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  • Resources on Riding Skills, Laws, and Safety for People Who Bike

    Click any link below to access Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips about riding skills, bike laws, and safety. California CA Bike Law Summary (8.5 x 11 flyer) Leyes de ciclismo de California  (bilingual, 8.5 x 11 flyer) BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances around Monterey County ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de…

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  • Rancho San Juan High School Mountain Bike Team

    Rancho San Juan High School Mountain Bike Team was made up of half freshmen and half seniors for the 2023-2024 season. A large portion of the team was completely new to mountain biking. The team saw tremendous growth as the riders gained skills and confidence throughout the season. The team has been competing in the…

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  • Monterey-Salinas Transit: What to do if bike racks on buses are full, and other MST tips

    Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/BikeMST Monterey-Salinas Transit is a popular bike-and-ride option for reaching various locations throughout Monterey County—and thanks to MST’s Transit Connections, for reaching some out-of-county locations as well. There are bike-loading racks on all MST large and small buses, with the exception of MST’s ADA Paratransit (RIDES) buses. All MST trolleys…

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  • 15th Anniversary, Bicycling Monterey: Donors from May 2009 through April 2024

    As Bicycling Monterey celebrates its 15th anniversary in May (aka Bike Month), we especially appreciate the people listed below. Each has made one or more financial donations during the first fifteen years. Is your name on the list? If your name isn’t on the list—or if it is, and you haven’t donated recently—please pitch in…

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  • Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway (FORTAG) update

    People often ask for updates about the Fort Ord Regional Trail & Greenway (FORTAG). A report about the FORTAG projects in progress is on the agenda for the May 1, 2024 Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting. TAMC Director of Programming and Project Delivery Mike Zeller will be…

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  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in Monterey County

    Bicycling Monterey digs it that among all restaurants Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce could have chosen to dine at in Monterey County, they apparently were drawn to one named La Bicyclette. Taylor and Travis had a better chance of going unnoticed due to it being Sea Otter Classic week, a time when our county has…

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  • Scenes from 2024 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey County

    The 2024 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey County—a Celebration of Cycling—was April 18-21. Save the dates for 2025: April 10-13. All photos and video clips in this post were shot by Bicycling Monterey’s founder unless otherwise credited. Our gratitude to James Short, Sierra Rad, and Sieg Magenheim for their photo contributions. All links go to posts…

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