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We Found The Hottest Tech At The Tour De France 2023

From new bikes, flash paint jobs and hidden shifters the Tour de France is the pinnacle of bike tech. We have Si on the ground to bring you the best and brightest tech from the biggest race of the year, including Israel-PremierTech’s unreleased Factor 02 VAM, Tadej Pogačar’s blinged-out Colnago V4Rs and reigning champ Jonas Vingegaard’s 1x Cervélo S5!

LA Bike Fest

WHAT IS LA BIKE FEST?

BikeLA’s 2nd annual signature fundraising celebration brings together cyclists from daily commuters to weekend warriors and everyone in between!

Our Pedal-Powered Party is a gathering where attendees ride to and from LA Bike Fest via the healthiest, happiest, most sustainable, and equitable transportation available – THE BICYCLE.

The event is open to all ages and will include lunch, dessert, beverages, music, prom bike pictures, a massage tent, photo opportunities, activations led by local community-based organizations, an online auction, giveaways, and all things cycling.


Check out LA Bike Fest 2022, where we successfully raised vital funds to CREATE a Bikeable Los Angeles!

TICKETS?

Every ticket purchased grants you access to an amazing day of fun and festivities and directly supports BikeLA. By attending, you’re enjoying a thrilling experience and making a positive impact in your community. So grab your bike gear, invite your friends, and let’s ride together toward a brighter future!

Tickets include: lunch, dessert, beverages, beer (for those 21+), giveaways, prom bike photos, and Fun!

Also included: bike valet, the opportunity to bid on really cool auction items, a fully supported group bike ride to the venue, and more Fun!

Pricing: $80 for General Admission, $40 for Kids (3 – 15), and Free for 2 years old and under.

*Tickets on sale through October 1st or until they sell out.

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E-Bike Rebate Pilot Program: Sustainable energy initiative to launch July 1

From PasadenaWeekly.com

Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), which provides electricity to more than 65,000 customers within the city of Pasadena, has unveiled a new e-bike rebate pilot program that will launch on July 1.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles defines e-bikes as “a bicycle fully equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts.”

The new pilot rebates will apply to new Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 e-bikes with a limit of two per PWP residential electric service account. Scooters, mopeds, segways and e-bike conversion kits will not qualify.

The rebate amounts will range from:

• $500 to $1,000 for e-bikes purchased at retailers within Pasadena.

Photo by Gotrax on Unsplash

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The Most Efficient Way To Deep Clean Your Bike Chain

Nothing feels better than a sparkly clean chain! Ollie is here to talk you through one of his favourite and most effective ways of stripping and cleaning dirty chains.

20 years ago, the Arroyo Seco Parkway turned into a car-free party. Get ready for another

From LATimes.com

For the first time in 20 years, a section of the Arroyo Seco Parkway, the West Coast’s oldest freeway, is set to close down for people to walk, bike, skate and run.

On Oct. 29, ArroyoFest will allow car-free exploration of six miles of the 110 Freeway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena.

Two decades ago, the first ArroyoFest was ahead of its time for Southern California, said Wesley Reutimann, co-founder and special programs director at ActiveSGV, one of the event organizers.

In June 2003, seven years before the first CicLAvia “open streets” event, ArroyoFest shut down the Arroyo Seco Parkway for three hours, giving thousands of people the chance to tour the freeway as they never had before.

“I had a real urge to take the exit to the 5,” bicyclist Steve Edberg told The Times in an article covering that 2003 gathering. “If I had 200 or 300 riders with me, I think we could have taken over that one too.”

The original ArroyoFest had been in the planning stages for 10 years before event organizers were able to persuade Caltrans and pull it off.

Twenty years later, Reutimann said, planning a revisit of the event has proved just as complicated.

“There are a lot of pieces that go into putting on an event like this,” he said. “It speaks volumes that the first one, they were able to successfully stage it in 2003.”

It’s a major undertaking involving various permit processes and agencies, including approval by the Pasadena City Council and a special event permit from Caltrans, according to Pasadena Now.

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“The Last Rider” movie review: a timeless tale of perseverance, love and America’s true Tour de France hero

From CyclingWeekly.com

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Now showing in theaters nationwide, the new Greg LeMond feature film is so much more than another Tour de France documentary

If the Netflix series “Unchained” doesn’t rapt American audiences, perhaps the new Greg LeMond feature film will connect them to cycling in a new way.

Premiering today in theaters across the country, “The Last Rider” is a feature-length documentary that chronicles Greg LeMond’s rock bottom year and his legendary comeback at the nail-biting 1989 Tour de France.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Alex Holmes, the race almost serves as a backdrop. Instead, viewers are offered an intimate portrait of one of America’s greatest athletes of all time as he maneuvres betrayal, childhood sexual abuse, getting shot, and coming back from the brink of death to face his rivals and win the Tour de France by just eight seconds — the closest winning margin in the race’s history till this day.

The film features never-before-seen footage from the 1989 race as well exclusive interviews with LeMond himself, his former coach Cyrille Guimard and his wife Kathy, whom LeMond credits for his success.

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The Hottest New Tech At Eurobike 2023! | Part 1

A load of new bikes, new tech and kit, great food, and back in Germany? It can only mean one thing, it’s time for Eurobike 2023! Ollie geeks out to bring you all the hottest and weirdest tech from the expo, including some super lightweight bikes & all things aero!

Rivers and Mountains Ride: Series by ActiveSGV

Join us for the first of 4 bike rides that will explore some of our SGV rivers and our San Gabriel Mountains and learn about the current efforts to complete the vision of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument! This ride will feature; the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel river tails with a stop at the Santa Fe Dam. The route is about 18.2 miles – on mostly separated bike paths.

This ride will start/finish in El Monte and travel on both city streets and bike paths. Due to the length, this ride is not recommended for anyone under the age of 12.

Pre-registration and attendance confirmation is required for all participants. If you are attending with other family members, each person must be registered separately in order to attend.

E-bikes of all types are encouraged, but not required or you can also register to ride a GoSGV e-bike FREE. Register now to guarantee your spot!

The Engine Inside – LOS ANGELES premiere screening

THE ENGINE INSIDE | Los Angeles Premiere (84 min).

Hosted by Bicycle Film Festival

Presented by Shimano

Thursday, June 22

Screening time: 7:00PM

Fine Arts Theatre

8556 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

The new documentary feature film, “The Engine Inside” tells the stories of six everyday people from all over the globe, who reveal the unique power of the bicycle to change lives and build a better world. Through each character’s story, the film uncovers the often-overlooked potential of this 200-year-old machine, exploring its impact on a wide-range of global issues such as physical and mental health, socio-economic inequality and climate change.

By shining a light on people who have embraced cycling as a way to overcome daunting personal and systemic challenges, The Engine Inside ultimately asks viewers to reconsider their own perspective. Is there a transformative power within us all that can be unlocked through the simple act of riding a bike?

Narrated by the “voice of cycling” Phil Liggett, paired with an eclectic soundtrack and immersive cinematography, the film weaves together an emotional and informative celebration of the bicycle’s world-changing potential.

5 Bike Tools I Wish I’d Bought Sooner!

It is so frustrating when something goes wrong with your bike but you don’t have the tool to fix it at home. Ollie explains five of the most common maintenance problems you may encounter with your bike and shows you which five tools you should have at home to do the necessary repairs.