Bernadette McKeever is our first elected president. Congratulations Bernadette!
This past year, Long Beach Cyclists became a nonprofit California Public Benefit Corporation. This evening (March 9, 2010) we held our first board meeting and election. All paid members were invited to participate. We thank those who were present at tonight’s meeting, and also thank those who were not present yet who voted via e-mail. And we thank all of you who have supported Long Beach Cyclists through donations and membership forms, or as volunteers, or as participants in our many rides, events and activities.
Our other elected board officers include Travis Bos, who will serve as vice president, and Donald E. Moore, who will serve as secretary. Michael Bos was elected our board treasurer. The new board passed numerous motions that will help shape our future work. Back in the mid 1990s, Long Beach Cyclists functioned as an informal group. Recently we were incorporated with the State of California, and now we will submit proper paperwork to the federal government as we seek tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status.
Thanks are in order for the small group of friends who started Long Beach Cyclists about fifteen years ago, and thanks are also in order for the many, many individuals who have helped Long Beach Cyclists grow since then. Congratulations to all of us—you, too!
LBCyclists, March 10th 2010 |
Tags: annual event, goals, meeting
Posted in Current News, Featured
Long Beach Cyclists First Board Meeting & Election — Tuesday, March 9th
Ladies Night at Jax — Wednesday, March 10th
Many things related to cycling are happening these days. Click EVENTS at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com page to help plan your week. Rides. Meetings. Places to go for fun. Areas where you can pitch in.
The first official Long Beach Cyclists board meeting and election will be held March 9th. We are taking steps to complete our transition to tax-exempt, nonprofit corporate status.
Ladies Night at Jax Bicycles (March 10th) includes free workshops, and perhaps some wine and cheese. Life is good!
The folks who organized the recent Metro Station Bicycle and Pedestrian Access Audit invite you to look at the audit summary, provide feedback and give additional input. Meet them at Sipology on March 17th.
Participants in the ‘Bike-Camp-Train’ ride around San Luis Obispo are making preparations this week. And Long Beach Cyclists will do a ‘Fools Ride’ under the full moon at the end of the month.
CSULB Cyclists and Pedal Movement organize rides weekly. Meeting dates are also posted on the calendar. Allan leads a monthly Port Tour ride, and Cyclone Coaster does a monthly vintage ride. Local restaurants offer monthly discounts for cyclists on first fridays. The H.U.B. (the bike-repair cooperative and community space run by Pedal Movement) is getting ready for its grand opening; now is a great time to help. Race practices for beginners and advanced cyclists take place weekly at Douglas Park and at El Dorado Park. The Los Angeles Bike Summit is scheduled for the March 20th weekend. Preparations are underway for the Long Beach Bike Fest and for Bike-to-Work Day, both scheduled for May.
And more! Â Bike polo, sprints, fixies. Lightning Velo and Velo Allegro rides. What else? Â Pitch in. Join us. Get YOUR event listed on the calendar. Happy cycling!
LBCyclists, March 4th 2010 |
Tags: Advocacy, annual event, bike tours, bike valet, CSULB, cycling, fun, goals, legal, meeting, Rides, routes, sprints, vintage, women
Posted in Advocacy, Current News, Event, Rides
Great news! Â Our friends with Pedal Movement are starting up a bicycle cooperative called the H.U.B. Congratulations Graham Baden!
The first Pedal Movement meeting at the H.U.B. will be Monday, February 8 at 7:00 pm. Click EVENTS at the top of the longbeachcyclists.com page for details, for a map, and for contact information.
The H.U.B. bicycle cooperative is being created from scratch with volunteer labor—you are invited to pitch in!—in a lot and building across the street from the Pacific Coast Highway station of the Metro Blue Line.
At the February 8th meeting, Graham invites all to participate in the planning and roll-up-your-sleeves work of making it happen. The agenda includes volunteer hours, clean-up procedures, leadership, project direction, and 2010 planning.
LBCyclists, February 6th 2010 |
Tags: Advocacy, bicycle, community, commuting, cooperative, fun, goals, maintenance, meeting
Posted in Advocacy, Past News
Long Beach Cyclists meeting — Feb 3 at Jax
Long Beach Cyclists meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:17 pm. Hope to see you at our next meeting… and at any or all other events. Click EVENTS at the top of the page to view our calendar and a map of how to get to Jax (corner of Bellflower and Spring).
Note that many of us cycle together to the meeting from near the shore. We depart Orange and Second Street at 6:30 pm.
LBCyclists, February 1st 2010 |
Tags: meeting
Posted in Past News
Long Beach Cyclists meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:17 pm. Hope to see you at our next meeting… and at any or all other events. Click EVENTS at the top of the page to view our calendar.
LBCyclists, January 2nd 2010 |
Tags: bike tours, calendar, meeting
Posted in Advocacy
Long Beach Cyclists met at Jax Bicycles on Bellflower Blvd Wednesday evening, December 2nd. Thank you, Jax Bicycles. And thanks to the 30-some people who were present. Our next monthly meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan 6th.
Much that is of interest to the cycling community will take place before then, of course. There is the Compton Creek Ride, Metro Audits, the Cyclone Coaster vintage bike ride, bike polo, various holiday events, a Bike-In Movie, and more. Check out the calendar by clicking EVENTS at the top of this page.
A highlight of the December 2nd meeting was talking with Russ and Laura—friends who have been living on their bicycles since August. They call their adventure “path less pedaled”  www.pathlesspedaled.com and so far have cycled as far north as the Seattle area of Washington State. Imagine all the amazing countryside and the many interesting people they have met so far. They meet many, many people who love and live cycling. What is it like to live on your bicycle rather than in a house or in an apartment?  Where will Russ and Laura go after visiting us here in Long Beach?  Because Russ is an excellent photographer, we were treated to an exciting presentation. Russ and Laura also shared observations about cyclists and the cycling climate observed in other cities.
During the December 2nd meeting, we participated in a brief advocacy activity aimed at helping Long Beach become more bike friendly. Also, we talked about options for the shirts we will soon have for Long Beach Cyclists members. Now that Long Beach Cyclists has a tax ID number and is this close to 501(c)3 non profit legal status, we are staged to do great things in the year 2010. If you aren’t a member yet, consider joining us. There’s still time to qualify as a Founding Member.
After the meeting, a large number of us cycled home—for many of us a cross-town  trip—at an hour when city streets were calming, the air was brisk because it is early December, and the night was well lit because of an almost full moon. We created a long, mostly single-file parade of twinkling bike lights, laughter and conversation among friends. It doesn’t get much better than this!
bmckeever, December 1st 2009 |
Tags: bike tours, jax, meeting, monthly
Posted in Advocacy, Education, Event, Featured
GREAT NEWS for Long Beach Cyclists and friends of cycling in Long Beach! Â Long Beach Cyclists now has a tax ID number. Our transition to official status is underway.
Join us this coming Wednesday, November 11th at 7:17 PM at Sipology Café for our November meeting and a moment to celebrate the transition. Sipology Café is located at the corner of Broadway and Linden in the East Village… which is to say, just east of downtown Long Beach.
At the November 11th meeting, we will look briefly at where we are and at what needs doing in the next month or two. Soon we’ll have our first elected board. Perhaps YOU would like to serve as an officer, or in other ways would like to assist or accompany us as we make Long Beach Cyclists an organization that is effective and fun. Advocacy, education, community, fun. All that and more.
MichaelB, November 8th 2009 |
Tags: bicycle, meeting, tax ID number
Posted in Past News
When: Wednesday, June 4th 2008 @7pm
Where: 2742 E. 1st Street (1st/Temple)
Click here for map.
Get involved in Long Beach’s only active bicycle advocacy group! We’re meeting this Wednesday to discuss our goals and plans for the summer. Come join us and meet other cyclists.
LBCyclists, June 3rd 2008 |
Tags: bike to work, meeting
Posted in Past News
