Orange County’s most renown bicycle tourist, Rob Templin, inspires people to expand their horizons. We invite you be inspired, 6:PM, Thursday, Aug. 26, as Rob shares how anyone, young or old, can roll into their own personal adventure.
Maui tradewinds
Dazzling views, the sounds and smells of nature surround you as your bike rounds bend after bend along a country road. But choosing the right road, selecting the perfect daily destination is key to a memorable tour.
Planning your own trip or joining one of Rob’s Second Summer groups, we’ll share the delights which only travel by bicycle can reveal. Along the way he’ll share insights into the bicycle cultures of the countries he visits, where bicycles are a more accepted mode of travel.
The evening is FREE, but seating is limited, so please RSVP, 949 492 5737, or e-mail us.
http://tinyurl.com/sart2010 Video of problems on this vital bicycle transportation link: a car show staged on a weekend with pedestrians– and cars– blocking the trail. Bollards, limited openings of the route which by law must be available 24/7.
The Orange County Bicycle Coalition is a bicycling advocacy organization (501(c)(3) non-profit) for Orange County, California.
Orange County is located between Los Angeles County and San Diego County in Southern California.
Our mission:
To promote bicycling as an everyday
means of transportation and recreation.
HISTORY
Commuting and recreational bicyclists formed the Orange County Bicycle Coalition (OCBC) in 1991 to promote bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. OCBC is explicitly authorized to represent about 2000 Orange County bicyclists who are members of member clubs. Beyond that, we speak for all bicyclists, including the poor, the elderly, and children, and for the bicycle industry. In 1994, OCBC obtained tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code, and has retained that status ever since.
Executive Emeritus:
Don Harvey, JD, PhD
(949) 759-0219
Email: harveydonw@juno.com
Advocacy, education, refreshments– find ‘em in North Beach.
1900 N. El Camino Real, in North Beach San Clemente is the new "clubhouse" for OCBC.
“Free Air, Free Water, Clean Restrooms.”For 16 years, long before he became Executive Director of Orange County Bicycle Coalition, Pete van Nuys would look at the unused Metrolink building at the north end of town and wonder, “When is someone going to put a bicycle rental business in there?” Last December he posed that question to the San Clemente City Manger, who passed it on to the Community Development Director, who sent him a key, and what would become a loooong list of things to do and people to see, not to mention contracts to sign. And in May he got the nod. Every flavor of Gatorade this is. Many coats of paint later this building is welcoming cyclists with cold drinks, energy snacks and, oh yes, ice cream. Also tubes, tires, tools, mirrors, seat packs, locks…. the stuff you need but sometimes forget on your way down to Las Pulgas.
While I’m here, north bound Moulton El Toro to Ridge Line, pot holes, tough in the dark on morning commute , thought I had them mapped, ride there with caution, but hit one on Thursday.
Major construction, yes but interestingly on the way up to Gate 12 intersection the holes are patched but on the descent to Ridge Line there are open craters.
Thanks, CP
Charles, hi.
1.) OCBC is monitoring the on-going Newport Beach Police investigation. The driver appears to have been backing up, over the centerline, around a blind curve, on a steep grade. He was trusting, apparently, to blind luck that no one would be approaching from the rear. His record speaks for itself– the man has little concern for the law or traffic safety.
2.) Poor accommodation for bicycles through construction zones has been addressed on the state level. New standards of signage, provision for bicycle detours, and position of construction equipment has been adopted by the Uniform Traffic Control Devices committee, but are not yet published. On our To Do list is a “preview” publishing of these standards on our own, and to take them around to the 20+ city engineers, by way of introducing ourselves and explaining what we expect from them.
We don’t always get what we want, but we never do if we don’t ask.
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-0717-nine-20100716,0,5162106.story
Hope you guys are on this. Particularly, noting that a task force created subsequent to an earlier death might be spurred to action.
While I’m here, north bound Moulton El Toro to Ridge Line, pot holes, tough in the dark on morning commute , thought I had them mapped, ride there with caution, but hit one on Thursday.
Major construction, yes but interestingly on the way up to Gate 12 intersection the holes are patched but on the descent to Ridge Line there are open craters.
Thanks, CP
Charles, hi.
1.) OCBC is monitoring the on-going Newport Beach Police investigation. The driver appears to have been backing up, over the centerline, around a blind curve, on a steep grade. He was trusting, apparently, to blind luck that no one would be approaching from the rear. His record speaks for itself– the man has little concern for the law or traffic safety.
2.) Poor accommodation for bicycles through construction zones has been addressed on the state level. New standards of signage, provision for bicycle detours, and position of construction equipment has been adopted by the Uniform Traffic Control Devices committee, but are not yet published. On our To Do list is a “preview” publishing of these standards on our own, and to take them around to the 20+ city engineers, by way of introducing ourselves and explaining what we expect from them.
We don’t always get what we want, but we never do if we don’t ask.