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Us cruising along the panhandle (cell phone video, unfortunately rotated)

May 1st is the Grizzly Peak Century. Here’s my map of the 109-mile route (drawn quickly based on their map, may not be 100% turn-for-turn correct). I’m thinking about doing it. For now, here are two 53-mile BART-to-BART rides I’ve sketched out that together cover most of the route (North ride, South ride). I plan to ride them some time in the next month and a half (as practice, and because they look like interesting rides– I’m not a biking-as-outdoor-spinning-just-for-the-sake-of-exercise guy)– anyone else interested? ...

sad bike in chicago snow

I saw this 4-minute film “Heels on Wheels” at the bicycle film festival a few months ago, and just heard from Anna Bisgaard-Nøhr that it’s online.

Four of us rode the 60ish mile Alpine Dam Loop on Sunday at a somewhat leisurely pace. It’s still my favorite Bay Area ride – some long, merciless uphills combined with incredible views in every direction. And it gets easier every time (funny how that works). A mid-morning start at Velo Rouge: There were almost no pedestrians or cyclists on the Golden Gate Bridge (Superbowl Sunday effect?) ...

Friday was the second SF Bike Party – an evening of biking with 500+ people, a stop in Dolores Park for some live music (Odd Owl), a Michael Jackson (and other music) dance party courtesy of Trikeasaurus in Garfield Square Park, and running into a lot of people I knew. I got home from work about an hour before the ride was supposed to start, and wanted to quickly throw something together related to the “Love Your Bike” theme. ...

Bender’s bike pile, after a clear-skies butterlap. New names to remember: margo, alex, reese(?), adam, ian.

night repairs on butterlap

If it’s not rainy: Friday 2/4: joining the SF Bike Party, a slow-rolling evening with hundreds of cyclists and several big bike-mounted stereos (photos of the last one). Just 9 miles. 7:30pm meetup at Civic Center. Sunday 2/6: Alpine Dam. A beautiful and hilly 50-60 mile ride, meeting 9:30AM at Velo Rouge Cafe. No rider left behind, probably a stop in Fairfax for some food afterwards, no commitment to making it back in time to watch That Sporting Event (hey, at least the roads should be empty…). ...

Sent to me by many friends: Bikes of San Francisco (high res), also available as a poster