I would agree that San Diego has a large cycling community, but my rough estimate is that 80% are wearing team kits and ridding CF bikes, at least in North County. I'm sure in the city there are more commuters/urban riders. It's certainly many times greater than in the LA 'burbs where I (and Velo Cult's owner Sky) came from.
Where I live in north San Diego County the City of Carlsbad has done a fabulous job with bike lanes and cyclist friendly traffic lights. There also many multi-user dirt bike trails that cover the hills. With the proximity to the ocean it's certainly an idealistic place for a cyclist to live. ~mike On Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:15:47 AM UTC-7, velomann wrote: > > I attended the grand opening of Velo Cult here in Portland last night. > I have a feeling this is going to be my new favorite bike shop. Heavy > emphasis on Riv-ish and classic bike lore, with nary a carbon racing > bike in sight. In fact, when you walk in the door you have to look > around a bit to find any merchandise - parts and bikes are all towards > the back. Lots of Nitto, Brooks, Velo-Orange, and On One (who also > just moved to Portland). New bikes appear to be Surly, Raleigh, and > All City cycles. The main attraction, though, is the space. Appears > designed more as a shrine to the classic mountain and road bikes owner > Sky Boyer has on display, including an original Steve Potts, early > Bontrager cross bike, a beautiful Follis tandem, and lots of stuff I'm > forgetting. The place is seems designed more to hang out and talk > bikes than to sell you something - though there's plenty to buy. > Surprisingly, Portland doesn't really have a shop like this - most of > our shops seem either race obsessed, fixie focused, or a hodge-podge > of everything on 2 wheels. I think they will do well here. And there's > microbrews on tap. Coffee and food coming soon, I hear. > Pictures here: > https://picasaweb.google.com/116897251123335733984/VeloCultGrandOpening > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/nGdqrhPqEycJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
