensively about what makes a city successful, and the new trends in planning to draw in young talent that helps shape a communities character. His most recent book, “Who’s Your City?“, discusses how deciding on where to live can be the most important decision of your life. Specifically, he draws on the new molds championed by creative entrepreneurs and planners in cities like Portland, Austin, and Boulder, and how the developments they pioneered are quickly being adopted by other communities that wish to stay ahead of the curve. Bicycle infrastructure has been a topic of late that he’s featured in his regular article for the Atlantic.

Update 2 on Bike to City Hall

Okay…sorry for the redirect. We’re still on for October 7th!

UPDATE on Bike to City Hall

We may be pushing the bike to city hall event back a week, to October 14th. The regularly planned briefing on the 7th has been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates.

Volunteers Needed for Cyclesomatic

We’re nearing Cyclesomatic, and want to put an open call out to anyone interested in volunteering for one or more of the events. Specifically, we’ll need a few extra hands to help at the theatre for the films (Oct. 2, 3, 8, and 11) , the history group ride, the Bike to City Hall morning ride (Oct. 7), and the Block Party (Oct. 10). You’ll get a t-shirt, poster, and our undying gratitude out of the deal! Email us at info@oakcliffta.org if interested.

Update on Bike to City Hall!

We’ve received confirmations for the Dallas Bikes to City Hall from these Council Members!:

Jerry Allen
Angela Hunt
Delia Jasso
Anne Margolin
David Neumann

Awaiting others now. Also, we’re still working on the Mayor, a State Rep, and a Senator! Will update soon.

Oh, and Good Morning, Texas! Host, Robert McCollum may be riding with us on a tandem with a news crew! Stay Tuned…