Along the lines of the 2012 bikeit recap, some of the most memorable rides from 2013 were: Organizing a dumplings-by-bike tour for friends and strangers that pulled in about 45(!) people and was a great day. A Dogpatch/Bayview history ride I posted publicly through the SF Bike Coalition (and met new people on, including one person I’ve continued riding with), along scenic dirt bike paths and past graffiti, goats, and other strange sights: ...
500 photos, maps, ride memories, or plans posted here, since early 2009 when I started organizing 15-mile rides with friends.
2012 was another great year for biking, with friends, on many new adventures. Looking back, the highlights for me were: An overnight 120-mile ride to Russian River Brewery with a big group, tasting Pliny the Younger, staying in a retro motel, merging a few different social groups, and a dramatic conclusion. Bringing my bike on a trip to Chicago and taking an overnight trip to Wisconsin with a few friends who live there, on mostly dedicated paved paths, braving flooding and angry birds. ...
[ 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 greater Bay Area at the more observant pace a bike allows, to get in better shape (I’ve never enjoyed going to the gym), and because I knew scheduling rides with other people would put pressure on me to actually make them happen and get organized on the mapping/planning front. ...
And I’m done. Netherlands and Belgium crossed by bike. Now meeting three friends I’ve known for 14 years, in Brugge. Bike adventures may resume next weekend.