Tag: Event

Save the date: Supermarket Street Sweep Dec 3rd (recap from last year when I did it by myself, but it would be fun to do with friends).

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Any interest in a bike tour of a wide variety of french fry styles in San Francisco? We can’t hit everywhere, but here’s a tentative route, with 13 miles of biking and 9 kinds of fried potato. Probably starting at 11am or noon some weekend in late October, either Saturday the 22nd or Sunday the 23rd (which would transition nicely into Sunday Streets in the Mission). Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll have a motivation to make it happen. To whet your appetite, the moment in Holland that inspired this:

Another SF bike-related event this weekend, which a friend and regular bikeit rider is helping organize: http://sfwater.org/index.aspx?page=20&recordid=152 “Join us for a spin through the City’s streets exploring the wonderful world of wastewater. We’ll visit San Francisco’s award-winning treatment plant, pump stations, and storm drains, learning from the experts about the fascinating infrastructure beneath the city’s streets. Fun for the sewer, cycling and city enthusiast! Pick one segment or join us for all three. No rider left behind.”

I can’t make it to either of these, but in case you’re interested: Saturday: Tour De Fat Sunday: Biketoberfest Marin

Tour de Cupcake in October (I plan to be there)

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! ...

It started over a drink with JF, who mentioned The Fat Cyclist’s “100 Miles to Nowhere” (which in 2008 was a crazy decision to ride 100 miles on rollers indoors with snacks and TV, and is now a distributed challenge/excuse to ride 100 miles on a short loop course near your house and also raise some money for Livestrong). We decided to do it. Why? Well, why not? This is exactly the kind of arbitrary structure and Just-Because event I like, and I’m less interested in heavily-organized bike events or races (RAGBRAI excepted). And since I’d be out of town on the official date, we did it last Saturday, joined by KE. ...

“100 Miles To Nowhere”: 14-lap photo collage

Call me crazy– want to ride 8, 16, 24, 32, … or 100 miles on Saturday May 28th, in 6-8 mile loops? I had The Fat Cyclist’s “100 Miles To Nowhere” mentioned to me recently. His idea is: chip in $80 towards Livestrong, and ride your own century indoors, or on some short course. Just because. That lines up with my interest in riding a century at some point but my general ambivalence towards Organized Rides or anything that smacks of racing. For a while, I’ve thought it would be interesting to ride loop after loop around Golden Gate Park, with friends and strangers joining for as many loops as they want. ...