May… a great month for cycling in Long Beach

May 11th — If you wish to volunteer as a Course Marshal during the Tour of Long Beach (Saturday morning, May 14th), contact Stacey.Toda@longbeach.gov (or phone 562 570-5027). Orientation for Course Marshals will take place Wednesday, May 11th, at 7:00 pm at CSULB. Proceeds from the Tour of Long Beach benefit Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach.

May 11th — Free, second Wednesdays, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, you are encouraged to take advantage of free Bike Safety Checks at CSULB, courtesy of Jax Bicycles.

May 13th — Free, the Family Fun Fest will take place Friday, 5:00-9:00 pm in the lawn area of the Pike at Rainbow Harbor. This includes live music, cycling stunts, a fixed gear competition, and vendors.

May 14th — Preregistration is required for the Tour of Long Beach (that benefits Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach). Three rides: A 9:00 am, 4-mile family fun ride at Marina Green Park (540 E. Shoreline Drive)… also a 31-mile leisurely circuit around the entire city… also a 61-mile Metric Century.

May 14th — Free, the Finish Line Festival, 9:00 am-4:00 pm. in the Rainbow Harbor area. Children’s activity area, bike safety and education booths, live music, food, and vendors.

May 18th — Free, Traffic Skills 101 at CSULB, Wednesday evening class session, 6:00-8:00 pm. Followed by the free 3-hour Saturday morning on-road training session. Preregistration required. Click EDUCATION at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com page for more information, or click here.

May 19th — Free, Thursday morning Bike-to-Work-Day Pit Stops, one at CSULB, the other at Long Beach City Hall Civic Center Plaza. Refreshments, freebies and bike safety checks.

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MichaelB, May 9th 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Cycle to the Acoustic Tidal Artwalk—July 9 & 10

Live music, live artists, activities for kids, food… July 9th and 10th in the evening (6-10 pm) it’s happening at the Colorado Lagoon, South Beach (entrance near Colorado and Nieto). Bring a blanket, an appetite, and be ready for some fun!

Friday, July 9th, (6-9:30 pm) Long Beach Cyclists will be providing free bike valet.

The Acoustic Tidal Artwalk 2010 is organized by Friends of Colorado Lagoon in cooperation with Some Things Creative and Tidal Influence.

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MichaelB, July 8th 2010 | Tags: , , , , ,
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Lunch Discount for Cyclists—Friday, July 2nd

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am Р2:00 pm, many Long Beach caf̩s and restaurants offer lower prices to customers who show up on a bicycle and dine in. To participate, we are asked to show our helmet or bike lock key.

Click on the thumbnail Lunch Breaks PARTICIPANTS LIST to the right to see the list of the 29 current participants for addresses, web sites and discount particulars.

Lunch Breaks for Cyclists is part of the Car-Free Fridays initiative coordinated by the City of Long Beach (as promoted by BikeLongBeach dot org) in which all people are encouraged to bike to work, one day per month at the very least.

The current list is based on the participants list found at bikelongbeach.org.

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MichaelB, June 30th 2010 | Tags: , ,
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FMR—Farmers Market Ride, Sun Jun 13

 

“Is it true that the veggie bike has been spotted in the Bay Area?”

                    ”Yes, Lee Tracy’s veggie bike is now known far and wide.”

“I’d certainly love to meet Lee. His drawing looks fun!

                    ”Lee’s veggie bike is NOT a drawing. This is a photograph.”

“You mean Lee’s bicycle really looks like that?”

                    ”Come see for yourself! The FMR: second and fourth Sundays.”

“Another question: Is Lee’s tomato wheel a bit low on air?”

                    ”It looks a bit soft, but we bet it’s quite yummy on a salad.”

“The FMR sounds like a lot of cycling fun.”

                    ”You bet! Click on the poster icon to the right for more details.”

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MichaelB, June 11th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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LBC Bike-friendly evening—Friday, June 4

Join us for a fun ride and bike-friendly evening. For this month’s easy-paced group ride, Long Beach Cyclists will cycle from Retro Row to Bixby Knolls, enjoying two bike-friendly venues—one on each side of town.

Early Friday evening the 4th we will meet up at Portfolio Coffeehouse (Fourth Street at Junipero), aiming to depart for Bixby Knolls on our bicycles at 6:30 pm. You are encouraged to arrive early, of course, so that first you can hang out at Portfolio. We know bike-friendly Portfolio as one of Retro Row’s anchors—an exceedingly popular place for mingling, coffee, reading, lap topping, and catching local artists, musicians and poets.

At 6:30 pm, we will cycle from Portfolio west and north to a new, bicycle-friendly restaurant in Bixby Knolls called The Factory (Atlantic near Carson). The Factory bills itself as a gastrobar. This means great beer, great food, a deli, and lots of interesting things going on… even cooking classes. Friday evening, there will be special bike parking accommodations.

There will be great music at the Factory—on the 4th Kristi Jo will be performing live—and much to explore nearby as part of the Bixby Knolls ‘First Fridays’ art walk scene. Artists, music, wandering and more. 

Those of us who live towards to the south and like being tucked comfy in bed early will leave for home at about 9:30 pm. Evening riding means, naturally, that you will want to have a light on your bicycle. After all, it’s thrilling to cycle in a group of bikes that are lit up. See you Friday!

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MichaelB, June 3rd 2010 | Tags: ,
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Discounts for cyclists—Friday June 4

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am Р2:00 pm, many Long Beach caf̩s and restaurants offer lower prices to customers who show up on a bicycle and dine in. To participate, we are asked to show our helmet or bike lock key.

Click on the thumbnail Lunch Breaks PARTICIPANTS LIST to the right to see the list of the 27 current participants for addresses, web sites and discount particulars.

Lunch Breaks for Cyclists is part of the Car-Free Fridays initiative coordinated by the City of Long Beach (as promoted by BikeLongBeach dot org) in which all people are encouraged to bike to work, one day per month at the very least.

The current list is based on the participants list found at bikelongbeach.org.

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MichaelB, June 3rd 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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FMR—Farmer’s Market Ride, Sun May 23rd

Every other Sunday morning… we meet at Portfolio Coffeehouse (Fourth at Junipero). From there we cycle through Belmont Shore, stopping at Jones Bicycles, then cycle east to the Marina Farmers Market. The FMR is fun! Join us! Click on the postage stamp for details!

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MichaelB, May 20th 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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Green Long Beach Festival—Sat May 22nd

Join the celebration. The Green Long Beach Festival 2010 is about green events, green resources and green discussions. The East Village Arts District, one full day, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.

There will be live entertainment, solar-powered stages, a green fashion show, educational workshops, food, eco-friendly booths, art, the community garden, an opportunity to see electric vehicles, and the Saturday morning organic farmers market on First at Linden.

Events take place in the East Village—in lots adjacent to the old Acres of Books (Long Beach Blvd. between Broadway and Third), also at East Village Arts Park (Elm near Broadway), and along First between Elm and Linden).

Long Beach Cyclists will provide free bike valet near the old Acres of Books building between 10:00 am and 5:30 pm—happily monitoring your bicycle during those hours. Or… you may chose to show up on foot, or… you may get to the Green Long Beach Festival by taking any bus heading downtown, or… by traveling on the southbound Metro Blue Line.

Car parking near the old Acres of Books lot will be available as well… although some of us who live ‘car free’ secretly might rather see the parking lot for cars nearly empty. Let’s hope that many folks arrive in car pools, and that zillions of folks enjoy the free bike valet. 

For more information, visit www.greenlb.org.

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MichaelB, May 20th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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FMR—Farmers Market Ride, Sunday May 9th

Thousands of residents in the Long Beach area are asking the essential question: Is the front wheel of the FMR bicycle made of lettuce, or is it made of cabbage?

Find out Sunday, May 9th. Join us for the easy-going FMR ride, which takes place every second and fourth Sunday. Click on the postage stamp below right for details about the ride.

It is likely that the organizer of FMR will not willingly disclose whether his wheel is made of lettuce or cabbage. Further, he will probably not tell us whether or not he stores his bicycle in the refrigerator at night.

To find the answers to these and other pressing matters, we may need to poke him in the ribs with a stalk of celery. Don’t miss the fun.

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LBCyclists, May 6th 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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Fourth Street in Motion Festival—May 9th


Fourth Street between Cherry and Junipero—Retro Row—comes alive Sunday, May 9th. Click on the images.

Roller derby! Vintage bicycles! Live music! Bike films at the Art Theater! Kids activities, including a cycling safety course! Vendors! All of Long Beach celebrates bicycle life throughout the month of May. The 9th will be a special day spotlighting Retro Row!

Of course, Long Beach Cyclists volunteers will be there to offer free bike valet.

Cycling to this kind of event is exactly what makes living in Long Beach so special. We’ll be happy to watch your bicycle while you enjoy the fun.

While you talk with us, ask about other upcoming events and activities. We’ve got much of the month of May, and a whole summer ahead of us!

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LBCyclists, May 6th 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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