Inaugural BikeFest draws college students, cycling enthusiasts to CSUN campus – Daily News
October 24, 2022
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at Cal State Northridge, held a BikeFest for college students and the general public on Sunday, Oct. 23, on the campus.
The free inaugural occasion included bike demos, security suggestions for driving bicycles in visitors, numerous distributors, spin courses and a job honest — plus music and meals vans.
Yan Searcy, heart, Dean of College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, leads a journey round campus at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
A biker rides along with his canine throughout a gaggle journey round campus at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Booths at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Preasela Vasquez rides throughout a gaggle journey round campus at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Charles Humphrey, Jason Wilson and Nicole Campbell, from left, speak at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Vlad Ballesteros, left, and his spouse Ann Ballesteros, heart, compete pumping bicycle tires at an REI Coop sales space with REI gross sales affiliate Camryn Dunne at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Dean of College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Yan Searcy, left, talks with panelist Justin Harris, heart and Stu Stephens following a panel dialogue at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Jack Shaw, left, and Julie Zhu, assist Julie’s son John Tanabe on an impediment course at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Dean Yan Searcy, second from left, heart, and Tiana Mason, proper, speak with guests on the CSUN Black Alumni Association sales space at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Amanda Poynter-Jones, in a mummy costume, and Jason Gerhart, in a cow costume, journey throughout a gaggle journey round campus at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
Melissa B. and Christopher Rosales get swag from the Metro sales space at BikeFest at California State University, Northridge, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. The free inaugural occasion, held by the The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, included bike demos, security suggestions for bike driving in visitors, bike distributors, spin courses, a job honest and a panel dialogue by cycling trade spokespeople {and professional} cyclists. (Photo by Michael Owen Baker, contributing photographer)
BikeFest kicked off at 9 a.m. with a no-drop 25-mile bike journey off-campus led by Serious Cycling. The day ended with a gaggle journey — Halloween costumes elective — on campus. The inside campus streets have been closed to automobiles for secure bike driving through the competition.
Participants have been additionally invited to pay attention to cycling professionals and biking trade spokespeople throughout a “Meet the Pros” panel dialogue.
“The Bikefest is really about community,” Yan Searcy, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, mentioned in a press launch prior to the occasion. “One aspect is about decreasing the distance between Los Angeles communities and CSUN. Another is about bringing together communities around sustainability, fitness and safety.”
The competition’s focus was additionally on selling variety within the native and wider cycling communities, bringing consciousness of job alternatives in cycling — and, after all, enjoyable.
