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The turn out was great and we were able to reach out to the community and talk to many people about the joys of bicycling in Long Beach. Everyone that helped in the planning, attended meetings, made signs until midnight and gave their support should sleep well tonight knowing that we all made Long Beach a little better place today.

Now, some pics from today!

Practicing what we preach! A sundry group of cyclists, their strange bikes, bags and trailers gathered at pre-dawn to load up and carry most of the event materials by bike! That included boxes of water, food, prizes, sidewalk chalk and even a table! For a fleeting second, it felt like something that would happen in uber-biketown Portland.

Some yummy snacks and the morning caffeine were donated by The Small Cafe and Portfolios coffee!

We had great conversations with residents about cycling all morning long!

Vons executives from the newly refurbished “The Market” came by to share the bike love.

After the event, it was time to do the raffle and dole out some prizes!

It was a tiring afternoon but worth it!

Once again, none of this would have been possible without the many donations from sponsors. So thanks again to BikeStation, BikeCommuters.com, The City of Long Beach, METRO, The Port of Long Beach, Portfolio Coffeehouse, The Small Cafe, Walz Caps, Planet Bike, the Aquarium of the Pacific and KHS!!!!