Bikeside LA

If you’re one of numerous cyclists who ride PCH out to Malibu, take note that construction contractors have, yet again, created a cycling death trap:
Cyclists are strong advised to stay off of PCH on the northbound ( land side) from the downhill [...]

Yo,
I haven’t written anything recently because I’ve been moving this blog from Blogger to it’s own domain name, running on WordPress. So – here’s the new blog url:
http://www.westsidebikeside.com/

Okay, I have to admit I wasn’t expecting all the Wolfpack Hustle dudes to be in such good shape. I can’t believe I am still standing after that spicy 40 miles. Pretty much all pavement we touched, whether road or bike path was buttery smooth, allowing for sustained speeds of 21-24mph.
From Tang’s [...]

What’s hip? What’s cool? “Maybe Alex knows” I can hear you thinking.
Wrong. I don’t know. However, I do have an idea about what’s gonna be super awesome rubber ducky bubble bath fun in March, and here it is: CRANK Mob (3/22), Los Angelopes (3/1), and Friday’s Leap Year Venice [...]

Seventy five cyclists attended the LA Bike Master Plan community input meeting in a building with no bike parking, off of the bike un-friendly Santa Monica Blvd.

Midnight Rida “barleye” put together that recap of Saturday’s CRANK Mob. I’ve overlooked a bunch of other videos from previous months, so I’ll sprinkle them through the post, and I’ll leave some for y’all to find on YouTube.
The mass exodus of some of Midnight Ridazz best and brightest to the Salton Sea, together with [...]

This Wednesday at 6:00pm cyclists will gather to ride to the LA Bicycle Master Plan meeting at the Felicia Mahood Multi Purpose Center (11338 Santa Monica Blvd, LA). Attending this meeting gives cyclists a chance to pro actively set the agenda for bike planning in Los Angeles. Afterward we’ll head back to Bikerowave [...]

Part two of the old bike photos series, part one here. You can find a whole bunch of em here, on Picasa.Alec Schwarz, who is best known for his beautiful cycling caps, stands in front of the Bikerowave.

CRANK Mob is Saturday, and since I heard that Santa Cruz has discovered the CRANK Mob, I knew it was time I shared my CRANK Mob recovery regimen. CRANK Mob is a million mile ride through haunted urban forest full of goblins, gremlins, glitter monsters, and Republican’ts. You’re going to need at least a [...]

Los Angeles is updating their Bicycle Masterplan, and they don’t care what you think. That’s why we’re Storming the Bastille February 20th!
“Alex, they’re organizing four meetings to seek community input, obviously they do care.” Wrong. FAIL! Yes, there are four meetings for the community to provide input for the plan. [...]