PV Bicycle owner Steve Bowen remembered
Close to 300 riders gathered at Riviera Village Saturday morning for a memorial ride in honor of Steve Bowen. Photo by David Rosenfeld Close to 300 cyclists paid their respects with a memorial ride on Saturday morning for Steve Bowen, the owner of PV Bicycle Center, who died shortly before Christmas while riding in the Santa Monica Mountains. Bowen, a hub of the cycling community on the Peninsula, was cycling with a friend above Malibu when he collapsed from cardiac arrest. Bowen, 66, had been hospitalized earlier this year after losing consciousness during a 100-mile ride, but had been given a clean bill of health to resume riding. Seth Davis, an attorney who represents bicyclists involved in traffic accidents, was a close acquaintance of Bowen’s over the years both as a customer and a business consultant. Bowen occasionally served as an expert witness on some of Davis’ cases. Bowen would evaluate damage to bikes to help determine the extent of the accident. “He was really just an extraordinary guy,” Davis said. “I never met anybody quite like him before.” Steve Bowen before a recent ride in Los Padres National Forest. Photo courtesy PV Bicycle Center Davis described the time…
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