Bike SLO County

Hey bike peeps! We're taking a little break at the bike kitchen for the holidays. We're closed from Dec. 25th - Jan 1st! We'll reopen January 2nd, ready to help you with your bike and see what bike gifts you got this holiday season. Can't wait to see everyone as we ride into 2021!

Check out the creation of the new Monterey Bike Plaza in downtown SLO. City staff, Bike SLO County Board members, Downtown SLO, the Chamber of Commerce and volunteers have partnered to make this new space. Soon there will be Peak bike racks installed and the space will be bike central when you travel downtown.

In this video our mechanics at the kitchen will go over safety checks for a bicycle's brakes, common issues with simple fixes, and techniques for the safe braking of your bicycle!

The ride is on! Bike SLO County will accept your unwanted or less-wanted bikes to return to the community, creating funds for your organization's ability to edu...cate, advocate, and inspire! We're going to make this easy. Soon we'll set up a pickup schedule and we'll come to you! Meanwhile, message me, and I'll get started! #bikeslocounty #slobc #slobikekitchen See more

Are you registered for our WTF event this evening? Head over to the event page and click on 'GET TICKETS.' This will allow us to send you the Zoom meeting information. Join us for a Happy Hour Panel Discussion, hosted by the Bike SLO County WTF (Women ~ Transgender ~ Femme ~ Non-Binary) Program. Grab a beer, tea, or kombucha and tune in! We will chat about the history of feminism and cycling, advocacy, racing, and being a female mechanic. Let's get inspired!

Tune into our Instagram (@BikeSLOCounty) TODAY at NOON for a refresher on bike safety! This course is free, and created for folks starting to ride again and as a refresher for anyone else!

Happening NOW! Tune into our Instagram to ask Charlie questions about your bike. This will be a weekly event, and we hope it is a helpful way to serve you while we all maintain physical distanced.

We have kids bikes for sale!! Corner of Morro and Pacific, downtown SLO. Stop by anytime between 12 and 5, Wednesday through Sunday. #bikes #kidsbikes #downtownslo #mayisbikemonth

Broadcasting Now! The first ever BikeStory live!

Hey everyone, It's your chance to share a story about cycling! Click the link in the description and sign up to share a story tomorrow. We would love to hear about a unique bike build, a cycling tour, a favorite family ride, or anything else. You'll be able to share your screen via Zoom and show the community some photos. Let's get each other inspired! https://docs.google.com//1_6TeMVUvcpJ-A0gpfPzD30wKW1p/edit

Tomorrow, May 20 is the International Ride of Silence. Consider taking a silent ride tomorrow to remember those we have lost, including Lacey Redd, while they were riding their bikes. > The Ride of Silence is an annual international bicycle ride to commemorate cyclists killed and support those injured while riding on public roads. It helps to raise awareness among motorists, the public and decision makers of the dangers cyclists face on the roads, especially from other traffic. < Remember to respect social distancing and rules of the road while you ride tomorrow. https://youtu.be/wgfiu_Mw87Q

Adri is getting ready for our virtual Kidical Mass happening TODAY! Get the family together, dress up as Royalty & ride your neighborhood (maintaining safe distances of course, practice that royal wave!) Share your photos by tagging @BikeSLOCounty or emailing us at [email protected] to enter to win various prizes! https://www.facebook.com/events/277864243374227/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22page_admin_bar%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A282857115158%7D%22%7D%2C%7B%22surface%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22events_admin_tool%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Tomorrow, in celebration of Kidical Mass, we are encouraging families to dress up as**ROYALTY** & ride in their neighborhoods (maintaining safe distance between households)! Share photos with us by tagging @BikeSLOCounty on Instagram or emailing [email protected]. Families who submit a photo will be entered to win a variety of prizes! This a new way for us to celebrate Kidical Mass, and we hope it provides a fun reason to get out and ride bikes as a family! We will share submitted photos as a collage later!

Though there are fewer bike month events this year, we have a really exciting virtual event planned for you! But, we need YOU to make it great. Inspired by @luckyduckoakland, we are hosting a virtual BikeStory gathering! Follow the link in our bio, and you can sign up to share a story (up to 10 min) about anything bike related! A bike tour, a retro bike build, an amazing route, commmuting, or bike advocacy. If you just want to watch, you can tune in via Zoom or FaceBook live on Friday, May 22.

Support Bike SLO County during #GivingTuesdayNow! Your donation will help support programs like Bike Education. Click the link in our bio to donate today!

Support Bike SLO County during #GivingTuesdayNow! Your donation will help support programs like the Bike Kitchen. Go to bikeslocounty.org/donate

Bike SLO County’s Bike Kitchen is open for essential parts to help keep people who bike rolling. If you need an inner-tube, a wheel, a patch kit, a bike, whatever, they can probably help. There’s no access to the shop for repairs, but if you need parts they’ve got your back.

The Bike Kitchen is now open on an appointment-basis for repairs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! Give us a call at (805) 547-2055 to make an appointment, or to ask questions.

"Biking is suddenly the safest and most convenient way to get around a lot of citiesand cities are responding by making it easier to bike. But when people can start driving to work again, will everything go backwards?" What do you think? Are you seeing an increase in people on bikes in your community?

One of the many interesting ways communities are accommodating more cyclists during the COVID-19 pandemic. Would you like to see something like this?

Join us for the first ever Virtual WTF Night Next Wednesday, April 8th at 5pm!

In the midst of change we are all experiencing, Bike SLO County has said goodbye to Audrey! She's sticking around SLO for her new job, and tells us she'll be a Bike Kitchen regular when we reopen. Audrey became part of the Bike Kitchen community in 2015 when she started volunteering, then joined on as a staff member in 2017. There is so much to be said about the positive things Audrey contributed to Bike SLO County & the Kitchen, but we want to hear from you! Comment below to wish Audrey the best & share a favorite memory.

Looking for something fun to do while you stay in this Saturday evening? Motherload, the inspirational movie about cargo bikes we screened at the end of 2019, is doing an online premier with a live intro from the director and a Q&A after the movie! Check out the event below. Will you join us tonight to watch?

Check out the most recent Newsletter. It includes a note from our Executive Director & Board President, a farewell to Audrey, and some articles about cycling during the time of COVID-19. Have you been able to get out and ride your bike? Remember to ride solo, or only with those you live with.

Effective March 17th, the Bike Kitchen will be closed until at least April 1st. We will keep you updated, and we are working on solutions to still be able to serve you during our closure. Thank you for your support.

As we all navigate these trying times as a community, we can still use our voices to advocate for a brighter future. More info here: Advocacy Alert: Funding Bike Infrastructure - https://mailchi.mp//advocacy-alert-funding-bike-infrastruc Log on to your computer today, and send an email to the council in support of bike infrastructure funding & tomorrow evening, watch the City Council meeting live at slocity.org/channel20

The 5 person limit includes Bike Kitchen staff. If you stop by to work on your bike, please check in with a staff member before entering. Thanks so much for your understanding, and we will keep you updated on any changes.

The SLO Downtown Farmers' Market has been suspended through the end of March. We will keep you updated, and let you know when the market plans to start up again.

Thanks to Mary MacLane for the wonderful photo of our Bike Kitchen!

At the end of 2019, ECOSLO planted over 60 trees in one day with the help of volunteers- see some of our very own Bike SLO County supporters using a cargo-bike to get these trees planted along the railroad path! Thank you Rory and ECOSLO.

Tomorrow only! We are screening Motherload at the Palm Theater-4:15pm and 7pm. If you purchase a ticket to our 7pm screening, be sure to come early (6pm) for our reception featuring tapas by Nucci's (included in your ticket price). We will also be selling local beer and wine so be sure to bring a reusable vessel! "MOTHERLOAD is an award-winning crowdsourced documentary about a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of the digital age, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote." Thank you sponsors: Cannon, Foothill, Art's, CBO, Nucci's, Jouet Studio, and Peloton Cellars!

Get your tickets now for the new film, Motherload, a documentary about the power of cargo-bikes! Monday, December 16th only!: 4:25pm and 7pm screenings. Watch the trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkklZNE9S-g

Today is the last day for Bike SLO County's Communications Director Steve Akers, who has been been with us for more than 5 years and is moving on to pursue his interests in the Culinary Arts. When he's not cooking and baking he'll still be biking around SLO. Please join us in wishing Steve the best of luck in his next adventure!

Walk, bike & drive safe & smart tonight! Increased Halloween pedestrian deaths highlight deficiencies of the built environment (e.g., lack of sidewalks, unsafe street crossings), shortcomings in public policy (e.g., insufficient space for play), and failures in traffic control (e.g., excessive speed),

Join us in Santa Barbara for this single-day training event for bike-community members and city leaders working to improve bicycling in their communities on October 31 with a focus on San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

Protected bike lanes help keep everyone safer. Would you like to see more protected lanes where you live?

VOLUNTEER ALERT! We're still looking for one more volunteer to help us out at the Hard Core Cider Tour: San Luis Obispo '19 TODAY, Saturday, October 26. You'll have fun and get a bottle of cider to take home. The shift is from 12:45-4:15, serving cider to festival attendees on the baseball field at El Chorro Regional Park. Please email [email protected] if you can help! Must be 21 years old or older!

Join us at the Hard Core Cider Tour: San Luis Obispo '19 on Saturday, October 26 for a day of live music, games and lots and lots of fantastic cider! Use our secret promo code, BSC10, and receive $10 off tickets! Proceeds benefit Bike San Luis Obispo County!

We're looking for one more volunteer to help us out at the Hard Core Cider Tour on Saturday, October 26. The shift is from 12:30-4:15, serving cider to festival attendees on the baseball field at El Chorro Regional Park. Please email [email protected] if you can help! Must be 21 years old or older!

The City of San Luis Obispo Government is creating an Active Transportation Plan and they want to hear from you! Take their survey here > www.slobikewalk.org then go to the Open House Workshop at the Library on Thursday, October 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. where you can walk through stations to learn about the plan and ask questions of city staff.

Use our Super Secret-Code at checkout (BSC10) and you'll get $10 off admission to the Hard Core Cider Tour: San Luis Obispo '19 and we'll receive a portion of ticket sales - Win Win! See you on Saturday October 26!

Stand Up for Bike Lanes TONIGHT - Advocacy Alert! - https://mailchi.mp/c30b7a1510/advocacy-alert-october-306433

TONIGHT! We're reaching out to citizens all over San Luis Obispo County because we need to fill the Grover Beach council chambers tonight at 6 PM with as many supporters as possible to outweigh the critics of the Newport Avenue Rehabilitation Project that has the potential to become a major east-west corridor. Click below for details.

Bike Breakfast in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, October 19 from 7AM-9AM at Jouet Studio, 2012 Broad St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Bonus points if you bring your own mug/plate/utensils!

Advocacy Alert - We need your help to Stand Up for Bike Lanes! - https://mailchi.mp/3c498fb76fb3/advocacy-alert-october-2019

The QBP Bike Mechanic Scholarship is dedicated to increasing gender diversity within the bike industry and is open to women, transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, two-spirit, and agender individuals. Funded by QBP (Quality Bicycle Products) and brand partners, scholarship recipients attend the United Bicycle Institute’s 2-week Professional Repair and Shop Operation class in Oregon or Barnett Bicycle Institute’s Professional Bicycle Service Course in Colorado! Click below to learn more!

Incomplete Streets and disappointing news as California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes #SB127

The City of San Luis Obispo is updating their Bicycle Transportation Plan and transforming it into an Active Transportation Plan to include both bicycling and walking needs. During the update process, the City will be conducting outreach including a public workshop, pop-up events in the community as well as a survey and online mapping tool where you can tell them about routes you like to bike and walk, barriers to doing so, and ideas for new route improvements. Click below to take the survey & learn more about the pop-up events and the workshop on Oct 24 at the San Luis Obispo Public Library.

The Vivid Cycling Club (VCC) is hosting a fundraiser event at Chris Burkard Photography Studio in Pismo Beach, CA on Saturday, October 12. Among other initiatives, this specific fundraiser will allow them to enhance SLO County communities by hosting FREE bike clinics for kids & general bike-safety workshops for the community, as well as support Bike SLO County's Bike Month activities in 2020. And they will be raffling off over $4,000 worth of products!!

#SB127, The Complete Streets Bill, is still sitting on Gavin Newsom's desk, unsigned. October 13th is the deadline for bills to be signed or vetoed - please contact Governor Newsom & urge him to sign. Complete streets make communities and neighborhoods more livable by ensuring all people can get safely to where they need to go work, school, the library, grocery stores, or parks with healthy, affordable options.

Tonight in the Bike Kitchen: Part Two of our Women/Trans/Femme Bike Travel Workshop Series! https://www.facebook.com/events/466845907504796/

Join us for Part Two of the Women/Trans/Femme Bike Travel Workshop happening in the Bike Kitchen on Thursday October 3rd. Missed the first one? It's ok - come anyway - we look forward to seeing you there!

Walk to School Day is Wednesday October 2nd. We'll be at Lillian Larsen Elementary School in San Miguel, but kids will be walking and biking to school all over SLO County. Go to http://rideshare.org/program/safe-routes-to-school/ for a list of participating schools

October Bike SLO County News! - https://mailchi.mp/7b3e4d564867/october2019

Has the time come for Bikeshare in SLO? The City of San Luis Obispo Government & City Council wants to hear from you - please click below to learn more then attend the Study Session at City Council on Tuesday October 1st or send your written comments via email to [email protected]

ADVOCACY ALERT! Please call Gov. Newsom and ask him to sign SB 127, the Complete Streets for Active Living Bill. Call (916) 445-2841 right now and ask Governor Newsom to sign this bill that require Caltrans to follow its own Complete Streets policies to make it easier and safer for everyone to bike, walk, and take transit.

Join Sara, Emily, Taylor and Audrey for a Women/Trans/Femme workshop about Bike Travel tonight at 5:30 in the Bike Kitchen! https://www.facebook.com/events/408618293120823/