Local Bike News
Rancho Cielo’s 7th Annual Family Fun Day & BBQ
Bike Trail Rides are among the offerings scheduled for Rancho Cielo’s 7th Annual Family Fun Day & BBQ on August 27, 2017. Check out the poster below. “Some thought the Ranch too hilly for biking.” If you’ve ever read Bicycling Monterey’s post about Luciano Rodriguez—a local bike community leader who was employed at Rancho Cielo for…
Inventory of Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans for Monterey County and all of California
Headsup for all of California plus additional details for Monterey County The California Bicycle Coalition (AKA CalBike) has a new tool in their toolbox. To help in their work of improving infrastructure for people who bike in California, they’re compiling a statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan Inventory. The inventory will be a living document, and CalBike needs…
Roundabouts on Holman Highway 68 and elsewhere — including how to navigate them
The video below, showing people with bikes traveling through a roundabout, may at first appear to you—as it did to me, before enlarging it—to be an example of “do as I say, not as I do.” Watch it once without enlarging, then read my remarks below the video. The video, created by the Minnesota Department…
CA SR 68, the Monterey-Salinas Highway
It’s dreamy on Hwy 68 in April–gazing at lupines, that is. But biking between the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas has its challenges. Get tips from experienced riders about Monterey-Salinas Highway 68, and Blanco Road.
Remembering Charles Lewis
North Main Street at Casenti Street in Salinas is a four-lane street with no bike lanes (e.g., Class II, or better yet, Class IV lanes). As is not uncommon in such situations, Charles Lewis, age 60, was choosing to ride his bicycle on the sidewalk rather than share the street’s travel lanes with motor vehicles. That is…