Issue #5: Ride Time!

Summer’s End

As summer comes to an end, we at Bicycle Law examine biking with a particular focus on track bikes, community-based racing, back-to-school kid hauling, and urbanism. Storied wheelman Chas Christiansen’s guest piece dives into track bike history. For anyone not familiar with Chas’s exploits, a quick video search will turn up unfathomable fixie whipping exploits. His history is a great lead in to September 2-4’s Fixed Gear Triple Crown, a spectator-friendly San Francisco affair that will draw some of the best in the world.

We then examine ways those in denser urban areas can consider shedding 3,000 pounds — going from two cars to one, or one to zero! We also look at how one neighborhood in San Francisco is questioning road use. Are roads solely the domain of speeding cars or should roads be safe spaces for everyone? Hint: in this newsletter, it’s definitely going to be the latter.

Finally, we take an adventure into the Los Padres National Forest, visiting an abandoned mine and taking inspiration from the spiritually strong.

Whether you’re racing, relaxing, adventuring, or rolling slow, we hope your fall is as fantastic as any two-wheeled fall can be.

Hoping you keep the rubber side down,
Miles B. Cooper, Maryanne B. Cooper, Bob Mionske,
and everyone at Bicycle Law

Dawn and a full moon over Santa Barbara.