BIKE INSTEAD OF WORK DAY
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illuminateLA at 05.6.08 - 12:11 am
2nd Annual "Bike Instead of Work Day"
May 12-16, 2008 is celebrated around the country as Bike to Work Week and on Thursday, May 15, 2008, local cyclists will converge on Hollywood and Western in a demonstration of cycling solidarity.
The Hollywood and Western Pit Stop is hosted by illuminateLA and will offer refreshments, swag and encouragement to cyclists from 6 am to 9:00 am followed by a ride to City Hall.
There will also be entertainment and
Hollywood Pro Bike Shop will be offering bicycle tune-ups, all of which will serve to prep the crowd for a ride downtown to "Bang the Drum" at City Hall where we will deliver the Cyclists' Bill of Rights.
Invited guests include Mayor "But I don't look good in spandex!" Villaraigosa, Deputy Mayor Jaime "Hummer" de la Vega, City Council President Eric Garcetti, City Council President Pro Tempore Wendy Greuel, Councilmember Tom LaBonge and our good friends from last year, Deputy Mayor Larry "I'll ride with you in '08" Frank and Caltrans 7 District Manager Doug "I love cyclists" Failing.
This year, after City Hall we head to the
Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative at USC for free lunch (gotta register online) and a panel discussion on LA's bike plan featuring Erik Knutzen of the
BWC, Lynne Goldsmith of the Metro and...us, the cycling community!
It all starts at Hollywood & Western in the early hours, goes to City Hall and then to USC. Join us for a day of "Biking Instead of Working!"
Bike to Work Day is intended to encourage the cycling community to keep on riding, to educate motorists about cyclists rights to the road and to urge our leaders to support the cycling community with appropriate enforcement.
Last year's ride,
the resulting video,
and some more pics.
"See you on the Streets!"
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You had me at "will offer refreshments, swag".
PC05.6.08 - 3:48 am
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Bike instead of work indeed. I'm off that day :)
bananaphone05.6.08 - 5:30 am
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LAST YEAR WE PRESENTED THAT BANNER, AND THAT FAKE MEXICAN, DID NOT EVEN COME DOWN THE STAIRS, BUT I SAW HIM 'PEEKING' OUT THE WINDOW, TRYING NOT TO BEING SEEN BY US. MAYBE HE GREW A PAIR, I ESPECIALLY LIKE HIS HANDLING OF THE MAC ARTHER PARK INCIDENT, DID YOU SEE HOW MANY SHOWED UP THIS YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'LL REALLY HONOR OUR "BICYCLE BILL OF RIGHTS" ???????
I'M MEXICAN, SO DON'T EVEN THINK I'M RACIST, ALL OF MY TRUE FRIENDS FROM MEXICO, ARE ASHAMED OF THE LOS ANGELES MAYOR.
eddieboyinla05.6.08 - 7:01 am
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Yes! I'm requesting the day off now! Bike Against Work Day (BAWD)!
p.s. Eddie, I'm going to start charging you royalties on that photo soon (kidding).
mr rollers05.6.08 - 8:36 am
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Here's a link to some
pics Mr. Rollers took of last years "Bike Instead of Work" ride.
SoapBoxLA05.6.08 - 10:32 am
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may 15 is my berfday. im definitely getting "food poisoning" and i'm in.
machinesaysno05.6.08 - 11:10 am
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yeah, apparently so is dan now. he should come too.... is that mean? too soon?
machinesaysno05.6.08 - 12:21 pm
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PC,
This post had me at "Bike Instead of Work Day." I hope that new nose hasn't compromised your logic chip. Maybe it should be checked out, yeah?
User105.6.08 - 12:44 pm
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Loser1,
nobody is as dumb as you look. except maybe eddie boy
spiraldemon05.6.08 - 12:54 pm
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Fluffa,
You lookin for another 3 sum again? good luck, maybe Eddie can help ya!
User105.6.08 - 1:18 pm
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loser1,
not only do you look stupid, you really are dumb.
quit projecting your homosexual desires onto me.
well, it doesn't hurt anyone if you continue wishing and dreaming about me.
carry on big gay al
spiraldemon05.6.08 - 1:31 pm
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Let me get this straight: Hollywood Pro Bicycles will be giving free tune-ups?
Ken C.05.7.08 - 1:05 pm
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I hope none of you homophobes will be there messing with my day off!
Joe Borfo05.7.08 - 1:24 pm
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Unemployed and ready to ride!
kyber05.7.08 - 2:05 pm
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bike to work, over rated. bike to bike to work day for f.u.n. = where it is at!
mikeywally05.8.08 - 12:46 pm
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So the next day, can we have a bike FOR work day? you know when all us broke ass unemployed bums go out and look for work?
I know I need some.
FuzzBeast05.8.08 - 2:21 pm
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6 fuckin am???!!!
ferrealz??
-J-
Justin05.8.08 - 3:24 pm
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I was gonna say, if I'm taking time off of work, I sure as shit ain't getting up at 6AM!
turrican05.8.08 - 3:32 pm
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For those of you not interested in the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) Lunch and Panel at USC there is always Plan B:
As I recall from last year, Rev. Borfo has a bar tab open at Phillipes. Just identify yourself as Rabbi Borfo, Father Borfo, Monsignor Borfo, Friar Borfo or some such variation.
SoapBoxLA05.9.08 - 2:30 am
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YES!!S, CAUSE I WAS JUST GUNNA SAY BIKE INSTEAD OF WORK DAY IS EVERYDAY FOR ME, I NEED A DAY OFF.
HANDBONE05.9.08 - 2:39 am
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Party at Mr. Roller's pool after.
PC05.9.08 - 3:23 am
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Mr. Rollers's pool, I mean.
PC05.9.08 - 3:24 am
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I'll get thursday off and be there. I'm coming from the Valley, anyone else gonna represent the valley with me?
(oh and hello! I'm new to this forum...)
Righteous Metal Broad05.11.08 - 2:16 pm
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sounds pretty fantastic hopefully i wake up in time.
ben dangel05.11.08 - 7:11 pm
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We've got to start a "Bike AS Work campaign" to get some jobs added to the field of bicycling here in LA.
I'm thinking that the MTA should fund some sort of initiative that will somehow pay us all to ride our bikes....
we could also start another big biking organization in town and pay ourselves with it???
(livin the dream)
ingipet05.12.08 - 5:20 pm
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can you guys stop by siteLA on your way to downtown. we want to join u. but we'll be in silverlake at sunset and rampart, at our stop...it would be great to converge and ride together. let me know!
gohomedorothy05.12.08 - 5:20 pm
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Velorution - this Thursday!
A swarming mass of cyclists converging and also uniting over a series of very clear objectives....
Flexing our political will, which I believe is stored somewhere between the hips and the ass....
Perhaps also in the calves? Or the Knee-cap?
anyhoozle, I'm excited!!!
also, the muscle between my hips and my ass really hurts today.
forward bends!!
ingipet05.14.08 - 10:16 am
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BUMP!
wow! what a bike to work week!
all the thrills, chills and spills you could hope for!
ingipet05.14.08 - 5:32 pm
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So I was in Woodland Hills this evening and I rode the bus back to the Red Line station and I walked down to the platform and I see a woman with a bike and it looks like Meghan from ALC
Team Midnight Ridazz.
I say hi, then notice that she's holding a bike and I'm not. I realize that my bike is still on the bus! I run, I catch up with the bus, I get my bike and I still make it back to catch the train over the hill.
So I'm indebted to Meghan for reminding me "Never, ever let go of the bike!"
SoapBoxLA05.15.08 - 12:20 am
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Finally, those Orange Line Layovers come in handy
sexy05.15.08 - 1:26 am
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who is still awake and might get their on time? this guy?
mikeywally05.15.08 - 2:37 am
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I might. is it true they are offering free tune ups??
Roadblock05.15.08 - 2:39 am
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I'm still awake but I *really* doubt I'll be there at 6am..
seanbonner05.15.08 - 3:52 am
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Channel 4 will be broadcasting from Hollywood & Western @ 5am.
"Look, there goes a cyclists!"
SoapBoxLA05.15.08 - 3:55 am
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Sean, no worries. Bust out the Cocoa Puffs and we'll have the ride drop by your place. 9ish?
SoapBoxLA05.15.08 - 3:56 am
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The big day has arrived; I'm off to Bike Not Work Day! We're well on the way to making this a national holiday.
mr rollers05.15.08 - 8:04 am
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Too. Early. In. The. Morning. I really hope this isn't the one ride that starts on time.
theroyalacademy05.15.08 - 8:32 am
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At the risk of looking like a total whore for my blog, I got a bunch of images from this ride up at LA Streetsblog. I would have just put them here, but I can't figure out how to load more than one image at a time to the message boards...
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/16/bike-to-work-day-photo-diary/
daymen05.16.08 - 10:55 am
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You are not a whore. But I'll still be your pimp daddy.
Joe Borfo05.16.08 - 11:55 am
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Yesterday was a lot of fun, I don't usually make it out for the group rides, so it was cool to get out on the street a little. Every cyclist should try it, it's just a different experience biking in LA when there's a mob of you.
daymen05.16.08 - 12:24 pm
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Yep, pics are finally up:
http://public.fotki.com/Roullier/bicycle_rides__events/bike-not-work-day-2008/
mr rollers05.31.08 - 2:33 pm
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i really like these pics rollers!
aw.....
bike instead of work day!
ingipet06.1.08 - 2:03 pm
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Mr. R! As always, great pics and as always I ended up wandering around your site. Lots of great memories!
SoapBoxLA06.1.08 - 9:23 pm
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Ridazz Roulette!
