Out-Spoke-N… July 3rd, 4th, 5th

“When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not dispair for the future of the human race.” — H. G. Wells

The next time you cycle along PCH south of Long Beach, say hello to our friends Dominic and Jenny at Out-Spoke-N Cycles.

Out-Spoke-N is a new bike shop. July 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th is the grand opening. Hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Out-Spoke-N will give away one great prize to somebody each of the four opening days.

Out-Spoke-N is located in Sunset Beach (technically it is in Huntington Beach), along PCH near Anderson/24th Street. Address: 16400 Pacific Coast Highway, Suites 100-101. That’s about half way between Long Beach and the Huntington Beach pier. You can also reach Out-Spoke-N on Facebook.

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MichaelB, July 3rd 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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Rental Bike

I bet it functions 10 times better than the hybrid Raleigh I rented in Portland.

roberts-rental

Check out the story behind this bike.  Thank Ecovelo!

http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/12/22/rental-bike/

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bmckeever, December 23rd 2009 | Tags: , ,
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September 2009 Meeting @ JAX!

The crew over at JAX Bicycles Long Beach has decided to host another LB Cyclists meeting. (September 2009).  Thanks for the hospitality guys and gals, we think it’s great that you are supporting bicycle advocacy in LB!

Come sit in on a meeting and bring a friend!  Will be discussing our next group ride in October, announcing our new mountain biking club, bike policy , bike census counts that were done this past weekend and the great results.  Plus… something fun for everyone!

7:15 Start time

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bmckeever, September 29th 2009 | Tags:
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If you’re in the San Francisco area…

You must check out this place. Warm Planet Bikes.

Warm Planet Bikes offers great amenities for bicycle commuters such as retail and repairs…and I’m sure they could tell you how to get wherever you want to go since they’re located at a Caltrain Station.

Warm Planet Bikes offer a variety of folding bikes for sale (Bike Friday and Dahon just to name a couple) and multiple accessories for commuters. They even have awesome hours! They’re open from 7 a.m. to 8:05 p.m., and if your train is late, give them a call and they’ll wait for you, sounds like great service to me.

Best of all? Parking is FREE. Yes, FREE. WPB relies on purchases to fund their parking, so get a light, some gloves, an inner tube or whatever and that will keep up the FREE parking and great service.

Warm Planet Bikes
311 Townsend St. @ 4th
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 974-6440
warmplanet@warmplanetbikes.com

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LBCyclists, June 5th 2009 | Tags: , ,
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Bike to Work Day 2009– Sponsorship Opportunity

LB Cyclists has begun the search for sponsors for our official METRO Bike to Work Day pit stop. We will be at the Belmont Pier May 14th from 7am to 11am for LA County’s Bike to Work Day. We are looking for businesses to support our morning commuter/anyone-walking-or-biking-past-us event by donating products or services for raffles, giveaways and more. In return, we will give recognition on all published material i.e., posters, press releases, flyers etc. to be distributed through out LA and Long Beach. In addition to your contributions being duly noted, as well as, just plain amazing, you will receive a tax deduction receipt.

With your help we can successfully communicate to Long Beach residents that bicycling is the best alternative method of transportation! Please support our sustainability and advocacy pledge and let’s make Long Beach a bicycle friendly city!

If you would like a high-resolution digital copy of the non-sponsorship BTWD flyer to post at your workplace or community meeting place I will gladly supply one for you! For donations or general questions please feel free to contact me directly.

Thank You for helping us spread the word!

Bernadette McKeever
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Event Coordinator -Bike to Work Day
bernadette.lbcyclist@gmail.com
lbcyclists.org

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LBCyclists, March 10th 2009 | Tags: , , ,
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Deals Around Town (February 2009)

With all of the press bicycles are getting lately, it seems like bike shops should be cashing in on the free advertising. What deals are to be found locally?
Let’s check it out:

Jones has reduced jerseys, shoes, and a few bikes

 

Bikestation Long Beach is having a relocation sale.
Everything in the store is reduced up to 20%

 

Jax has closeouts on bikes and parts

 

LBFG has HED 3 wheels

Know of some other great deals around town? Let us know!

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LBCyclists, February 10th 2009 | Tags: ,
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Past News

Bicycle Swap Meet (February 2009)

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LBCyclists, January 27th 2009 | Tags: ,
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Bicycle Spending – It’s All Relative

The most recent poll:

How much did you spend on bicycles and related gear in 2008?


Of those that voted, the average spending on a bicycle for 2008 looks to be just under $900*, which for an annual transportation cost is DIRT CHEAP compared to owning a car. AAA estimated in 2006 that the annual cost of owning a car was nearly $8,000, but they also admit that there are many other costs not factored into that amount.

Read the Wall Street Journal article about all of this.

Getting a Long Beach Transit monthly pass would run you $600 a year, and isn’t good to get you down to OC or into LA, and does almost nothing to shape that butt.

Bikes-at-Work has a calculator so you can figure out how much you really spend on a car each year, and what you could do with that money if you weren’t spending it on a car.

With great products like Xtracycle, B.O.B. Trailers, and Bilenky, a bicycle is a truly viable transportation choice in our city.

*calculated by taking an average of the median dollar amounts in each category – actual average of 14 votes was $892.64

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LBCyclists, January 2nd 2009 | Tags: ,
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Bells – Better Get One!

It’s official – If you ever ride your bicycle on the sidewalk, you need a bell!

Where this law can be found is still beyond me, as I have yet to locate it myself. Thanks to an anonymous comment we now know that any bicycle ridden on the sidewalk is required to have a bell or other signal device.

LBMC 10.48.080 Signaling device required.

No person shall operate a bicycle upon a sidewalk unless it is equipped with a bell, horn or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle. (Ord. C-6322 § 2, 1986)

Other Long Beach laws you should be aware of:
~Cars are the only items allowed in a garage.
~It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

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LBCyclists, December 24th 2008 | Tags: , ,
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Education

Where’d They All Go?

In our most recent poll I asked you to pick one of three component manufacturers and up until the last few hours, it was a 3-way tie, but in the last hours, Campagnolo pulled ahead to win by 2 votes, leaving Shimano and SRAM to share 2nd (3rd?).

Being the youngest of 4 boys most of my bicycles were hand-me-downs, and several of them were compilations of several bikes and parts that survived wrecks. These bikes came equipped with Shimano, SunTour, Sachs-Huret, Sturmey-Archer, Falcon, TA, Sugino and maybe a few others. I can’t remember owning a bike with Campagnolo until I bought one brand new this decade.

When a derailleur broke on one bike, we just grabbed the one off of the bike that wasn’t getting used as much and stuck it on. We didn’t buy new chains, we just pieced together ones from several bikes. Axles, freewheels, shifters, bottom brackets… they all worked together just fine. (I just remembered that in high school I had a Bianchi that had some Campy parts, but they never needed replacing. Ever.)

So what happened? Bikes used to come with different parts. There were options. If you were touring and you broke your X-Brand thingamajig, that was really no trouble. You just had to get in to town and the Y-Brand thingamajig would work just fine.

6 speed, 7 speed, 8, 9, 10 and now 11 speed chains, exist… and can’t be used with other combinations, and only for that brand! X-Branded index shifting doesn’t work with Y-Brand derailers. Even cables and housing matter now!

Talking about choices, sometimes there are just too many:
Square taper, ISIS, Ashtabula, OctaLink V1 and V2, Ultra Torque, Hollow Tech, Integrated, Power Spline (did I miss any?) are all different kinds of bottom brackets and none of them will work with the other (OctaLink V1 cranks might work on V2, but not the other way around). How is anybody supposed to keep up?

I give up. I’m getting a bus pass :)

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LBCyclists, September 24th 2008 | Tags:
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