Helpful Bicycle
Links
Organizations that promote bicycling, bike safety or bike advocacy.
Adventure Cycling www.adv-cycling.org
Association of Pedestrian and Bike Professionals www.apbp.org
Bay Area Bicycle Coalition www.bayareabikes.org
Bicycling Information Center www.bicyclinginfo.org
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute www.bhsi.org
Bicycle Safety Videos www.steetside.com/sp/index.html
California Bicycle Coalition http://calbike.org
Group Riding Safety Tips www.jccn.iowa-city.ia.us/~bic//gbr.html
League of American Bicylists www.bikeleague.org
Marin Bicycle Coalition www.marinbikes.org
National Center for Biking and Walking www.bikewalk.org
National Highway Traffic Safety Institute’s Bike Safety Rules
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/10bike
SF Bicycle Coalition www.sfbike.org
Bicycle safety skills instructors
Alan Atha www.cyclingsystems.com
Bay Area generally www.bicycling.511.org
Bay Area generally www.bicyclesolutions.com
California (anywhere) www.bikeleague.org
Marin County www.breezerbikes.com
Mike Cox (East Bay) MJCOX@aol.com
San Francisco www.sfbike.org/edu
Sonoma County www.bikeSonoma.org
Bicycle crash avoidance tips
Bay Area generally www.bicyclesafe.com
Silicon Valley www.svbcbikes.org
Reporting road hazards for cyclists
Reporting potholes, ridges, cracks or other dangerous road defects
to the organizations
below can prevent injuries, because these organizations will relay
your information to the
responsible cities and counties and put them on notice of these conditions
in time to correct them before a cyclist is seriously hurt. If the
cities or counties are put on notice, but fail to take corrective action, they
can be held legally liable for causing injury to bicyclists under Government
Code Sections 835 and 835.2.
Alameda County www.bikealameda.org
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties www.ebbc.org
Bicycling discussion networks
California www.bikeforums.net
California Bicycle Coalition www.cbc.org
Bicycle Routes
California www.bikely.com
Vendors of Bikes, Components or Accessories
Bianchi www.bianchi.it
Bike Clothes www.bicyclinghub.com
Camelbak www.camelbak.com
Cannondale www.cannondale.com
Jenson www.jensonusa.com
Lous Garneau www.louisgarneau.com
Performance www.performancebike.com
Shimano www.shimano.com
Trek www.trekbikes.com
World Cycling Productions www.worldcycling.com
Fun and Useful Bicycle Related Products to Try
Arkel makes my favorite bicycle pouches to hold an Allen wrench,
CO2 cartridge, spare tube, cash, cell phone, keys and/or energy gels. They make
one that costs around $30 that uses a removable pouch that slides in and out
of a holder, and which can be belted to the holder to eliminate the risk of
objects falling while you ride. Arkel product distributors can be found on the
web. In Oakland, Montona Velo on Piedmont Blvd. has Arkel bike bags.
Bicycle rollers from Cycle Oops are another fun, useful product that
can be used to improve your balance and help you keep a good line while riding.
The Yamuno ball, available for purchase at www.yamuna.com is a firm
ball that you roll your body over to lengthen muscles contracted by exercise,
injury or tension. It works, its inexpensive and comes with a pump and a full
instruction guide.
Vendors of Books and/or Videos on Bikes
Pedaling History www.pedalinghistory.com
Down the Road www.downtheroad.org
Bike Ride www.bikeride.com
Bike Posters www.bradfordbike.com
Miscellaneous Links
Greenbelt Alliance (raises funds from annual cycling trek called
GoGreenbelt
to purchase hills for Bay Area cycling and hiking) www.greenbelt.org
Lance Armstrong Foundation www.laf.org
Bicycle Books to Read
Bicycling Street Smarts by John Allen (order from bikemaps.com or
800-358-6013)
It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
The Lance Armstrong Performance Program by Lance Armstrong and Chris Carmichael
(Rodale 2000)
The Long Distance Cyclists’ Handbook by Simon Doughty (Guildford
2001)