FREE Ready to Ride class — Tempe, Dec 8

Do you know a beginner bicyclist age 16 and up who is fearful of riding on the road? Or could use some basic bicycle safety instruction – from bicycle fit to riding in traffic? Ready-to-Ride is a FREE class brought to you by the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). The […]

CAzBike Membership ANNUAL Meeting: Wed Oct 24

When: October 24, 2012 at 6:30pmWhere: Aunt Chilada’s  2021 West Baseline Road, Tempe, AZ [map/directions]; (it’s part of the the Arizona Grand Resort) All members are cordially invited and encouraged to attend. The meeting is open to the public.For space planning purposes, please drop us a line if you can attend;you can respond to the Event on […]

Road Hazard Hotline

If you are out riding and spot some dangerous road hazard conditions (Cattle guards, dangerous longitudinal cracks and rail road crossing pavement buckling, etc. Generally NOT simply debris.). Generally, you’ll need to supply the following information: Type of hazard (description). Detailed location. Date observed. Your Contact information It’s best to directly report the hazard to the […]

FREE Ready-to-Ride Class: Peoria Dec 1

Registration for the December 1, 2012 9-12 AM, located at Peoria – Lakeview Room of Rio Vista Recreation Center 8866 W. Thunderbird Road, Peoria is now open; (note: this class was originally scheduled for Oct 13, but was postponed). Ready-to-Ride is a FREE class brought to you by the Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists and the Maricopa Association of […]

Bicyclist Education Scheduled in Flagstaff: July 13-14

Martin Ince of Flagstaff will be hosting a TS101 class July 13 and 14The location will be the Joe Montoya Community & Senior Center, 245 N Thrope Rd , Flagstaff, 86001. For more info or to register contact: Kara Kumon (kara.kumon@gmail.com) orMartin Ince (mince@flagstaffaz.gov, 928-213-2685) More info from City of Flag website (includes times; THE […]

CAzBike Logo

Regular Logo very small – 79×100, 2KBytes normal – 317×400, 17KBytes large – 951×1199, 50KBytes medium large variation – 632×744, 30KBytes (no subtext) Sidetext Logo Hi-res – 1600×1200, 30KBytes Lo-res – 750×90, 8KBytes The .eps File Here is the .eps file, CAzB_logo_Final.eps, useful for printing. This is a vector-type file; and can be scaled up […]

Green Valley and Scottsdale: 10 Best Burbs for Biking

I don’t normally expect to find articles regarding bicycling in Sunset Magazine, let alone rankings of communities where bicycling is involved…but I did, in the June 2012 issue.Green Valley and Scottsdale were both named “Gold” communities (their highest ranking), the only two Gold-level award recipients in the whole western US, in an article titled “Ten […]

League announces Spring 2012 BFC

League Announces Spring 2012 Bicycle Friendly Communities Cottenwood joins the ranks of BFC cities at the bronze level, and Tucson maintained Gold.Arizona communities currently enjoying BFC status are Gold — Tucson/East Pima Region, Scottsdale Silver — Tempe, and Flagstaff Bronze — Chandler, Cottenwood, Gilbert, Mesa and Sedona Read the LAB press release here.

Bike Safety Class offered in Flagstaff

Bike Safety Class Wednesday, June 6, 20125:30 to 6:30 pm Flagstaff Medical Center, McGee Auditorium1200 North Beaver Street Be a Savvy Cyclist! Please join us during Bike to Work Week for this interactive presentation on safe, legal, and smart cycling: .. Learn to ride safely and legally .. Bike with confidence in any traffic situation […]

Jim Thompson Spins Again

The following letter was submitted for publication in the Ahwatukee Foothill News, Jim Thompson “Spins” Again Dear Editor, In response to Jim Thompson’s letter of May 9, I have the following to say. In bicycling circles, “spin” has to do with high RPM training…with Jim Thompson it is just the political-type “change what someone else said […]