Comments for longbeachcyclists.com http://longbeachcyclists.com Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:19:50 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Cycle-Camp SLO to Santa Barbara—April 23-25 by Cheri http://longbeachcyclists.com/2010/04/cycle-camp-slo-to-santa-barbara%e2%80%94april-23-25/comment-page-1/#comment-5096 Cheri Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:19:50 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=3248#comment-5096 Wow this seems like a great trip to take! I'm not nearly as close to being prepared to handle such a trip but hopefully one day I will be! The countryside would be a beautiful sight to see, especially from a bike. Santa Barbara and SLO are both cute towns with a lot of fun things to do! Jealous! I love traveling to both-fulfilling in every way. You should check out a great and affordable hotel I recently discovered-the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). Inexpensive and well placed. Wow this seems like a great trip to take! I’m not nearly as close to being prepared to handle such a trip but hopefully one day I will be! The countryside would be a beautiful sight to see, especially from a bike. Santa Barbara and SLO are both cute towns with a lot of fun things to do! Jealous! I love traveling to both-fulfilling in every way. You should check out a great and affordable hotel I recently discovered-the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). Inexpensive and well placed.

]]> Comment on Mark Bixby—Friend of Long Beach cycling community by Michael Bauch http://longbeachcyclists.com/2011/03/mark-bixby%e2%80%94friend-of-long-beach-cycling-community/comment-page-1/#comment-3918 Michael Bauch Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:04:17 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6293#comment-3918 I only knew Mark for about a year and a half before he passed away, but he was a big influence on my life and helped tremendously with the making of my cycling movie, Riding Bikes with the Dutch. He was a real team player and wasn't afraid to share his knowledge, connections, and passion to help make big things happen in Long Beach and beyond. He will be greatly missed! Mike Bauch I only knew Mark for about a year and a half before he passed away, but he was a big influence on my life and helped tremendously with the making of my cycling movie, Riding Bikes with the Dutch.
He was a real team player and wasn’t afraid to share his knowledge, connections, and passion to help make big things happen in Long Beach and beyond.
He will be greatly missed!
Mike Bauch

]]> Comment on Mark Bixby—Friend of Long Beach cycling community by Donald http://longbeachcyclists.com/2011/03/mark-bixby%e2%80%94friend-of-long-beach-cycling-community/comment-page-1/#comment-3878 Donald Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:15:45 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6293#comment-3878 Goodby Mark, we will miss you. My condolences to the Bixby family and all of Mark's friends and loved ones. Sincerely, Don Moore Goodby Mark, we will miss you.
My condolences to the Bixby family and all of Mark’s friends and loved ones.
Sincerely,
Don Moore

]]> Comment on Mark Bixby—Friend of Long Beach cycling community by Summer Reese http://longbeachcyclists.com/2011/03/mark-bixby%e2%80%94friend-of-long-beach-cycling-community/comment-page-1/#comment-3859 Summer Reese Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:49:05 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6293#comment-3859 My condolences go out to Mark Bixby's family, the cycling community, and the greater Long Beach community of which he was a part. I am a Bixby descendent as well, and extend my heart-felt sympathies and prayers to all affected by this terribly sad event. Sincerely, Summer Reese My condolences go out to Mark Bixby’s family, the cycling community, and the greater Long Beach community of which he was a part. I am a Bixby descendent as well, and extend my heart-felt sympathies and prayers to all affected by this terribly sad event.

Sincerely,

Summer Reese

]]> Comment on LB Bicycle Registration Update by Greg Mency http://longbeachcyclists.com/2011/02/lb-bicycle-registration-update/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Greg Mency Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:45:53 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6243#comment-3696 thanks for the update. look fwd to more thanks for the update. look fwd to more

]]> Comment on Request for input to Bicycle Master Plan update by Allan http://longbeachcyclists.com/2011/01/request-for-input-to-bicycle-master-plan-update/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 Allan Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:24:57 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6206#comment-3639 Awesome! The public has a one day heads up that this is going on. Nice! Awesome! The public has a one day heads up that this is going on. Nice!

]]> Comment on Licenses, loopholes and legality by Allan http://longbeachcyclists.com/2009/07/licenes-loopholes-and-legality/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Allan Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:53:10 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=484#comment-3532 ddougherty, I read your post earlier on BikingInLA. I thought I'd do this for myself and help support your argument regarding how bad the LB licensing program is. The only thing is, I happen to be in their system and they found me! Let me explain what I did. After reading your post I thought I'd test this our for myself. So I got a real <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8168607@N02/5259019438/" rel="nofollow">crappy bike</a> and registered it at the local fire station. Then I proceeded to get it stolen. So after about a month from when I registered the bike, I called up Youth Services at 570-1447. I'm not sure if they experienced a name change from "Child Protective Services" or if it's two different departments. But yeah, I even talked to Dorothy Nulk at one point. I was transferred to her when I guess I was asking too many questions about their system. Regardless, I was in their database with this bike. Now this isn't an argument for keeping this system. I'm just stating my experience. I truly did want to have an experience like you did, but it didn't happen. Personally if they just get rid of the system, it'd make me quite happy. At the very least make it optional. As was stated above, it's a money losing system. And going through the system, I wholeheartedly agree. ddougherty, I read your post earlier on BikingInLA. I thought I’d do this for myself and help support your argument regarding how bad the LB licensing program is. The only thing is, I happen to be in their system and they found me! Let me explain what I did. After reading your post I thought I’d test this our for myself. So I got a real crappy bike and registered it at the local fire station. Then I proceeded to get it stolen. So after about a month from when I registered the bike, I called up Youth Services at 570-1447. I’m not sure if they experienced a name change from “Child Protective Services” or if it’s two different departments. But yeah, I even talked to Dorothy Nulk at one point. I was transferred to her when I guess I was asking too many questions about their system. Regardless, I was in their database with this bike.

Now this isn’t an argument for keeping this system. I’m just stating my experience. I truly did want to have an experience like you did, but it didn’t happen. Personally if they just get rid of the system, it’d make me quite happy. At the very least make it optional. As was stated above, it’s a money losing system. And going through the system, I wholeheartedly agree.

]]> Comment on Licenses, loopholes and legality by Allan http://longbeachcyclists.com/2009/07/licenes-loopholes-and-legality/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Allan Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:13:15 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=484#comment-3531 The thing is the police force doesn't know the CVC regarding bike licensing either. Take for example Sergeant Zapalski statement in the local paper. <i> Sergeant Dina Zapalski of the Long Beach Police Department - Zapalski explained that it is the law to have your bicycle registered with the City of Long Beach if you are riding within city limits.</i> She needed to include that "resident" part of CVC 39002(a) to make her quote valid. The thing is the police force doesn’t know the CVC regarding bike licensing either. Take for example Sergeant Zapalski statement in the local paper.

Sergeant Dina Zapalski of the Long Beach Police Department – Zapalski explained that it is the law to have your bicycle registered with the City of Long Beach if you are riding within city limits.

She needed to include that “resident” part of CVC 39002(a) to make her quote valid.

]]> Comment on Licenses, loopholes and legality by longbeachcyclists.com » Blog Archive » Bike Friendliness and Bike Registration http://longbeachcyclists.com/2009/07/licenes-loopholes-and-legality/comment-page-1/#comment-3524 longbeachcyclists.com » Blog Archive » Bike Friendliness and Bike Registration Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:33:57 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=484#comment-3524 [...] investigated the issue of bike registration and thoroughly debunked the myth of its usefulness. Check out his important post here. This is why other major cities have scuttled their bike registration programs, and why Long Beach [...] [...] investigated the issue of bike registration and thoroughly debunked the myth of its usefulness. Check out his important post here. This is why other major cities have scuttled their bike registration programs, and why Long Beach [...]

]]> Comment on Bill and Jim trike the Pacific coast by bernadette http://longbeachcyclists.com/2010/11/bill-and-jim-trike-the-pacific-coast-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3421 bernadette Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:11:14 +0000 http://longbeachcyclists.com/?p=6106#comment-3421 Great story Bill! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us! Hey, any issues on ferries, trains and other transit with bringing on the recumbents? -Bernadette Great story Bill! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us! Hey, any issues on ferries, trains and other transit with bringing on the recumbents?

-Bernadette

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