Bikeside LA

Unless you’ve been under a rock where they don’t have the internet, you know that the Mandeville Canyon road rager, Christopher Thompson, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison.  From a punitive standpoint, he deserves every lick.  For many though, it’s hard to celebrate that; even Ron Peterson, who lost his nose to Thompson’s [...]

“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a [...]

Bikerowave moved into it’s new location on August 1st.  We left Santa Monica, and a back alley semi-industrial area, and moved into prime real estate on Venice Blvd in Mar Vista.  In the process I took 2800 photos, documenting the first 60 days at our new location.  You can check out the keepers in the [...]

Westside Bikeside got hacked like you wouldn’t believe.  SIX times.  For a few weeks this has been the hottest Cialis pushing bike blog in the universe.
So if you’ve had problems reaching the website, or with your RSS feed of Email subscription, that could be why.
Stop by and check out how the site has been made [...]

David Pura took my challenge to write the introduction to LA’s Best Bike Plan, the bike plan written for cyclists, by cyclists:

Bicyclists can, and will, ride on every city street; California law allows as much.
Bicyclists, pedestrians, social vehicles and private vehicles will equally share the privileges and responsibilities of the public realm; these will be [...]

(via AudunV on Flickr)
 Tuesday afternoon, last week.
I’m cruising home from the ear/nose/throat specialist, fighting the wind on Venice Blvd.  If you know me in real life, well you might wonder if I was getting checked for eligibility for ear reduction surgery.  No dice – Kaiser told me my radar dishes are a preexisting medical condition [...]

To the pissant who stole my lights:
Thanks for doing that while my bike was parked in front of Bikerowave.  That made a lot of people uneasy.  Regarding the personal distress – I could have done without that.  Bikerowave has a sliding scale policy so if you’re having trouble making ends meet we can help you [...]

Riding up and over Centinela
I’m the fastest thing on wheels
Not Ivan Basso, or Michael Rasmussen
or Ivan Therrien or Eric Colton
can beat me.

Did you notice a shift, maybe a change in your mood lately?  Whether you knew the source or not, you’re feeling happier because Bikerowave has moved to a new location – 12255 Venice Blvd – an awesome improvement over the last location.  Bikerowave 3.0 is here!

You.  You who refused to talk to me,
Dropped.
You who paced me, who turned it into a competition,
Dropped.
You who drafted me without permission, without knowing me, because you couldn’t make the pace yourself,
Dropped.
You, you with the featurless tubular calves, the six feet four of no substance,
Dropped.
You who shot out and made the light which I missed,
Dropped.
You, [...]