Bikeside LA

The city of Malibu is having a PR problem with cyclists.  A facebook page, “Share the Road, Share the Tickets”, created by one of Malibu’s Public Safety Commissioners, Susan Tellem, resulted in a backlash from cyclists throughout Los Angeles County who felt they were being unfairly targeted.  After all, none of the 96 collisions 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 [...]

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 [...]

UPDATE (3/14/2008):  I visited the site yesterday and discovered CalTrans has done nothing!  I talked to construction workers there and they said that CalTrans does not plan to reorganize the zone to make it safe for cyclists.  Additionally, CalTrans set up is so bad that workers say rocks are coming dangerously close to the excavator, [...]

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 just beyond Malibu Canyon to Puerco Canyon Road. The current absence of [...]