Women on Bikes SoCal August/September 2013

News & Media

Thank you for wanting to learn more about what we're up to! Here you'll find our latest news and press releases, media clips, images and more. Please contact us at (562) 221-9672 or email us at wobsocal@gmail.com.

For Immediate Release

05/17/13 - Women on Bikes SoCal Rolls Out the Low Cost Short Sweet Female Friendly “Street Savvy” Adult Novice Bicycle Education Classes Just in Time for Summer!

04/09/13 - Two Stylish, Fun and Free Events for May’s National Bike Month in Long Beach!  The Cyclone Coaster Vintage Bike Ride on Sunday 5/5 + BikeFest with Three Special Vintage Events on Saturday 5/11!

Media Clips

Program Director Melissa Balmer interviewed by Suzanne Toro on "BeSimply" BlogTalk Radio

Women on Bikes SoCal member Katie Taylor and why she loves Long Beach!

To see the complete three minute video please click here.

Program Director Melissa Balmer interviewed during BikeFest 2012

Cycle Chic Hits the Cat-bike-walk in Long Beach from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

05/14/2013 - IN PICTURES: BikeFest Long Beach 2013 in LBPost.com

03/10/2013 - Balmer Ditches Vehicle for Bike Advocacy in Gazettes.com

01/07/13 - How a Crop of Women Activists is Making Long Beach Safer for Bicyclists, Everyone on L.A.Streetsblog

12/08/12 - Women on Bikes SoCal's Melissa Balmer with scholarship recipients Maria Sipin of A Healthy Design and Elizabeth William's of Cali Bike Tours on KPFK's BikeTalk on the First Female Only LCI Class

12/06/12 - Women on Bikes SoCal Program Director Melissa Balmer on Frank Peters' cdmCyclist

12/05/12 - Long Beach Post Names LB Cyclist "Person of the Year"

12/03/12 - First All-Female LCI Training a Huge Success in League of American Bicyclists Blog

11/13/2012 - Pedal Perfect: Bikers shed spandes to inspire new riders CNN blog

10/05/2012 - Cycle Chic: Past, Present & Future fall fashion show in Apparel News

10/03/12 - Cycle Chic: Past, Present & Future fall fashion show in Momentum Magazine

9/20/2012 - Cycle Chic: Past, Present & Future fall fashion show video courtesy of L.A. Streetsblog Lite

9/13/2012 - Fashion in Motion - Electra Bicycling Company Blog

9/7/2012 - Psychic Temple - Meet Melissa Balmer, Long Beach Cycling Advocate.

8/13/2012 - Long Beach's Suja Lowenthal Takes Her "One Shot" to Create Inclusive Transportatin - Streetsblog L.A.

8/11/2012 - National Bicycle Conference Comes to Long Beach - The Press Telegram

07/15/2012 - Momentum Magazine July/August 2012

05/2012 - Momentum Magazine May/June 2012

5/20/2012 - Long Beach Moves Up to 19 in Bike Friendly Cities - Bicycling Magazine

05/11/2012 - Getting More Women On Bikes - The Atlantic Cities

02/08/12 - Group Promotes Increasing Number of Women Using Bicycles - Gazettes.com

02/08/12 - Long Beach Launches Program Aimed at Increasing Female Bike Ridership - Press Telegram

02/07/2012 - Getting More Women to Ride Bikes - "Let's Double the Number of Women & Girls Riding Bikes" campaign + LB Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal in L.A. Observed

02/07/2012 - Sisterhood of the Traveling Bikes - Overview of the female bike movement in L.A. including Women On Bikes SoCal + LB Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal on Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's blog

01/24/2012 - Women on Bikes SoCal #GirlBikeGangs - The Bird Wheel Blog

01/11/2012 - Cycles and Cents: Long Beach Proves Bikes Are Good for Business in Grist Magazine featuring WoBSoCal "Bikes Mean Business" columnist April Economides

01/11/2012 - WoBSoCal Editor Melissa Balmer profiled in the new Pro Walk/Pro Bike Newsletter

12/20/2011 - Sunset Magazine features Long Beach's East Village by Jennifer Volland

12/01/2011 - Bicycle Retailer "Website Aims Bicycle Advocacy to Women"