So it’s the last week of the month again and you know what that means kiddies- Critical Mass time. This month, instead of just sneaking away from our jobs and families, here’s an official post to letcha know: We (The Bike Oven staff and Friends) are riding to CM as a pack from the Bike Oven. That’s right. Through months of careful traffic and terrain research, we’ve figured out a slick back alley route to the CM start point at Wilshire and Western. Anyone interested in joining us to ride out as a group is more than welcome to come. We meet at the Oven at 6 pm and ride out by 6:30 at a chill pace to get to CM smooth and on time. Our super duper top secret route plan does however include one brief stop at the Southwest corner of Echo Park (aka Glendale and Bellevue) for those of you not right on time or NELA enuff to start with us, we’ll scoop you up along the way.
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:
- An update from the Planning Department and DOT on outreach efforts for the Draft Bicycle Master Plan
- Report from LAPD on bicycle incidents and conflicts between bicyclists and motorists
- The Sharrows pilot program
- A bicycle sharing program for the City of Los Angeles
- Bicyclist anti-harassment ordinance
- Revising the Zoning Code that would improve bicycle parking requirements for new development
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).
Click Here to take survey
Big thanks to Makai Bikes of Redondo Beach, CA and Pasadena InCycle for the donated small parts to the Bike Oven this past few months!
They’re going onto build-a-bikes every day we’re open, and everyone appreciates your donation.
A big thanks also to all those who have recently dropped off their old bikes, old parts, and junk (the recycling guy gets the junque - so nothin’ goes to waste!).
p.s. And thanks to Ted too!
| 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
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