The City of Long Beach has installed a considerable number of bike racks in public spaces. Do you suppose there’s someone out there who has already tried out each one?
Ideally, we can find secure places for us to lock our bicycles when we go about our shopping, and at banks, cafés, restaurants, and at work. Do you lock up the frame and both wheels? Do you prefer locations ‘out front’ or somewhere ‘tucked away’? Rosscott reminds us to have along a strong lock, so that we can leave our bicycle without worrying about coming back later to find it gone.
The System is created by Rosscott—a cartoonist who is also a cyclist. Rosscott makes thought-provoking and humorous observations about urban life, conditions at the office, transportation issues, and more.
Posted at LongBeachCyclists.com with permission. To see more of Rosscott’s work, go to www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/.
MichaelB, May 7th 2011 |
Tags: accessories, bike to work, commuting, cycling, lock, rosscott, System
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, advocacy
Nothing wrong with a little solar assistance, especially if your are touring with a very large instrument by bike
Read the Treehugger story!
Photo courtesy of Kristin Rule
bmckeever, September 16th 2010 |
Tags: accessories, bike to work, commuting, music, women
Posted in Featured
“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.
MichaelB, July 3rd 2010 |
Tags: accessories, bicycle, cycling, fun
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear
I bet it functions 10 times better than the hybrid Raleigh I rented in Portland.
Check out the story behind this bike. Thank Ecovelo!
http://www.ecovelo.info/2009/12/22/rental-bike/
bmckeever, December 23rd 2009 |
Tags: accessories, fun, vintage
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear
The crew over at JAX Bicycles Long Beach has decided to host another LB Cyclists meeting. (September 2009). Â 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
bmckeever, September 29th 2009 |
Tags: accessories
Posted in advocacy, event
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
LBCyclists, June 5th 2009 |
Tags: accessories, commuting, parking
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Featured
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
LBCyclists, March 10th 2009 |
Tags: accessories, advocacy, bike to work, economy
Posted in event
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
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Bikestation Long Beach is having a relocation sale.
Everything in the store is reduced up to 20%
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Jax has closeouts on bikes and parts
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LBFG has HED 3 wheels
Know of some other great deals around town? Let us know!
LBCyclists, February 10th 2009 |
Tags: accessories, bicycle
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Past News
The most recent poll:
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
LBCyclists, January 2nd 2009 |
Tags: accessories, economy
Posted in Bicycle equipment/gear, Featured
