We’re big proponents fixing up that old bike and getting it back on the road. But sometimes there’s nothing to do but start fresh. If you’re in the market for a new ride and you’ve got an old one sitting around, here’s a way you can help out cycling in Los Angeles while getting a discount.
Pasadena Cyclery
1670 E Walnut St
Pasadena, CA 91106
626 584-6391
Looking for a chance to help Los Angeles become more bike friendly and get paid to do it? The County Cycling Collaborative is hiring a “Bike Wrangler” who will scour the County’s universities, police departments, Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other sources to find used bikes, recover them, and redistribute them.
More information and a full job description are available on the LA County Bicycle Coalition blog.
Deadline for applications is June 7th.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl will chair a meeting of the council’s Transportation Committee that will focus exclusively on bicycling issues on Wednesday, December 9, 2 pm – 5 pm.
Subjects on the agenda are:
LAPD issues promise to be especially heated given the recent incident at Critical Mass. It is unlikely that anything related to that incident will be resolved at this meeting, but it is important for the cycling community to continue pressure on the LAPD to rethink the way they interact with the cycling community and live up to the promises they have made to improve.
Even if you don’t have anything to say, attending these meetings lets the City Council, LAPD, and city departments know that these issues are important to a broad group of LA citizens.
The meeting is here:
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street, Room 1010
Los Angeles , CA 90012
The offical agenda is here.
And there’s some commentary here.
Measure R raised the local sales tax rate to pay for transportation improvements. Cycling and pedestrain projects should get some share of this money, but the amount is still under debate. Please come out to Wednesday’s Transportation Committee meeting at 2pm to continue to support 10% for bikes and peds so that it becomes officially approved. A strong showing at the meeting will make a big difference in getting 10% for bikes and peds!
10% for bikes and peds will directly affect the funding available for bike projects.
When: Wednesday, November 18, 2pm
Where: City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90012. Room 1010
Announcement via Aurisha Smolarski of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.
SoapBoxLA also has some information on the weird math being used to calculate that 10% number.
Please take the following survey to assist collecting the “experience and knowledge of cyclists in the City of Los Angeles.”
The survey will also support a “white paper” that will be released in February on behalf of the Los Angeles Sustainability Collaborative (www.lasustainability.org).
| August 19, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
We will revisit the art and science of wheel building. Topics covered will include basic theory of wheel design, lacing, tensioning, and truing. A brief lecture will be followed by all students building wheels. Shop spokes, hubs, and rims will be provided, but if you have a project you are working on, feel free to bring it in.
There are no prerequisites for this session but familiarity with basic truing techniques will be highly beneficial.
Class size is limited to 6 students. Secure your spot by emailing: info@bikeoven.com
Sorry - class is completely full - please let us know if you would like to be added to the list for future class announcements.
Tutorials are free for active volunteers, $10 donation requested from all others.
| July 25, 2009 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Opportunity for repair instruction in Orange County, for any level, provided by the Bicycle Tree.
See: www.thebicycletree.org
| July 29, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Wednesday July 29th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Threads are literally what hold your bike together. But this key mechanical element is often ignored or abused.
The Bike Oven presents a overview of the thread forms and standards on the bicycle. We will review the common thread standards, how they developed, compatibility, pitfalls, and repair. Normally considered a more advanced topic, this class is a good overview for anyone who wants to learn to work on bicycles properly. No prerequisites.
The class will consist of approximately one hour of lecture. Additional time for questions and review of tools. No repair work scheduled, but if you have a specific problem, bring your bike to be addressed in the class.
Class size limited by space. RSVP to secure a spot by emailing info@bikeoven.com
Donation requested. Active volunteers may attend at no charge.
| July 15, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Wednesday July 15, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Learn to evaluate an entire bicycle to determine repairs and adjustments required to put it into optimum working order. Condition of wearing surfaces, bearings, controls, and other components will be examined non-intrusively, that is, without disassembly. Needed repairs and extent of repair will be noted on an evaluation sheet to be provided as class material.
After demonstration portion of class, students will evaluate their own (or Oven supplied) bicycle in the manner presented. Students will then complete their own evaluation sheets. No tools will be needed or used, nothing will be disassembled or repaired. All evaluation will be done by sight, sound, and feel. No prerequisites for this class. No hablamos Español. Nous ne parlons pas français. Wir sprechen nicht Deutsches.
RSVP to: info@bikeoven.com for class reservation. Limit eight students.
(Note: the shop will be closed for this class. No other shop use will be allowed while in session.)
KPCC wants to know.
As part of American Public Media’s Public Insight Network, local public radio station KPCC is looking for personal stories of how bicycles are changing your economic life. Whether it’s going car-free, saving gas, or canceling the gym membership, KPCC is looking for personal stories for material in their stories and to drive their reporting.
Please fill out a quick survey here: www.tinyurl.com/SCPR-Bike
Please give them feedback even if you don’t think you have anything vital to add. Just the volume of responses will tell KPCC that bicycling issues are important and should be reported on. I encourage you to use the comments section on their form to not just tell your personal story, but also comment on how local policy issues impact you directly.
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