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Looking East from Point Bonita

Marin Headlands

I’m working today but have tomorrow off, and it looks like it might be clear, sunny, and chilly. So, I’m planning on a morning* ride up to the Marin Headlands loop (20-30 miles round trip depending where you start). And perhaps extending that a bit by taking an initial detour through golden gate park to Trouble Coffee for pre-ride coffee & toast, and then cutting through the Presidio. *people’s definitions of “morning” bike rides vary by about 3 hours, so it depends who’s coming– if you’re interested let me know and I’ll send out final meet-up details later.

On Sunday I went on the Holiday Lights Ride. A quick map (which, as usual, clicks through to a detailed route), followed by some blurry night cell phone photos… About 40 people gathered on the panhandle. I’d somehow missed the note about festooning my bike with Christmas or other LED lights. Our first few stops, after some hill climbing: ...

night ride about to start

Fabricated: New & improved custom pannier made from marine upholstery, with compression straps, spring-loaded rack hooks, simple removable-for-security external pockets for wallet/keys/cell phone, and reinforced with webbing in key areas.

Another fine Butterlap (Butter Lap?). Cold, clear, crisp, like butter on the tongue. Eric and rif joined for the first time, and I took the rack-mounted bike stereo on its first extended ride and managed not to crash while changing music. It takes me a few rides to remember names, but I chatted with Greg, Matt, and Meli for a while: bikes! supermarket street sweep! the mills and general bay area experimental music scene! I also just realized that Meli is the force behind the Bikes And The City blog.

Another fine Butter Lap

Took a risk, transported a case of wine with the custom pannier and backpack pannier.

New bike tunnel underground in Marin