Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Winner of the 2013 100 Miles of Nowhere, Coed Simultaneous Bike and Kayak Relay, Oakland CA Division By my friend Jessica: 100 miles of loops biking / kayaking
I went on a long, faster-than-usual ride (sustained 20+mph drives on long flat sections) with L and R on a sunny day, including two loops on paved car-free paths in Samuel P Taylor park. ...
I’m newly obsessed with charting a 49-mile “San Francisco Scenic Ride” (inspired by the 49 Mile Scenic Drive). But how to keep nods to the original’s key landmarks, add in undervisited parts of the city and some not-possible-by-car offroad paths, make it an exactly 49-mile loop (constraints channel creativity), yet not get stuck stitching it together with too many traffic-heavy or stop-and-go connecting roads? I sketched out six different ideas with feedback from some friends– but bike maps and browsing Google Street View only get you so far, and who wants to be inside on a beautiful day? Yesterday was the first scouting ride: ...
It was great weather for a casual-pace 50ish mile jaunt to San Rafael and back with friends, along scenic bike paths and the water, with delicious plantain-heavy Puerto Rican food as the prize to keep eyes on. In photos: Railroad drawbridge: Wildflowers along Marin Bike Route 20: The Pacific: ...
admiring R’s Ritchey Breakaway (bike with frame that splits in two, allowing it to be packed into regulation airline luggage)
Great weather for the first annual Session Beer Festival, and an excuse for a ride with friends from Oakland to San Leandro. White Elephant building: Jingletown: Free wood (so consistently, it’s labeled in the mosaic): Large tires (foreshadowing…): Miles of car-free paved paths along the water: ...
salami bike
brand new, buffered, Oak St bike lane. this used to be parking.
wake up. bike a 17-mile loop to get coffee. start the day.
I always want to share the nooks and crannies of Southeast SF with people– and Sunday, 11 friends and strangers (nice to meet you!) converged on my neighborhood for a tour of Dogpatch and Bayview. Here’s the route we took (click through for an interactive map with Point Of Interest descriptions): Starting off in Dogpatch, some friends & neighbors set up a surprise table of muffins, fruit, and mimosas (thanks!) ...