CALIFORNIA BICYCLE NEWS AND CYCLING SAFETY TIPS BLOG

San Diego was recently host to the National Bicycle Tourism Conference (NBTC), a four-day tour of downtown San Diego and Coronado Island that celebrated the near-completion of the Bayshore Bikeway. This is the first time in the history of the NBTC that San Diego has ever been chosen, showing that the city has become friendlier to the idea of cycling as a main mode of transportation and recreation. The Bayshore Bikeway is a 24-mile stretch around San Diego Bay that will provide a scenic route through major tourist destinations as well as local employers. Presently, 15 miles of bicycle paths have been constructed. Once completed, the bikeway will not only be an extremely beautiful bike route, but it will help make cycling an even more accepted and popular mode of transportation. Cyclists gathered at the county administration building to meet with Supervisor Greg Cox, cycling activists and local media to…
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Cycling has become an increasingly popular hobby in Southern California, and a new Long Beach shop that specializes in refurbishing vintage bicycles has capitalized on this. The Bicycle Stand is Long Beach’s only restoration shop dedicated to refurbishing classical vintage road bikes and city bikes. Bicycle parts from England, Italy, and other parts of Europe line the store walls. Business has been so good for the owners, that they now receive calls from around the country for parts. Although the bike shop specializes in vintage European bicycles, it also services mountain, cargo and sports bikes. Cycling culture has become about identity, and the two owners realized that when they made their business. Perhaps the best part of their business is that they get to do something they are passionate about, and then spread that passion to other people.  The Long Beach couple started the business out of their own home…
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