CAzBike Membership ANNUAL Meeting: Sat Nov 9, 2013

When: Nov 9, 2013 at 1PM
Where: Aunt Chilada's  2021 West Baseline Road, Tempe, AZ [map/directions]; (it's part of the the Arizona Grand Resort)

The Coalition will be springing for appetizers and softdrinks (cash bar available)!

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 Facebook.

Want to get involved? Check out are-you-new-face-of-bicycling-in-arizona for more info...

Meeting Agenda: to be supplied

Are YOU the new face of bicycling in Arizona?

Are YOU the new face of bicycling in Arizona? Do you have a vision of the future of bicycling in our state and would like to share talents and contribute ideas on making it a reality? Just want to get involved?

The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists is now accepting nominations for  Board of Directors positions to be filled at our annual meeting in November.  Directors are elected by the membership bi-annually, elections will be held at our upcoming Annual Membership Meeting. Nominees do NOT need to be present at the meeting to be elected. 

Directors' duties include regularly attending a Director's meeting . Since directors can (and should!) reside all around Arizona, meetings are routinely held via via tele-conference.

Please contact us at cazbike@cazbike.org and (623)252-0931 with a brief bio/background; or with the nomination of someone you think would be a good candidate. As always we are looking for volunteers in any capacity, not just directorial; please drop us a line, or better yet come out to the annual meeting.

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Better Mountain Biking Classes offered: Oct 29 or 30th

Randy "Ranger Randy" Victory will be offering a couple of Better Mountain Biking sessions later this month. Get away and improve your bike-handling skills (yes, this stuff translates beautifully to the road), or take those MTB skills to a new level and get inspired to wear those knobbies down, here's your chance. (Except for Daniel Paduchowski. He already kicks my butt thoroughly enough as it is.)

While the weather's still awesome, here are the dates:

• October 29th (Tuesday), 9:00 am
• October 30th  (Wednesday), Noon

... in the vicinity of Cottonwood, AZ

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Next "Fun, Safe and Worry Free Cycling" class downtown: Nov 20, 23

Having fun cycling? We all do. Knowing how to make your ride safer adds to that fun and enjoyment. Yes, you can learn more about making your ride better from expert instructors certified by the League of American Cyclists, the country's premier cycling advocacy and safety education association... Read the rest here.

Register at: http://SOARPhx.eventbrite.com/

Bike Safety Class offered: downtown Phx Oct 9 & 12

Having fun cycling? We all do. Knowing how to make your ride safer adds to that fun and enjoyment. Yes, you can learn more about making your ride better from expert instructors certified by the League of American Cyclists, the country's premier cycling advocacy and safety education association... Read the rest here.

Register at: http://phoenixbikelabclasses.eventbrite.com

Tour de France 2013 – Twelve Tips for Viewing

By Bob Beane, Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists

Whether you are an experienced bicyclist, new to the sport or a curious spectator, you probably “only have so much time” in your life for TV viewing of sporting events. For the uninitiated, Le Tour de France is a 3-week odyssey, pain-fest and festival of sport that happens every July (Note: This year, it starts on Saturday, June 29). It will be broadcast in the USA on the NBC Sports Network (formerly OLN, Versus). Broadcasts will be both live and repeat each day. Here are my Twelve Tips for getting the most out of limited time for following Le Tour 2013:

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Lunch and Learn about Bike Safety

League Certified Instructor Kathy Mills recently gave lunchtime presentation on bike safety for six Lovitt and Touche employees in Tempe during National Bike Month.

Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Church group, Singles group, clubs of any kind, business, any group at all!...
The Coalition of Arizona Bicyclists can provide speakers and customized presentations for any group; Brief presentations in the Phoenix metro area can generally be provided free-of-charge.
 Please contact Coalition Vice President of Education, Kathy Mills at kathym@cazbike.org for more info.

League Announces Spring 2013 Bicycle Friendly Communities

League Announces Spring 2013 Bicycle Friendly Communities

Gilbert's bronze status was renewed; Glendale garners an honorable mention on their application.

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Arizona back in top-ten in LAB Bike Friendly States Ranking

The League of American Bicyclists released their Bicycle Friendly State rankings for 2013 last week. Arizona was ranked as the 10th most bike friendly state, after having fallen to 16th spot in the 2011 rankings.


"...In the Southwest, Arizona moved back into the top 10. Among other strides, the state completed its Bicycle Safety Action plan to improve bicyclist safety on Arizona's highways.
 'The goal is to reduce the number of bicyclist fatalities and injury crashes with motor vehicles,' said Michael Sanders, Arizona Department of Transportation's bicycle and pedestrian program coordinator. "We 'crash-typed' nearly 750 reported crashes that occurred over a five-year period to better define the sequence of actions leading to the collision. For example, we found that over half of all crashes occurred while a motorist was making a right turn. The Plan consists of action items addressing potential changes to policies and education programs, or new tools, such as bicycle road safety audit guidelines, to improve bicyclist safety.'


More info and links to the LAB rankings and report card at tucsonvelo.com.