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Any interest in a bike tour of a wide variety of french fry styles in San Francisco? We can’t hit everywhere, but here’s a tentative route, with 13 miles of biking and 9 kinds of fried potato. Probably starting at 11am or noon some weekend in late October, either Saturday the 22nd or Sunday the 23rd (which would transition nicely into Sunday Streets in the Mission). Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll have a motivation to make it happen. To whet your appetite, the moment in Holland that inspired this:

Another SF bike-related event this weekend, which a friend and regular bikeit rider is helping organize: http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=20&recordid=152 “Join us for a spin through the City’s streets exploring the wonderful world of wastewater. We’ll visit San Francisco’s award-winning treatment plant, pump stations, and storm drains, learning from the experts about the fascinating infrastructure beneath the city’s streets. Fun for the sewer, cycling and city enthusiast! Pick one segment or join us for all three. No rider left behind.”

You can follow Erica & The Doty’s bike adventures in Iceland– my favorite post so far is this one.

I can’t make it to either of these, but in case you’re interested: Saturday: Tour De Fat Sunday: Biketoberfest Marin

Quick lunch BBQ in a park with a friend, by bike.

For anyone who reads this through an RSS reader or so on and wouldn’t have noticed this– a few months ago I added a static “Favorite Rides” page. People occasionally ask me where I like to ride, so I figured I’d keep a quick list, with links to maps and photos. Carry on.

Six of us rode the Alpine Dam loop today (starting from various locations– my day was about 67 miles and 6 hours riding time). It’s still one of my favorite non-overnight Bay Area rides – the stretch along Panoramic Highway and the following “seven sisters in reverse” on Ridgecrest are scenic and exhilarating. I only took a few photos: Iron Springs brewery in Fairfax. The enchiladas were fine, but most importantly, they were calories. The dark rye beer was interesting. ...

Golden Gate Bridge bike rack

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A quick heads-up to gauge interest… A few of us (6 maybes so far) are talking about doing a ride from Menlo Park to the ocean and back, and have penciled in Sunday October 2nd. I’ve never ridden there, but a few other people have and say it’s very scenic, hilly, full of redwoods, and fairly challenging (60-70 miles, with plenty of long hills). We’d want to get an early start to avoid riding back in the dark (and even then– bring lights just in case)– probably starting with the 8:15 Caltrain from SF to Menlo Park. Here’s one possible rough route, to give you a general feeling for where we’d be: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/704590 ...