Bike San Diego

North Park to Become More Bike Friendly?

Thomas Bahde — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:25:59 PDT

If you’ve ridden eastbound on University Avenue from Park Boulevard to Boundary Street (or the other way), you know that North Park’s main arteriole is a crowded, auto-centric, and often dangerous stretch of road. It also happens to be one that is used heavily by bicyclists who prefer its slightly gentler hills to those of [...]

Glori(a) on a Bicycle

Sam Ollinger — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:38:00 PDT

San Diego City’s most bicycle friendly city Councilmember, Todd Gloria of District Three, has agreed to join the SDBikeCommuter members for a Downtownies bicycle ride through his district this Sunday, July, 25th. He will be joined by Anthony Bernal, District 3 Council Representative. To date, Gloria has kept his campaign promise to be the most accessible [...]

Monday, July 5: Bike Workshop + bands at The Che Cafe!

biccontrol — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:40:27 PDT

This is gonna be a blast! Here’s a chronological list of the events: -4:30pm: Bike ride to The Che meets at the Big Fountain at Balboa Park. -5:30pm: Vegan dinner cooked by the amazing and talented Che chefs and you if you’d like to volunteer! -6:00pm: Screening of UCSD Alumni Kareem Shehab’s Death Pedal 2 during dinner [...]

Park It for Them, and They’ll Come: a Bike Valet Primer

Sam Ollinger — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:01:28 PDT

This post was written by Robert Leone of the Knickerbikers, San Diego’s Bicycle Touring Club and board member at the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition. This post was originally published on Bicycle Fixation: an online magazine celebrating bicycles and bicyclists. ——- My local advocacy group, the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition (SDCBC), occasionally operates free [...]

National City Bicycle Master Plan Bike Ride

Sam Ollinger — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:37:30 PDT

National City is creating a Bicycle Master Plan that will guide the development of bicycle facilities and programs in the city over the next 20 years. The city is organizing a 3.5 mile bike ride to provide input on biking in National City and to help them identify locations where bicycle facilities are most needed.

Woolley’s CVC 21202(a) Appeal Successful; Charges Reversed and Dismissed

Sam Ollinger — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:36:27 PDT

The post below originally appeared on Andrew Woolley’s blog. Andrew lives, works and rides in San Diego. —- It only took 15 months, but last Friday the Appellate Division of the San Diego Superior Court ruled in my favor to overturn and dismiss the “Fail to ride to the right” charges from March [...]

Kearny Villa Bike Lane (finally) paved

Sam Ollinger — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:12:13 PDT

The horrid state Kearny Villa Road’s bike lanes has taken the lives of two bicyclists and endangered countless others. This is a road that runs parallel to the 163 freeway and has a posted speed limit of 65 mph, and is the only north/south route for many of the city’s cyclists wanting to reach the [...]

I’m just a normal boy

Will (Rider/Writer at Large) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:46:05 PDT

My wife says I can’t sit in the soft chair to write when I’m sweaty, so I sit on the hard wood chair. I am also supposed to use coasters for the condensation from my damp glass of orange juice and Gatorade powder. It was a day of riding; like others, but different. They are all [...]

Video: Have Keg, Will Travel

Sam Ollinger — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:16:11 PDT

A Cardiff resident, Marty Benson, made a video of a trip he made to Stone Brewery. Here is what inspired the video: Transportation and simple living are two of my favorite soapboxes. With this project, I want to dispel the notion that bikes are difficult, dangerous, impractical, etc. So I rode my bike, with an empty [...]

The Naked Bike Ride Gains Support

Sam Ollinger — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:56:34 PDT

As reported previously, San Diego’s inaugural naked bike ride has already run into legal woes. The organizers of the Naked Bike Ride have stated that: The San Diego Naked Bicycle Ride is filing a petition with the federal court requesting exemption from the San Diego Nudity Ordinance. We will announce the judge’s decision at the beginning [...]