Southern California - Pasadena ArtNight Ride - 10/9 @ 6pm

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felixtcat11
09-30-09, 09:49 PM
Urban Expeditions:
ArtNight Pasadena
Friday, October 9th, 2009 @ 6:00pm
One Colorado, Old Pasadena

Art + Bikes = FUN!!! Urban Expeditions presents the ArtNight Ride on Friday, October 9th at 6:00 pm.

Riders should meet starting at 6:00pm at One Colorado where they can enjoy the shops and two ArtNight exhibits, check out the C.I.C.L.E. events calendar, and socialize with other cyclists. The ride begins promptly at 7:00pm with 20 minute stops at the following venues: Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Side Street Projects, and Pasadena Museum of California Art (“PMCA”) and Pacific Asia Museum. Party on the roof of the PMCA at the end of the ride!

C.I.C.L.E.’s Urban Expeditions program is made possible with support from REI. Visit www.CICLE.org or call 323.478.0060 for more information.

Date: Friday, October 9th
Time: 6:00 pm (ride leaves promptly at 7pm)
Location: Meet at One Colorado on the Smith Alley side (east side alley). One Colorado is bound by Colorado Blvd. on the South, Fair Oaks Ave. on the East, Union St. on the North, and DeLacey Ave. on the West.
Price: Free
What to Bring: Your bicycle, in good running order, with plenty of night lights. (Please have bike(s) inspected and tuned at least once a year at a bike shop.) All participants under 18 must wear a helmet and be escorted by a parent or guardian. Children under age 8 should be on a tag-a-long, bike trailer, tandem, or other safe child-carrying device to participate in the ride.

Background
Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange (C.I.C.L.E.) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that works with individuals and communities to promote the bicycle as a viable, healthy, and sustainable transportation choice. C.I.C.L.E. projects include Bike Week Pasadena, lifestyle focused and skill-building safety workshops, and Urban Expeditions, a monthly community-focused bicycle ride aimed at getting more people out of their cars and onto bikes. www.CICLE.org :: 323.478.0060


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alicestrong
10-06-09, 08:31 AM
It's ArtNight again!

buck65
10-07-09, 03:52 PM
count me in. :D


urbanknight
10-07-09, 04:14 PM
I'll probably be going, but on the bus as usual. I wish I could convince my wife to rent/borrow a bike and try this. It's not fast or long, right?

alicestrong
10-07-09, 04:22 PM
It's a family type ride, very doable!

vwchisme
10-07-09, 07:46 PM
I'll probably be going, but on the bus as usual. I wish I could convince my wife to rent/borrow a bike and try this. It's not fast or long, right?
I haven't been on this art ride but on the one's I've been are a slow but fun pace. If your wife decides to go I have a bike you can borrow, just let me know by Thursday.

urbanknight
10-07-09, 10:35 PM
I forgot, she won't be there this time because her friends called a girl's night out. I asked her if she would have taken up the bike loan offer, and got silence as a reply. So, since I realize I have the night free, how feasible is it for me to carry a camelback with tennis shoes in it and switch back and forth? Or should I just tool around with tennis shoes on my SPD-SLs?

buck65
10-08-09, 08:18 AM
Hmmm...the silent treatment is rough. FWIW, I've gone into the PMCA and Norton Simon museum (on numerous occasions) in SPD/mountain shoes....never had a problem but I make sure not to scratch up the floor while walking around. I'm sure that a camelback with sneakers will be fine, if you don't mind changing shoes every 20 minutes.


Alice, are there any issues with bike security? I'm just wondering if I should worry about leaving lights/bags ON the bike while in the galleries/museums.

alicestrong
10-08-09, 08:38 AM
CICLE typically assigns volunteers to watch over bikes while riders enjoy the museums. I don't think there have been any problems (so far)...

UK as far as the shoes? I would just wear tennies. If you don't want to do that, you could switch out your pedals for the night. Don't you have some old platforms laying around?

urbanknight
10-08-09, 08:42 AM
No old platforms. I haven't used those in 15 years. I can ride with sneakers on my SPD-SL pedals pretty easily, just not fast and not long. It sounds like neither of those are an issue with this.

alicestrong
10-08-09, 08:48 AM
No, not fast, not long. Just art, bikes and fun mingling...