Aaron Garland | July 25, 2011
Ed. note: I think the saddest part of a growing bicycle culture is the increase in bicycle theft. Local bike advocates and bicycle commuters, Andrea and Aaron Garland had their bikes stolen while they were locked in front of Aqua Adventures Kayak Center last Friday night. Any word on the missing bikes will be much [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 19, 2011
If you didn’t hear about it already, our neighbors up north were busy this weekend. They showed the world that the bicycle was speedier than an airplane. Wolfpack Hustle, an urban cycling group, decided to prove how feasible it was to ride 40 miles from Burbank to Long Beach and beat the airline that was [...]
Aaron Garland | July 18, 2011
Last weekend I attended a two day Better Ride Mini Mountain Bike Camp in Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. Earlier this week when I wrote about my experience getting to Los Penasquitos by bus I explained that Better Ride was founded by Gene Hamilton who developed his own curriculum of teaching core mountain biking skills, and [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 15, 2011
Sheldon Brown Ride Flier Bikes Del Pueblo, San Diego’s local bike kitchen and DIY enthusiasts will be leading a group ride this evening. Meet at 6pm today at 2754 Snowdrop for a fundraiser benefiting the bike kitchen. Ride starts at 8 PM to celebrate the father of DIY bike repair and internet legend, Sheldon Brown Full Moon Bike [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 11, 2011
A BikeSD reader, Walter, sent in an article [pdf] link that was authored by Heidi Garrett-Peltier at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The study and its results is one of the first of its kind every undertaken. Specifically, the study sought to answer the question – what sort of employment impacts [...]
Aaron Garland | July 10, 2011
This weekend Bike SD was invited to attend a two day “Better Ride” mini mountain bike training camp . The owner and founder of Better Ride, Gene Hamilton, a resident of Bolder Colorado, is well respected for developing a way to teach and understand “The Core Skills of Mountain Biking”. He developed his curriculum [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 7, 2011
A BikeSD reader from Solana Beach wrote in asking for help. He was intimidated and harassed by a driver and his passengers and wanted to know how he could go about reporting such drivers. In San Diego, I typically call San Diego’s non-emergency number at 619-531-2000 with a license plate number, description of driver and vehicle [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 7, 2011
This timely post was written by our favorite occasional BikeSD.org writer, Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. —– You can find rough pavement anywhere. Still, folks who’ve experienced the high proportion of bad road within the boundaries of the City of [...]
Sam Ollinger | July 1, 2011
With the long weekend ahead of us, the Sunday Down Townies rides are back in full swing. Anyone is welcome. The group will head to Ocean Beach this week for brunch. The destination is To the Point which promotes locally sourced, seasonal and sustainable menu that is worth trying. For those who don’t want to make [...]
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