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General cycling blog news about bicycling in San Diego, bicycle accident prevention tips and information about local bicycling events.

Laguna Canyon Foundation Urges Cyclists to Respect the Habitat

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Dudek Law Firm

The South Coast Wilderness, 22,000 acres of open preserve close to Laguna Beach, is growing exponentially with visitors. Last year alone saw almost half a million hikers and mountain bikers. The Laguna Canyon Foundation, while admitting that much of the trails are less than gorgeous, has asked that all visitors respect the habitat. The foundation held a forum recently in which Hallie Jones, the foundation’s executive director, asked for more cooperation from hikers and cyclists that visit the area. Jones pleaded with mountain bikers to stop cutting their own trails through the preserve, saying that the habitat they love to ride in won’t be worth much if the illegal trail blazing continues. “You’ll have this once-beautiful canyon and now it’s crisscrossed with trails and doesn’t provide the same value as a habitat as it used to,” Jones warns mountain bikers before the official Laguna Canyon Foundation’s forum. The “outlaw” mentality…
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Get Out of Town: Breezer Recalls All Downtown Models for Pedal Issues

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Dudek Law Firm

Breezer, the bicycle manufacturing company, has issued a recall of all “Downtown” models due to pedal issues. The recall states that the bike pedals are prone to pop off during use, thereby causing loss of control and increasing the risk of bicycle accidents. The company has asked that all owners of Breezer Bicycle models Downtown 3, Downtown 3-ST, Downtown 8, Downtown 8-ST, Downtown EX, and Downtown Ex-ST stop use immediately and take the bike to an authorized Breezer dealer for free repairs. Thankfully, no injuries due to this defect have been reported. What If a Defective Product Does Cause and Injury? There are three categories for defective products. Manufacture defects, design flaws, and improper warnings. Manufacture defects are created during the manufacture process, either by improperly making the product or by damaging the product before general sale. Damage incurred during shipping also fits into this category. Design flaws involve poorly…
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Cross Country Bicyclists Due to Make it Home to California Today

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Dudek Law Firm

Today marks the end of a long journey for Brad Walton, a CPA from Willits, and Steve Kesling, a retired Willits High School teacher. According to Willits News, the men are expected to arrive in San Francisco around 11am before continuing to their homes. The two men started a cross country bicycle trip with a third man, Steve Chun, a longtime friend of Kesling’s from Vacaville, on June 7th in Virginia. Unfortunately, Chun suffered an injury early on. He was caught in a rut and fell over, breaking three ribs. Walton and Kesling continued on without him, but Chun is expected to finish the final leg with them today. The men rode an average of 65 to 80 miles every day on a trail called the TransAmerica trail. This trail has been a popular cycling route since the late 70s and tends to attract a lot of foreign riders looking…
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