Tag: SF

Dave called this style of architecture “Deluxe Shire”

at China Beach (for the first time in 5 years?)

Departing 930AM, Tartine

Butter Lapis Lazuli

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: ...

Doing recon for a bike scavenger hunt & picnic some coming weekend. Details TBA…

I heard about Soil Saloon a while back – a renegade cyclocross race (held at a different secret location each time– this one involved 6 laps around a 1-2 mile “course” of narrow off-road dirt trails, with roots and rocks to dodge and mud and puddles to splash through … oh, and a local beer to drink after each lap). Some people have photos on flickr. A few of us dropped by at the end of a morning city ride to watch it– and then impulsively decided to join, even with our non-ideal bikes (I at least had my heavy touring bike, unlike my friends who had narrow-tire road bikes). ...

6 of us biked to the beach and Trouble Coffee, as planned weeks ago. The weather cooperated!

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

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. ...