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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

June 6th meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of each month for our general meeting: Tuesday, June 6th Santa Barbara Bank & Trust Community Room 1021 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara 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@lists.riseup.net

Leave the subject line and body of the message blank. That’s all!

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 an application form.

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 Co-coordinators Dru van Hengel and Erika Lindemann by email CycleSmart@sbbike.org.

June 2006

Bike Week raises bicycling awareness An hour before we kicked off our Bike Week of activities with our annual Celebration dinner, the sun broke through the clouds, giving us a superb view of the ocean and wharf. From the Chase Palm Park Center, we overlooked Santa Barbara's beachway path with an ongoing procession of people biking by, confirming our dedication to fitness and sustainable mobility. At our Celebration event, we People gather before dinner and an evening of entertainment at our Bike had 56 people join together for Week Celebration on May 13th. drinks on the patio, a catered dinner, and bicyclist awards from us and Assemblyman Pedro Nava to Mayor Marty Blum, Dan Henry, and the Goleta Valley Cycling Club. Finally, we were regaled with tales from Willie Weir about his recent bike tour in South East Asia. Willie’s message: on your bicycle, you can access places off the tourist tracks and meet some truly wonderful people. We were pleased this year to be joined by Mike Fasth from Open Air Bicycles, Barry Kroepelin from Bike Gear Bike Gear, and Channing Hammond from Old Man Mountain. In addition, Grant House from the Santa Barbara City Council, and Keith Coffman-Gray, chairman of SB City’s Transportation and Circulation Committee, attended our Celebration. The next afternoon, Café de Velo bike shop had its City Councilmembers Helene Schneider grand opening (story, page and Grant House smile at Santa Barbara’s Bike to Work Day, May 17th. 3). There were two bike Photo by Robert Bernstein. rides to the opening. Bike to School Day drew hundreds of kids on bikes to South Coast schools on May 16th. Thanks to many Bicycle Coalition members and COAST for organizing this important event. It was followed by Bike to Work Day on May 17th. We manMatt Dobberteen and Debbie Castanha fit aged to attract six new members at our booth in Downtown bike helmets on youngsters at the Santa Barbara, and at a stop near Children’s Festival on May 20th. the Obern Trail entrance to UCSB. Downtown, City Council-members Helene Schneider, Grant House, and Brian Barnwell showed their support for bicycling by pedaling to the event. Thanks to Dru van Hengel and Jamey Wagner for organizing the respective Santa Barbara and UCSB events. On Friday, May 19th, there was a Bike-In Movie behind the Mercury Lounge in Goleta. Organized by Matt Wilhelm and Dawn O’Brien, the cult film Return of the Scorcher was shown for free, followed by a ride. Finally, we worked with COAST and the Kiwanis Club to sell 72 lowcost bicycle helmets for kids at the May 20th Children’s Festival in Santa Barbara. Unfortunately, helmet demand exceeded supply. Soumil Mehta shows off his In times of growing energy costs and American obesity, the humble bicycle pancake at UCSB’s Bike bicycle can be the solution to both challenges. We thank all those who to Work Day May 17th. Photo have helped make our Bike Week the vehicle for raising awareness of all. by Don Lubach.


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