Local Bike News

  • A Decade in the Life of a Bike Advocate

    Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/DecadeBikeMRY A 10th year of  bike advocacy volunteering has been completed.  A local partner of the California Bicycle Coalition, Bicycling Monterey—the website and all projects—have been provided as a public service by an unpaid volunteer for a decade, from May 1, 2009 to  May 1, 2019. To recognize this work with a one-time…

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  • Video: Bike Date in Monterey County – “Learn to Love Again” by Taylor Kropp

    “Bike Date in Monterey County” – Music by Taylor Kropp. Photographs and video compilation by Mari Lynch, Bicycling Monterey.

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  • AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am week

    Although Pebble Beach is temporarily closed to cyclists during the US Open, bicycling is one of the best ways to avoid US Open traffic while you enjoy the rest of the peninsula and county!

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  • There’s Nothing Like Riding a Bike

    When my mom or any other concerned adult expresses fear for our safety when my children and I commute by bike — a tandem and trailer with electric assist to help with those hills and 50-pound backpacks, a bike with a granny gear for me, and a trail-a-bike for my 5 year old — my…

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  • Free bike racks and other bike, skateboard, and scooter parking solutions — plus fix-it stations

    For the latest info on Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s Active Transportation Support Program (previously known as  bicycle secure program)—which provides free bike parking racks and lockers, bicycle maintenance stations, and more—go to https://www.tamcmonterey.org/active-transportation-support-program.  Related info on pgs 26-27 of Nov 5, 2025 meeting packet: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/084f89165/BPC+Agenda+Packet+November+Meeting.pdf Tell TAMC where these items are needed. For example… Do…

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  • Monterey County Parks: Fee increases, Lake San Antonio bicycle rentals, and more

    Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/MoCoParks Fees at parks New entry fees for people who bike or walk are among fee increases at Monterey County Parks effective  January 10, 2019, including at Jacks Peak (where you can bike paved roads, but not trails), Toro Park, Laguna Seca, and other county parks: http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-i-z/resource-management-agency-rma-/parks/rates-reservations Among parks-related posts on…

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