February 2012
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Stinson Beach Loop
Quick summary: a gorgeous, sun-and-clear-skies, panoramic-views-of-the-ocean-and-cliffs 50ish-mile Stinson Beach loop with four friends, via Highway 1, and then returning up the side of Mt Tam. I posted a few photos from my phone yesterday.
This might replace Paradise Loop in the medium-length-ride rotation for me — it’s about the same distance but more scenic and interesting...
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Adventure Rides this spring / summer
Here are a few other 1-day or weekend rides I’ve been kicking around, to do this spring or summer… including a few repeats of good rides from last year, since that makes the planning easy.
None of them have dates yet, just giving people a heads-up… and if you’re especially interested in certain ones, let me know and it will be more likely to happen…
From shortest to...
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Recap: Russian River Brewery overnight ride
120+ miles, a group of 15 great people, sunny weather, lush farmland and shady redwood forests, a few exciting hills, the kindness of strangers, good beer, and an action-movie just-in-time finish… easily one of my favorites. Read on for a longer than usual writeup in story form, with photos and details…
Back in December I’d floated the idea of an overnight ride up to Russian...
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January 2012
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Flying with a bike: fees
For international flights, KLM lets you check a bike for free, mainly useful if you want to bike in The Netherlands.
However, as of a few years ago, most airlines, even domestic ones, charge significant fees to bring a (non-folding) bike as luggage. A few summary web pages I found were a few years out of date, so I did some quick research (I’m idly considering taking my bike to New York in...
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Feb 11th: overnight ride to Russian River Brewing
The SF -> Russian River Brewing Company overnight ride I mentioned is on! I sent email to everyone who told me they were interested with more logistics details that I won’t bore people reading this with. The quick summary:
Feb 11th -> 12th (rolling out *early* Saturday from Four Barrel)
A 65-70 mile route roughly like this (doing a 40+ mile practice ride beforehand if you...
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New Bike Lanes, Infrastructure
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...
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Sunday AM: short ride to the ocean and back
Last-minute: meeting at Four Barrel at 9 tomorrow, rolling out at 9:15, a casual and short ride to the ocean and Trouble Coffee, then back to the Mission. Just a coffee & toast, see-the-ocean-and-park, and stretch-the-legs ride to start the day.
Default route is up and over Corbett Ave and past the fancy houses near St Francis Wood (http://ridewithgps.com/routes/119172), but we could also...
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3rd anniversary of "Bikeit": success.
[ ignore this post if you only follow the blog for ride planning and photos— below’s just a rare bit of personal New Year’s self-indulgence ]
I biked a fair amount a decade ago, fell off the wagon for a few years, then three years ago started organizing rides (on this blog and a separate mailing list): for fun, to catch up with friends and meet new people, to explore more of the...
December 2011
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Bike to Russian River Brewing in February?
Looking ahead— biking to Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa (about 60-70 miles each way from SF, some hills) is something I’ve wanted to do for a while. And hey— they’re serving Pliny the Younger for 14 days in early February.
The plan: ride up either Saturday Feb 4th or 11th [edit: we’re doing it the 11th], early, hang out at the brewery, get a...
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Holiday Lights recap
I joined the Holiday Lights Ride again— this year it was cool but dry, with a group of over 100 riders on a casual tour of holiday lights in the Pac Heights / Richmond / Seacliff / Inner Sunset neighborhoods.
A whole group of bikeit regulars and first-timers were there— good to see you Elliot, Becky, Zachary, Dina, Ted, Monique, Dave, Iris, Stephanie, Carrie, & Morgan! And special...
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Supermarket Street Sweep 2011
I rode the Supermarket Street Sweep (again) — a fundraiser / race to supermarkets around the city, with about 200 riders who collected a total of 8000 lbs of food for the SF Food Bank. I brought in 108 lbs in my recently-reinforced panniers, which held up well, though the bike was a bit unstable with that much weight. A few photos:
Fixing a flat…
Riding up eucalyptus-lined...
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Three bike events this weekend (food bank,...
Saturday: You should come to the Supermarket Street Sweep, a ride around the city to collect groceries for the SF food bank. It’s nominally an alleycat-style race (a few hundred people show up, they give you a list of grocery stores to visit and things to buy, and you have to figure out a route), but I’m not going to try to “compete” this time— I just want to get some...
November 2011
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Re-Cyclery Bike Thrift Shop
I recently went on a solo ride to San Rafael, and checked out the Re-Cyclery Bike Thrift Shop (and fundraiser for Trips For Kids) while I was there. Quite a place.
Outside, a classic Schwinn (for sale for $125):
The back patio had many more used bikes, in both adult sizes and kids’:
There were many other sub-$150 used bikes:
Indoors:
Used cranks, cogs, wheels of many types and...
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Coffee jaunt, trail rides
A ride to the ocean for espresso, toast, and coconut with friends, taking some off-road trails through parks for variety:
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Trouble Coffee tomorrow AM?
There may be a window without rain, so: a short ride to Trouble Coffee / the ocean and back tomorrow morning? Meet at Four Barrel at 9AM? Perhaps a detour back via Lands End (something like http://ridewithgps.com/trips/201533)?
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Paradise Loop
A casual-pace, 40ish mile Paradise Loop ride with a friend, on a cool day constantly on the edge of rain:
Cloudy, but fog-free, with the low-contrast lighting that’s good for cell phone photos…
Marsh along the Mill Valley bike path:
Tiburon bike path:
A few drops of rain threatened (and we were lazy), so we bailed after about 35 miles and took a ferry back from Sausalito...
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October 2011
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Fiets & Frites 2011
The (first annual?) Fiets & Frites, a casual bike ride and tour of french fries around San Francisco:
Starting out at Frjtz:
Three orders of fries (too many!), curry ketchup, wasabi mayo:
Bike rack as condiment tray…
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At Absinthe (a favorite), shoestring fries and a chipotle ketchup:
Up a hill to Tony’s Cable Car Restaurant. Tony was happy to see us (FD...
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