www.sbbike.org Serving Santa Barbara County We’re a countywide advocacy and resource organization that promotes bicycling for safe transportation and recreation.
How to reach us Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 962-1479 email info@sbbike.org web www.sbbike.org
May 3rd meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our general meeting: Tuesday, May 3rd County Public Works Conference Room, 1st Floor 123 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, California 12:00 noon
Online email list We sponsor an online email forum where you can post and read messages that pertain to regional bicycling issues. It’s easy and free. To subscribe to our general forum, just send an email message to: sbbike-subscribe@topica.com
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Join the Coalition You can help improve bicycling safety and conditions in Santa Barbara County by joining others in our own regional Bicycle Coalition advocacy group. Together we will continue to make a real difference. See page 6 for details.
Our CycleSmart program The Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition’s CycleSmart bicyclist education program offers bicycling skills classes for school children and adults. Look for details of upcoming classes inside Quick Release, or contact our Coordinator Nancy Mulholland by phone at 563-9073 or email nmulhol04@yahoo.com.
May 2005
Willie Weir returns to Santa Barbara Want to know what it’s like bike touring Turkey during the recent Iraq War? Then come hear celebrated touring cyclist Willie Weir tell us what happened to him and his wife Kat as they biked through the history-rich country for three months. Last year, our Bike Week Celebration featuring Willie was so successful that we’re bringing him back from Seattle—and this time with Kat too. Our annual Bike Week kick-off Celebration, though, is lots more. You’ll enjoy not only Willie’s “The Bad Road: Cycling Turkey,” but also good company, great dining, and an award ceremony. This year we’re offering a no-host bar with beer and wine on the terrace overlooking the Cabrillo bikepath. Beer will be from New Belgium, an environmentally-designed brewery in Colorado, the makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale. The dinner is from Country Catering: BBQ tritip and chiken. Italian pasta with spinach, feta, onions, tomatoes and peppers. Tossed salad with ranch or raspberry dressing. Red potatoes with rosemary, garlic and olive oil. Garlic bread. And save room for dessert. Don’t miss this stellar event—a bargain evening at $30. It’s May 14th, 6:00
Cycling and camping within view of Erclyes Dagi in central Turkey, south of Kayseri. PM, at the Chase Palm Park Center, 236 East
Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara. You may have already received an invitation from the Bicycle Coalition. If not, get your reservation form at: www.sbbike.org/celebration/fun.html. See you there!
Who is Willie Weir? You can learn about Willie at his site www.willieweir.com. For those who belong to Adventure Cycling, you are already familiar with Willie’s adventures and thoughts from his articles in Adventure Cycling Magazine. Willie won the gold Lowell Thomas Award from the American Society of Travel Writers for his work. He is known to public radio listeners for his commentaries aired on KUOW in Seattle.
Here’s what others said about our 2004 Bike Week Celebration The location was good, the food was excellent, the attendees were interesting and Willy Weir’s presentation was top-notch. People who did not attend really missed out! — Wilson Hubbell Willie put on a very entertaining presentation. And it was fun to share it and bike culture with the other attendees. I am looking forward to next year’s celebration already. — Nancy Mulholland I thought the event was great. I think the last minute nature of this year’s event is the only reason the event was not sold out. — Chuck Anderson All was great and we had a good time. Willie was certainly the highlight. The desserts were heavenly. Only compliments all around. — Kathleen Boehm Dinner was great. I thought your speaker choice was excellent. Inspirational and entertaining. I am also enjoying his book. I can just hear him talking. — David Madajian I loved every minute. Willie spun my biking enthusiasm into a tornado with his great delivery and wonderful stories. — Don Lubach Everything worked great. Willie's presentation made it
especially fun and gave a focus to the event. — Dave Bourgeois Yes, we had a very enjoyable time. Willie’s presentation was inspirational, the food was fine, the wine intoxicating, and the company at our table very pleasant. Our compliments to everyone responsible for making this first annual gala event happen. Good job! — Gary Nett
Baseline may get shoulders Matt Dobberteen has submitted a County application for funding of five-foot wide shoulders for nearly a mile on Baseline Avenue between Highway 154 and Refugio Road north of Santa Ynez. The application was for Bicycle Transportation Account funding and would be used in conjunction with County funds for resurfacing the road that currently has no shoulders. We will hear this summer whether the funding has been approved.