Thanks for coming to the repair class last Saturday!

from Boyonabike!

Thanks to everyone who came to our free repair classes at the BikeLab last Saturday! (and thank you to Jeff, Daven, John and Shawn who taught the classes)

If you didn't make it out, our repair class was profiled by local blogger Boyonabike, so check it out! Thanks to Boyonabike for coming to the class and spreading the word about us!

Bike Repair Classes - Saturday Feb 9

Come down the Bike Lab on Saturday Feb 9 for either Bike Repair Class! The class is FREE!

Public is welcome to the classes, although space is limited and priority is given to members of Caltech.

Basic Bicycle Maintenance and Repair

Daven - 11am--1pm

Replacing/adjusting brake and shifter cables/housing, fixing flats, chain/drivetrain maintenance, etc.)

Advanced Repair: Bearing Assemblies 

(a.k.a. How to Make Your Wheels Go Faster!)

Shawn - 3pm--5pm, (repacking/regreasing various bearing assemblies on the bike--e.g., bottom bracket, hubs, headset)

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Pasadena's Marengo Bike Boulevard
Ribbon cutting at 3 pm Thursday 1/31

Here's the report from ABC News:  

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Metro Gold Line now runs every six minutes on the weekends between 10 am and 8 pm (twice as frequently)

http://thesource.metro.net/2013/01/18/metro-to-run-more-gold-line-trains-every-six-minutes-from-10-a-m-to-8-p-m-on-weekends-beginning-jan-27/
 

New Office Hours / Metro TAP Subsidy / U-Locks & Bike Lights For Sale at Caltech Bookstore

We now have office hours every weekday! Starting Jan 14th, 2013, these are our regular office hours:

Mon 6-7 PM Paul at Bike Lab
Tue 12-1 PM Laura at Bike Lab
Tue 5-7 PM Daven and Jeff at Bike Lab
Wed 6-7 PM Ari at Bike Lab
Thu 12-1:30 PM Jeff & Luca at Olive Walk
Thu 6-7 PM Eric at Bike Lab
Fri 12-1 PM Leon, Margie at Bike Lab 

METRO TAP SUBSIDY

You can now get $5 off a $20 TAP credit reload at the Caltech Bookstore. Payable by cash or credit card (not with your Bursar account) It is a subsidy provided by Caltech Transportation Office to support public transit use by members of Caltech community. Show your Caltech ID.

TAP cards are the fare payment system now used by all Metro rail and bus lines. More info on TAP at http://taptogo.net/. They also have TAP cards for sale for $2 at the Bookstore.

U-LOCKS AND BIKE LIGHTS NOW FOR SALE AT CALTECH BOOKSTORE 

Rear lights are required by law in city of Pasadena, front lights in other parts of LA. Really, you need both. So if you're riding around at night, please use front and rear bike lights.

If you're still using a cable lock for your bike, please replace it with a more secure U-lock. Cable locks are easily cut in a few seconds with a cable cutter and are responsibile for making bikes extremely easy to steal by thieves. If you want to make sure your bike is locked properly, use a U-lock and remember to lock your frame, not just your wheels.

Caltech Bookstore now sells bike lights and U-locks. Tell your friends!


FIRST BIKE SIGNAL IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY!

Marengo and Orange Grove in Pasadena! thanks to @BikeSGV for the picture

Learn Defensive Cycling with CICLE!

Don't ride on the sidewalk!
(it's safer and faster to ride on the road)
 
Learn how to be a smart cyclist and ride your bike safely in the road.

Learn how to:  

• Take back the road

• Be alert and safe

• Know your rights as a cyclist

• Make the best use of your bike!

CICLE is coming back to Caltech for three dates!

Sat January 26, 2013 11 am - 12:30pm

Sun April 7, 2013 11 am - 12:30pm 
Sat June 8, 2013  11 am - 12:30pm
Take your pick!

Where: Caltech Y: 505 S. Wilson Ave, Pasadena CA 
What to Bring: Your bicycle, in good running order and a helmet.
Price: FREE! This class is generously subsidized by Caltech BikeLab
Please RSVP with the class date to bike@cicle.org.
Space is limited, but the public is welcome!

In the class, you'’ll learn basic principles of bicycle and traffic safety. For the second part of the workshop, you’'ll need your bike, because we'’ll be hitting the road for an easy ride that will put what you learned into practice.

To attend this class you should be able to:  
Start your bike with confidence and ease.
Balance and steer your bike
Bring your bike to a smooth and controlled stop.
Use your gears effectively
Remove one hand from your handlebar to signal without veering.
Look over your shoulder without veering.

What We're Listening To At BikeLab

If this doesn't want to make you ride a bike...