Community Stories – Pedal Movement

Cyclist of the Month – Val Stephens

When I first met Val (who uses they/them pronouns) I was pretty sure I’d met the real life Aquaman. Val is tall, powerful, and has long wavy hair—all that’s missing

Cyclist of the Month – Dominique “Dom” Hamilton

Dominique D-O-M-I-N-I-Q-U-E, last name Hamilton, like the founding father. Dom talks the way some people write poetry, peppering in historical references and clever asides like little easter eggs. He chooses

Cyclist of the Month – Marco Cruz

This month we had a chat with a longtime friend of Pedal Movement’s, Marco Cruz of Cruz Cyclez! If there’s a bike event in the greater Long Beach area, there’s

Cyclist of the Month – William Hudgens

May’s Cyclist of the Month is local shredder William Hudgens. He reminds us that cyclists come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. His passion for bikes started young, and honestly

Cyclist of the Month – John Michael Lopez

One of the best parts of my job is getting to talk to people about their bikes and the ways bicycles have impacted their lives. Everyone’s story is unique, but

Women & Bikes

There isn’t one way to be a woman on a bike today, and the lifestyle of a cyclist is a packed commitment. Women on bikes struggle to be seen as

Cyclist of the Month – Melissa Roselman

When we first chatted with Melissa she was in the middle of a workout, which says more about her than anything else we could share in an introduction and truly

Cyclist of the Month – Patrick Estrada

February’s cyclist of the month comes to us from another one of Long Beach’s finest bike shops, the Bicycle Stand. Patrick Estrada is a lifetime Southern California resident who has

Cyclist of the Month – Morris “Mo” Mills

For our inaugural Cyclist of the Month feature we chatted with Morris “Mo” Mills. He’s lived in Long Beach for a little over two years and chances are good you’ve

Port Townsend Overnighter

Words & Photos by Aaron Rickel I’m a warm-blooded Californian at heart, so when I saw the weather forecast for the weekend—40 degrees with a chance of rain—I started wondering