Bikeside LA

(photo by Gary Se7en) I once stood in the old Bikerowave on Thursday night, in a shop full to the brim with 17 cyclists working on bikes.  17 men. Bikerowave is a little heavy on the Y chromosomes, an unfortunate and apt representation of the LA bike scene.  That’s one reason Bikerowave is proud to [...]

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!

I meant to post about it on July 8th, when it happened, but I was sweating a fever at the time.  And then my dad came to town, and then I spent a bunch of time engineering the deal on the new Bikerowave location.  Well now you know: The Palms Neighborhood Council endorsed the Cyclists’ [...]

Last week I wrote about how I get psyched, and how we can psyche up others to ride bikes.  Sure thing, shortly after hitting publish I find something to make the post better.  One of my favorite webcomics, Dinosaur Comics, ran this strip: This got me thinking – you can’t just start bike partying, and [...]

The last photo of Rod and Christian Armas together: Follows is a letter from the LA Wheelmen about how Rod was killed on the final leg of the Wheelmen’s 200 mile Grand Tour on Sunday: “The finish line is just the beginning of a whole new race. We are not human beings having a spiritual [...]

I get so psyched sometimes, my face falls off.  Or maybe I rip it off – I’m not sure, but it’s definitely HULK STATUS™.  I recently saw this video of one crazy kid starting an amazing dance party (thanks @ETOTHEROCK): Did you watch the whole thing?  No?  Well then you won’t get it – so [...]

Westsidazz: Malia Jones, on behalf of cyclists in West LA, has placed the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights on the agenda of the Palms Neighborhood Council! Come out and show your support for the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights, and encourage the Palms Neighborhood Council to give it a rousing, ringing, and unanimous endorsement. When: Wednesday, July [...]

Stephen Box has written the best piece to date about the tragedy that occurred this weekend:  while riding the LA Wheelmen Grand Tour, a father and his son were struck by a car.  The father was killed, and his son is in critical condition: As Saturday turned into Sunday, Rod and Christian had approximately 190 [...]

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 [...]

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 – Today, I watched a low level LAPD officer throw two bars and one star under a bus.  Specifically, Officer Cho’s prejudiced police work at the scene of the Hummer Hit N Run left Captain Allen (two bars) and freshly minted Commander Mike Williams (one star) flapping in the breeze in [...]