Jimmy Lizama started LA's Bike Kitchen in the Ecovillage's old kitchen around the turn of the century. Later came Venice's Bikerowave, Highland Park's Bike Oven, and the Valley Bikery (the Kitchen still cooks at its new location at Fountain and Virgil in Silverlake). Mr. Lizama has moved on to start his own business recycling bikes and building dynamo hubs for lighting and electric systems on recycled bikes at Relampago Wheelery, across the street from where the Kitchen started. Jimmy provided this interview after installing a dynamo hub for Nick Richert on 12/25/17.

Don And Selena Part 2 by BikeTalk

Art Ramirez, custom bike maker/welder, talks about his Burning Man bikes, his Las Vegas competition wins, One Big Club, and his work in schools.

Don and Selena begin their conversation, in which they seek common ground between cyclists and drivers in regard to the Great Streets pilot bike lane on Venice Blvd. in Mar Vista

Don Ward founded the seminal social ride network Midnight Ridazz, which has influenced bike advocacy and culture in Los Angeles. Alexis Edelstein started the Recall Bonin campaign to remove LA City Councilmember Mike Bonin. Edelstein says he started the recall effort to “give a voice” to commuters frustrated by delays in Bonin’s district (commute times on a 1.1 mile stretch of Venice Blvd from Beethoven to Inglewood Blvd have increased up to several minutes due to the “Great Streets” pilot road diet and bike lane). Don and Alexis were both big supporters of Bernie Sanders (“Berniecrats”), and look to find common ground in this debate.

Lane Control Debate by BikeTalk

Dana Siegelman Down by BikeTalk

South LA Ciclavia 122014 by BikeTalk