Beat the pump, cycle the town, and enjoy  Santa Monica’s sights and sounds withCause for Creativity: Tour da Arts. The Santa Monica Museum of Art’s fourth annual event takes place Sunday, August 19. Tour da Arts underscores the creative side of bike culture and takes you on a ride filled with music, dance, and art.
We are so excited to announce that Cliff Bar has selected LACBC for their June 2-Mile Challenge!
That means for every tip you log in on your bike Cliff Bar donates $1 to LACBC – up to $10,000! Let’s log 10,000 trips and support LACBC and biking in Los Angeles County.
Start keeping track of your trips, and let’s raise some money!
Got a smart phone? Â You can log your tips on BioLogic’s BikeBrain.
40% of urban travel is 2 miles or less, 90% of those trips are by car!
Cliff Bar asks that we rethink our drive and take the 2 Mile Challenge!
Show that bikes count! Pledge to ride on Bike to Work Day, May 17th in LA
See the current list of Santa Monica Bike to Work Day Pit Stops & upcoming info on our Bike FROM Work Handle Bar Happy Hour, at West 4th and Jane – both on Thursday May 17th.
On Friday we will also be celebrating “National Bike to Work Day” May 18th (No one seems to know why they differ) with a Pit Stop on FRIDAY at Helen’s Cycles on Broadway at 26th.
Then to cap off the week –  join us Saturday May 19th for our Bike Exhibition at the Santa Monica Festival.
A February Action Alert push to get legislation introduced in Sacramento to make it possible for transit agencies across the state to install triple bike racks on buses of all sizes. Unfortunately legislation was not introduced, but we are not giving up hope. LACBC is working with the Transit Coalition to draw attention to how important this issue is to people who bicycle and use transit in Los Angeles County.
We need your help! Please email Assemblymembers Bonnie Lowenthal and Bob Blumenfield with this simple form. They both represent communities is LA County and are on the Assembly Transportation Committee. Take a moment to contact them today and let’s increase bike capacity on our buses!
Background: Bike racks on buses are filling up, but current state law prohibits objects that extend too far from the front of a bus. Although several bus agencies already have triple bike racks, these are technically in violation of the law. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the California Highway Patrol have come up with a legislative solution that would maintain safety while allowing triple bike racks on buses. Now is the time our elected representatives need to step up and introduce Metro’s bill so that stakeholders can discuss it and enable it to get passed.
Tour de Fat returns to LA 10am – 5pm  Check out TdF Facebook page
We are planning a feeder ride to the event downtown at La Historic Park (formerly the Cornfield).  We will start from the from the Santa Monica Pier.  Start time has not been set but should be around 8am in time to make to the Bike Parade which benefits LACBC.  Once the route has been made we will know better what time we need to roll out to make it for the parade at 11am
Come with us, or get there on your own – it is not to be missed. Â Fun, Bikes, great shows, no entrance fee. Donations, beer and merchandise sales benefit local bike advocacy – Bike Parade benefits LACBC!!
Russ & Laura from PathLessPedaled will be our special guest on the ride – come meet them and join us on the ride!
10am to 3pm the Street of LA are open to people, instead of carsÂ
“CicLAvia makes the streets safe for people to walk, skate, play and ride a bike. There are activities along the route. Shop owners and restaurants are encouraged to open their doors to people along the CicLAvia”.  See more on CicLAvia here
We will again do a feeder ride from Santa Monica to the Event. Â We had such a blast last time with nearly 50 riders all enjoying a relaxed paced ride. Â We will post the route so you can join us on route (we won’t have any stopping points this time) Â More info will follow.
Russ & Laura from PathLessPedaled will be our special guest on the ride – come meet them and join us on the ride!
an evening of photos and stories from the road with Russ & Laura
In 2009, Russ Roca and Laura Crawford sold everything they owned to travel by bicycle. They’ve been on the road for nearly three years. They recently started riding Brompton bicycles and have been pushing them to their limit. Join them for an evening of photos, stories and videos from their travels. They’ll also share bicycle touring tips, show you how to tour on a small folding bike and give you some ideas for great local tours in Southern California.
FB Event RSVP here
Event is Tuesday, October 11th, 7pm to 10pm
Location: Joslyn Center (main social hall) 339 Sheldon St El Segundo, CA
We would like to see if there is interest in a group ride from Santa Monica to leave about 5pm. Â If you would be interested in riding from Santa Monica to the event please email us at info@SMSpoke,org
Come out, support bikes, enjoy your city on a BIKE!