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www.sbbike.org August 2004

Serving Santa BarbaraCountyWe’re a countywide advocacyand resource organizationthat promotes bicycling forsafe transportation andrecreation.

How to reach usSanta Barbara BicycleCoalitionPO Box 92047Santa Barbara CA 93190-2047

phone 962-1479email [email protected] www.sbbike.org

August 3rd meetingJoin us on Tuesday, August3rd for our monthly meeting.Let’s improve biking for us all:Tuesday, 12:00 noonCounty Public WorksConference Room, 1st floor123 East Anapamu StreetSanta Barbara, California

Online email listWe sponsor an online emailforum where you can post andread messages that pertain toregional bicycling issues. It’seasy and free. To subscribe toour general forum, just sendan email message to:[email protected]

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

Join the CoalitionYou can help improvebicycling safety and condi-tions in Santa Barbara Countyby joining others in our ownregional Bicycle Coalitionadvocacy group. Together wewill continue to make a realdifference. See page 6 fordetails.

For sale: video & flagWe’re pleased to offer our ownvideo “Decide to Ride.” It’sabout a young woman wholearns to bike commute towork. It’s only $18 (tax andUS shipping included) fromus, address above.Plus, we’re selling Bike Weekflags, 4’x6’ heavy nylon, terracotta and white. They’re $33plus tax. Look at this PDF file:www.sbbike.org/art-home/flag.pdf

Coalition works on “BikeEd”On July 23, our bike education people met withJean Anderson, education advocate from SanLuis Obispo to coordinate strategies. We’re aheadof San Luis with local instructors, but they hopeto catch up this fall with a new training class.Erika Lindemann and Nancy Mulholland mayassist them. As for coordinating with a statewideeffort, that seems to have gone away, so we mayhave to work regionally on providing education.

Member AppreciationBBQ on August 8th

Mark your calendars for a fun afternoon atour annual Member Appreciation Barbecue.Note that this year it’s at a new location:

Member BarbecueSunday, August 8, 1:00 PMTucker’s Grove County Park, Area 3

It’s open to all Bicycle Coalition members,their family and invited friends. RSVP assoon as possible to the invitation that you,as a member, have received in the mail.

101 In Motion—where‘s the bicycling?by Ralph Fertig

Where is bicycling as ameans of transportation inthe 101 In Motion study?The million-dollar study thatwe’re buying is supposed todetermine ways to reducemotorized traffic congestionthroughout the entire urbanSouth Coast between Win-chester Canyon and theVentura County line. How-ever, it seems that all of the“solutions” so far are de-signed to deal with car com-muters between Ventura andSanta Barbara.

When I read in the News-Press that three of the 34 ideas for relievingSouth Coast congestion were dropped, I looked atwhat was left to see how ideas for increasing bi-cycling to reduce congestion were faring. To mysurprise, they were not among the 31 remainingideas. What I had suggested at Goleta andCarpinteria public workshops (to applause) were:• A bikepath along the railroad between Ellwood

and Carpinteria• If commuter rail comes in, bike racks on the

coaches and secure bike storage at stations• Individualized marketing of alternatives like

bicycling to all households.If you look at the 101 In Motion website thatserves our community, you find a listing (as ofJuly 23) of upcoming public workshops in Febru-ary and March 2004. There is a phone numberthat I called for information. I didn’t reach a per-son, but a recording told me that the next “stake-holders” meeting will be June 28th, and pleaseleave a message. I did, hoping that somebodywould phone me back. Nobody did.

A week later, I received an anonymous email

that answered my question“what happened to bike con-siderations?” It said thatthere were two lists of “solu-tions”—a primary one thatneglected bicycling, and a“complementary” one that didinclude it. The final package,they told me, would be acombination of primary andcomplementary elements.

Individualized marketingwas one of their primary ele-ments, but it only consideredrideshare. Again, marketingpops up under complemen-tary elements, but only forbuses and carpool/vanpool.

In contrast, an application of individualized mar-keting in South Perth, Australia, was a smashingsuccess: it increased bicycling 61%, walking by35%, and bus use by 17%. It cost 1/30 as muchas roadway widening. To me, that’s very cost-ef-fective. But as proposed by 101 In Motion, mar-keting biking or walking is not considered.

As for a railroad bikepath, 101 In Motion didinclude “expand bikelanes and bikepaths” as acomplementary element. The greatest request byBicycle Coalition members and others is for morebikepaths separate from motorists. Just like therailroad path would be.

So where does this leave us? With the price tagof $500 million, plus or minus a few hundred, forwidening Highway 101 over the next several de-cades, there must be cost-effective, healthy, sus-tainable alternatives. We only ask that bicyclingwill be given fair consideration.

A rough (and illegal) path used by bicyclistsexists along the railroad in Santa Barbara.Doubtlessly, a permanent (and legal) pathwould attract a large numbers of users.

Quick Release • August 2004 • Page 2

July Coalitionmeeting topics

Our July 6th Bicycle Coalition gatheringconsisted of an evening dinner and meet-ing that attracted 20 people to Rusty’sPizza to discuss these and other issues:

• The Bicycle Coalition donated a classicUnivega bicycle to the EnvironmentalDefense Center for their annual auction.

• Ralph Fertig reported on his tour of SBCity bicycle facilities with Rob Dayton andthe TCC committee.

• Jim Cody’s talked about desirability of abikepath south of Hollister Avenue alongthe Airport in Goleta.

• Nancy Mulholland talked about organiz-ing a countywide BikeEd program thatthe Bicycle Coalition would spearhead.

• Mike Hecker described his upcomingSemana Nautica criterium in DowntownSanta Barbara, plus mountain bike racesin Elings Park.

• Ralph Fertig described the importance oftwo upcoming Board of Supervisorsmeetings considering bike trails in theSanta Ynez Valley Community Plan.

• Dru van Hengel announced that she hasreturned to SB City full time as theMobility Coordinator. She had spent a yearteaching at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

• Ralph Fertig described the new ShorelineDrive bike facilities, plus an upcomingstudy on the possible connection of thenew Shoreline bikepath with theBeachway.

• Our Member Appreciation BBQ will takeplace this year on August 8 at Tucker’sGrove County Park. Members are invited tocome and bring family and friends.

Bike commute listBicycle Coalition member and avid com-muter David Madajian has opened a dis-cussion list to help people select or makecommute bikes. It currently has 37 sub-scribers, up from only 22 five weeks ago.

Madajian notes that posts on the newTrek L200 seem to make it the hottest bikefor commuting. You can read back mes-sages at:

http://lists.topica.com/lists/commuterbicycle/readIf you want to join, just send an emailwith no subject or message to:

[email protected]’re proud to have David in our county,setting an example and helping others en-joy bike trips to their jobs.

When the phrase “bicycle safety education”is used, most people envision elementaryschool bicycle rodeos. While these eventsare an important part of bicycle education,the League of American Bicyclists’ (LAB)BikeEd Program goes far beyond teachingchildren. In fact, the core of the LAB cur-riculum is geared towards helping adultslearn to ride safely and legally as part ofvehicular traffic; skills that are essential toenjoy using a bicycle for recreation, exer-cise, and transportation.

The most popular course taught byLeague Cycling Instructors (LCIs) is theRoad I course. This course combines class-room presentations and on-bike skill devel-opment for participants who must be aminimum age of 16. It covers:• Bicycle fit, maintenance and safety checks• Principles of traffic law• Vehicular Cycling including predictability

and communication, lane choice andpositioning

• Bike handling skills necessary for saferiding

• Emergency maneuvers to avoid falls andcollisions

• Night riding• Commuting options and needs.

Other courses supported by the LAB in-clude: Bicycle Street Skills, Road II; Com-muting; Motorist Ed; Kids I (parent &child); Kids II; and Bicycle Rodeos. LCIsalso have access to a number of excellentaudiovisual and written materials.

When I took a Road I course last fall, Ihad ridden bikes as an adult for over 30years, including commuting by bicycle forthe past 20. I came away from the coursewith new knowledge and enhanced skillsand confidence for safe road riding. It wasan enjoyable and valuable experience andone that I would recommend to any rider.

Education is one the Santa Barbara Bi-cycle Coalition’s highest priorities in meet-ing its mission of “promoting bicycling forsafe transportation and recreation.” TheCoalition has worked with the City of SantaBarbara to certify over 15 League CyclingInstructors and our next step is to start of-fering a wide variety of BikeEd classes toour community. As noted in July’s QuickRelease, the Board is looking for a volun-teer BikeEd Coordinator to begin this im-portant work. During the first year of theprogram, the Coordinator will accept re-quests from local organizations & individu-als who want to sponsor or attend a BikeEdcourse; match the request with an available

LCI; publish a list ofupcoming coursesin Quick Releaseand other local pub-lications; and workwith a BikeEd Com-mittee to developlong term plans forthe program inSanta BarbaraCounty. We do not expect this job to takeany more than five hours a week and sev-eral of the Coalition’s Board members willbe available to support and assist the BikeEdCoordinator. If you are interested in beingour BikeEd Coordinator; have any questionsabout the requirements of the position; or intaking any of the many courses available;feel free to contact either Erika Lindemann(961-8919) or myself (563-9073).

Bicycle Safety EducationWord from our Board

Nancy Mulholland,Board Member

Lance’s band matcheshis yellow jerseys

What’s the yellow wristband on LanceArmstrong that matches the color of his fa-vorite jersey these days? It’s his “LIVESTRONG” wristband and you’ll see lots ofpeople—cyclists and non-bikers alike—wearing them.

They are for sale for a dollar each fromDave Lettieri at FasTrack Bicycles shop inSanta Barbara, or online directly from theLance Armstrong Foundation at www.laf.org.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation wasestablished by Armstrong himself to helpother cancer victims. The bands are ex-pected to raise $5 million to help the LAF inits program of education, advocacy, publichealth, and research.

As this goes to press, Armstrong is head-ing toward a sixth win in the Tour de France.His unrivaled cycling command is inspiringmillions of people to get out and ride.


On July 13, theCounty Supervisorsbegan consideringthe next step for theSanta Ynez ValleyCommunity Plan.The Plan is impor-tant to bicyclists be-cause it containsproposed new trailsthat we want. Themost important are:• Trails on the north

shore of CachumaLake

• A trail throughSedgwick Ranch

• The Santa YnezRiver Trail

The Bicycle Coalition has been strongly ad-vocating for the first and last trails.Cachuma trails are currently being consid-ered by the US Bureau of Reclamation thatmanages the Lake property; this is fol-lowing a series of public meetings wherewe took a strong position. The SedgwickRanch trail that connects Brinkerhoff Av-enue and Figueroa Mountain Road appearsto be acceptable to everybody.

The Santa Ynez River Trail, however, isfacing opposition not only from landownersalong the river who oppose the River Trail,but also from ranchers elsewhere in thevalley who fear future trails near theirproperty.

The Supervisors are currently consider-ing whether or not to send the draft com-munity plan—in its current or anotherform—off for study of environmental im-pacts. At earliest, the plan could be adoptedby summer 2005. That would be, however,just a plan, and until funding comes along,it could remain a dust-gathering document.

At the July 13th meeting, the county

Looking east toward Highway 101 in Buellton, existinginformal trails show the popularity of the river area.

Santa Ynez River Trail still in Community Planstaff offered amodified ver-sion of theSanta YnezRiver Trail. In-stead of follow-ing the river allthe way be-tween Buelltonand CachumaLake, they nowsuggest thatthe section eastof Highway154 become atrail next to thehighway fromthe river cross-

ing to Cachuma.About 20 people made public comments

at the meeting. Bicycle Coalition memberand bike shop owner Corey Evans spokein favor of the River Trail between Buelltonand Solvang, emphasizing the need for out-door recreation for children and families.The Womans Environmental Watch groupadvocated trails near developed areas forresidents and visitors alike.

Two women opposed the River Trail.One claimed that a trail along Highway 154would keep her from entering and leavingher property that fronts the road. Anothersaid that a trail would take 25 feet ofCaltrans’ right of way that doesn’t exist.

Caltrans’ Highway Design Manual speci-fies that a bicycle path next to a road re-quires only 14.6 feet of space outside theroad surface. As for the trail blocking ac-cess to property, it wouldn’t happen.

The Board of Supervisors will continuepublic comment and consideration of thePlan at their August 3 meeting. BicycleCoalition president Ralph Fertig plans tospeak to them then.

School bike programa “growing success”

Pioneering a new school program at LaCumbre Junior High, Dave O’Donnellcalled his June-July venture a “growingsuccess.” Attracting more than twenty stu-dents, the free four-week program “Moun-tain Biking Summer School” was a fineplatform for future years of biking.

The class accepted 7th and 8th gradestudents from anywhere in the County'sSouth Coast. It included mountain biking,bike maintenance skills, and trail use eth-ics. “If I can teach the kids to wear helmets,stay to the right, and possibly mix in ahand signal or two,” ventured O’Donnell, “Iwill call the class a smashing success.”

O’Donnell, a Latin teacher at La Colina,San Marcos, and formerly La Cumbre, mayseem an unlikely biking teacher. However,when he taught at La Cumbre, he donated abike to the school each year. The summerjob came to him, O’Donnell muses, “since Iown some spandex.”

O’Donnell was assisted by another adultand two high-school students. He foreseesthe class as a permanent La Cumbre sum-mer program that might be expanded to in-clude an overnight bike and camp trip. Itcould also be helped with more preparationand additional funding from some source.If you have ideas or can offer help, contactO’Donnell online at [email protected] or byphone at 898-1419.

When he isn’t at La Cumbre, O’Donnellis working with San Marcos High Schoolstudents on a mountain bike team. “Wewill have a pretty strong mountain biketeam ... in a few years,” he ventures.

Cars curbed in IVBecause too many automobiles in Isla Vistaare causing problems for everybody, theBoard of Supervisors recently approvedchanges. Starting in early 2005, residentsparking on the streets will require permits,and parking meters will be installed in theEmbarcadero business loop.

Revenue from the meters and parkingfines will be used within the Isla Vista areafor transportation improvements for pedes-trians, bicyclists and bus customers. Whatthe estimated 1000 UCSB students whonow drive to IV, park on the streets andwalk to campus will do remains to be seen.Some will simply pay to park on campus,but others will seek alternative means oftravel that will certainly include bicycling.We’ll be watching to see how much betterfor bicyclists the community becomes.

This year’s bicyclist count in Santa Barbarawas intended to test a theory of RalphFertig that morning weather conditions de-termine the number of people who bicyclein the afternoon during the 4:00-6:00 PMperiod. The theory was based on data from2003, where five sunny mornings saw a10% increase of bicyclists over 2002 num-bers; and two drizzling mornings saw a56% decrease. The idea for this year was tocount those seven intersections only, but todo it only on sunny-morning days.

Unfortunately, the theory wasn’t tested

because counters didn’t get out on the twosunny mornings. There were, however,four intersections that had sunny morningcounts in 2003 and 2004; they showed a2% decrease in 2004 over 2003, but theywere still 12% over the 2002 counts.

So the theory that weather determinesthe number of people bicycling wasn’ttested. Maybe in 2005 we can repeat it tosee what happens. Our thanks nonethelessgo to those who helped this year: WilsonHubbell, Nancy Mulholland, PierreDelong, and Ralph Fertig.

Bicyclist count 2004


For Santa BarbaraCounty Bike Maps,info on ridesharingand van pools, justcall: 963-SAVE.

FREEBIKEMAP!

Upcoming bikemeetings & events

July 31, Move UC at UCSB, sponsored bythe University of California StudentSustainability Coalition. Move UC will bebicycling to UC campuses in order to meetwith faculty, students, staff and the publicwho wish to pursue sensible campus trans-portation strategies. The UCSB meeting isstill being arranged. Phone Ralph Fertig962-1479 for info, or go to www.ucssc.org.

August 3, General Meeting. Meeting atnoon, first Tuesday of the month, CountyPublic Works conference room, 123 EastAnapamu Street, First Floor, Santa Barbara.Phone president Ralph Fertig, 962-1479 oremail him at [email protected].

August 3, Board of Supervisors meeting.This meeting is important because the Su-pervisors will consider initiation of theSanta Ynez Valley Community Plan. Thecurrent draft Plan contains many proposedbike trails and paths, including the SantaYnez River Trail that we feel is importantfor future bicycling in the Valley. The trailsmay be contested at this meeting, so it’simportant to write or speak out in favor ofbike facilities. Meeting is in the Board ofSupervisors Hearing Room, County Admin-istration Building, 205 E. Anapamu Street,Santa Barbara. Meeting begins at 9:00 AM.

August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, SB TwilightDirt Crit Series, sponsored by RideSB.com.These five races are the final ones in a new7-week series of Tuesday early eveningmountain bike training races that beganJuly 20. The races are held at Elings Park inSanta Barbara; bike there if you can. Regis-tration starts at 5:00, races at 6:00 and6:45 PM. Races end with a meal. Details atwww.bikesb.com.

August 8, Member Appreciation Barbe-cue, sponsored by all of us good people.Back by popular demand, our third annualmember party. We’re at a new location thisyear: Tucker's Grove County Park, Area #3,at Turnpike and Cathedral Oaks Road,Goleta. It’s a partial pot-luck, open only tomembers, their family and friends. Join usfor this great annual gathering.

August 28-29, Santa Barbara Triathlon,sponsored by Adventours Outdoor Excur-sions. The Saturday races will have a fieldof 650 competitors in the Long Course(bike leg is 34 miles) and 300 in the SprintCourse (with a 6-mile bike leg). TheWomen Only Sprint Course on Sunday islimited to 350. Details at www.adventours-inc.com/Common/SBCT_2004_Main.htm.

Coalition offers safetytape to members

Ralph Fertig, Bicycle Coalition president,acted on an idea described by another ad-vocacy group: use left-over reflective signscraps to make bicyclists safer at night.

So he contacted Wilson Hubbell, theCounty’s alternative transportation coordi-nator for bicycling, who in turn asked hissign-making workshop whether they hadscraps for us to recycle.

The answer was an emphatic “yes.” As aresult we have lots of pieces of white, yel-low, orange and red reflective stuff. It’speel-and-stick, just right for making yousafer whenever you bike after dark.

We’re giving it away to those who cometo our meetings and our upcoming MemberAppreciation Barbecue. So come out, picksome of the stuff, and get yourself—andyour family members—well lit.

No, it’s not an honorary sash on Wilson Hubbell(although he deserves one), but a piece oforange reflective material for us to use.

How to bike and saveyour heart

A 12-year study of 21,000 men shows thatburning 1000-2000 calories a week withvigorous exercise reduced their risk ofheart disease by 20%. Published in theNew England Journal of Medicine in 2000,the study shows that those who burnedmore than 2000 calories had no additionalbenefit. Those who burned 500-1000 hadhealth benefits, but no reduction of heartrisk. The same was true for those who ex-ercised at a lower intensity.

In addition, your vigorous exercise couldbe done in one long session, or severalshorter ones with no difference. What doesit take? For a 180-pound guy, he can burn2000 calories a week with either 160 min-utes of vigorous mountain biking or 140minutes of vigorous cycling. If you’relighter, you’ll need more time, if you’reheavier, you’ll need less time.

If you haven’t been biking that much,build up to the optimum number gradually.Figure it out for yourself and join the 20%crowd.

Willie will returnThe star attraction at our Bike Week Cele-bration event last May 14th, touring cyclistWillie Weir, has responded positively toour invitation to have him return in 2005.Actor, photographer, writer and cyclist Weirgave us a memorable and inspiring perfor-mance with music, slides and his incompa-rable stories. “I would be delighted to re-turn,” wrote Weir. “I’ve already mentionedit to Kat and she’d love to come with me.”Kat is Weir’s wife and cycling companion inthe Balkans and most recently, in Turkey.

No dates have been set, but if youmissed Willie this year, you’ll have a greatopportunity to catch him next year.

Corey Evans, owner of Dr J’s Bicycle Shop inBuellton tells us that the City of Buelltoncreated a Parks and Recreation Department inJuly, and that the Santa Ynez River Trail is oneof their top agenda priorities.


Ads in Quick ReleaseQuick Release accepts advertisements. Circulation isabout 400 people. Ads are 3.5” wide x 2.0” high.Cost is $18 per ad, or 12 consecutive ads for $180.Details and an order form are available on PDFformat online at: www.sbbike.org/QR/ad.pdf.

Active membersPlease thank and support the following Bicycle Coalition businessmembers:

• Hazard’s Cyclesport, Santa Barbara• Rincon Cycles, Carpinteria

We welcome new Bicycle Coalition members Thomas Kren, andHarley Augustino.

And we certainly thank those who renewed their memberships:Jessie Altstatt, Ken Yamamoto, Bill Powell, Richard DuaneRosenbaum, Annemarie Horner, David Madajian, RobertYoung, Jean Anderson, Stuart Sato and Ellen Wall.

Federaltransportation act

Reauthorization of the massive federal 6-year transportation act is lumbering along.The latest extension, the fifth of its kind,runs through the end of September.

The House-Senate committee met inearly July, attempting to resolve differencesbetween the two versions of the bill. Theyagreed on 41 minor items, but left hun-dreds unresolved. They met again duringthe week of July 18 but likewise made littleprogress. Although the administration hasstated that it will veto anything over $256billion, recent word is that it may acceptfunding of $284 billion, although it’s stillbelow the Senate’s $318 billion.

Congress is now in a five-week recessthrough early September. Some people be-lieve that any resolutions will be delayeduntil after the November elections. You canfollow progress, if any, at www.transact.org/transfer/trans04/7_01.asp.

“Cheap bikes are notbargains”

The July issue of Consumer Reports hasseveral pages devoted to bike helmets andnon-road bicycles. It also considers the bi-cycles supplied by mass-market stores in-stead of bike shops—and concludes thatthey are not the bargains that they appearto be. Their sidebar on cheap bikes says:

“Wal-Mart and Toys “R” Us sell plentyof bikes from brands such as Huffy, Mon-goose, Roadmaster, and Schwinn for $100to $200. They seem like good deals, so whywould we advise you to spend $300 ormore for a bike in the Ratings?

Because you get what you pay for.Mass-market bikes have cheaper construc-tion than higher-priced bikes and canweigh 7 or 8 pounds more. They come inonly one size, so you’re not likely to get agreat fit. And mass merchants can’t matchbike shops for quality of assembly, expertadvice, and service.”

Consumer Reports goes on to describesuspension bikes that they bought from bigboxes and their subsequent problems. Inconcluding, they say to consider such abike only if you rarely use it or if it’s for achild who will quickly outgrow it. Other-wise, go to a bike shop where “you’ll get alot more bike for the buck.”

Their separate tests of bike helmets de-termined that three of them out of the 29that they rated failed strap retention testsand were designated “not recommended.”The July Consumer Reports issue with de-tails is likely available in your library if youare considering a new bike or helmet.

At the suggestion ofone of our members,the Bicycle Coalitiongave a classic bike tothe EnvironmentalDefense Center fortheir annual auctionon June 27th. Thebike was a 1985Univega 10-Speedtown bike in superbcondition. Just thething for crusingaround town. Wepackaged it with a helmet and a 1-yearmembership in the Bicycle Coalition.

We made the donation in the interest ofenvironmentally-responsible transporta-tion. It was purchased by environmental

Coalition donates bike to EDCconsultant HeleneMarsh who was go-ing to spend thesummer working ona housing develop-ment near WashngtonDC, and needed a bi-cycle to get around.

The auction thisyear offered three bi-cycles that broughtin $1260 for theEDC. People had achoice because the

others were a road bike and a beachcruiser. The later was donated by the IslaVista Bike Boutique. Overall, we helped raiseawareness of responsible transportation tothe EDC and all their auction supporters.

Hollister bikepathOver the last two months, new Goleta resi-dent Jim Corey has raised our awareness ofthe desirability of a bikepath along HollisterAvenue north of the Santa Barbara Airport.There are bikelanes all along Hollister be-tween Ellwood and Fairview Avenue, butCorey felt that the high-speed traffic is adeterrent to comfortable bicycling.

That section of land is part of the City ofSanta Barbara, and has had a bikepath onplanning documents for years. At our July6th meeting, the city’s mobility coordinatorDru van Hengel was pleased with the in-terest and will work with Corey and us onmoving the proposed path forward.

For most of the 1.7 mile distance betweenLos Carneros and Fairview Avenues, bicy-clists can use quiet Firestone Road thatparallels Hollister, so bikepath connectionswould be easy to install. Corey feels thatsafer access for Goleta and UCSB bicycliststo commercial centers will benefit us all—and we certainly agree.

We gave this classic 10-speed Univega bike to theEnvironmental Defense Center for their auction.

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893-4616, [email protected], Drew Hunter, 542-5112

[email protected], Gary Wissman, 964-4607

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Regional bicycle clubs & groups

Bicycle Touring Club of SolvangDan Henry, 688-3330

Cyclone Racing, Beth Wallace753-6673, [email protected]

Echelon Santa Barbara, Mark [email protected]

Goleta Valley Cycling ClubDoris Phinney, [email protected]

Lompoc Valley Bicycle ClubRay Harris, 736-5454

SB Mountain Bike Trail VolunteersChris Orr, [email protected]

Santa Barbara Bicycle ClubMike Hecker, [email protected]

Santa Barbara BMXDale Bowers, [email protected]

Tailwinds Bicycle ClubCarl Beerup, [email protected]

UCSB Cycling ClubPhilip Chang, [email protected]

Road repair contactsCaltrans

Pat Mickelson, [email protected]

CarpinteriaRick Fulmer, 684-5405 [email protected]

GoletaSteve Wagner, [email protected]

LompocLarry Bean, [email protected]

Santa Barbara City897-2630

Santa Barbara CountyWilson Hubbell, [email protected]

Santa MariaRick Sweet, 925-0951 [email protected]

SolvangTom Rowe, [email protected]

UCSBDennis Whelan, [email protected]

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Discounts tomembers

Members of the Santa BarbaraBicycle Coalition are offered dis-counts at local bike shops. It’sanother reason to join our advo-cacy group. To get your dis-count, take your copy of QuickRelease to the shop & showthem your address label thatsays “MEMBER” on it. Or cutout the label box and take it.Discount details are posted onour web site at www.sbbike.org/SBBC/who.html. Please patronizethe following shops:

Bicycle Bob’s250 Storke Road #A, Goleta15 Hitchcock Way, Santa Barbara

Bicycle Connection223 W. Ocean Avenue, Lompoc

Big Gear Bike Gear324 State Street #A, Santa Barbara

Hazard’s Cyclesport735 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara

Mad Mike's Bikes1110 E. Clark Avenue #G, Santa Maria

Open Air Bicycles224 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara

Pedal Power Bicycles1740 Broadway, Santa Maria

VeloPro Cyclery633 State Street, Santa Barbara5887 Hollister Avenue, Goleta

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