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It’s Day 12 of the 6th Annual BikinginLA Holiday Fund Drive!

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The Orange County Bicycle Coalition says a meeting of the California Coastal Commission could determine whether a Capistrano Beach bike path will be allowed to wash away during the winter.

Thanks to Victor Bale for the link.

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A Carlsbad man got a well-deserved 20 years behind bars for viciously attacking his 72-year old ex-girlfriend in a Costco parking lot — while still wearing an ankle bracelet due to previous threats against her.

Sixty-for-year old Charles Higgins was sentenced to 19 years and eight months for inflicting corporal injury on a former significant other, after a jury deadlocked on an attempted murder charge.

Up until the attack, the victim, who wasn’t publicly identified, rode her bike up to 100 miles a week. Now that’s been stolen from her by her injuries and a subsequent stroke.

Higgins was still under a protective order to keep away from her at the time of the attack.

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GCN offers tips for ebike maintenance.

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Overcoming broken bones, stolen bikes and a global pandemic in a four year quest to stitch together a two minute video of mountain biking in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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Local

No news is good news, right?

 

State

There’s a special place in hell for whoever stole an adult tricycle a Clovis special needs man relied on for transportation.

Sad news from Richmond, where a 56-year old man was killed after allegedly running a red light on his bicycle. As always, the question is whether there were any witnesses other than the driver who saw him do it.

Fremont moves to improve safety by banning cars from a narrow canyon road, while leaving it open for hikers and bike riders.

Cyclist traces the history of Mountain Home-based Specialized.

 

National

Ped-assist cargo ebikes could change delivery as we know it.

Cycling Tips’ Caley Fretz looks back on ten bike products he loved this year.

‘Tis the season. A Knoxville, Tennessee nonprofit donated 259 kids bikes to a local rescue mission.

More proof New York bicycling is still booming, as bicycling rates have doubled along a popular Brooklyn waterfront greenway.

Too typical. An upstate New York letter writer calls for a greater awareness of bicycle safety. But all the advice falls on the people on two wheels, not the ones in the big, dangerous machines that pose the biggest threat to them.

Central American immigrants band together to demand better treatment for New York food delivery riders, including fair wages, bathroom access and a place to shelter from the cold. Thanks to Megan Lynch for the heads-up.

A kindhearted Alabama cop dug into his own pocket to have a three-wheeled bike repaired for a special needs student with cerebral palsy.

The eight best mountain bike trails in relatively flat Alabama.

A reminder not to dump your old tires, after a Florida manatee finally freed itself from the bike tire that was stuck around it for nearly a year.

 

International

Cycling News considers the best women’s ebikes for all kinds of riding.

An English woman somehow miraculously survived a 100 foot fall onto rocks after accidentally riding her bike off a seaside cliff. But she didn’t escape unscathed, suffering a broken skull and right eye socket, a dislocated and broken jaw, two broken wrists, two broken ribs, several broken vertebrae, a broken elbow and some broken fingers, as well as a “horrendous” bone-deep lacerated thigh.

Kindhearted UK cops bought a new bike for a man after discovering him riding a lightless kids bike to get to work.

There’s something seriously wrong with anyone who would intentionally vandalize a British toddler’s balance bike.

A rider in the UK learned the hard way not to leave his $8,000 bike unattended, even if his son needed help with a pay toilet.

 

Competitive Cycling

Greg LeMond’s hometown newspaper celebrates the award of the Congressional Gold Medal to America’s last remaining Tour de France winner.

 

That feeling when you promise the 12 best bike trailers to ride with your dog, but only manage to name one. No, throwing your bike at a police cruiser to avoid getting busted is not a step up from threatening officers with a samurai sword.

And a futuristic ten grand tri bike probably isn’t the supercar of tomorrow.

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This one’s for Elizabeth T, who requested more sleepy corgi puppy pics when she made her donation, which I’m happy to oblige.

Even if it is a little light on the belly view she asked for.

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Be safe, and stay healthy. And wear a mask, already.