SLO Nexus Community Involvement

February 2007 - Bike Vallet - The San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition and SLO Nexus have provided a consistent bike valet service for shoppers at Farmer’s Market in SLO every Thursday night since May 2006. We parked our 1000th bike Feb 1, 2007. Visit www.slobikevalet.org for more info.

June 2006 - Amatuer bicycle racing was brought back to San Luis Obispo Sunday June 4th. SLO Roots Promotions with the help of SLO Nexus hosted a fantastic race to start a new era of cycling in SLO County. Visit cencalcycling.com for more info.

May 2006 - Weekly Bike Valet at Farmers Market. Team SLO Nexus and the Bicycle Coalition of San Luis Obispo County ran the first of a string of "Bicycle Valets" that will occur every Thursday evening at the San Luis Obispo Farmers Market. The free service allows local cyclists to drop off their bicycle in a safe location without having to lock them up. The bicycles can be left from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. With May being bike month and San Luis Obispo's Bike week coming up May 14-20, the valet reinforces the bike week theme of "Bikes in Bloom."

February 2006 - Nexus Parks 300+ Bikes Downtown for Tour de California. Team SLO Nexus Hits the Ground Spinning in San Luis Obispo, Managing the Official Bike Valet for the Amgen Tour of California's Stage 4 Finish. SLO Nexus will be a key player in this year's Tour of California, where they will donate team volunteers and management of the Official Stage Finish Bike Valet area on Morro Street between Monterey and Palm. Charged with creating, setting up and manning the area, SLO Nexus will be providing the City with a much-needed space for all cyclists commuting in on their bikes from all around the town. SLO Nexus encourages all spectators to arrive at the finish line area by bike, and help mitigate the large amounts of automobile traffic and congestion in the Downtown vicinity.

January 2006 - Introducing Team SLO Nexus. There's a serious buzz about bikes in San Luis Obispo these days. The new cycling and racing team inspiring all this excitement—Team SLO Nexus—brings together people who love to ride bikes, race bikes, and promote bike riding in our community. Our fresh outlook on the local bike scene incorporates support, fun, education, and fitness and is designed to bring together the growing number of cycle-centric athletes within our county.

Our mission includes providing support to local advocacy organizations that promote the benefits of cycling, especially as a viable means of transportation. We are focusing on local businesses in our sponsorship endeavors because we want to help strengthen and promote our local small business community, so diverse and full of personality, like each SLO Nexus member.

Our members have a passion to share the cycling experience with others and the desire to cultivate it within themselves. Team SLO Nexus is a timely convergence. The idea for SLO Nexus was born during a normal old Saturday morning road ride. Cruising south on Highway 1, a few friends decided we needed a local team/club that would encourage us to spend more time with our bikes as well as get stronger, meet other bike-minded folks, and maybe do a little racing. We are truly a nexus of bike enthusiasts of every flavor, including road, mountain, single speed, recreational, commuting, racing, and everything in between. We are serious about providing a venue for accomplishment, camaraderie, and continual learning for every cycling level—whether one is a focused racer or a recreational weekend rider.