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Cool Cycling and Related Links
Bicycling and Transportation Experts
John Ciccarelli's Bicycle Solutions site
Lots of excellen information on bicycle transportation,
education, planning and more.
John
Allen's site
Great info on how to ride with skill and safety,
as well as a host of other bicycling, planning, design and transport
information
Bicycling Organizations and Advocacy Groups
League
of American Bicyclists
The oldest and largest national organization of bicyclists.
Involved in advocacy, education and much more for more than 100 years.
Adventure
Cycling Association
Want to tour across the state or across the country?
Adventure Cycling is the place to go. Maps, gear, a great touring-oriented
magazine and much more. Patriotic, too. The organization began as "Bikecentennail"
with a cross-country bike ride in 1976.
Marin
County Bicycle Coalition
The model for bicycle advocacy. Lots going on here
and lots to learn from.
The
California Bicycle Coalition
The statewide bicycle coalition. Great site with
good information.
Bicycling and Life
Ron
Jones's Web Site
A wealth of information from a co-founder of the
South Valley Bicycle Coalition and the guy who runs the Share The Road
program. Great information on healthy living, bicycling issues and much
more.
Bicyclinglife.com
Highly practical site with an emphasis on vehicular
cycling (acting like traffic – the safest way to ride). Great articles
and good advice on how to use a bike for transportation, for errands,
for ... your life!
Ken
Kifer's Bicycling Pages
Great practical information on everything from equipment
and commuting to the insanity of automobile dependence and much more.
Lively, intelligent and informative.
Sheldon
Brown's Harris Cyclery site
More than just the site of a good bike shop, it's
put together by Sheldon Brown, one of the most knowledgeable people out
there on bicycling mechanics and riding. Great wealth of articles on all
kinds of topics.
The
International Christian Cycling Club
A site that combines bicycling and faith. Has sub-sites
for mountain bikers and roadies. Some good articles.
Bicycling Magazines
Cycling
Plus
In our opinion, the best all-around bicycling magazine
out there. A British publication with in-depth articles on everything
from the racing scene to practical commuting. Unlike most American mags,
this one takes the bicycle seriously as a form of transportation.
Bicycling
The largest American magazine devoted to bicycling.
Emphasis on road bikes. Lots of short articles. Not as in-depth as many
other magazines. Little attention to bicycling for practical reasons (commuting,
errands) or touring.
Bicycling and Public Transit
Golden
Empire Transit
Riding the bus helps clean up the air, and you can
take your bike along. Clean, fast, economical, efficient. Combining a
bike and a bus can get you just about anywhere you need to go in Bakersfield.
Check it out.
Amtrak
All of Amtrak's San Joaquin trains have roll-on bike
racks. There is room for three bikes in the bottom level of each passenger
car. Great for commuting, for taking your bike on that business trip,
or just for fun. Click
here for a photo of Amtrak's bike racks on the San Joaquin trains.
Bicycling and Quality of Life
Valley
Air Pollution Control District
With the second-worst air quality in the nation,
we need these guys. They have some great tips on cleaning up our air.
Riding a bike is one of the best ways. Find out more!
Kern
Smart Growth Coalition
How would you like to be able to walk to the grocery
store, to neighborhood shops, to have calmer traffic, to not drive 10
miles or more just to do errands? Smart growth can make all this happen
and more, improving our quality of life, decreasing pollution, preventing
sprawl and increasing our sense of community and place. Find out about
it here.
The
Urban Land Institute
Research, case studies, news and much more on smart
and innovative ways of developing urban land wisely, increasing livability,
decreasing sprawl and smog, and incorporating activity back into our communities.
If you want to race or toodle along the bike
path occasionally, visit your local shop. If you want a bike you
can use for recreation, commuting, touring and errands every day
in any weather (and at night), carrying whatever stuff you need,
for years and years without worrying, check out the links below.
Worthy bicycle shops and manufacturers
St. John Street Cycles (London, England)
(mostly women's bikes and gear)
