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Host a Bike Month Event!

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Each May, SLO County celebrates bicycles with BIKE MONTH. Events are hosted countywide by volunteers like you, and there is money available to make your event amazing!

The Coalition hosts events like the Bike-In Movie, Cote de Tolosa Velo Challenge, Kidical Mass, tons of Bike Ed Workshops, Bike to School days, Bike Breakfasts, and many MANY more! Join the fun, host an event in your neighborhood, the possibilities are endless and your help is always welcome.

To apply for money to help host your event, click here. For more information about how to get involved in Bike Month, head to the 2012 Bike Month website. Bike Month is hosted by Rideshare.

Bike Hanger

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Check out this awesome concept project from Manifesto Architecture, based in New York. It’s a vertical bicycle parking system, intended to be used in spaces where space above the sidewalk is under-utilized.

The users pedal the bicycle on the bottom to rotate the hanger until their bicycle is ‘delivered’ to them on the ground level. Genius! We’d love to see one of these in action… maybe one day.

Happy Friday!

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Elvis rides a bike! The Muppets ride bikes! The Beatles ride bikes!

See more at the Rides a Bike blog.

Tools for Schools Meeting

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Rideshare is hosting a free Safe Routes to School Resource meeting for anyone who wants to know the Tools for Schools.  The workshop is ideal for current School Champions and new volunteers who want to bring programs to their school. At the meeting you will:

  • Receive information on free local resources to boost your Safe Routes to School Program, including mini-grants, support and more!
  • Learn about other programs in SLO County
  • Get your specific questions answered

When: Tuesday, February 7 2012, 3:30 – 5:30 pm

Where: Community Room at the SLO Library, 995 Palm St, SLO (map)

This is a great chance to bring Safe Routes to Schools programs to your school, allowing our kids a safer, healthier way to get to school.

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Louis Vuitton X Bike Polo?

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Our local Bike Polo scene has steadily been growing recently, with open games happening multiple times a week in SLO, all are welcome!

Catching onto the rising sport, Louis Vuitton just designed a series of Bike Polo gear. No word on the cost, but we can imagine that it’s a lot more than the makeshift mallets used elsewhere.

In case you haven’t seen Bike Polo in person, it’s fun, it’s simple, and great to watch!

We’re Hiring!

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Have you dreamt of getting paid while making SLO County more bike-friendly? Make your dreams come true and join our team… the Coalition is now hiring a Bike Valet Coordinator! To learn more about this opportunity and to apply visit our website.

Bike Hack: DIY Bike Storage

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Guest hack provided by Tony Baldick on his MASHIRA site. Indoor bicycle storage can be tricky, as space is always limited, but with some simple IKEA parts, Baldick was able to create a pretty awesome 3-tier system…

Presenting the 3 tier stacked IKEA storage bicycle rack!  All rack components are from the modular (and very inexpensive) Stolmen series from IKEA.  Using this post for inspiration, I used two telescoping posts, two clothes rails, ten end fixtures, and six hooks.  This, in my mind, made the system more secure and stable for three bikes.  All tools for assembly are included with components.  In a nutshell, use the Ikea instructions for assembly.  Padded strips with adhesive backing placed on the inside of the Stolmen hooks will prevent scratching.
Like :   No drilling is required!  All components are matte white, which will probably look good against any interior.  This being a modular system, you can add or subtract other add-ons from the same model family.  Put some plants on it, or a mirror, maybe a cat bed?  And lastly, 3 stacked bikes!  Who has that?  Watch friends marvel at your mad hacking engineering skills.  Cost : $100 – $120ish.
No Like :  Yea, getting that top bike kinda sucks.  I stand on a chair to grab the highest bike and put said bike back.  Obviously, having the lightest bike on the top helps.
Looks pretty great to us… got more bike hacks? Share them with us, we’d love to show-off your innovation!

CA Bike Summit

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This weekend has been full of inspiring ideas from the movers & shakers in the bicycle world, on local, state, and national levels.

We’re on the right track in SLO County, and couldn’t do it without your love & support! Bikes are on the edge of a BIG renaissance, and we all benefit from it.

As today’s the last day, we’ll be giving you an recap of what went down in the next couple days. In the meantime, here are some pics:
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