If you’re one of numerous cyclists who ride PCH out to Malibu, take note that construction contractors have, yet again, created a cycling death trap:
Cyclists are strong advised to stay off of PCH on the northbound ( land side) from the downhill just beyond Malibu Canyon to Puerco Canyon Road. The current absence of shoulder, the placement of k-rails forcing cyclists to suddenly share the road with the fast lane of traffic, the huge road equipment at work, the presence of gravel in the narrow remaining lane creates a nightmare for not only cyclists — but all traffic. Continue Reading »
I haven’t written anything recently because I’ve been moving this blog from Blogger to it’s own domain name, running on WordPress. So - here’s the new blog url:
Okay, I have to admit I wasn’t expecting all the Wolfpack Hustle dudes to be in such good shape. I can’t believe I am still standing after that spicy 40 miles. Pretty much all pavement we touched, whether road or bike path was buttery smooth, allowing for sustained speeds of 21-24mph.
From Tang’s Donut at Sunset and Fountain, we rode around Silver Lake a bit then jumped on some unbeknownst yet awesomely fast bike path that eventually dumped us out into Burbank. Continue Reading »
What’s hip? What’s cool? “Maybe Alex knows” I can hear you thinking.
Wrong. I don’t know. However, I do have an idea about what’s gonna be super awesome rubber ducky bubble bath fun in March, and here it is: CRANK Mob (3/22), Los Angelopes (3/1), and Friday’s Leap Year Venice Critical Mass (2/29!)
Seventy five cyclists attended the LA Bike Master Plan community input meeting in a building with no bike parking, off of the bike un-friendly Santa Monica Blvd.
Midnight Rida “barleye” put together that recap of Saturday’s CRANK Mob. I’ve overlooked a bunch of other videos from previous months, so I’ll sprinkle them through the post, and I’ll leave some for y’all to find on YouTube.
The mass exodus of some of Midnight Ridazz best and brightest to the Salton Sea, together with the lack of bike towed sound systems left organizers of CRANK Mob wondering if the Gods of Bike were trying to destroy our CRANK spirit.
Gods of Bike = FAIL! The Feburary 16th, 2008 CRANK Mob was the most epic yet thanks to Kieron’s brilliant organizing, and the potluck of fun poisoning which is the C.R.A.zy N.aptime Killers. Continue Reading »
This Wednesday at 6:00pm cyclists will gather to ride to the LA Bicycle Master Plan meeting at the Felicia Mahood Multi Purpose Center (11338 Santa Monica Blvd, LA). Attending this meeting gives cyclists a chance to pro actively set the agenda for bike planning in Los Angeles. Afterward we’ll head back to Bikerowave to watch a movie, possibly The Goonies.
The LA Bicycle Master Plan is a lot like the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights in that, alone, it doesn’t have much teeth. Instead, it serves more as a statement of intent. In the case of the current Bike Master Plan, it’s a statement of intent which city officials never had any intention of living up to (the map at right is 6 years old, and almost nothing has changed.) Now, in order to update the plan, the city is holding only four meetings, two hours a piece, for a city of four million. Continue Reading »
