Sam Ollinger | February 1, 2012
Rod Simmons is the San Diego Mountain Biking Association President. Below is Simmons’ State of the Union address he recently delivered addressing the work that the SDMBA does and what else needs to get done. —- I have often been asked “Besides trailwork, what does SDMBA do?” SDMBA’s primary function is to advocate for mountain [...]
Sam Ollinger | February 1, 2012
Late last week, the Farmers Insurance PGA Tournament created massive traffic woes and congestion for everyone who decided to drive in order to take part in the pleasures of being a spectator of a golf tournament. However the organizers also decided to provide another option to anyone who wanted to avoid the hassle and expense [...]
Sam Ollinger | November 15, 2011
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. —- Cyclocross is the earliest form of off-road bicycle racing, predating the “invention” of the mountain bike by decades. I recently had the pleasure of riding to [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 23, 2011
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. — San Diego is blessed with the weather and infrastructure for a rich, vibrant, and diverse amateur athletics scene. For the cyclist or cycling fan, a jewel [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 12, 2011
We’ve implemented a new calendar here on Bike San Diego. The calendar will list rides, workshops and other events that will be of interest to San Diegan cyclists. Upcoming events will show up automatically on our main webpage. You can also view a full calendar by clicking on the “calendar” link. If you have an [...]
Sam Ollinger | August 2, 2011
Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. —- One of San Diego’s problems with bicycling infrastructure is the long gap of time between the conception of a project and its execution. A typical case [...]
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 [...]
Thomas Bahde | February 4, 2011
by Robert Leone Editor’s Note: Bike San Diego does not typically post product reviews, and we do not accept unsolicited reviews. However, this piece by frequent contributor Robert Leone seemed especially useful and worth sharing with our readers. Many San Diegans ride without lights, either because they cannot afford them, or because are unaware that [...]
Thomas Bahde | January 10, 2011
Once upon a time we used to try to assemble a weekly digest of the best recent posts from around our vibrant San Diego bike blogosphere. It quickly got a bit overwhelming — there were just too many people writing about too much good stuff. But as I was cleaning up the blog links this [...]
Thomas Bahde | November 22, 2010
This is an update to a previous piece by Robert Leone comparing the bicycle racks at grocery stores and libraries. Thanks to Robert for the bonus coverage! A Shopping Center Gets Racks Right Pacific Plaza, a shopping center at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Jewel Street in the Pacific Beach neighborhood, has been upgrading [...]
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