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342008: Bike Hugger Urban Ride Planned for SXSW

SXSW is just around the corner and we've received word that Bike Hugger and bikehugger.com will be hosting the first annual Bike Hugger BBQ and urban ride in Austin on Saturday.

The ride gets into gear at 1 pm at the Susanna Dickinson House in Brush Square Park and will make stops at the downtown REI, the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art and will work its way back to the park for the barbecue.

The Bike Hugger BBQ will take place in Brush Square Park just after the first full day of panels at SXSW’s Interactive conference. The BBQ is open to SXSW badgeholders and Bike Hugger’s urban ride participants.

“Austin is a bike town and we're coming there to ride,” said DL Byron, Publisher of Bike Hugger. “The idea for Bike Hugger came from a ride in Texas Hill Country so it’s natural to be working with SXSW".

The Bike Hugger BBQ will also feature products and giveaways from Bike Hugger’s partners including IBEX, REI, Crumpler, Reynolds and SKINS. Team Bike Hugger will also be on hand sporting Bike Hugger Hincapie jerseys.

When: Saturday, March 8, 2008

Where: Susanna Dickinson House, Brush Square Park, downtown Austin

Time: 1:00 P.M. following by the Bike Hugger BBQ at 4:30pm

Advance Sign Up: The urban ride is open to the public and advance sign up is required at
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/440389

Labels: Austin, Festivals

posted by Paris & John @ 2:54 PM