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www.sbbike.org November 2007 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 [email protected] web www.sbbike.org November 6th meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for our general meeting: Tuesday, November 6th Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant 3524 State Street Santa Barbara 6:00 PM No-host dinner 7:00 PM Meeting Online email list We sponsor a free online email forum where you can post and read messages that pertain to regional bicycling issues. To subscribe, just send an email message to: [email protected] Leave the subject line and body of the message blank. Join our Coalition You can help improve bicycling safety and conditions in Santa Barbara County by joining others in our regional bicycling advocacy group. Together we’ll continue to make a real difference. See page 6 for info. 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 [email protected]. Measure D— one more chance Quick Release is published monthly by the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 92047, Santa Barbara, CA 93190. Subscribe for $25 per year. Issue # 193. UCSB police report new signs increase student safety University policeman Mark Signa reports that new signs advising students to walk bikes at several locations on campus are successful. Speaking to the Associated Students BIKES committee on Octo- ber 23rd, he noted a greatly-increased compliance among the thousands of bicycling students. They are especially helpful in the campus center where heavy pedestrian traffic is endangered by agile, quiet and unexpected bicyclists. The new signs were funded with student fees administered by the BIKES committee. They prominently state that a $120 fine will be imposed on violators who are cited. While the $120 fine is stiff, students have one opportunity each school year to eliminate it by at- tending a one-hour, $35 bicycling safety class con- ducted by the campus police. Signa notes that at the class beginning, students are resentful, but at the end they are understanding. New signs telling bicyclists to walk across El Colegio Road at Stadium Road are increasing safety there, the campus police report. North County Proposal South County Proposal Following the defeat of the three-quarter-cent transportation tax renewal in 2006, a new pro- posal has been under development. This time, it will be a half-cent tax and will have two separate expenditure plans—one for North County, another for South County—that will reflect the different regional expectations and needs. The two plans are being crafted by two com- mittees. Our Bicycle Coalition is a member of the South County committee, with Wilson Hubbell as our representative, and Ralph Fertig as alternate. Although some changes are likely, the plans shown above are current as of late October. It is expected that the 30-year plan will bring in $1.05 billion in 2010 dollars. Each year’s revenue will be split evenly between the two county halves, meaning that each will receive about $17.5 million annually to be apportioned as shown. The North County plan is simpler and more is going to new roadways. The North’s “Local Alter- native” portion is a minimum required, and it’s to be spent on bicycle, pedestrian, bus, and rail travel, plus education and traffic calming. The South County has an array of dedicated funding categories, including one for bicyclist/pe- destrian projects. That program would be funded through a grant process where submitted propos- als would be considered for funding.

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November 6th meeting Join us on the first Tuesday of the month for our general meeting: Tuesday, November 6th Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant 3524 State Street Santa Barbara 6:00 PM No-host dinner 7:00 PM Meeting Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition PO Box 92047 Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047 phone 962-1479 email [email protected] web www.sbbike.org How to reach us Join our Coalition Online email list Leave the subject line and body of the message blank. [email protected]

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www.sbbike.org November 2007

Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacyand resource organization thatpromotes bicycling for safetransportation and recreation.

How to reach usSanta Barbara Bicycle CoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047phone 962-1479email [email protected] www.sbbike.org

November 6th meetingJoin us on the first Tuesday ofthe month for our generalmeeting:Tuesday, November 6thMadam Lu Chinese Restaurant3524 State StreetSanta Barbara6:00 PM No-host dinner7:00 PM Meeting

Online email listWe sponsor a free online emailforum where you can post andread messages that pertain toregional bicycling issues. Tosubscribe, just send an emailmessage to:[email protected] the subject line andbody of the message blank.

Join our CoalitionYou can help improve bicyclingsafety and conditions in SantaBarbara County by joiningothers in our regional bicyclingadvocacy group. Together we’llcontinue to make a realdifference. See page 6 for info.

Our CycleSmartprogramThe Santa Barbara BicycleCoalition’s CycleSmart bicyclisteducation program offersbicycling skills classes forschool children and adults.Look for details of upcomingclasses inside Quick Release,or contact our Co-coordinatorsDru van Hengel and ErikaLindemann by [email protected].

Measure D��—one more chance

Quick Release is publishedmonthly by the Santa BarbaraBicycle Coalition, PO Box92047, Santa Barbara, CA93190. Subscribe for $25 peryear. Issue # 193.

UCSB police report new signs increase student safetyUniversity policeman Mark Signa reports that newsigns advising students to walk bikes at severallocations on campus are successful. Speaking tothe Associated Students BIKES committee on Octo-ber 23rd, he noted a greatly-increased complianceamong the thousands of bicycling students. Theyare especially helpful in the campus center whereheavy pedestrian traffic is endangered by agile,quiet and unexpected bicyclists.

The new signs were funded with student feesadministered by the BIKES committee. Theyprominently state that a $120 fine will be imposedon violators who are cited.

While the $120 fine is stiff, students have oneopportunity each school year to eliminate it by at-tending a one-hour, $35 bicycling safety class con-ducted by the campus police. Signa notes that atthe class beginning, students are resentful, but atthe end they are understanding.

New signs telling bicyclists to walk across El Colegio Roadat Stadium Road are increasing safety there, the campuspolice report.

North County Proposal South County Proposal

Following the defeat of the three-quarter-centtransportation tax renewal in 2006, a new pro-posal has been under development. This time, itwill be a half-cent tax and will have two separateexpenditure plans—one for North County, anotherfor South County—that will reflect the differentregional expectations and needs.

The two plans are being crafted by two com-mittees. Our Bicycle Coalition is a member of theSouth County committee, with Wilson Hubbell asour representative, and Ralph Fertig as alternate.Although some changes are likely, the plansshown above are current as of late October.

It is expected that the 30-year plan will bring in

$1.05 billion in 2010 dollars. Each year’s revenuewill be split evenly between the two county halves,meaning that each will receive about $17.5 millionannually to be apportioned as shown.

The North County plan is simpler and more isgoing to new roadways. The North’s “Local Alter-native” portion is a minimum required, and it’s tobe spent on bicycle, pedestrian, bus, and railtravel, plus education and traffic calming.

The South County has an array of dedicatedfunding categories, including one for bicyclist/pe-destrian projects. That program would be fundedthrough a grant process where submitted propos-als would be considered for funding.

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Quick Release ~ November 2007 ~ Page 2

“Wet Willie” is an advice column authoredby Coalition Vice President Wilson Hubbell.Please submit any questions you may haveabout cycling-related issues to him [email protected].

Wet Willy SezDear Wet Willy: I’ve been told by a locallaw enforcement officer that all flashingLED lights on bicycles are illegal, that Ineed a red reflector in the rear instead. Theflashing lights seem so much safer, canthey be illegal? Will I be cited by the cops?— Fine with no fines

Dear Fine: Wet Willy checked the CaliforniaVehicle Code and found that the officer isnot quite correct regarding red flashingLEDs. While it is true that a flashing redLED cannot be used instead of a red reflec-tor on a bicycle, nothing in the CVC prohib-its a flashing red LED from being used inaddition to a red reflector on a bicycle. WetWilly’s bike is equipped with both a red re-flector and a red LED—and he knows he’scool with the law.

Dear Wet Willy: Could you say somethingabout parents who take their small chil-dren to bikepaths? This seems to be agrowing problem, and today my wife and Iwere nearly taken down by what appearedto be a 3 year old and a 5 year old wander-ing aimlessly back and forth across theObern Trail. It could have been a disasterfor us and the kids had we not been hyper-careful, and the parents just seemed oblivi-ous. — Loves kids but…

Dear But: It is good to see parents out rec-reating with their kids and teaching themhow to ride, but putting small childrenwith tiny bikes on a busy bikepath is not agood idea. It’s sort of like teaching yourteenager to drive by putting them on Hwy154 over San Marcos Pass.

Wet Willy grew up near a church wherethe parking lot was usually empty andthere was nothing or nobody to run into,so that is where he learned to ride. The lo-cal elementary school also had large areasof parking/open space and many kidslearned to ride there on weekends. It allhappened long ago, but church parkinglots and elementary schools are still avail-able. Parents should let their kids practicein places like that for awhile. The bikepathwill be there for them when they’re olderand ready.

Summerlandimprovements begin

A groundbreaking ceremony with SupervisorSalud Carbajal and others took place inSummerland on October 25th. It marked thebeginning of phase I of Ortega Hill Road im-provements that include new bikelanes alongwith sidewalks, landscaping, curbs, parking,and drainage. Bicycle Coalition presidentRalph Fertig spoke to the crowd about thethousands of cyclists who use that section ofroadway, the only realistic connection be-tween Carpinteria and the South Coast.

The $300,000 project is the first of threephases that will continue improvements eastfrom Evans Road in early 2008. Be carefulbiking through the construction zone andexpect delays during this initial phase thatwill last through the end of the year.

Coalition sends 101letter to Caltrans

Our ongoing concern about cyclist safety onthe section of Highway 101 east of Carpin-teria has led our Bicycle Coalition to send aletter to Aythem Al-Saleh at Caltrans. Al-Salehis the project manager for the $151 millionhighway widening project that includes aseveral-mile section where cyclists ride onthe freeway shoulder.

We asked Al-Saleh to consult with us andthe Channel Islands Bicycle Club in Venturaabout means of increasing our safety there.Caltrans sent a team of planners to consideralternatives in early October; they are con-sidering a separate bikepath on the moun-tain side of the highway. Stay tuned.

Board selects BikeWeek 2008 theme

Our Board of Direc-tors enthusiasticallyagreed that for 2008,our Bike Week themewill be Bicycling asTransportation. LastMay, we emphasizedbike touring. In addi-tion to several presen-

tations about bike touring here and abroad,we led an overnight trip to El Capitan StateBeach. We’re now collecting ideas for 2008events and presentations about utility biketrips, so if you have thoughts, let us know.

We’re delighted to announce that worldtraveller, entertainer, and overall lovableguy Willie Weir will be returning for an-other presentation at our Bike Week Cel-ebration dinner and fun evening. This year,it’s on Saturday, May 17th, returning to theChase Palm Park Center overlooking SantaBarbara’s beach, wharf and bikepath.

Willie reports that he and his wife KatMarriner are off to pedal for three monthsthrough Columbia and Venezuela in Febru-ary. “We'll return with many a story to tell,”he promises. Mark your 2008 calendars!

Addressing Summerland residents is County PublicWorks Director Scott McGolpin. Supervisor SaludCarbajal is on the left and Deputy Director forPlanning Derek Johnson is on the right.

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Bike Class Nov 15-17

Another one of our Introduction to BicycleStreet Skills classes will take place over twodays in November. There will be a 3-hourevening classroom session on November

15th, followed byfive hours on the17th of bike mainte-nance, bike handlingskills, and a ride withtraffic. Details and

online registration are available atwww.sbbike.org/CycleSmart/apply.html.

Twenty-two South Coast schools haveWalk and Bike to School events

October 3rd wasnominally “Interna-tional Walk to SchoolDay,” however the 22participating schoolsin Santa Barbara’sSouth Coast were to-tally receptive to allmodes that encouragehealthy travel fortheir students.

The 22 participat-ing schools nearlydoubled the 13 fromlast year, according toCOAST’s Eva Inbar.Although participa-tion data are stillcoming in, Bicycle Coalition member GregJanée gave the following report aboutGoleta’s Mountain View Elementary Schoolwhere his children attend. Out of 373 totalstudents, participation was 226 kids, aturnout of 61%. This is how they traveled toschool:

� Walk: 150� Bike: 36� Bus: 28� Scooter: 12.

Kids were asked if their teachers had talkedto them about the event beforehand. Out of17 teachers, 10 reportedly did. Participationby class ranged from 1/3 of the class to a

high of 2/3, with theaverage being half.There was no corre-lation between teach-ers talking about theevent and class turn-out; anecdotally, allkids seemed wellaware of the eventfrom the posters andfrom hearing about itfrom friends. Pre-sumably the educa-tional aspect of theevent was enhancedby those teacherswho participated.This was the pre-

event publicity:� Article in the school newsletter� Colorful posters placed several places

around campus, both whereparents drive in and where kids congregate

� Note to teachers reminding them of theevent and providing talking points to goover with their students.

Students lined up on the event day for these:� Survey� Receive a snack bar, a fruit wrap, and pencil� Instant raffle—roll dice to win a prize.

Planned follow-up actions:� Article in the school newsletter� Distribution of walking and biking maps.

Mountain View students sign in, indicating whetherthey walked, biked or used another non-car modeto school. Photo by Greg Janée.

Traffic Solutions’RideShare Week

makes us all winnersCongratulate Susan Broderick who won anew bicycle for participating in Traffic Solu-tions’ Rideshare Week contest that tookplace October 15-19th. She was among the574 smart participants who biked, walked,carshared, or used any alternative for tripsother than driving alone.

It was reported that the contest reducedtrips by 2,052, and saved 54,071 miles ofautomobile travel. That translates into par-ticipants’ personal savings of $28,225 ongasoline, and a community savings of 24.6tons of CO

2 that would otherwise be in our

air, contributing to climate change. You canread more about it online atwww.trafficsolutions.info/rideshare.htm.

Santa Barbara namedagain “Bicycle-Friendly”First awarded the League of American Bicy-clists’ Bicycle-Friendly Community in 2003,the City of Santa Barbara has renewed its“silver” status in 2005 and for a third time,earlier this year.

The city joins 70 others across the US inachieving recognition. In California alone,there are 13 other recognized communities:Davis, Folsom, Mountain View, Palo Alto, ThePresidio of San Francisco, Sacramento, SanFrancisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, SouthLake Tahoe, Sunnyvale, Santa Clarita, andSanta Cruz.

Cities are assessed by the League in fiveareas: education, engineering, law enforce-ment, marketing, and effectiveness evalua-tion. We have to thank Santa Barbara’s Druvan Hengel for submitting the applicationfor this recognition, and for working tomake the city a better place to bicycle.

“It is important to recognize good com-munities as they begin to build bicyclefriendliness into their network,” league Ex-ecutive Director Andy Clarke said. More in-formation about the program can be foundat www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org. Who elsein our county will be recognized next?

Light yourself upWe’re about to lose Daylight Savings Time,which means darkness earlier in the after-noon, and visibility challenges for bicyclists.The section of the California Vehicle Codethat deals with legal requirements for cyclistswas just updated by Assembly Bill 478 thatnow allows white or yellow shoe or anklereflectors to be used instead of those onbike pedals—but they still have to be visiblefrom 200 feet. In addition, you must have:� A white-light lamp on the bike or rider that

illuminates the roadway and is visible from300 feet ahead and from the sides.

� A red reflector on the bicycle rear that’svisible from 500 feet back when illuminatedby a motor vehicle’s high-beam lights.

� White or yellow reflector in the front, and awhite or red reflector in the rear of thebicycle center, usually in the wheel spokes.Reflectorized bike tires can serve instead.

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Bicycling is booming, there are more eventsand meetings than ever. Many are not an-nounced a month beforehand, so check outour website for ongoing updates atwww.sbbike.org/meet/meet.html.

November 3, Solvang Prelude, sponsoredby SCOR Cardiac Cyclists Club. Traditionalfall ride attracts thousands and closes outthe local recreational season. Choice of 25,50 or 63-mile rides out of Solvang. Rovingsag support, food stops, vendor expo, op-tional barbecue at end. Information atwww.bikescor.com or phone 562-690-9693.

November 6, Bicycle Coalition GeneralMeeting, sponsored by our Bicycle Coali-tion. This is another evening meeting sothose who cannot attend our noon meetingscan join us. Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant,3524 State Street, Santa Barbara. No-hostdinner 6:00 PM, meeting at 7:00. Phonepresident Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 or emailhim at [email protected].

November 7, Front Country Trails TaskForce Meeting, sponsored by the City andCounty of Santa Barbara, and the Forest Ser-vice. This meeting will deal with trail issues.The agenda on the city’s website. Santa Bar-bara City Hall, Council Chambers, 735Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, 5:30 PM.

November 10, Solvang’s Finest Century,sponsored by Planet Ultra. This 100-milecharity ride benefits the Challenged Ath-letes Foundation that has raised millions tophysically challenged individuals across theUnited States and around the world. The

Upcoming bike meetings and eventsride includes an event T-shirt, water bottle, apost-ride meal, route sheet, four fullystocked checkpoints along the course, androving SAG. Registration and details atwww.planetultra.com.

November 15 and 17, Street Skills for Cy-cling Class, sponsored by our Bicycle Coali-tion. Learn how to cope better with traffic inan urban setting. The class will help youforesee and avoid accidents, be visible dayand night, position yourself in traffic, crossfreeway bridges, equip your bike, and lotsmore including on-road bicycling on Satur-day. The class will be held at the GranadaGarage Bikestation, 1219 Anacapa Street,Santa Barbara. Online info and registrationat www.sbbike.org/CycleSmart/apply.html.Send questions to [email protected].

November 17, Holiday Halves, sponsored byTailwinds Bicycle Club of Santa Maria. Cruisethrough scenic canyons, vineyards, andrangelands with moderately challenginghills. Your choice of a 24-mile or 50-mileride. At the end, those who preregister byNovember 9 will enjoy a Santa Maria StyleBBQ. Limited to 125 cyclists. Details and reg-istration info are on their websitewww.tailwindsbc.org.

November 25, Bike Clinic, sponsored byOpen Air Bicycles. This clinic covers bicyclemaintenance basics to give you confidenceto make repairs yourself when you’re awayfrom home. Open Air Bicycles, 224 ChapalaStreet, Santa Barbara, 9:00-10:00 AM. Phone962-7000, or email [email protected] for info.

Bike bills signed bySchwarzenegger

Four bills in the California legislature thisyear that effect bicyclists were recentlysigned into law by our governor.

AB 57—Safe Routes to SchoolOn October 14th, Governor Schwarzeneggersigned the California Safe Routes to School(SR2S) bill that extends funding indefinitelyfor construction of bicycle and pedestriansafety, and traffic calming projects nearschools for grades K-12. It uses moneyfrom the federal Highway Safety Improve-ment Program.

Immediately available through a com-petitive grant process are $52 million overa two year cycle. Applications from citiesand counties are due November 16th. Ap-plications can be for projects such as side-walks, pathways, bike lanes, trafficcalming, or for non-infrastructure activitiessuch as education.

AB 321—School Zone SafetyOn October 10th, our governor signed AB321 that was sponsored by Pedro Nava. Lo-cal agencies will now be able to extendschool zones at qualifying schools up to1000 feet each way and drop the speedlimit in the core zone to 15 MPH. The Cityof Goleta is planning to implement it im-mediately, making it safer for kids to get toschool on foot and bike.

AB 1581—Traffic Actuated SignalsOn October 8th, Governor Schwarzeneggersigned this bill that will eventually improvesignal detection of bicyclists at intersec-tions. It requires jurisdictions to installonly detection devices that are sensitive tobicycles and motorcycles. However, it firstrequires Caltrans to establish uniform stan-dards and guidelines to be followed.

AB 478—Bicycle safetyOn September 26, our governor signed intolaw this amendment to the Vehicle Code. Itexpands bicycle lighting requirements tosidewalks (only where biking is legal) andbikeways. And it allows shoe and ankle re-flectors instead of only pedal ones. There’smore about safe biking at night on page 3.

Amgen Tour of California update

“I have consistently emphasized that cy-cling health benefits FAR OUTWEIGH thetraffic safety risks of cycling, and that forevery hour of cycling, one adds MORE thanan hour to one's healthy expected life-time.”— John Pucher, Professor, Urban Planningand Policy Development Program, RutgersUniversity

In 2007, we hosted a “Safetyville” for kids beforethe start of the Santa Barbara stage of the Tour.

The week-long Amgen Tour of California willreturn to us next February. The Time Trial willbe in Solvang on Friday the 22nd. And on the23rd, Stage 6 will begin in Santa Barbara.

Our Bicycle Coalition is teaming with the Cityof Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Confer-ence and Visitors Bureau to again organizeevents around the Stage 6 start. The local effortis being coordinated by Barney Berglund.

In February 2007, the committee organized apre-race party, a children’s race, and a“Safetyville” area for kids around the Santa Bar-bara stage. This time, we’re actively pursuing abetter and more attractive event. Great news isthat Cottage Hospital has agreed to host itsHealth and Wellness Fair on the park adjacent to the start on Cabrillo Boulevard. We wantadults and kids to come down and associate health with cycling. If you can volunteer tohelp in any way, or have event ideas, contact Barney at [email protected].

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We thank our active membersPlease thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition businessmembers:

� Bicycle Bob’s, Santa Barbara� Nett & Champion Insurance Services, Santa Barbara� The Bike Barn, Santa Maria� Café de Velo, Santa Barbara� Open Air Bicycles, Santa Barbara� Pedal Power Bicycles, Santa Maria� Santa Barbara Electric Bicycle Company, Santa Barbara� Chris King Precision Components, Portland OR� Run Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara

In addition, we welcome new member Sridhar Subramanian.

We further thank those who renewed their memberships: JamesElliott, John Cinatl, Mark McClure, Bill Pollock, Diane Burns,Carol Tokar, and Jean Anderson

Quick Release ~ November 2007 ~ Page 5

October Coalition meeting topicsOur October 2nd monthly Bicycle Coalition noontime meeting at-tracted 14 people to discuss these topics:� Ralph Fertig described efforts to help bicycling residents at the

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission learn about safety, including adistribution of free helmets.

� Dru van Hengel announced that Santa Barbara was again awardedthe “Silver Level” recognition as a Bicycle-Friendly Community.

� Ralph Fertig asked for input over a possible bicycle-sharingprogram that might be developed for the South Coast, or possiblyjust Santa Barbara.

� Possible restrictions or prohibition of bikers on South Coast trailswas discussed. Our Board of Directors will consider crafting apolicy.

� Lisa Murawski described chances to win prizes during TrafficSolution’s upcoming Rideshare Week.

� Ralph Fertig and Wilson Hubbell described Caltrans’ reactions toour concerns about bicyclist safety on Highway 101 east ofCarpinteria. They’re taking us seriously.

� Ed France reported on Bici Centro’s ongoing workshops at Casa dela Raza, and their need for volunteers, tools, and mechanics.Volunteer workshops are being held periodically.

� Participation of children on bicycles as part of the October 3rdWalk to School Day was described.

Ads in Quick ReleaseQuick Release accepts advertisements. Circulation is about 450people. Ads are business card size, 3.5” wide x 2.0” high. Detailsand an order form are available on PDF format online at:www.sbbike.org/QR/ad.pdf .

CorrectionLast month’s article about the new UCSB bikeracks incorrectlyattributed the source of funding for the project. The racks them-selves were purchased with $53,000 Caltrans Bicycle TransportationAccount grant obtained by James Wagner, Transportation Alter-native Program coordinator at the University, through MattDobberteen at the County Public Works Department. The stu-dents, via their AS BIKES Committee, paid for the bike parking lotexpansion, repaving and slurry seal on the lot and adjacentbikepath. We thank Wagner for his clarification.

Local MS ride attract hundredsThe annual Start toFinish MS Bike Tourexpanded last yearfrom a one-dayevent to a two-dayone. The new ridesgo from Camarilloto Santa Barbaraand back the nextday. Last year theparticipation wasdown from prioryears, but this yearit increased to 780riders. Even better,the charity ridebrought in a record$700,000 to fund multiple sclerosis research and treatment.

MS riders take off from Leadbetter Beach in SantaBarbara on a crisp and clear Sunday morning.

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Regional bicycle clubs & groupsThe Cutters

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Echelon Santa BarbaraMark Purcell, [email protected]

Goleta Valley Cycling ClubDoris Phinney, [email protected]

Lompoc Valley Bicycle ClubGene Pritchett, [email protected]

SB Mountain Bike Trail VolunteersJohn Berberet, [email protected]

Santa Barbara Bicycle ClubDave Court,[email protected]

Santa Barbara BMXDale Bowers, [email protected]

Tailwinds Bicycle ClubDavid Cantero, [email protected]

UCSB Cycling ClubMatthew Post , [email protected]

Road repair contactsCaltrans

www.dot.ca.gov/maintform.htmlCarpinteria

Dale Lipp, 684-5405 [email protected]

GoletaBill Millar, [email protected]

LompocLarry Bean, [email protected]

Santa Barbara CityDru van Hengel, [email protected]

Santa Barbara CountyMatt Dobberteen, [email protected]

Santa MariaRick Sweet, 925-0951 [email protected]

SolvangBrad Vigro, [email protected]

UCSBDennis Whelan, [email protected]

Shop discountsBicycle Coalition members ben-efit from discounts at localshops. It’s another reason to joinour group. To get your discount,take your copy of Quick Releaseto the shop & show them youraddress label that says “MEM-BER” on it. Or cut out the labelbox and take it. Discount detailsare at www.sbbike.org/SBBC/

who.html. Please patronize theseshops:Bicycle Bob’s250 Storke Road #A, Goleta15 Hitchcock Way, Santa BarbaraBicycle Connection223 W. Ocean Avenue, LompocCommuter Bicycles, 569-5381Hazard’s Cyclesport110 Anacapa Street, Santa BarbaraMad Mike's Bikes1108 E. Clark Avenue #G, SantaMariaMain Street Cycles311 East Main Street, Santa MariaOpen Air Bicycles224 Chapala Street, Santa BarbaraPedal Power Bicycles1740 Broadway, Santa MariaSanta Barbara Electric Bicycle630 Anacapa Street, Santa BarbaraVeloPro Cyclery633 State Street, Santa Barbara5887 Hollister Avenue, Goleta

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