20-Section Tips Guide
This portal page leads to all sections of the Tips for Bicycling Monterey County© 20-section guide. Many sections of the guide include tips relevant for biking anywhere. Since founded in 2009, and still the case as 2023 begins, this website and all other Bicycling Monterey projects have been provided by the founder as an unpaid volunteer. For FAQs and options for contributing to this work, click here.
Bicycling Monterey features over 700 web pages of original content, with many linked from the 20-section guide below. For an alphabetical list of the guide’s topics, plus short links, click here.
You may also be interested in “Introductions to some Monterey County communities.”
Tips for Bicycling Monterey County
a 20-Section Guide for Tourists and Locals
including tips for biking anywhere
Note: All Bicycling Monterey content has been provided free of charge, as a public service, for personal use only. For any other use, please refer to the copyright information page.
Access any of the 20 sections by clicking its title below.
Overview of the Guide
1. Why Bike: The Many Benefits of Bicycling
2. Bike Maps and Other Tools for Finding Your Way—in Monterey County and elsewhere in California
3. Bicycle Riding Skills, Bike Safety, and CA Bicycle Laws–for Children, Teens, and Adults
4. Where to Shower and Change in Monterey County
5. Bike-and-Ride Options: Bicycling Needn’t Be All or Nothing! (Inspiration and tips for anywhere, with a special focus on Monterey County tips)
6. Bicycle Security Tips for Anywhere— plus a unique list of Monterey County places to go where it’s easier to keep an eye on your bike
7. Local Bike Shops in Monterey County–plus Tips on New and Used Bike Purchases, relevant for anywhere.
8. Repair and Maintenance for Bikes–and Bikeways–Including DIY tips for anywhere
9. Bike Rentals in Monterey County–plus Self-Led and Guided Tours. Also included are guidelines about e-bikes and other non people-powered bikes.
10. Where to Bike in Monterey County
11. Cycling to Monterey County’s History Spots
12. Shopping by Bike (tips for anywhere, and a special focus on Monterey County)
13. Bike Valet and Other Bicycle Parking–including Etiquette and Laws
14. Hotels, Entertainment, Educational Venues, Restaurants (a variety of places and tips, including about some HER Helmet Thursdays spots)
Photo provided courtesy of Monterey Museum of Art
15. More Bicycle Safety: High Visibility
16. What to Do in Salinas, the Monterey County Seat
17. Farmers Markets
18. Serious Cyclists: MTB, Road, BMX, Touring (Clubs, Group Rides, Camping, More)
19. Biking in the Dark
20. Bicycling and Ecotourism / Good Earthkeeping Right at Home
Photo at the top of this guide: Irene and Jeff of Sonoma County found that biking to the Aquarium was a great way to skip traffic and parking concerns, while having much more fun.
To explore this website’s content further:
- Above the banner—posts: Rest your cursor on any category topic, and a description of that category will pop up. Each category has drop-downs of subcategories. Since drop-downs may be challenging to navigate, note an alternative: use the Categories (including subcategories) window in this site’s sidebar.
- Below the banner—pages: Click on any tab to bring up a portal page for that section of the website. Since drop-downs are sometimes tricky to navigate, every portal page includes links to that section’s drop-down pages.
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