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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…
Big Sur Bike Tours
Take the Big Sur Pledge: http://bigsurpledge.org Big Sur: Bicycling, and other tips, for the Big Sur Coast The post below was previously published October 10, 2017 and has not been updated. For Bicycling Monterey’s tips on Big Sur, refer to the post linked above. * * * Joaquin Sullivan, born on Big Sur’s South Coast, opened…
Audio: Bikes are taking to the streets—and it’s not where you might expect
Missed that 2-minute KUSP broadcast 11/20/13 during NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered”? Listen to the mp3 now, or read the transcript.
From e-bike snob to “won me over”: Pedaling Monterey County with a boost-on-demand from e-assist
Note: The bicycle in this post is a Type 1 e-bike—no throttle, requires pedaling, and has a top assisted speed of 20 mph. See the classes/types of e-bikes for California: http://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AB_1096_-_Info_for_Consumers.pdf. In May 2009, when I founded the Bicycling Monterey site and projects, I was enjoying steep rural climbs five or six days a week. My fitness level was…
Oct 3-6: California Bicycle Summit 2017
The California Bicycle Summit is a biennial gathering, and the 2017 summit is October 3-6 in Sacramento. To learn more, visit: http://www.calbike.org/california_bicycle_summit_2017 Among those attending from Monterey County will be a delegation organized by Families of Color Monterey County (FoCMC), founded July 2016. The FoCMC delegation will be made up of people supporting the FoCMC partnering prerequisites (http://focmc.org/partnership/) and who want…
“East of Salinas” and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals / DACA Renewal Clinics in the Monterey Bay Region
Garner neighborhood (a neighborhood in the film, e.g., at 36:45) In the film “East of Salinas,” at 17:00+, you’ll hear: We gave them helmets, but they don’t have bicycles—or skateboards, or scooters. When people think of Monterey County, many think of affluence in Carmel and Pebble Beach. They may be unaware of the large numbers…