RIDAZZ SALUTE LAPD

The Midnight Ridazz would like to extend a sincere thanks to the LAPD and especially to the officer (whose name we did not get) who recently helped to escort our ride through the streets of Los Angeles. We are all part of the neighborhoods we ride and we support the LAPD!

LAPD Chief Beck stands up for cyclists:

SAFETY FIRST!!

Before you do anything please read:

Bicycling Street Smarts. A free online guide to safe cycling written by a leading expert on bicycling safety.

Bikes taking the Lane an article that addresses the co-existence of cars and bicycles.

Cyclists' Bill of Rights!

The Bike Writer's Collective Successfully pushed through the first ever Cyclists' Bill of Rights (pdf) as adopted by the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. PRINT IT AND POST IT!

C.I.C.L.E. Educational Programs:

LEARN how to ride the streets through comprehensive workshops taught by certified instructors.


The Midnight Ridazz Zeppelin of Love is spreading!

That's right, with rides in San Francisco, Santa Barbara, the Inland Empire, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York and Marion Indiana. Where to from here?!

Use this site to create and promote your own rides.

Anyone can create a ride. This is how it works, you got some friends? You make a bike crew... You got a bike crew? You throw a ride. Check out our suggestions or make up your own rituals... We just want to ride. The true hope of the Midnight Ridazz everywhere is to spread bicycle culture, promote safety and to share the road with motorists in a spirit of good will (and have fun while doing it.)

The Ridazz ask of all:
PLEASE OBEY ALL TRAFFIC LAWS
BE COURTEOUS TO MOTORISTS
RESPECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS YOU RIDE THROUGH.

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RIDE LEADERS PART 1 A lot of people say that Midnight Ridazz is a "D.I.Y." culture. Yeah, that's true. There's something about riding a bike that makes you feel like you can do anything. Maybe it's the inspiring sense of freedom and independence you get from being able to propel yourself across this vast urban sprawl with your own two legs. Maybe that's why Ridazz are a collection of some of the most creative spirits in Los Angeles if not the world. The o... [ Read More... ]

THEROYALACADEMY What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Sean, user "theroyalacademy" How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? Maybe from talking to Lars and Jen? They used to come to events at a space I help run in Chinatown. Lars does a mean Beds Are Burning. My first group ride was the Ride Arc Trolley Ride. My first MR ride was the Glow Ride. Currently what rides do you a... [ Read More... ]

XL XL Name XL How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? I was sitting at home one night watching TV and being bored. I heard some shouts outside and watched as a large group of ridazz passed by my house. It seemed like a great thing to do so I jumped on the internet and found “MidnightRidazz.com”. My first ride was March 1, 1998 with the Los Angelopes. I almost died, but had the best time ev... [ Read More... ]

ERIC HAIR What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Eric Hair How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? I had been regularly attending LACM & SMCM (as posted on bikeboom.com); then one month I was checking for the next LACM/SMCM and I saw a calendar entry for something called Midnight Ridazz. Well I had to check it out, and it was the first MR ride I would attend, Riot on Sun... [ Read More... ]

JENNYGIRL What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Jennygirl How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? I heard about Midnight Ridazz via my friend Kyle from college (he joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego) when he came up to visit and wanted me and my roommate to go on this "bike ride" thing called CRANK Mob. I said 'you came here to visit us not go on... [ Read More... ]

TARMONSTER TARMONSTER What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Tarsis - Tarmonster. How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? A girlfriend of mine and I were shopping in DTLA when 2 female riders came up to us and asked us if we biked. I replied yes and they invited us to a ride the following Friday night on Melrose and Heliotrope at 10 p.m. They told us to be there with p... [ Read More... ]

ROADBLOCK ROADBLOCK What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Roadblock How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? Interesting tidbit of information is that Midnight Ridazz was actually first started in Cambodia by 3 girls... Skull (Kim Jensen, founder) and her two friends while on a fabric buying trip. They had so much fun that Skull brought the idea back to Los Angeles. Kim ... [ Read More... ]

RANDOM HERO What’s your name (optional) and/or your Midnight Ridazz log-in name? Sean Martin/ Random Hero How did you first hear about Midnight Ridazz and what was your first group bike ride? From my sister. Kelly M. Martin. I had been living in Seattle riding bikes, and she would tell me stories of the the very first Midnight Ridazz rides.. (Shout out Skull, Ma bell, MuffMasterFlash, Too Tall) It sounded like such an amazing time that I knew once I mov... [ Read More... ]

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