LOS ANGELES, CA. i arrived on sunday and shot on sunday. a good reason to always have my camera and extra video tape with me (which hasn’t always happened, unfortunatly). the bicycle kitchen, or bici coicina, reminds me of most other bicycle collectives i’ve seen, although more organized and better staffed. store front space, recycled bicycles everywhere, six stands, three walls of tools, bicycles and wheels hanging from the ceiling. i met a handful of the volunteer mechanics on sunday and monday, and last night taped kelly and ma bell during Bicycle Bitchen, the women’s-only night at the bicycle kitchen. this was the first time i’ve interviewed anyone specifically about a women’s-only space in a bike collective, but this is a topic that i am very eager to get into and will be including in the documentary. every bicycle collective i’ve visited holds a women’s and transgendered event, usually weekly or bi-weekly.

tonight i interview a few of the founders of the bicycle kitchen, and then head out of this sprawling city while the traffic is mild. next stop is tucson, arizona.