Events

Jon on December 9th, 2010

I’m changing my plans for the All City Toy Ride. Instead of riding from the Hollywood location, I’m doing the ride from Griffith Observatory. The Midnight Ridazz forum describes it thusly: If you’re anything like me, you’re psyched for the All City Toy Ride but were thinking that, ya know, with so many meet ups [...]

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Jon on December 6th, 2010

It’s that time of year again. One of my favorite holiday events continue in its fifth year, the Midnight Ridazz All City Toy Ride. This Friday, Los Angeles bicyclers bearing unwrapped toys worth $5-$25 will meet up in locations across the city and join mini-rides that will all converge on the Olvera St. Gazebo in [...]

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Jon on December 2nd, 2010

A date has been set for the next CicLAvia, April 10, 2011, with two additional dates for the year under consideration. The original CicLAvia, held October 10 this year, was a huge success, with an estimated 100,000 participants taking to 7.5 miles of streets shut down to automobile traffic between the Bicycle District (the intersection [...]

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Jon on August 19th, 2010

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bicycle Film Festival. Touring cities throughout the world, the BFF is coming to Los Angeles September 1-5. Check out the schedule. This’ll be my fourth year in a row attending the festival (2007, 2009 in L.A., and 2008 in Tokyo) and my second as a volunteer. The timing [...]

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Jon on August 17th, 2010

Last month, L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, who claimed he hadn’t ridden a bike in years, hopped on two wheels and headed down the bike lanes of Venice Boulevard towards the beach when, after just 30 minutes of riding, a taxi pulled out in front of him causing him to crash and shatter his elbow. Thankfully he [...]

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More info on the GOOD blog. The organizers are encouraging all attendees to arrive by alternative transportation means, hoping to make this a completely car-free event.

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