Tag: SF

bayview ride scouting

This was the first public ride I’d organized (through the SF Bike Coalition calendar). When 48 people RSVP’d I got a little concerned about logistics, but it all worked out. Here are photos from a few of us: First off, this is what 100 hot shumai on a bike rack looks like: The route, with a specific 1 or 2 styles of dumplings planned for each stop: ...

new overlook, bridge, gorgeous sunny day for a ride

Nine of us gathered Sunday to bike hilly back roads (avoiding Mission St, Bayshore Blvd, San Jose Ave, and some other common roads) to and through San Bruno Mountain park, along dirt paths, and up Radio Road to the summit covered with radio towers, with views of Sutro Tower, the Bay Bridge, Colma graveyards, SFO airport runways, and Mt Diablo. This was followed by shedding 1500’ of elevation in minutes on twisty downhills, cutting through industrial corners of Brisbane, biking past the dump, Candlestick Park, and out to Candlestick point itself, before zig-zagging through Bayview to meet up with Sunday Streets. ...

I’ve wanted to bike to (and up) San Bruno Mountain on the edge of SF for a while, so here’s a possible casual-pace, 22 mile (but hilly) ride in a few weeks (Sunday July 22nd). The exact details and meet-up times might change so let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll send out a reminder the week before. A tentative route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1381448 Mission Pie, San Bruno Mountain Park (via back roads and shared biker/hiker trails), up car-free Radio Road to near the windy, eerie, tower-covered summit. Take a break to eat and walk around. Head back and intercept Sunday Streets Bayview/Dogpatch that will have a chunk of 3rd St shut down to car traffic and may have food carts or other events going on.

Inspired by the “fiets & frites” ride last summer, I’m thinking of an “SF dumpling tour by bike” (I need a catchy name) on June 9 [edit: Saturday June 30th]. . Tentatively: an 11am -> mid-afternoon tour, with perhaps 10 miles of biking at a casual pace and a hill or two– nothing too serious. And 4+ stops at dumpling shops to get takeout and eat by the side of the road or in a nearby park. It will probably focus on the Western neighborhoods (Richmond, Sunset, West Portal, maybe Balboa Park).

Lands End

Evening ride to the Pacific ocean

Starting off, we are 15

On the ocean beach loop this weekend, I noticed two new cycling improvements: a bike lane on Portola (making the short section from Corbett to Sydney on this route less sketchy), and a full-width curb cut at Stanyan & Page. Thanks everyone who was involved in making this happen, including the SFBC campaign. Photo below: the new Stanyan @ Page curb cut– you used to have to ride to the right to that narrow opening (not easy, interferes with pedestrians), because going straight dropped you off a tall curb.