Sam Ollinger | August 30, 2010
This advertisement from Kaiser Permanante is from a few years ago, but the message being depicted is one that is still valid and true. The imagery being shown is precisely why so many of us are drawn to bicycles. The ad depicts happy people, riding, having fun while experiencing the very tangible benefits of living [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 30, 2010
Homeless Kids Start Bike Delivery Business – Thanks to BikeSD reader, Drew, for sending in this story, an inspirational one as any. The company is called Speedy Sanchez and the courier service is based in downtown San Diego. In a little over a month New Belgium’s Tour de Fat will be making its way to [...]
Thomas Bahde | August 30, 2010
Students returning to SDSU this week will find their campus a bit more bike-friendly than it has been in the past. Two years ago, San Diego State University made news with its unilateral ban on bike riding on campus. This year, as part of a broader sustainability initiative, SDSU has installed bike lanes on their [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 29, 2010
This post was written by Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. This post is a report on the Tour de Five Cities benefit that was organized by Jeff Motch, one of the owners of Blind Lady Ale House. ——- The Plan [...]
Will (Rider/Writer at Large) | August 26, 2010
I’ve experienced CM for 8 years now in this city. I know what it was. I was there when it was 20 people. I was there when it was 200. I was there when it was redirected to the sewers to listen to concerts. I was there when the police decided to lay down people like it was a political convention. It grows frustrating to see wasted potential. It doesn’t have to even exist anymore, except that it seems the only common place we all meet to congregate as cyclist.
Sam Ollinger | August 23, 2010
Everybody’s favorite watering hole, Blind Lady Ale House, will be screening the movie, Riding Bikes with the Dutch. The director, Michael Wolfgang Bauch, will be present. There is a Townie ride prior to the screening. More details are available here. On a related note, Jeff Motch, owner of Blind Lady Ale House, noted that $1,000 [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 22, 2010
Local residents and cyclists, Katie Mayfield and Jay Porter, got married this morning at Velo Cult Bike Shop. The event was quite possibly San Diego’s first successful traffic calming event as all drivers driving by, stopped to stare. It was well attended by family, friends and the local community. In talking to Mayfield, I learned [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 14, 2010
Blind Lady Ale House is hosting a fundraiser for the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. The ride starts 9 AM from Adams Avenue Bikes to the Silver Strand loop and ends at Blind Lady Ale House – The distance is about 30+ miles. This is a free event. 15% of the days food and drink [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 8, 2010
The San Diego Bike Discount Program has now been in effect for a few months and slowly spreading via word of mouth through the local community. Over 30 locally owned businesses have signed up. These businesses range from restaurants to coffee and tea shops, to shoe stores and a local Chiropractic Center. The discounts are [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 8, 2010
This year, Ben Sollee is kicking off his second Ditch the Van Tour in San Diego. The cellist and band members will begin the tour by playing at the Sushi Performance and Visual Art Center on August 18th, starting at 8PM. More details are available at this facebook page. The Ditch the Van Tour is [...]
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