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Circle JR Ranch, Sonoma

Just a heads up– I’m thinking of doing another Livermore vineyard ride on Sunday Aug 28th.

A few weeks ago I rode the “Seven Hells [Hills] of San Francisco” (typically 25-30% grade, some steep enough to have steps cut into the sidewalks). It was harder than I expected, and I almost gave up at Russian Hill, on Jones between Filbert and Green – I was in my lowest gear, could barely turn the pedals, had to lean forward to keep my bike from tipping backwards (the front wheel came off the ground at one point), and my heart was pounding against my ribcage. But in the end I managed to make it up every hill without walking, standing up, or needing to ride a gradual side-to-side “switchback” pattern. Whew! ...

Bike rack torn out of sidewalk (hope no one lost their bike)

Biked 40+ miles to work this morning, with a group of about 50 people (going to various different companies along the peninsula). For fun, I brought a stereo along (most popular track: Hot Chip’s “Over and Over”)

Bar bike (PDX)

Same friend I biked with last weekend, different city (PDX)

Detailed signage for car/bike lane crossovers (in PDX)

Three kinds of urban bike planning in one photo (PDX)

Bike-mounted growler carrier (the need for straps is inelegant) (PDX)