As an organizer of Better Bike here in Beverly Hills, I’m trying to get
policymakers and transportation professionals in City Hall to
recognize the value of investing in bike improvements and facilities. It’s
been a long haul, but finally we’re seeing some modest progress.

I want to reach out to Westside clubs, shops, and bike advocates to give a
heads-up about upcoming meetings where Beverly Hills will take comment on
four routes identified for possible improvements: Beverly, Charleville,
Carmelita and Crescent drives.

For more information see the city’s project description and the accompanying
feasibility study:
http://beverlyhills.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=9855
http://beverlyhills.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=9841

You can also read our announcement of the meetings:
http://betterbike.org/2012/04/bike-route-pilot-public-meetings-announced/

Please circulate the flyer in advance of NEXT WEDNESDAY’s initial meeting to
your membership. We’ll appreciate the support!

Mark Elliot
Better Bike Beverly Hills campaign organizer
http://betterbike.org
Follow @BetterBike

For Sale:
2008 TCR Composite W frameset (with fork) Women’s specific (See image attached)

Brand new never used still in partial packaging

2 Size 1-Medium & 1- Small

$400.00 each

“FRAME TECHNOLOGY
Building upon its six-year heritage, the TCR Composite features additional
weight reduction and increased lateral stiffness made possible only through
Giant’s proprietary formulaOne Composite manufacturing process.”*

http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/women/1245/29290/?collections_id=3

*from the giant-bicycles.com web site

Contact me if you are interested. Thank you.

-Deanne

Tailwinds Bicycle Club of Santa Maria

The Tailwinds Bicycle Club is a group of sociable cyclists with a variety of rides. Our rides are no-drop rides with food and drink stops. We have rides for every fitness level from flat rides around town to longer, more challenging rides.

If you are looking for a way to improve your health and fitness and want to have a lot of fun doing it; we are the club for you.

We welcome Guest riders!

Please join us for our rides on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. To find out where and when we meet, check the Ride Calendar.

2012 Windmill Century

The Windmill Century is our signature yearly event put on by the Tailwinds Bicycle Club each summer. Proceeds for this fund-raising event are given back to the community through our Bike-Give-Away program. For more details

The Tailwinds Bicycle Club also contributes to other bicycle related charities such as: efforts to prevent distracted driving; bikes to the local Good Samaritan shelter enabling clients to bike to and from job interviews and/or work; Marian Medical Center’s “Ride to Work” program and the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition.

Jerseys are available for purchase. Contact Janelle Hann

Mark your Calendar!

Wildflower Century
April 28th

Amgen Tour of California
May 13-20

Great Western Bicycle Rally
Memorial Day Weekend May 25-28

LA River Ride…June 10th

Country Coast Classic…June 23rd

Windmill Century…July 21st

Wheelin’ Warriors

The Wheelin’ Warriors are a group comprised of 11 athletes with special needs aged 17 to 57 who formerly competed in cycling as members of North Santa Barbara County Special Olympics. The team overcame a few big hurdles before becoming members of the Tailwinds Bicycle Club. In September 2008, days before a major competition of the Special Olympics Cycling Team’s regular season, the athletes’ bikes and equipment were stolen out of a locked trailer.The response from individual donors and organizations was overwhelming and allowed for the replacement of the stolen equipment and for a new cargo trailer.

At the same time, the team learned that the Southern CA Special Olympics Organization had decided to cancel several sponsored sports for 2009, including Cycling. Upon learning that Special Olympics Cycling had also been canceled, several donors then directed their support to the formation of a cycling club for athletes with special needs to ensure the athletes could still participate in cycling and to allow for the expansion of the team.

The head coach of the Special Olympics Cycling team, Cheryl Dettrick, sought to organize a year round opportunity for these athletes and formed the Wheelin’ Warriors Club. With this, we secured a new trailer, uniforms, supplies, and monthly transportation for the athletes to various ride locations. To formally establish the Wheelin’ Warriors as a non-profit club, the Wheelin’ Warriors approached Tailwinds Bicycle Club to discuss opportunities for the athletes and families to join as members. In January 2009 the Warriors became an official part of the Tailwinds Bicycle Club of Santa Maria.

For more info contact Cheryl Dettrick
Email: c_dettrick@yahoo.com
Cell: (805) 459-0608

Hotels and Lodging information is available at The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce

Santa Maria Campgrounds & RV Parks

Santa Maria RV Park
1355 N Broadway
(805) 922-4489

Located off Highway 101 off the Broadway exit. This park has 30 RV sites with complete hookups. RV limit:34 feet. Conveniently located near stores and restaurants.

UNIVERSAL SPORTS NETWORK NEEDS YOUR HELP!
CYCLING AND SPORTS FANS…..
The goal is to get as many viewers/fans of Universal Sports Network to call their TV providers and demand the network is added to their channel lineup.
It’s easy to do, just call this toll free number, 1-800-55-GET-US.

FACEBOOK POST / EMAIL-TEXT:   I Want My Universal Sports Back! 
If you lost Universal Sports or are missing the world’s best Olympic sport action like I am, help me get @UniversalSports Network back on our TV channel lineups by calling your TV provider at 1-800-55-GET-US. I don’t want miss out on some of the world’s biggest championships and cycling events like Cyclocross World Championships in January, Spring Classics in March like Tirreno d’Adriatico, Milan San Remo and the grand tours - Giro and la Vuelta. Help the cause, call 1-800-55-GET-US and click on this link: http://unisports.tv/gfepVd. PASS IT ON!!

Wine Country - Pedal for People

A benefit for the Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People

http://bikeandpark.com/city/santa-monica

http://laist.com/2012/01/19/bike-sharing_programs_finally_on_th.php

Dear LACBC Supporters,

Just to keep the momentum going for tomorrow’s rally, we wanted to share with you some good coverage we received today in the LA Times about our work on the Bicycle Master Plan update!

Bicycle master plan is expected to be approved by the L.A. City Council

It’s been a long ride, but bicycle riders’ push for for new routes and services is paying off. The plan calls for 1,680 miles of interconnected bikeways.

Cyclists flood Spring Street for the city’s first CicLAvia, which closed many streets for part of a day last October. The proposed master plan would eventually create 1,680 miles of interconnected bikeways. 

(Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times /October 10, 2010)

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When Mayor  Antonio Villaraigosa crashed his bike on Venice Boulevard last summer, he did more than bruise his head and shatter his elbow. He became an advocate for the city’s bicycling community.

After he was jolted off his bike by a turning taxicab, Villaraigosa convened a bicycle summit, launched a safety campaign to educate drivers and threw his support behind the city’s first CicLAvia, which closed 71/2 miles of city streets to traffic for most of a day.

He also put his clout behind an ambitious bicycle master plan that is expected to be passed Tuesday by the City Council.

The plan lays out a long-term goal of 1,680 miles of interconnected bikeways and calls for more than 200 miles of new bicycle routes every five years. It suggests that such major arteries as Figueroa Street, Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard get bike lanes in the near future.

To read more of the article, click here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bicycle-plan-20110301,0,3053683.story

Click on the link to see what’s in store for cyclist who ride in Los Angeles.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/making-la-better-for-bicyclists-what-should-the-city-do.html