Bikeside LA

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 [...]

Yo!  If you want to talk bikes, Bike Plans, and the Evil Dr. Thompson, I’ll be at Bikerowave (12255 Venice Bl) on Thursday, from 6:30pm to 10:00 pm.  Come pick my brain, tell me why I’m wrong, rap on LA’s Best Bike Plan, and talk bikes with the peeps.  I’ll be the one with the [...]

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 [...]

(note that LAB is an abbreviation for League of American Bicyclists, not LA Brakeless, which is AWSUM!  Oh yeah, and BFC means Bike Friendly Community – you can read more about the BFC program here.)
Directors of the League of American Bicyclists,
The link below connects to a petition regarding the Bronze BFC Award conferred on Santa [...]

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!

Bikeroparty 2.0 was a blast, and just to make you all jealous, here’s a Flickr set of photos to prove it:

Bikerowave is throwing a party this Saturday(Facebook event.)  From 1pm to 7pm shop usage is free, and the party is low key.  Starting at 7, prepare for full scale biker party.  And when the party adjourns at midnight, well, it’s summer, so you know there will more to do, just not on Bikerowave’s premises.  Caturday, [...]

Bikerowave, West LA’s not-for-profit community bike shop, is looking for a new location:
Bikerowave is looking for a new location.  We seek 800+ sq. ft, with high ceilings, and potentially a store front.   Bikerowave is based in West LA, so locations West of the 405 and North of Washington Blvd are ideal.  Unfinished industrial space, and [...]

I wrote a piece for Emerald City yesterday about volunteering for a local bike advocacy organization. I boiled it down to five orgs and one event: CICLE, the Bike Oven, the Bicycle Kitchen, Bikerowave, LACBC, and the Bicycle Film Festival. BTW, if you want to get involved in bike activism there are [...]

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.