bikeRedlands

Monday, May 6, 2013

Redlands Bike Lanes Need Your Support!

Forwarded from an email, please take a moment to read and act tomorrow night:

RYF support needed!

Please see message below from Craig Kundig

About 6 months ago I sent all the major cycling groups in Redlands a note about funding loses for bike lanes. I said that I would only contact you when something was very important and I needed your help. That time is now.

Many uninformed people have contacted the City and the newspapers about the bike lanes. They don't understand them, don't like the green paint, don't like cyclist because we have a reputation for breaking traffic laws, think it is a waste of the cities money and the list goes on. There have been some great response published already, but it's not enough. We, the cycling community of Redlands are letting the Council and our city down by not showing enough support for the lanes. Lets change that.

The cycling community of Redlands needs to FILL the council chambers Tuesday night at 6 pm and show support for this program. There is nothing on the agenda, but there is plenty of discussion and it is time to show support before the opposition gets strong. The opportunity to say thank you for what the city is doing is during the public comments. Hopefully our club, group, event or team leaders can speak briefly to show support and appreciation for the city being progressive, the way they have gotten cyclist involved and that it is making Redlands a better, safer place to ride.

NOTE: This comes early in the program, so you won't be there late.

PLEASE do not assume you aren't needed, or there will be enough representation. This attitude cost cycling infrastructure millions in federal cuts that may take years to recover. We can't fix that but we can support this.

Thank You in Advance

Craig Kundig

Cyclery USA

Thursday, May 2, 2013

IEBA National Bike Challenge

Consider joining the IEBA team for the National Bike Challenge.

http://www.endomondo.com/teams/9919050

If you want to be a part of showing what the Inland Empire is capable of, give it a try!

http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/national/

Redlands Bike Box on Brookside Ave

Finally got a picture of the Inland Empire's first bike box! Way to go Redlands.

Now get your residents out there and using it!!!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Feel Like Riding Some? Try The National Bike Challenge!

Happy May Day everyone. Now that the harsh Southern California winter is over, there's no excuse to ride. And if riding for a goal will help motivate you, check this out: http://www.endomondo.com/campaign/national/

Be sure to put in your Employer's name, so that data can be sent to them. The results may be illuminating for some local employers that are less than bicycle friendly, know what I mean.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Redlands Bike BBQ: Redlands Classic Alley Party 4/6 @ 6pm!

Redlands Bike BBQ: Redlands Classic Alley Party 4/6 @ 6pm!: the first time we'll actually be grilling at the BikeBBQ. come on down to the alley on Saturday evening immediately after the finish...

Cajon St. Bike Lane Just Came On-line!

Cajon St. Bike Lane, a photo by cyclotourist on Flickr.

Finally a north/south street striped! Redlands has doubled it's bike lane mileage in the last two weeks!!!

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Bicycle Postcards

Try watching that and not being happy. Now picture that happening in Redlands! No need for it not to be a reality. Here are the positives for Redlands:

Everything north of Highland is flat(ish).
We have a LOT of new bike lanes going in.
Redlands Classic brings a lot of awareness to the community.
Two great bike shops.
A community bike shop.
Two great breweries that support the bike community and have plenty of retail distribution in town :-)
A compact downtown.
Lots of restaurants and public houses centrally located.
A university.
Lots of neighborhood schools (all but two of which are north of Highland).
Majority (70% IIRC) of residents work within city limits.

Sooooo, what can you do? Ride your bike around town. Recreational riding is fine, but go on a date to the Krikorian, pick up a burrito at Cuca's, ride the kids to school. Every bike on the road increases visibility, which makes other bicyclists safer, and inspires non-bicycle riders to give it a try.

Encourage friends and family to ride. They know you're a bikey sort of a person, but may not view themselves that way. Get them out there and rolling! Loan them a bike, help them find one on CL, send them to the Bike BBQ to fix one up. Get them over that next hurdle.

Write letters to the Daily Facts. It's still a small town newspaper, and it's read by just about everyone downtown. They'll print pretty much whatever you send in. Praise the bike lanes, laud the Classic, compliment new bike racks at a store. Give it a try, you might like it.