The BikeSGV team hopes you had a restful holiday break and are ready for another banner year of advancing a more vibrant, healthy, and multi-modal San Gabriel Valley! 2017 is shaping up to be a great one, with a bunch of active transportation projects slated to kick off in the coming months, including:
- #626GoldenStreets returns Sunday, March 5, 2017! More info www.626goldenstreets.com
- The #SGVBikeChallenge will feature 12 rides touching 30 SGV communities in 2017. Explore the SGV and collect all the free, one-of-a-kind community stickers!
- Metro Bike Share expansion to Pasadena in the summer of 2017.
- Bike-Friendly Business Districts are coming to the Cities of Glendora and South Pasadena.
- An SGV Regional Greenway Plan and Active Transportation Plans for the Cities of Irwindale, La Puente, Montebello, and Glendora are slated for development later in the year.
- Grand Opening of the Jeff Seymour Family Center Bike Park and Campus! Tentatively scheduled for Sat April 8.
- Final design and planning of the Foothill Gold Line extension to Claremont, offering opportunities to engage on bicycle parking design and active transportation access to the new stations.
- New class I river bikeways in Glendora and Baldwin Park.
You can support these efforts and BikeSGV's other programs by making a donation, renewing your membership, or becoming a member.
Your friends @BikeSGV
Women-on-Wheels "Bike BaBes and Brunch" Ride - Sun 1/15
Sunday 1/15 (9 AM - 11 AM) - Women-on-Wheels "Bike Babes and Brunch" Ride ( Whittier Narrows) - Join Women on Wheels for a Bikes, Babes and Brunch Ride from South El Monte to Uptown Whittier for brunch! We will meet at Whittier Narrows, bike to Bailey Street Kitchen, enjoy brunch, and return. Please bring a bike lock. Let us know if you need to borrow a lock. Please note: This ride is for women and women-identifying individuals only. We travel at a relaxed pace. This ride is great for beginners!
Schedule/Details:
- 9:00 AM - Meet at Whittier Narrows, ABC quick-checks
- 9:45 AM - Roll out
- 10:45 AM - Arrive at Bailey Street Kitchen
- 12 PM - 1 PM - Ride back to Whittier Narrows
- Meet: Whittier Narrows, 750 Santa Anita Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733
- Route - Mostly flat, 12 miles round trip.
- Facebook event page
Lunar New Year Bike Train - Sat 1/28
#SGVBikeChallenge Ride #1 | Lunar New Year | Sat 1/28 - BikeSGV's monthly, family-friendly Bike Train community ride will touch every City in the SGV in 2017, thanks to project sponsors Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospitals, Day One, and the San Gabriel Mountains Forever coalition! Join us in exploring one of the most diverse regions in the United States (and the world!) in 2017.
The first ride will be a special Lunar New Year Bike + Hike to the famous Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights to check out some of the new year's festivities. No lock is required (supervised racks will be provided by BikeSGV where the 0.5-mile hike begins to/from the Temple). The ride will begin/end at the Homestead Museum in the City of Industry, which will provide secure bicycle parking and provide free tours to participants upon our return from the temple.
Schedule/Details
- When: Saturday, January 28 (9:30 AM meet, 10 AM roll, 1 PM return)
- Where: Homestead Museum, 15415 Don Julian Rd., Industry, CA 91745
- Facebook event page
- Questions, email us
626 Golden Streets: Free Materials and SWAG
626 Golden Streets Posters, Stickers, Flyers, Flyers, Banners and Yard Signs!
ICYMI, the SGV Open Streets extravaganza, aka 626 Golden Streets, is rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of the Gold Line Extension grand opening on Sunday, March 5, 2017! Come out and explore 8 San Gabriel Valley communities via over 17 miles of car-free streets. You won't want to miss it, as there are currently no plans to repeat the event in the short term.
626 Golden Streets flyers, posters, stickers, and even #GabeTheSasquatch Yard Signs are available free of charge for BikeSGV friends and supporters. Help Gabe keep the SGV great this March by getting the word out. Please contact Andrew@bikeSGV.org to request materials, or feel free to stop by our Bicycle Education Center to do so. Located at BikeSGV HQ at 10900 Mulhall St. in El Monte, the Center also has 626 tank tops ($15) and t-shirts ($20) on sale. All proceeds and donations support our community programs! For more information, or to inquire about what is in stock, please contact Program Coordinator Andrew Fung Yip (email).626 website: www.626goldenstreets.com
Learn-to-Bike Classes | 2017 Schedule
Learn-to-Bike Classes
Don't know how to ride a bicycle, but want to learn? Know someone who'd like to learn? BikeSGV is hosting a series of FREE Learn-to-Bike classes through June 2017, including two this month: Saturday, January 14 and 21 (9 AM - 12 PM)!
Don't own a bike?
No problem! A limited number of foldable bicycles, thanks to program sponsor Dahon Bikes, as well as full-size bikes from the San Gabriel Valley Bicycle Education Center, are available for participants to check out at no charge. If you register, you are guaranteed a bike. All upcoming classes will be hosted at the Jeff Seymour Family Center at 10900 Mulhall St. in El Monte.
Questions: Contact Catalina Gonzalez
City Cycling and Bike Repair Classes
City Cycling Classes
Want to feel more comfortable riding on city streets? Learn more about the rules of the road. Or how to set up your bike to commute to work/school?
BikeSGV's City Cycling course is broken into three parts to help you gain more confidence on your bike:
- In-class presentation on the rules of the road while on a bicycle and useful equipment;
- On-bike drills away from cars to improve bicycle handling and safety maneuvers; and
- A short group ride to put skills covered into use on City streets.
Basic Bicycle Maintenance Classes
Do you know the basics to keep your bike rolling? Whether you are looking to get back on the bike for fitness, commuting, or just to be able to spend a nice weekend with family, this class is a great way to get your bike(s) back on the road. We'll teach you how to: perform an ABC Quick check, repair/replace a flat tire, adjust brakes, clean your bicycle, and acquire the tools needed to make simple repairs on the go.
Contact
Jose Jimenez, BikeSGV Education Director
Jose@BikeSGV.org - (626) 566-8302
SGV Bicycle Education Center, Room 29
10900 Mulhall Street, El Monte, 91731
SGV Bike Park Work Day - Sun 1/22
The Jeff Seymour Family Center in El Monte is in the midst of being transformed into a more sustainable campus with native trees, stormwater capture features, and even the SGV's first community bicycle pump track and skills park! Check out the construction photos.
Made possible via CalFire, REI, and SoCalGas grant funding, the green makeover project will host another public volunteer day on Sunday, 1/22 (9 AM - 12 PM). Partial shifts are welcome, just be sure to wear comfortable clothes/shoes that you are ok getting dusty! Rain or wet conditions cancel (track cannot be used when wet)!
- What: SGV Bike Park Build Day #4 (El Monte)
- When: Sunday 1/22 (9 AM - 12 PM)
- Where: BikeSGV HQ, 10900 Mulhall St., El Monte 91731
- Why: Help build and test ride the SGV's first community bicycle park at the Jeff Seymour Family Center!
Volunteers Needed - Chinatown FireCracker Ride!
One of LA's most popular and fun annual bike rides and runs, the Chinatown Firecracker, needs the help of a few more volunteers for its sign team. All volunteers will receive lunch, a free t-shirt, and a goodie bag! Event info here: www.firecracker10.org
To volunteer, please contact sam.wong@firecracker10k.org
Introducing BikeSGV Volunteer Memberships!
Short on cash after the holidays, but still want to be eligible for all the great benefits of being a BikeSGV member? We've introduced a new membership option in 2017 that won't cost you anything! Donate 10 hours of your time as a volunteer with BikeSGV in 2017, and you'll receive a free 12-month general membership!
Volunteers are needed for all sorts of projects, from helping complete the construction of the SGV Bike Park, participating in bicycle parking audits, supporting upcoming rides/events like 626 Golden Streets, and/or helping out at the Bike Ed Center. Questions/info, contact monica@bikeSGV.org
