Bicycle Culture Institute

Announcing the 2020 MWBA Pancake Breakfast! Tickets: (https://mwbaorg.bigcartel.com/products) We're taking the PCB out of the woods and online this year so plea...se join us for an update on the current state of the Angeles National Forest, an update from our board of directors, as well as an opportunity to take home some great raffle prizes and, of course, PANCAKES! See below for some more details: Saturday December 12th: What's the PCB without Pancakes?? Join us at Tom’s Burgers in Pasadena for a drive-thru pancake experience! Sunday December 13th: Join us on Facebook and Instagram Live for a presentation from representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, an update from our Board of Directors and a chance at some great drawing prizes from the likes of SRAM MTB, Fox Racing and Giro Sport Design, as well as some of our local favorites like Road Runner Bags, Pasadena Cyclery, Around The Cycle and Incycle Bicycles This year, MWBA is proud to donate 10% of the proceeds from the drawing to The Forestry Fire Recruitment Program, who provide current and formerly incarcerated firefighters the resources necessary to pursue careers in the wildland fire and forestry sectors. Please support our wildland fire heroes and our favorite trails by heading to our Big Cartel (https://mwbaorg.bigcartel.com/products) your drawing tickets, pancake tickets or signup/renew your MWBA membership! Stay tuned for more details! Also a big THANK YOU to Serena Rio for the killer flyer artwork!

Stolen Bike(s) Alert - Near Dodger Stadium, help Jessae get "Donna Summer" the track bike back!

Bicycle Culture Institute stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Our reason for being has always been as much about equality and the lifting up of under served individuals and communities as it has been about the joy of riding bikes and having fun. The bicycle advocacy ecosystem has imploded in the last several years as we have struggled with two immovable challenges: financial stability and building diverse, unified coalitions of people. Professional advo...cates and city officials have wondered why communities of color push back against bike lanes and why bike orgs fail to grow membership. Like the democratic party, which has failed the modern progressive movement, we have failed to do the hard look inward to address systemic racism or recognize its presence. Nonprofits have failed, businesses and brands have failed or made token strides towards inclusion. The cause might be selfishness, the desire to hold on to power or the way that things have always been, or it may be from a simple lack of awareness. And what affects one of us, affects us all. We now have the stage to educate the unaware and begin to wrest the power from those that would put priority in keeping racist and misogynistic power structures comfortably in place. Bicycles have always been revolutionary. We cannot continue. We must not ‘go back to normal.’ All of us have a golden opportunity and time to radically consider new ways of looking at what is really important. BCI was formed to connect different kinds of people to each other and to bicycles. But we can’t do that by stumbling along as we have been. Our events are more diverse than the usual bike party, but we’ve stopped being able to bring in new people. The struggle to find enough dollars has shifted our time and attention to things that make money, not the things that will have the most impact. That is unacceptable. When BCI was formed in 2013, the intention was to create a bicycle resource library for anyone to have access to: workshops, ideas, resources. As of June 2020, we will cease general operations and function only as an online resource for organizers and reference service to black experts and representatives in cycling for media or industry inquiries. A big heartfelt thank you to everyone over the years who has volunteered, donated, partied and biked with us over the years through different projects: LA Bike Trains, R5Y7: a Bike Gallery, The LA Bicycle Festival, Filmed By Bike: LA, The Girls Program and lots others. Please use the contact page to make a referral request, comment or share something nice. We love you. Stay strong and don’t forget to be kind. <3

Thank you for your years of support <3 By purchasing a shirt or a water bottle, you help cover website hosting and other ongoing admin costs. Any remaining ‘extras’ from past raffles will be added to purchases. t-shirts: size (unisex) Small, Medium and Large. $30 + $5 shipping = $35... bottles: purist 22oz New Old Stock $12 + $4 shipping = $16 stickers: flag & disco (2 each, 4 total) $2 + $.75 shipping = $2.75 Bundle: t-shirt, bottle, stickers: $38 + $7 shipping = $45

Got a new bike? Want to make new friends and show support for the #BlackLivesMatter ? Ride on!

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