Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

The County of Santa Barbara wants to hear from YOU! The County is looking for feedback on the Active Transportation Plan (ATP). The goal of the ATP is to improve mobility and accessibility for all modes of transportation across the county. A community hearing is happening to hear from those in Santa Ynez (June 30th), Gaviota to Hope Ranch (July 1st), and Santa Maria Valley (July 15th). If you are interested in participating, register here. https://fehrandpeers.zoom.us//re/WN_N8iPmUMTRg-BjY3_Lqo4FQ

Bike Camp in Carpinteria taking place this week! Multi-modal transportation is a very important skill that was taught to our campers this week during our summer camp. Santa Barbara MTD stopped by to teach the campers how to load and unload bikes from the bus. Campers also got to explore new places on bikes around Carpinteria.

SBBIKE made a guest appearance at the Santa Ynez YMCA summer camp teaching students how to ride bikes. The camp ran from June 14 to 18 for ages 4 - 12. Students learned ABC quick checks, head-to-toe checks, and rules of the road. We even had 4 kids learn to ride for the first time! SBBIKE is looking forward to collaborating with the YMCA in the future.

Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is hosting multiple brainstorming sessions for the new Active Transportation Plan. These video sessions will let community members learn more about the county's efforts and make comments. All meetings will be held from 5:30-7:30. -Lompoc Valley-June 17, 2021 -Cuyama-June 23, 2021 -Santa Ynez Valley-June 30, 2021 -South Coast North-July 1, 2021... -Santa Maria Valley-July 15, 2021 https://sbco.mysocialpinpoint.com/atphome

Great presentation TONIGHT....(learn how to go car-free from SB County locals)

It's National Bike to Work Day!

Support Biking, Walking, and Transit along the Highway 101 Corridor! Highway-101 Business Plan. 9 - 11 AM May 27. Should future dollars be spent on highway widening or multi-modal transportation? Join this final meeting of the 101 Business Plan to see what projects in our region will be prioritized for funding. Contact Kelly McClendon to sign up: [email protected]

It's Spring Cleaning Time (For the Battles Trail)! Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 9:30 across from Battles Elementary School (605 E Battles Rd, Santa Maria) Bici Centro Santa Maria, with the support of the Recreation and Parks Department, is sponsoring a sweep up of the Battles Multi-Use Path. If you have ridden the path lately, you may have noticed some sandy areas throughout the trail. Give us a hand sweeping the pathway to make it safer for all. Meet us across from Battles E...lementary School (605 E Battles Rd, Santa Maria, 93454); brooms and shovels will be provided. Make sure to wear a mask and stay socially distant. Bring water and sunscreen to stay hydrated and protected from the sun. Please fill out and sign an SBBIKE online waiver: English - https://www.sbbike.org/youth_waiver Spanish - https://www.sbbike.org/youth_waiver_esp Questions? Ask Geoffrey Wheeler at 209 261 2203 or David Dennis at 805-202-6708

It's National Bike to Work Week! Looking for ways to celebrate bike to work week, look no further. League of American Bicyclists has some fun ideas. Go for a bike ride, register for the National Bike Challenge on the League of American Bicyclists website, or support local bike-friendly organizations. On Friday, May 21st, it is Bike to Workday. Post a picture of yourself or a colleague biking to and from work, use the hashtag #Biketowork! Happy Riding!

Family Bike Day at the top of the Santa Maria Town Center. In full swing. Come join us today. 1-4 PM.

Guided rides...

https://www.theguardian.com//im-often-faster-milans-bicycl

Good lane positioning is key to be more visible and improve your safety.

On Sunday, in Buellton.

We’re always critical of teens for spending time on their phones, but the second they go outside and cause a little ruckus, people complain, Harvey said. These are largely good kids growing up in an increasingly aging community. As someone who grew up here, I know it can be a little boring. But there’s nothing illegal about doing a wheelie. We want to promote a community where everybody feels safe and where our kids are allowed to be kids. https://www.sonomanews.com//ride-or-die-sonoma-bike-life/

Your donation will teach a child to ride. https://www.sbbike.org/donate

Deadline is Sunday, November 8th https://www.bikepackingroots.org/bipoc_grant_application.ht

Bike to Lunch to a local Santa Maria school all dressed up in Halloween costumes last week. Super fun! Thank you for taking the lead Jeff Spalinger!

Exciting news for the Santa Ynez Valley!

It's Election Day! Every vote counts.

Shop Hours Update: Due to daylight savings time, we will be closed on Sundays, starting November 1st to March 14th. We hope you still visit us by appointment for any essential bicycle needs! Keep on bicycling everyone!

Happy Halloween!!

https://www.noozhawk.com//santa_barbara_county_halloween_r

Uber wanted to get out of the bike business, so a Mexico City cyclist group took 1,600 bikes off the company’s hands. It’s a good thing they did elsewhere in the world, Uber just sent them to the scrap heap. https://www.theverge.com//uber-jump-bike-mexico-city-recla

This new wave of wheelies is the self-labeled #bikelife movement.

https://santamariatimes.com//article_0b7e88b0-a28c-58f9-89

Domestic manufacturers are dependent on foreign corporations, which increases supply chain fragility in the bicycle industry, contributing to bike shortages and anemic domestic production. Corporations like Japan’s Shimano have near monopolies on some parts. Even though some US bike manufacturers build their products domestically, they have to import most of their components. Shimano has a 70 percent global market share of bicycle brakes and gears and 50 percent of the bicycle components market. This concentration makes the supply chain extremely fragile. https://www.wired.com//opinion-a-plan-to-fix-the-us-bike-/