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4 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAN DIEGO COUNTY By welcome The numbers Dear San Diegans,
I am pleased to introduce the inaugural issue of BikeLife San Diego County. We are excited to be 18 cities supporting this effort of the San Diego County in 1 county Bicycle Coalition and iCommute to not only celebrate Bike Month 2015, but also to share some of the great progress that is being made 1,340+ miles all across the county to make bicycling safer and a more convenient and accessible form of of bikeways transportation and recreation for all San Diegans.
We continue to see significant growth in bicycling as we work to increase 33-mile-long the number of bike paths and safe options to get more people to go by bike in their everyday lives. It makes great sense, especially here in San Coastal Rail Trail Diego with our year-round rideable climate, beautiful beaches and bays, Planned to be 44 miles and a growing network of trails and bikeways.
I am especially proud to direct you to the featured bikeway highlighted $200 million planned in this issue, the Bayshore Bikeway, which I have been personally championing for more than 30 years. The Bayshore Bikeway is considered for biking improvements one of the best bike paths in the nation, and I am pleased to share that we SANDAG Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program are nearing completion of this world-class, 24-mile separated bikeway that will circle through all five cities surrounding the San Diego Bay.
The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition has been behind this effort since 42 projects the beginning, and I ask you to join them in their great work to make San Diego County one of the best places to ride anywhere in the country. with 77 miles of new bikeways to come Read on and learn more! SANDAG Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program
Sincerely, 6 ways to get
Greg Cox around sans car: Supervisor, First District biking, walking, trolley, San Diego County Board of Supervisors bus, train, and ferry
15-mile County Administration Center 619-531-5511 Bayshore Bikeway [email protected] will stretch 24 miles when completed and circle through five cities
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MEET THE San Diego County Bicycle Coalition Helping to make biking better around the county
“The bike coalition is a chance to make cycling better for everyone who rides, or for that matter who doesn’t ride yet.” –Robert Leone Quick Facts About SDCBC NEARLY 2,000 18 CITIES members IN 1 COUNTY ince 1987, the San Diego County Bike Coalition (SDCBC) has been signature events: Sadvocating for the rights of all people › Bike the Bay HOW TO GET on bikes and working to make the region a great, safe place to ride. Meet the team of › Tour de Fat INVOLVED: this awesome bike-loving group. › CicloSDias Learn more & join today! › Holiday Joy Ride SDBikeCoalition.org
“I want to see San Diego become a better place for riding a bike. Working with the bike coalition is a way to join with like-minded folks to make that message stronger.” –Stephan Vance
The staff at the SDCBC, from left to right: Joel Flood, Britany Statt, Andy Hanshaw and Hannah Williams. ©SDCBC
6 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ANDY HANSHAW Executive Director Has San Diego become a better BIKE COALITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS place to bike? Absolutely. We are Teaching people to be better bicyclists making great progress, thanks in large part to stronger political will, a heightened awareness for bicycling for I am proud to volunteer for transportation (including bike share) “ and a growing and engaged bicycling an organization that is working advocacy community. With the towards creating change, which will Regional Bike Plan—investing $200 million in bicycle infrastructure over result in a healthier community for the next 10 years—there’s even more many generations to come. we can look forward to. And specifically ” – Khalisa Bolling, Health Educator, with SDCBC, you can expect to see us SDCBC board member more involved than ever through our education outreach for both kids and adults all across the county. The Bike Coalition regularly trips to places such as and on-the-road sessions to provides a great variety of school, the grocery store get you more comfortable JOEL FLOOD classes and workshops to and the local park. biking. Topics include: kids and adults. Check the proper bike and helmet fit, Social Media/Special Projects/ Brown Bag Presentation: online calendar for what’s riding in traffic, navigating Community Outreach This 45-minute presentation coming up. hazardous roads, What’s your favorite thing about is for employees during their emergency maneuvers, biking in San Diego? Year-round Bike Rodeos: Taught on lunch hour and covers bike using public transit with cycling and various terrain from coastal a school playground or safety and bike commuting your bike, bike laws, and around a parking lot, rodeos safety tips, info on bike seascapes, mountain views, deserts and how to fix a flat and make provide an opportunity for laws and a Q&A portion for everything in between—all on the same basic bike adjustments. bike ride. I love riding down La Jolla kids and teens to practice curious new commuters. bike-handling drills and BLT Rides (Bike & Learn Shores Drive at sunset: the imagery and Women and Family Riding simulate traffic situations to Together): Offered once a colors are surreal. Panel: Find out more about help them pedal more safely month, this fun, casual ride what is needed to safely on the streets. travels through a scenic ride with your family and HANNAH WILLIAMS part of San Diego County Community Rides: Often which bike shops provide Education and Programs and includes traffic safety paired with a bike rodeo, options for transporting your Outreach Coordinator education. Part learning these rides are held on family by bike. Learn and experience, part coffee Explain your role at the Bike local streets for both kids converse with other women jaunt, these rides welcome Coalition. I support our mission to and parents to practice and family riders, too. make San Diego a better and safer place bike-handling skills and all riders but are geared TS 101: This two-day course to ride through education of kids and learn how to use a bicycle for beginners. includes both classroom adults. More specifically, I facilitate to make everyday short engaging programs such as adult urban To learn more about classes and workshops, contact bicycle safety schools, bike rodeos, Hannah Williams at [email protected]. community rides, workshops, and bike and learn together rides.
BRITANY STATT Membership Coordinator What is the best part about what you do? I’m lucky to meet so many people that share my passion and inspire me. Our members are amazing. We have a Schedule of upcoming programs at SDBIKECOALITION.ORG/EVENTS member who runs a weekly bike train to a school in her neighborhood, members who lead social rides, members who go “I dedicate my time and knowledge to the SDCBC rodeos to important meetings to speak up for because, like the mechanics before me, it is important to bikes, members who commute to work pass on knowledge and safety about bicycles to the younger on their bicycle every single day. Our generations… –Kate Cowper, Hub+Spoke Cycleworks, SDCBC member membership is a powerful, inspiring ” group—not to mention fun!
7 [ NEWS & NOTES ] San Diego County LIKES BIKES All of the good stuff local cities are doing to be more bicycle friendly
an Diego County is on a roll. Thanks and transportation. From Carlsbad to to dedicated advocates and the San Coronado, these projects make it safer to SDiego Regional Bike/Walk Alliance ride and offer more choices for people to go (a committee of the San Diego County by bike for their everyday needs. Here are a Bicycle Coalition), projects are happening few updates from cities across the county. all across the county to improve bike access
CARLSBAD Walk + Bike Carlsbad is a fun yearlong campaign to promote walking and biking for short trips, with a special focus on Courtesy of City Carlsbad the downtown Village and surrounding areas. Check out the website for what’s happening with events, outreach to schools, business promotions and other activities: CarlsbadCA.gov/residents/WalkBike. The campaign is a project with the City of Carlsbad, Circulate San Diego and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition and is funded by a grant from SANDAG. Upcoming events for Walk + Bike Carlsbad include dog walks and bike workshops for kids.
SANTEE Started in October 2014, the San Diego River Trail/Walker Preserve is a $1.8 million project that includes installing Courtesy of City Santee a walking and biking trail along the San Diego River from Magnolia Avenue to the eastern city limits at the Lakeside Baseball Park. Construction is scheduled for completion in April 2015, and the city is planning a dedication ceremony tentatively set for April 23, 2015 at 3 p.m.
This rendition gives a flavor of what cyclists and walkers will experience along the soon-to-be- finished San Diego River Trail.
8 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOLANA BEACH The first 1.7-mile segment of the now 33-mile-long Coastal Rail Trail in San Douglas Alden Diego County was built years back thanks to Solana Beach. The trail runs along one of the busiest passenger rail corridors in the U.S. through four cities: Solana Beach, Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas. The residents of Solana Beach turned their portion of the trail into a public art project with fun artistic touches, including a grand entrance. Just recently, the city completed a makeover of Coast Highway 101, turning what used to be a high-speed highway into a welcoming village streetscape for easier walking and biking.
CORONADO
The Solana Beach portion of the Coastal Rail Trail is lined with fun artwork beginning with the grand archway.
OCEANSIDE CHULA VISTA More than 1,000 people have graduated Chula Vista is buzzing with bike and walk from Oceanside’s free monthly bike safety projects, including completing a segment A Silver-Level Bicycle Friendly class, Traffic School 101. Taught by League of the 24-mile Bayshore Bikeway south of Community, Coronado has more than 15 miles of dedicated biking, of American Bicyclists instructors, the In 2013, Chula Vista was designated a Bronze- blading and running paths. Judi Tentor classes cover a variety of safety and skills techniques for adult riders, such as door Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Did you know that Coronado is only one zone avoidance, making quick stops, the of three cities in San Diego County to be instant turn to avoid a right hook and “the recognized as a bicycle friendly community rock dodge.” The course includes 3 hours H Street, with a connector bike path along by the League of American Bicyclists? One in the classroom and 6 hours on the road; H Street. There are also new buffered bike of San Diego’s best-known bicycle paths, classes are limited to 30 students. Many lanes on Hilltop Drive north of Rienstra the Bayshore Bikeway, runs from the Street and Third Avenue north of H Street, Coronado Ferry Landing down the entire Oceanside hosts monthly bike safety classes with plus sharrows on Broadway and J Street. Silver Strand peninsula. a few hours in a classroom followed by practicing Future projects include a soon-to-be- skills on the road. Coronado residents celebrate Bike Month released Complete Streets Policy, a Streetscape Master Plan for Main Street, with an Annual Mayor’s Bike Ride (May graduates comment that not only did they public outreach for buffered bike lanes on 9) and Annual Coronado Bicycle Rodeo become better cyclists after the course, Broadway, a plan to enhance the pedestrian and Festival (May 3). Up to 85 percent of but they also became better drivers. Visit and bicycle crossing of I-805 on H Street Coronado students walk or ride bikes to BikeWalkOceanside.org to register. school, and the fun-loving group known and, finally, the long-awaited bus rapid as Crown City Cyclists (Crown-City- transit servicing eastern Chula Vista. Cyclists.org) has been riding together every Saturday for 35 years! Read more on page 10!
9 (continued from page 9) MORE GOOD BIKE STUFF SAN DIEGO BIKE COUNTERS The City of San Diego has COMING made great progress over The number of people riding the last few months to make bikes around San Diego County bicycling safer and more continues to grow. Here’s an accessible. Projects include: amazing statistic: Almost a recently repurposed streets, quarter million (243,207) cyclists including 4th and 5th Avenues, used the Bayshore Bikeway and buffered bike lanes to give through Coronado in 2014. With cyclists a more comfortable the help of a new grant, San and safe riding experience Diego County will be installing while connecting Uptown to 80 automated bike counters to Downtown. Additionally, San help show how popular biking Diego also launched the nation’s really is. The counters use newest bike share network in specialized magnet loops that partnership with DECOBike. transmit bike counts daily to Most of the planned 180 be reviewed on a web-based stations, home to 1,800 bikes, application. Knowing where and have been installed citywide how many people bike helps the and make bikes accessible for county not only justify current residents and visitors alike, just bicycle facilities, but also plan in time for spring and summer. for future infrastructure that supports active living through biking and walking.
The county will be installing 80 new bike counters like these to help track how LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! many people are traveling via two wheels. Courtesy of SANDAG www.BikeLifeCities.com/survey
10 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY [ NEWS & NOTES ] Monte Workman
Dawn of the Bike Age Using fossil fuels to get around is so pre-historic
e’ve had the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Fossil Fuel PHYSICAL HEALTH in women. Biking, on the other hand, WAge, but this is the dawn of » Biking is good for your heart! has been shown to improve self- the Bike Age. More and more people are Individuals who bike commute esteem and overall well being, while biking—and it’s not just millennials and tend to have lower blood pressure, increasing tolerance to stress. grizzled men in spandex bike shorts. cholesterol and triglyceride levels. » Biking is known to reduce sleep Bike commuters tend to have difficulties and tiredness. Over the last decade, the number of bicycling healthier insulin levels, too. baby boomers has more than doubled. ECONOMIC HEALTH Bicycling among Hispanics, African- » Bike commuting to school or work reduces the risk of obesity in kids » The average American spends more Americans and Asian-Americans has grown and adults. Multiple studies have than $8,000 each year on their car and even faster than rates among non-Hispanic found that car commuters—even about 64 minutes each day behind White Americans. And, even though men on those who were physically active at the wheel. Wouldn’t you prefer to bikes still outnumber women on bikes, more other times—gained more weight save some of that money and time by women than ever are enjoying two-wheeled than bike commuters. commuting by bike (which will only commutes. In cities that have invested in cost you about $300 each year)? » Biking can ease the symptoms of quality bike infrastructure, up to 45 percent knee osteoarthritis. » Companies that encourage their of bicyclists are women. employees to bike save significant » Biking makes you younger! Well, money on health care costs. Join folks of every age, race, ethnicity and almost. One study found that an adult gender by evolving: Replace some of your who regularly commutes by bike » Multiple business studies have found that customers that arrive by bike visit fossil-fueled car trips with bike trips. You has a level of fitness equivalent to someone 10 years younger. stores more often than customers and your community will notice the benefits. who arrive by car. With all of the Here are some fun facts and statistics. MENTAL HEALTH money they save by not using a car, » Long car commutes are associated bicyclists also tend to spend more This story comes courtesy of Jessica Hersh-Ballering, with poor mental health—especially money each month than drivers. City of Tucson.
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Two Wheels are GOOD FOR BUSINESS The buzz for bikes in San Diego’s business districts
ext time you’re in In North Park, business owners Pacific Beach, North have been leading the charge NPark or Gaslamp, take for a decade. The eclectic a look around. You may notice neighborhood was home to an increase in all things bikes, San Diego’s first-ever bike including bike parking, artsy corral, first bike fix-it and bike racks and the city’s newly even a discount program at implemented DECOBike bike certain restaurants and bars for share program—which provides customers who arrive on bike. 1,800 rentable bikes for San Along El Cajon Boulevard, Diegans across the city! These the quarterly Bike the improvements are proof that Boulevard event in February the wheels of our local business draws hundreds of visitors to districts are turning and they’re bike-friendly businesses. The realizing one key fact: bikes are neighborhood was also home good for business. to the second-ever CicloSDias open streets celebration. In the historic Gaslamp Quarter and the emerging East Let’s not forget the iconic San Village (home to the San Diego Diego coastline, bustling with Padres), business owners have beach and boardwalk bicycling made a great effort to embrace almost year round. In coastal bikes; if you’ve ever tried to communities like La Jolla, drive downtown during a businesses offer designated Padres game, you would too. parking areas and bike valet Bike corrals like this one in Pacific Beach are popping up across the county, and businesses are Bike-focused events such as services at major events happy to see them. Why? A bike corral fits a lot more customers than one car parking space. Pedal to the Park (May 17) (literally, they will take your signify an ongoing effort from bike and park it just like a car the city to increase mobility valet). Bike rack installation By encouraging everyone to bike-friendly districts are choices and decrease traffic and and surf-inspired artwork can all think differently about transforming the city one parking congestion. be found in Pacific Beach’s bike transportation options and discount, one bike rack and racks, with a custom “bikePB” the convenience of choosing one fun ride at a time. carved into the center. a bike over a car, San Diego’s
MEET MIXTE: LOCAL & BIKETASTIC
The founder of Mixte had a moment on frame with a low or absent top tube her slightly bent, very used road bike or cross-bar… One particular type of at a popular intersection in San Diego, step-through frame is called a mixte.” where she waited for a red light next And so when Jamie Hampton was to a Honda SUV. She didn’t own a car, looking for a name for her company, yet there she sat on a roadway next to Mixte became the perfect fit. a consumer product that she promoted. Today, Jamie and her team of five There had to be a better way. have embraced bicycles as a natural Welcome to Mixte, a San Diego-based part of work life. It’s not uncommon communications company focused to see Mixte employees biking to a The Mixte Staff (l to r) : on doing business the right way with meeting. With this, Mixte hopes to Mia, Devon, Lauren and Sarah good people who want nice things for show commuting by bike can be just as our communities. professional and successful as anyone Learn more about this local bike- who commutes by automobile— According to Wikipedia, “a step- loving business at GoMixte.com. Owner, Jamie Hampton admittedly just a little sweatier. through frame is a type of bicycle
12 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY Two Wheels are GOOD FOR BUSINESS The buzz for bikes in San Diego’s business districts City of Pacific Beach
Sunday, August 23, 2015 Mike Di Edoardo With more than 1,800 bikes at 180 solar-powered stations throughout the city, DECOBike offers San Diegans a fun and easy way to get around to local businesses car-free-and worry-free from parking and traffic jams.
Ride the Bridge–Bike the Bay 8th Annual Bike the Bay Community Bike Ride Enjoy this fun, 25-mile ride and your only opportunity of the year to pedal across the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge! Space is limited, register at www.bikethebay.net
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You traded in your car and got a really nice bike from New Belgium? Exactly. My car was a piece of junk, so I was happy to trade it in for a $2,000 touring bike. The program is a good fit for me. I don’t live far from my work and I spend my weekends within biking distance of my home. San Diego County Bicycle Coalition
National Bike Month—in the Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing Co. 511sd.com/iCommute TripTracker tool Hutton Marshall is going car-free for a year. to be automatically entered to win prizes, including a new bike! You can also win How is life without a car? prizes on Facebook and Twitter with People treat me like I’m making some @iCommuteSD. enormous sacrifice, but really, I still consider myself pretty lucky. A lot of In 2014, nearly 8,700 riders participated people in low-income communities in Bike to Work Day, and more than would happily trade places with me. They bike to work out of economic necessity, 272,000 bike commute miles were logged and they certainly didn’t get a high-end throughout May. touring bike for doing so.
housands of people around the For more info about the San Diego What changes have you noticed since San Diego region will GO by Association of Governments (SANDAG) giving up your car? BIKE on National Bike to Work iCommute Bike Month activities, and I’m definitely in better shape than I T was six months ago. Having Texas Day on Friday, May 15. The goal? To log a to take the pledge to GO by BIKE, plan Street (my name for the bike) waiting combined 25,000 miles, the equivalent of your bike route or view the pit stop for me at the end of each workday one trip around the world and one million map, visit the Bike Month page at ensures I never skip a workout. It’s also calories burned. Will you be one of them? 511sd.com/iCommute. been pretty eye opening, too. You see which neighborhoods are designed for An estimated 100 pit stops throughout residents and pedestrians, and you see the county will offer free tee-shirts, snacks which are designed as corridors for and encouragement from 6 to 9 a.m. WIN PRIZES! people to drive through as quickly as Plan your route using the online interactive possible. I’ve had to get creative figuring out how I get from A to B throughout the bike map on the iCommute website— week, but mostly it’s been good. 511sd.com/bikemap. GO by BIKE on May 15 LEARN MORE about how to apply for Log your Bike to Work Day trip—and Log your miles throughout the Car for Bike Trader program at all of your bike trips throughout May, May at 511sd.com/iCommute NewBelgium.com/Tour-de-Fat. The 2015 San Diego Tour de Fat is set for September 26 in Golden Hill Park.
16 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY [ FUN STUFF ] BAYSHORE Bikeway A crown jewel of biking in San Diego
ne of the top 19 bike paths in the Diego Association of Governments, which U.S., says The Active Times. One has made the project a top priority. of 20 bike paths in the west to O “The Bayshore Bikeway is one of the crown ride, says Sunset magazine. It’s the Bayshore Bikeway, a scenic bike corridor that jewels of San Diego,” says Supervisor Greg will eventually extend 24 miles around Cox, who chairs the Bayshore Bikeway San Diego Bay. Working Group. “It takes you through gorgeous scenery along the Bay and Approximately 15 miles of its bicycle paths provides unique views of the Coronado have been built to date. When finished, Bridge, the Salt Works, the shipbuilding the bikeway will connect the cities of San yards, the Coronado Naval Base and the Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge.” Beach and Coronado. But it’s more than just a regional asset. The bikeway is part of Construction is currently in progress on The Bayshore Bikeway will the California Coastal Trail, an initiative the bikeway along Harbor Drive from eventually extend 24 miles Vesta Street to 32nd Street in San Diego. of the California Coastal Conservancy to around San Diego Bay. create a 1,200-mile network of public trails Future construction includes a segment in from Oregon to Mexico. National City from Vesta Street to Bay Marina Drive, segments in Chula Planning began in the 1970s, with the first Vista, and in San Diego’s Barrio leg built in 1976. Efforts are underway to Logan community. PULL OUT THE MAP complete the remainder thanks to the San ON THE NEXT PAGES! Courtesy of SANDAG
Almost a quarter million people pedaled the Bayshore Bikeway through Coronado in 2014. Visit KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/BayshoreBikeway for more info.
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BICYCLE RIDE Experience murals and more on two wheels
The Barrio Logan archway welcomes visitors and cyclists to the neighborhood. Designed by Barrio Logan native and artist Hector Villegas, the archway has a variety of motifs to represent the roots of the town’s population.
he murals. The architecture. the neighborhood—literally. Ride through On your visit, stop at Ryan Brothers Coffee The culture. And, of course, the Chicano Park, a nearly eight-acre park or grab lunch at Las Cuatro Milpas for Ttacos. Barrio Logan has it all, under the Coronado Bridge, to see amazing the best tacos you’ve ever tried. If you’re and if you really want to experience this artwork decorating cement pillars holding pedaling with a bike share bicycle, there neighborhood, try experiencing it by bike. up the iconic bridge. Colorful buildings, is a station at Chicano Park and at the authentic tacos, coffee roasters, local Mercado del Barrio. A historic and unique part of San Diego markets, art galleries, a library and even County, Barrio Logan breathes creative life the occasional outdoor concert thrive in Whatever you choose to do on your trip, into its buildings, architecture and local the community. enjoy a community that has turned its businesses to earn a listing on the National history into artwork for everyone to enjoy, Register of Historical Places. There are a variety of ways to get to Barrio support local businesses and celebrate the Logan by bike. A common route follows culture of Barrio Logan by bike. Riding a bike through the neighborhood East Harbor Drive from downtown until a is an excellent opportunity to absorb left turn onto Cesar Chavez Parkway and decades of culture the community has through the heart of Barrio Logan. One of San Diego’s best-kept secrets, Barrio Logan is host recorded and built into the very pillars of to a wealth of authentic artwork and eateries, and a great way to experience and enjoy it all is via bike.
20 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY “Cruise through Barrio Logan to marvel at the treasure trove of powerful art and unique architecture symbolic of Hispanic culture and an incredibly distinct part of San Diego.” Photos courtesy of Judi Tentor
21 “Sharrow” markings indicate a shared lane for people on bikes and in cars. Sharrows assist with bike positioning on streets and encourage drivers to safely pass people on bikes.
People on bikes: People in vehicles:
» Sharrows are a guide to help you position » Expect to see people riding bikes on the road yourself safely in the travel lane. Ride in the with you. same direction of traffic. » Leave at least three feet of space when passing » Be aware of others, especially drivers making people riding bikes; change lanes to pass turns. At intersections, position yourself toward if necessary. the center of the lane to avoid being squeezed » Do not use your horn when approaching or by vehicles making right turns. passing, except to warn of danger. » Use caution and appropriate hand signals when » Obey all traffic laws. stopping and making turns. » Obey all traffic laws.
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Dana Point BIKE TRAIN By Nicole Burgess The active way to travel to school Photos courtesy of Nicole Burgess
ix years ago, I began biking with my A bike train offers a safe and fun way to ride I like going to school by 10-year-old daughter and her friends as a group. Whether you’re with a parent “ Sto our local school, Dana Middle or a friend, if there are two of you, you’re a bicycle because we don’t School. The distance was a bit too far to train! An engine sets the pace and a caboose walk, but not far enough to necessitate the holds it all together. Anyone in between is waste any gas and I get wasted fuel of a car ride. Our switch to a link that must do his or her part to ride to talk to my friends two wheels began to attract others in the safely, courteously and mindfully. (like Thomas). neighborhood, and the Dana Point Bike ” Train started rolling. Bike trains have many benefits. They are a great way to help kids develop skillsets to –Nico Morrison be safe, conscientious riders while learning the rules of the road and what to expect when sharing the road with cars. They Thomas inspire kids to engage more with neighbors and the community. And they offer safety and visibility from riding in numbers. I’ve discovered that biking to school with my daughter and her friends is a fun way to Alex demonstrate how easy it is to be an active Nico commuter. It’s also a way to encourage the kids to appreciate the beautiful weather in San Diego and set them on a path to a As the years roll by, the number of riders I like biking to school lifelong healthy lifestyle. continues to increase and bike trains now “ come from multiple directions. There and back because are even walking “school buses” of kids it’s fast and efficient. traveling to school on two feet. Start your Want to start a bike train in your commute by bike and create a train with ” neighborhood? Reach out to Nicole Burgess, –Alex Gustin who is happy to answer questions. friends. It’s so much fun! Email her at [email protected]
23 24 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGOCOUNTY kidding around yuba cargo bike travel withkidsthatareeasy andsafe,suretobring asmiletoeveryone’s face. intimidating, withalittleplanningit’s quitedoable.Readon for threewaysto kids involved,too.Ifthinkingabouttransportingyour kids viatwowheelsseems Commuting aroundbybikeisfun.Andit’s evenmorefunwhen youcangetyour 3 waystocommutebybikewithyourkids By DuncanBenning
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thule cadence xtracycle BIKE TRAILER CARGO BIKE CHILD BIKE SEAT A bike trailer is a great option for carrying Cargo bikes are another fun way to Child seats are similar to automobile kids (ages one to six) as well as cargo, like commute with kids. They come in two booster seats and are designed to attach groceries or backpacks. Most trailers have a general categories, Long Tails and Long over the top of the back wheel of most maximum load limit of 100 pounds. Many Johns (see sidebar). Long Tails carry the standard bicycles. These seats make trailers also offer various types of quick- bulk of the load behind the rider, while great child carriers for a younger child, release hitches enabling you to quickly Long Johns place the load in front. beginning at about one year old. Most remove them from your bike so you can Xtracycle ($1,499–$2,899) and Yuba seats have a maximum weight limit of ride unencumbered. ($1,299–$3,499) are popular Long about 45 pounds. Tail brands. They each offer an array Models come in a broad range of prices. of accessories to help adapt their bikes One popular brand is Yepp’s Maxi The Thule Cadence ($299.95) and to various types of use. For example, Rear Bicycle Child Carrier ($229.95) Burley’s top of the line D’Lite ($629) XtraCycle allows you to use two child made of shock-absorbant, water- are shown. seats at the same time, a child seat resistant rubber. Topeak’s Babyseat III along with an older child, or as many ($159.99) offers lots of as three kids all sitting on the rear deck. features and adjustability All of this with plenty of space for cargo. at a good value.
Worried about carrying such a heavy load? Some cargo bikes come with electric assist for an extra boost when pedaling. topeak burley d'lite babyseat iii
WHAT’S A LONG JOHN? Also called a “Bakfiet,” this bike style is very popular in Europe. Because of their size, though, they are difficult to find in great numbers on shop floors in the U.S. That said, if you look around, cetma cargo bakfiet you can find shops in many bike-friendly cities that sell them. Cetma Cargo is a brand built in southern California. They offer three different sizes; the most popular is the Largo ($4,395) with space for two or three kids, plus room for groceries. cetmacargo.com
Do you get sticker shock looking at prices of the ways to commute with kids by bike? Consider the following: » It costs an average of $9,519 a year to operate a mid-size car. (Source: AAA) » 50% of all trips Americans make are 3 miles or less, 40% are 2 miles or less, 28% are shorter than 1 mile. (Source: PeopleForBikes) What if you invested in some kid-carrying gear and took a few of these trips via bike? Just think of the longer-term savings. PLUS, you’ll leave less of a carbon footprint, you’ll get exercise and you’ll always find a free parking space!
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©TanyaDueriPhotography I get this question all the time: “I would bike, but…how would HOW TO I wear a skirt and ride without flashing everyone?” BIKE STYLISH My answer: It’s simple! Here are a few tricks to make pedaling in a skirt— IN A SKIRT no matter what the length—a breeze. Avoid the dreaded ‘flash’ irst, a quick discussion about the type of with these easy tips bike you ride: If you have a step-through Fframe (a bike with a dropped center tube), biking in a skirt is much easier. If you have the standard triangle-framed bike, you have to get a little creative.
Here are my top tips based on the type of skirt you want to wear.
Mini-Skirt or Pencil Skirt. Since these are often tight, I recommend choosing a stretchy option that will allow for more comfort and flexibility while you ride. If your skirt is super short and tight, one option is to hold down the center of the skirt to your seat with one hand while you ride. There is no getting around the awkwardness of this move and it can be tricky and possibly dangerous, so I recommend wearing short spandex shorts underneath your skirt to avoid flashing your skivvies. Bikie Girl Bloomers are a fun option (bikiegirlbloomers.com).
Knee-Length Skirt. These are the easiest skirts to bike in with enough material and coverage to easily avoid flashing as you ride. Wind can be an issue with these skirts, so consider investing in a skirt weight (visit TandemNY.com for more on this cool product), or check out the “Penny in Yo’ Pants” video on YouTube. When you get off your bike, scoop the skirt material between your legs so you avoid flashing.
Long Skirt. Tie the extra material in a knot at the side of your thigh so it doesn’t get caught in your pedals or bike chain. When you dismount, hold the material between your legs or find a wall or an alleyway to hop off your bike near your destination. Remember, flashing a wall is fine!
Now throw on your cutest skirt and get out and bike stylishly!
By Jeanne Eisenhaure Jeanne Eisenhaure writes about being bike stylish on her blog BikeStylish.com.
29 ©Wil Matthews 2013/Abus Protect Your Ride By Becca Heaton 4 great bike locks, plus locking dos and don’ts ace it, having your bike stolen stinks. Close to So consider this: The more money you invest in a 190,000 bikes are stolen in the U.S. every year, good, sturdy lock, the harder it will be for a would-be Fand that doesn’t include the incidents that go thief to steal your bike. And a new bike costs a heck unreported. It’s important to lock your bike. of a lot more, too. No lock is completely foolproof, though. That said, the following four locks will help A good lock offers two types of protection: visual protect your bike from the bad guys. deterrence and a longer, louder effort to break it. That’s why you’ll hear people singing the praises for U-locks. They look tough and take longer to saw through. Cable locks are more affordable, but they can be clipped with a single effort—if a thief has the right tools.
30 BIKELIFE SAN DIEGO COUNTY 10,000 lock combinations CABLE LOCK WITH KEVLAR TO LOCK SMARTS INCREASE CUT RESISTANCE It’s a brutal reminder to come back to your The Kevlar sheath around this cable bike and find your wheels missing. Even lock’s hardy braided steel makes worse is finding just one locked wheel the Angola 50 percent harder to and no bike. Opportunistic thieves look for cut for would-be bike thieves. And unsecured or improperly secured bikes. the price is right for commuting. blackburn angola combo cable lock $29.99, blackburndesign.com WRONG!
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SECURITY OF A U-LOCK WITH THE FLEXIBILITY OF A CHAIN Made of hardened steel, this accordian-style lock makes it easier to secure your bike in WRONG! Courtesy of Ann Chanecka/Tucson sometimes awkward or tight places. It’s simple to carry too: the lock folds up and fits in a carrying case that attaches to the frame abus granit x-plus via Velcro straps or screws into bottle-cage bordo 6500 mounts. $149.99, abus.com/usa
DON’T lock just your frame or just your wheel to the bike rack. Bicycle thieves can (and likely will) remove your A U-LOCK WITH EXTRA REACH Extension for wheel and steal the rest of your bike—or odd-shaped Securing your bike in the city is changing vice versa. Also make sure your bike bike racks with different styles and shapes of bike cannot be lifted over the top of the object racks. To accommodate this, the Mini+ has to which it is locked. an extender that allows for more variety in how and where you lock your bike. Lock your bike frame to a bike rack, and capture either your front or back wheel with the extender. $85.95, kryptonitelock.com RIGHT
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Launched with a Kickstarter campaign A NEW TAKE ON THE STANDARD BIKE LOCK DO Lock BOTH the frame and your This lock may not be right for wheel to the bike rack. If it’s easy to your old refurbished commuter, release your front wheel, place it by the but if you have a nicer ride to rear wheel and lock both of them with the frame to the rack. protect and appreciate good design, this sleek new lock may DO lock your bike in a high-traffic be worth the money. What we area, ideally with a constant flow of love: A father-son engineering people going by and good lighting (at night). tigr team designed this solid, 125 bow DO register your bike and serial titanium lock to complement the lock number with a local registration beauty and simplicity of bikes. service or via the National Bike Registry $159.99–$199.99, tigrlock.com (nationalbikeregistry.com). Take a picture of your bike, too.
31 [ RESOURCES ] Meet a LOCAL BIKE SHOP
For a full list of bike shops around San Diego County, head to the next page.
The team at Hub + Spoke are always happy to help people keep their pedal- Courtesy of Hub + Spoke powered machines in perfect shape.
sit at our tables with a cup of coffee or local brew and tell us a story. We’re interested in THE HUB + SPOKE TEAM (L TO R) learning just as much as we are in teaching. Taylor Gill: Fabricator/Mad Scientist And when it comes down to a need, our Kate Cowper: Service Manager motto is, “We can do that.” Brian Powell: Painter/Manipulator 1545 Tidelands Ave., National City What do you do to stay involved with 619-512-1137 the community? When organizations HubandSpokeCycleworks.com reach out to us we have yet to say no, be it bike rodeos for kids, classes for the soon- to-be empowered bike riders or helping out an Diego County is full of great the less fortunate. We will always support businesses that support biking, such our neighbors. Sas Hub + Spoke Cycleworks. We sat What do you think makes San Diego a down with the shop crew to talk about why good place to ride bikes? Every day is a they love bikes. great day to ride here. We enjoy downtown How did Hub + Spoke come together? traffic, bayshore sunsets and east county We all worked at a local bicycle shop elevations equally. together and we all wanted more. We all Lastly, why do you love bikes ended up quitting on the same day and so freaking much? created Hub + Spoke Cycleworks that Kate: “Efficiency is sexy.” evening at a bar. Brian: “I strongly dislike lines, and when What do you want people to know I am on my bicycle the only line I see about your shop? Our shop is about is the one I create.” community. We paint, customize, restore Taylor: “The perfect combination of Courtesy of Hub + Spoke and build many types of bicycles. We also human and machine.” offer full-service bike repair. Come by and
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Sierra Club Bicycle Section Hi-Tech Bikes bike clubs Group rides. 7638 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., sandiego.sierraclub. San Diego. hi-techbikes.com calendar Bicycling the Roads org/bicycle and Trails of San Diego ITSA Bike Shop Group rides. Swami’s Cycling Team 2790 Lytton St., San Diego. Go Green, Go Clean, Go Bike meetup.com/sandiegocyclists Weekly training rides. itsabikeshop.com 10–2pm, Otay Ranch Town Center, swamis.org 25 Chula Vista. chulavistaca.gov Bike Buddies Cycling Club Metro Cyclery Group rides for all levels. Tierrasanta Cycling Club 1211 Morena Blvd., bikebuddies.org Group rides. San Diego. metrocyclery.com Bike-in Movie Night & Community Ride tierrasantacyclingclub. Blind Stokers Club webs.com MJ’s Cyclery 26 Cinema Under the Stars, Recreational rides for 3841 Park Blvd., Mission Hills. missionhillsbid.com visually impaired. Valle Verde Velo San Diego. mjscyclery.com blindstokersclub.org A recreational road april cycling club. vvvelo.com Moment Cycle Sport Bike Month Kickoff Celo Pacific 2816 Historic Decatur 10–Noon, ride from Filter Coffee Shop, Bicycle Racing Team Velo Bella Rd., San Diego. 30 A USCF racing club. Women’s cycling momentbicycles.com Hillcrest to San Diego County Park, celopacific.org team. velobella.org San Diego. sdbikecoalition.org Pacific Beach Bike Shop Crown City Cyclists Velonutz 1277 Garnet Ave., A bicycle club in Coronado. Road bikers who Pacific Beach. crown-city-cyclists.org ride for donuts! pacificbeachbikeshop.com velonutz.com Descenders Cycling Club Pedal Pushing Bicycle Shop Group rides for more Wheel Women of San Diego 4966 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. experienced cyclists. For beginner and descenders.org intermediate women riders. Pedego Coronado Bike Fiesta facebook.com/ 1132 1st St., Coronado. 10–2pm, ride at 10am from San Diego Library Knickerbikers of wheelwomenSD pedegoelectricbikes.com 2 to Balboa Park and back, fiesta starts at 11am. San Diego County A bicycle touring club. Pennyfarthing’s Bicycles Downtown Library, San Diego. sdbikecoalition.org knickerbikers.com 630 C St., San Diego. pennyfarthingbicycles.com La Mesa Community Bicycle Rodeo & Safety Training Major Taylor Cycling Performance Bicycle
MAY 9–12pm, MacArthur Park, Club San Diego Group rides. mtccsd.org 3619 Midway Dr., San Diego. La Mesa. cityoflamesa.com bike shops performancebike.com North Coast Velo Adams Avenue Bicycles Q Bikes Group rides. 2606 Adams Ave., Coronado Bicycle Rodeo & Safe Cycling Festival northcoastvelo.com 4592 Clairemont Dr., 2–4pm, Coronado Public Park, San Diego. aabikes.net San Diego. qbikes.net 3 North County Cycle Club Coronado. coronado.ca.us Anywhere Bicycle Repair Retrogression Road, MTB, and cruiser rides. 7292 Opportunity Rd., northcountycycleclub.com 2545 El Cajon Blvd., San San Diego. Diego. retro-gression.com Bicycle Traffic Skills Course—In Class North County Cruisers anywherebicyclerepair.com 6–9pm, Oceanside Community Rooms, Group rides. RIDE Cyclery 8 Bicycle Warehouse 2 locations. ridecyclery.com Oceanside. bikewalkoceanside.org northcountycruisers.org 7 locations. Outspokin’ For Jesus bicyclewarehouse.com Rose Canyon Cycles 5555 Santa Fe St., San Diego. Bike to Work Day Christian cycling club. The Bike Revolution outspokin4jesus.com rosecanyoncycles-hub.com 100 pit stops across San Diego County. 522 6th Ave., San Diego. 15 thebikerevolution.com San Diego Bike Shop Pledge to GO by BIKE. 511sd.com/iCommute Ranchos Cycling Club Racing and recreational. 619 C St., San Diego. BL Bike and Sports sdbikeshop.com ranchoscycling.org 349 N. Hwy 101, Solana 10th Annual Pedal to the Park Ride With Javi Beach. blbikes.com San Diego Electric Bike Bike to a Padres game. 101 S. Hwy, Solano Beach. 17 Group rides for all levels. Black Mountain Bicycles sdelectricbike.com pedaltothepark.com ridewithjavi.com 9860 Hilbert St., San Diego. San Diego Bicycle blackmountainbicycles.com San Diego Fly Rides Bicycle Traffic Skills Course—On Road Touring Society 1237 Prospect St., La Jolla. Brooklyn Bicycles sandiegoflyrides.com 8–2:30pm, Oceanside Community Rooms, Group rides to various 3437 Adams Ave., San Diego. 27 Oceanside. bikewalkoceanside.org locations. efgh.com/sdbts brooklynbicyclesd.com Surf Monkey Bicycles 853 Grand Ave., San Diego. San Diego Bicycle Club Cal Coast Bicycles Organized races. sdbc.org surfmonkeybikes.com San Diego Century Bike Tour 3020 Adams Ave., San Diego. Terra Rhythm Bike Shop Encinitas, sandiegocentury.eventmediainc.com San Diego Cyclo-Vets calcoastbicycles.com 30 Amateur masters-age bicycle 4222 Voltaire St., San Diego. California Bicycle terrarhythmbikes.com racing. cyclo-vets.org 7462 La Jolla Blvd., San Diego Easy Riders La Jolla. calbike.com Thomas Bike Shop Cruiser bike rides. 1635 Fern St., San Diego. Cycle Quest thomasbikeshop.com meetup.com/easy-riders 10920 Roselle St., San Diego. San Diego Radonneurs cyclequestsd.com Trek Bicycle Superstore Cycle Southcrest Long-distance rides. 4240 Kearny Mesa Rd., 9–1pm, Southcrest Recreation Center, El Camino Bike Shop San Diego. 6 sandiegorandonneurs.com 121 N. El Camino San Diego. groundworksandiego.org trekbicyclesuperstore.com San Diego Recyclers Real, Encinitas. Group rides. elcaminobikeshop.biz UC Cyclery Bicycle Traffic Skills Course— In Class sdrecyclers.org 8715 Villa La Jolla Dr., Electric Bike Central La Jolla. uccyclery.com 19 6–9pm, Oceanside Community Rooms, San Diego Wheelmen 2021 India St., San Diego. june Oceanside. bikewalkoceanside.org Bicycle Club electricbikecentral.com Velo Hangar 637 Valley Ave., Solana Recreational rides. Freedom Cycle Co. sandiegowheelmen.com Beach. velohangar.com Bicycle Traffic Skills Course—On Road 6496 Marindustry Dr., San Diego. Ye Olde Bicycle Shoppe 27 8–2:30pm, Oceanside Community Rooms, freedomcycleco.com 6195 University Ave., San Oceanside. bikewalkoceanside.org Diego. yeoldebicycles.com
33 [ THE FINAL MILE ] changing habits By Dan Baum Training yourself to travel via two wheels instead of four
limate change, fitness and the groceries and pick up the dry price of gas are good reasons cleaning all in one bike trip, Cto transition from car to bike, but that can be a good thing. but the best reason is that using a bike When life slows to the speed of a bike, you for commuting or errands is infinitely don’t try to do too many things at once. more pleasant. When you ride, you have the breeze in your face, and you notice To make the leap from car to bike, don’t all kinds of things—from lawn art to demand too much of yourself. Your job sprouting crocuses—you miss from behind may be too far to bike to, but what about a windshield. You feel connected to your local supermarket, the hardware pedestrians and playing children, and you store, the movie theater or the post office? arrive at your destination with no parking Instead of hitting these places while hassles, your blood full of oxygen. driving home from work, try going home first and getting the bike; it’s a great way Studies by the British New Economic to unwind and move your body after Foundation reveal that “cyclists find their sitting all day. Put your helmet where mode of transport at least as flexible and you usually leave your keys so as you Illustration by Mike Reisel convenient as those who use cars, with reach, you can ask yourself, “Could I do this on a bike?”
It’s a matter of developing the habit, and studies show that it’s never too late … ask yourself, to break old ones and develop new ones. “ The Society for Personality and Social Could I do this Psychology has found that it takes from 15 to 254 days to develop a new habit, on a bike? and that it’s easier if you use a natural ” disruption in your life—moving, a new job, a vacation—to change one habit to keep lights, tools, a spare tube, a reflective another because the cues on which your windbreaker and a credit card. lower stress and greater feelings of freedom, habitual behavior relied disappear. Even a relaxation and excitement.” The trick is small change presents an opportunity. Once equipped, start exploring alternatives training yourself to reach first for the bike to the big, fast roads. Side streets, parks, helmet instead of the car keys. You’ll need, of course, a bike that you’ll be schoolyards and alleys are a parallel comfortable riding. It doesn’t have to be universe that you may never have seen Doing so is largely a matter of challenging brand new or cost a lot, but it should fit before, and they can get you across town your assumptions about how life has to be you and be in good shape. Your local bike with surprising speed. organized. Think you don’t have time to shop can help. get around by bike? For trips of three miles Start slow. Choose nice days. Do one or less, riding is about as quick as driving Your local shop can also help you with errand at a time. It’s a head shift as much because side streets and paths through the extras: a rack to hold either baskets as anything to switch from car to bike. parks make it easier to avoid stoplights, or panniers to carry things; a good lock; But it’s worth it. and you can zip right past traffic. The a helmet; lights for front and back; and workout you’ll get around town on a bike for wet streets, fenders. I got creative and Dan Baum is the author of four books and was a staff might even save you a trip to the gym. You zip-tied a seven-dollar lockable tackle box writer for The New Yorker. He and his wife, Meg, enjoy may not be able to buy a week’s worth of to my rack, so I have a secure place to biking, and use bike share to explore a city whenever they can.
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