Bike Week: Get Ready to Fix Your Bike

By Damien Newton
May 5, 2014

Get ready for Bike Week by tuning up your bicycle. Learn to do it yourself! There are plenty of bicycle co-ops and shops around Los Angeles County where you can fix your bike or even build a new one – check back for updates on events and resources. What to Bring: Bring your bicycle and ask mechanics for assistance. Get a list of all the participating organizations:

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How Californians Can Support Community Bicycle Shops

By Joe Linton | Jun 12, 2020

Community bike shops empower people to build and repair their own bikes. Often located in disadvantaged communities, they usually provide training, shared tools, and a supportive atmosphere.

Bike Week: Kickoff at Union Station

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2014

Once you get your bicycle in tip-top shape, join us at LA Union Station to kick-off Bike Week. Local and regional transportation agencies, bicycle advocacy groups and more will participate. What to Bring: Dress comfortably. Carry water and sunscreen.

Riding for DREAMS: OC to LA DREAM Act Ride

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 17, 2012

Having only trained for three hours in one week’s time, Adrian Gonzalez knew he wasn’t ready for the 50-mile Los Angeles to Orange County DREAM ride. Gonzalez, a deaf studies undergrad at California State University, Northridge and undocumented, wasn’t a consistent bicyclist. Yet while wanting to participate in a DREAM event, he found a deeper meaning […]

The Week in EVERY WEEK IS A BIKE WEEK Events

By Sara Bond | May 20, 2013

(Note: In place of our usual Week in Livable Streets Events, we’re focusing on some of the best, non government sponsored, bike events in the region. Just because Metro and LADOT aren’t sponsoring events, doesn’t mean they aren’t happening. If the column proves popular, we’ll continue it in June – DN.) What to do on […]

It Never Would Have Taken This Long…If Villaraigosa Were Still in Charge

By Damien Newton | Oct 2, 2013

By the time I hit Spring Street, I was in a bad mood. My plan for the afternoon was to ride Metro and my bike up to Colorado Blvd. to take pictures of the new buffered bike lanes before heading downtown to ride the repainted Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane and then visit the […]

Urban Expeditions : The Tree Ride

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 10, 2009

Pedal along with the C.I.C.L.E.istas and City Tree Experts on Saturday, April 25 at 11:30am for The Tree Ride, a bicycle tour celebrating all things green and leafy. Grab a bike and your camera, and get ready to relax under one of the most historic tree canopies in LA County. Our pedal-powered tour is a […]