Bike Ride and Dinner May 9th — Bixby Knolls

Bixby Knolls is a great part of town for people who love cycling. The Factory Gastrobar on Atlantic Avenue will sponsor three cycling-related activities on Sunday, May 9th. Participate in all three events, or chose.

At 2:30 pm, there will be prizes for kids, adults and families… and for bicycles that have been decorated. At 3:30 pm, there will be a slow-paced bike ride around the Bixby Knolls neighborhood, starting and ending at The Factory — a fun ride for all ages. And at 5:00 pm, The Factory Gastrobar will serve a very special dinner. (Five beers and a four-course dinner for $35.)

Click EVENTS at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com page, then scroll to the May 9th Factory calendar post for a map and details. www.thefactorylb.com

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LBCyclists, May 6th 2010 | Tags: ,
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Discounts for cyclists—Friday May 7th

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, many Long Beach cafés 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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LBCyclists, May 6th 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
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Support a Bike-to-Work Day Pit Stop—May 20

Local businesses may wish to have a presence at one of the three Bike-to-Work Day pit stops. Several weeks from now, Thursday morning, May 20th, there will be cyclist pit stops in three locations around town. One pit stop will be set up near City Hall, another pit stop will be located near Jones Bicycles on Second Street, and another pit stop will be set up at CSULB.

Volunteers from Long Beach Cyclists will be at the pit stop on Second Street.

At the tables, we like to have water and other goodies for sharing, and we love to chat with everyone. If you would like to be a pit stop volunteer, or if your business might have something you’d like to donate for handing out at one of the pit stops, let Long Beach Cyclists know. lbcyclists@gmail.com.

During the entire month of May, everyone in Long Beach is encouraged to cycle for healthy living and fun. The May calendar is sprinkled with cycling-related activities of many types. Make sure YOUR bike has air in the tires and its brakes are adjusted. This month, LOTS of people will be out on the streets of Long Beach enjoying a bike ride. Join us!

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LBCyclists, April 29th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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FMR—Farmers Market Ride, Sun Apr 25

“Oh my gosh!  There’s that silly bicycle again!”

                    ”Yes, once again it’s time for the FMR.”

“The FMR. The second and fourth Sundays.”

                    ”Yep! A fun ride and great fresh fruit and vegetables!”

“I already know the drill. I’m supposed to click on the stamp at the right, right?”

                    ”You betcha. Click on the postage stamp, and see you Sunday.

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LBCyclists, April 24th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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Farmers Market Bike Ride twice monthly

“What a great looking bike you got there, mister!”

                    ”You betcha!  I’m all about the FMR.”

“The FMR?”                    

                    ”Yes. The first FMR will be THIS Sunday, April 11th.”

“And what does FMR stand for?”

                    “Easy, just click on the little postage stamp on the right to find out.”

“THIS Sunday you say?”

                    ”Just click on the postage stamp on the right.”

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LBCyclists, April 7th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , ,
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Discounts for cyclists—Friday, April 2

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, many Long Beach cafés 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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LBCyclists, April 1st 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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Discounts for cyclists—Fri, March 5

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, many Long Beach cafés 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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LBCyclists, March 4th 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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Discounts for cyclists, Friday, Feb 5

Support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, many Long Beach cafés 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, and an almost identical list published in the current District Weekly.

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LBCyclists, February 1st 2010 | Tags: , ,
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Lunch Breaks for Cyclists (the first Friday of every month)

 

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Friday, January 5th, support local bike-friendly businesses.

On the first Friday of every month, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, many Long Beach cafés and restaurants offer lower prices to customers who show up on a bicycle and dine in. Discounts of up to 20% excluding alcohol. To participate, we are asked to show our helmet or bike lock key.

Presently, 25 local eateries are listed on the BikeLongBeach dot org web site as participants in this initiative. They are:  Z Pizza, Utopia, Sura Korean BBQ, Supermex (on 1st), Springbok Bar & Grill, Sipology, Portfolio Coffeehouse LLC, Pho America, Pizza Pi, Open Sesame, Number Nine, La Muse East Village Cafe, Johnny Rockets, It’s a Grind Coffee House (on Pine), Georges Greek Café (on Pine), The Funnel House, Fresh Foods Cafe, Crema de la Crepes, Creama Café, Cisco Burger, Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria, At Last Cafe, Ashley’s Bar & Grill, Alondra Hot Wings and Alegría Cocina Latina.

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

Did you have lunch at one of the listed eateries on Friday, December 4th?  I had lunch and coffee (and read my paperback) at ‘At Last Cafe’ on Orange near Broadway. The food was great, and my outdoor table beneath a tree was perfect for some pleasure reading time. The first Friday of January with be the 1st. No restaurants will be open on that day, so… the next ‘Lunch Breaks for Cyclists’ first Friday will be February 5th.

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.

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MichaelB, November 29th 2009 | Tags: , , ,
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Drive-Thrus becoming Bike-Thrus

From BikePortland.Org:

Responding to last month’s biking momma drive-thru debacle, Burgerville has announced that they’ll welcome people on bikes to each of their 37 drive-thrus (which are from this day forward known as cycle-thrus!).

The company also announced that they have already begun adding signs to “alert drivers and bicyclists to safety precautions for bicycle access”. Burgerville’s Chief Cultural Officer Jack Graves will also be on hand to discuss their “expanded bike policy”.

In other biking-in-drive-thru news, Portlander Brad Reber says he got refused at his bank today on liability grounds (the teller told him he “might get hit”). Will banks follow Burgerville’s lead on this issue? We hope and we’ll see.

It is true that bicycles are not vehicles, but those on them ARE drivers – the law says so.
Whilst driving a bicycle, you have all the rights and are subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a vehicle .

Wouldn’t not serving you be vehicle discrimination? Why not. I’m calling it.

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ddougherty, September 16th 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , ,
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