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AlexThompson is a 28 year old single guy from Los Angeles, California, USA.
I'm a bike activist in West LA. My current project is the ibikeu Wiki, a wiki for all things bike. I also blog at westsidebikeside.com
Rider on the swarm & BikingInLA
Aug 22, 9:37pm    (1 review)  bicycling, cycling, biking, santa-monica  http://bikinginla.wordpress.com/2008/07/...
A cyclist shares an amazing and unique story about a freak accident involving a swarm of bees on the Santa Monica beach bike path, and his slow recovery afterward.
In Praise Of My Back-Up Ride & [sic]
Aug 5, 1:02pm    (1 review)  bicycling, cycling, bicycle, bike, biking  http://www.wildbell.com/2008/07/31/in-pr...
Will Campbell praises and rehabs his long disused road bike. He had hung up his Giant OCR in favor of using his single speed exclusively. When his single speed had a mechanical, he pulled the Giant out to get to work, and got back in touch with his old friend.
No whip.: You have to be a jock or a skater. You cant be both.
Jul 21, 6:58pm    (1 review)  bicycling, cycling, biking  http://nowhip.blogspot.com/2008/07/you-h...
Matt Ruscigno writes about cycling stereotypes, and the fact that he fits none of them.
Big Wheels - ibikeu Wiki
May 8, 8:29pm    (1 review)  bicycling, nostalgia, cycling, childhood, biking  http://www.ibikeu.com/wiki/index.php/Big...
A sendup of Big Wheels on the ibikeu Wiki. We all rode them, or wished we did. This page will make you smile just as if you were riding one.
YouTube - Crimanimalz -The Freeway Ride I
Apr 21, 1:05pm    (3 reviews)  cycling, los-angeles, biking  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NLmiuyLa...
This was an amazing ride. Riding from the 10 to the 405 was thrilling. Or so I heard.
400 Calories & [sic]
Apr 16, 9:44pm    (2 reviews)  bicycling, cycling, los-angeles, homeless, biking  http://www.wildbell.com/2008/04/16/400-c...
Writer William Campbell tells how he, on his bike commute to work, gave away his breakfast.
Westside BikeSIDE! & Eff YOU ENN: CRAnK Mob March 08 Recap (part&2&of&...
Apr 5, 2:38pm    (1 review)  bicycling, cycling, los-angeles, party, biking  http://www.westsidebikeside.com/eff-you-...
A recap of the increasingly famous party ride - CRANK Mob. Photos, video, and testimonials by riders.
SoapBoxLA: Equality and Respect. Nothing less!
Mar 15, 3:37pm  activism, bicycling, transportation, cycling, biking  http://soapboxla.blogspot.com/2008/03/eq...
Streetsblog LA & Checking in on the DMV’s New Driver’s Manual
Mar 11, 12:19pm    (1 review)  activism, bicycling, transportation, cycling, biking  http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/03/11/che...
The new Streetsblog LA reviews the newly released Driver's Manual to examine it's guidance to motorists about cyclist's rights.
The Birth Of A Bike Commuter & [sic]
Mar 10, 2:12pm    (4 reviews)  bicycling, cycling, biography, los-angeles, biking  http://www.wildbell.com/2008/03/09/the-b...
LA Blogger and Bike Activist Will Campbell recalls how he became a bike commuter in 1989 during the pregnancy of his then wife. Campbell, who now rides WolfPack, a fast urban ride, was 280 lbs when he began biking.