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  • LAPD still giving out tickets for suspended bike license law

    LAPD still giving out tickets for suspended bike license law

    Remember back in January when when the City Council suspended the bike license program after LAPD Chief Bratton recommended discontinuing the program all together? You might recall that since the program was suspended and no more licenses are being issued, the Chief issued a moratorium...

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  • Bike co-op film shows the power of the bike community in LA

    Bike co-op film shows the power of the bike community in LA

    More on living la vida bike: Via treehugger, I came across this film from streetfilms created about the LA bike scene and the wellspring of community action that has flowed from the Bike Kitchen out to all corners of the city. Neato!

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  • L.A. River Path lights coming back?

    L.A. River Path lights coming back?

    When I first spotted this today on the L.A. River Bike Path near Griffith Park, I thought: “Great, the junkies are at it again, digging for those tasty sellable morsels of copper wire. Only now they have a frickin’ concrete saw.” Then I skated a...

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  • Slow Down, Bike Mavericks!

    Slow Down, Bike Mavericks!

    Pamela Lang writes in the Burbank Leader that there should be a speed limit on the Chandler Bikeway. Because people on bikes and roller blades and distracted runners go really fast, and they are mean. You see, Pamela goes for morning walks along the bikeway....

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  • The 10 has a bike lane?

    The 10 has a bike lane?

    The other day Paul Bringetto got fed up with cars almost hitting him again and again while riding in the dangerous yet citie designated “bike lanes” and decided to look for other options. What he found was a much safer bike lane already exists on...

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  • Civil Obedience On Bikes in Santa Monica Today

    Civil Obedience On Bikes in Santa Monica Today

    This may be the most vague post you read all day, mostly because none of the actual info has really been made public yet (and I’m in San Francisco today so no pinning this one on me). Basically, in retaliation for the SMPD constantly harrassing...

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  • Bikes on the freeway, huh? How about the sidewalk!?

    Bikes on the freeway, huh? How about the sidewalk!?

    Picture nabbed from planet pooks Hello friends! We know a more than a few of you reading this will go out of their way to ride a bike anywhere and everywhere they can. Even places that seem crazy! Attempting to survive while perched atop a...

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  • The Official Freeway Ride Video #2 (Bikes!)

    The Official Freeway Ride Video #2 (Bikes!)

    I mentioned in my previous post that there were numerous camera filming different angles of this second bikes on the freeway ride and that footage has been compiled and published. Here it is, for your enjoyment: If you can see this, then you might need...

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  • Photographing L.A. Bike Culture

    Photographing L.A. Bike Culture

    A group of cyclists from LA have formed Team Midnight Ridazz for this years AIDS LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles and are having a photography exhibition this weekend to help raise funds for the ride. Photos are by the actual participants and...

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  • Wolfpack Dragrace Report

    Wolfpack Dragrace Report

    Last night was the Wolfpack Hustle Midnight Dragrace that I mentioned the other day and for those that showed up and stuck it out it was one hell of an event. Somewhere between 200-300 riders were in attendance around the 11pm when qualifications were supposed...

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  • Bikes on the streets Freeway

    Bikes on the streets Freeway

    This is equal parts stupid and awesome. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe.

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  • East Hollywood NC Adopts Cyclists’ Bill of Rights

    East Hollywood NC Adopts Cyclists’ Bill of Rights

    Earlier this week the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council unanimously voted to adopt the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights (pdf link). This is a major step for cyclists in Los Angeles and hopefully just the first of many more to come. Reports from people who were at...

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