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Butter Lapis Lazuli

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:13:00 +0000

Butter Lapis Lazuli

Rides this week

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:38:00 +0000

Two social rides organized by others this week:

Wednesday: Butterlap (7pm at the Ferry Building, a friendly 17 miles around the city with a few dozen people, mostly flat but two notable hills, Bender’s afterwards for a bit). [edit: was raining at 6pm, didn’t go]
Friday: SF Bike Party (12-mile ultra-casual bike party with music, a few stops, and 400+ cyclists). This month, in Potrero/Dogpatch/Bayshore.

And this weekend, something more ambitious I’ve talked to a few of you about:

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

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:58:51 +0000

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

night repairs on butterlap

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:43:47 +0000

night repairs on butterlap

on Butterlap last night, nice and easy, golden gate bridge in the background.

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:21:00 +0000

on Butterlap last night, nice and easy, golden gate bridge in the background.

Butter Lap

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:48:00 +0000

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

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:20:00 +0000

Another fine Butter Lap

Two planned (shorter, evening) rides

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:09:00 +0000

(assuming it’s not raining):

Wednesday 12/15: Butterlap with a group of 20-40 friendly strangers. I may bring the bike stereo.

Sunday 12/19: SFBC-organized evening ride around San Francisco to tour the elaborate Christmas light displays. See http://www.sfbike.org/?chain and scroll down.

Roads are slick these days– ride safe.

3-second video: halfway through a very dark and foggy September butterlap with about 50 people.

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:21:00 +0000

3-second video: halfway through a very dark and foggy September butterlap with about 50 people.

Recent ride: City Lap

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:01:00 +0000

I put together a last-minute city ride Saturday afternoon following the Butter Lap route (about 20 miles, through parks and along the ocean).

Unfortunately, I had bike issues (two flats and a damaged tire– all due to the edge of my brake pad rubbing against my tire and finally wearing through the side wall) which delayed us an hour and led to the group splitting up. It was also cold and foggy all day, which made the beach less exciting. A few of us finished the loop and then headed to Speakeasy Brewery for their 13th Anniversary party.

Butter Lap: it Hap

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:06:00 +0000

My 2nd butter lap. Cary joined for her first butter lap (and first bike ride in a while). Friendly unhurried group, as usual– everyone waited at the top of any major hill, even when someone had a flat tire and needed a while to change it.

It got a little chilly and dark at the end, but I still made it to Bender’s for a fish taco and IPA-in-a-can.

Photographic evidence below. Fun trivia: if you click through the map to the GPS trace and zoom in on the Palace of the Legion of Honor, you can see the GPS tracks from when I was biking around the fountain in circles to try to keep warm while waiting for someone.

Butter lap, this Wednesday, 7pm, ferry building

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:38:00 +0000

All are welcome.

My last pre-Iowa ride.

edit: Route summary and a few other notes about the butterlap: http://www.sf2g.com/butterlap.html (edit #2 10+ years later: updated site at https://butterlap.bike/)

Butter Lap Map

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000

I rode Butter Lap on Wednesday w/ Margo (most of the way)– it was fun. There were probably 20-30 people on the ride, almost all strangers.

People meet at 7pm at the Ferry Building every Wednesday and ride a set route, ending in the Mission for a beer (usually at Bender’s). This has been going on every week for many years– I’m not sure if there’s even an organizer/owner any more.