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With love from San Pancho: merry xmas, happy holidays +happy new year 2011!

December 21, 2010 23 Comments
With love from San Pancho: Happy Holidays
mine
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With love from San Francisco, wishing you all happy holidays and a peaceful, relaxing, 
and big wild party to celebrate the end of year and receive a brand new sunrise in 2011.
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frenchie. and you are there
Frenchie, and you are there. — BART
ginger dose
Hot ginger dose — Outdoor sitting at Outerlands
bart parking
BART parking — Passing by parked bikes at the 24th and Mission BART station.
jump
Jump — Crunchie sidewalk, somewhere in North Beach
holiday spirit night riders
Blinkies — Butterlap pit stop in the Presidio
sweet ride
Sweet ride. — Chatting with a fellow randonneur, outside Trouble Coffee in Outer sunset.
red bow white ride
Red bow white ride — Outside Orphan Andy’s in the Castro
greetings from foglandia
Greetings from foglandia, from a quiet Golden Gate Bridge sunset fog view
Chillaxing +drinking lots of coffee and, maybe will give it a try at skating that ice rink at Union Square or Embarcadero (!!)
I’ll be back to the blogesphere after the Holidays, in January. Thanx for reading, as always. Mucho love.
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’til next year!
♥xo.meli
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Butterlap holiday buttercups!

December 21, 2010 No Comments

Warm up and break a sweat before you stuff your face with pumpkin pie and Christmas Anchor steam ale. I know I will.
If you are one of the few of us here in the City for the Holidays, come out and ride tomorrow -Wednesday night!

holiday butterlap
 The Legion of honor knew it was butterlap wednesday and put their holidays lights out so I could take a photo =)
♥Butterlap| Meets Wednesdays at Ferry bldg. 7PM r
Ends at Bender’s around 9PM • about 17-18mi ride
cute trio
Festive cute trio – meet Charlie, Marijke y Nick
ft. mason
Clear views to the city night lights, from the Ft.Mason pit stop.
Denise
Denise and her BEAUTIFUL bike sharrow sweater!!
dark night
Presidio stop at Lincoln blvd
Nio's bici
Nio’s bici
Butter Bill
Butter Bill strikes a pose. He got caught up in the blogesphere sporting his infamous buttercup jersey by Kevin over at Uptown Almanac [link] –Rad!
Marco
Marcovision

Garmin map from 12/15, via ButterBill!: LINK (Bird eye included, thanks!):
http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/59836376

**If you are an uber procastinator and need some posters for your last-minute holiday gifting, send me an email and I could bring some down to the Ferry bldg tomorrow evening.

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Photo del día: your dose of vitamin C

December 21, 2010 2 Comments
citrus punch
citrus punch
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Bikes and the slow life: Anthology

December 17, 2010 16 Comments

Anthology magazine is a new quarterly beautiful independent publication, ran by two fantastic local women, locally based in the Bay Area.
I was honored and humbly flattered when I was contacted to interview for an article. At the time, I had no idea what array and variety of subjects visual design would be involved, which turned out to be fantastic. So I had the interview, more like bike chat conversations, with each of the ladies. This took place back in May (old saddle still lived and spoke card is from fresh from Bike to Work Day), the magazine was launched this past October.
So, to close this long week and almost this year, here I am. The article is titled “Nice Ride” with Frenchie in the spotlight♥!!

This is what a cyclist looks like. Says me!

The photograph was taken on an early morning at Coffee bar on Mariposa, one of my many favorite spots around San Francisco. The photo session was lots of fun and I even got to meet a few handsome local firemen. 
It was quite a thrill to flip through tha pages and see the photos. The design and photography, as well as the typography is well thoughtout. They also feature a local business spots, yummy eats and in the mix a coffee man and some pizza recipes along with it. So Bay Area!!…

pizzaaaaaaaaaaaaaH!
pizzaaaaaaaaaaaaaH — gimmee!!
Anatomy of your smile maker =)

There is also a informational nicely written by Velouria of Lovely Bike! which goes into detail why it is important and crucial that you find a bicycle that fits you well and learn to identify what works for you and your needs. Basic!

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Launch party reception event | West Elm, Emeryville 
Here are some photos of la Calitexican and I at the reception party more than a few weeks ago, causing crafty troubles in the East Bay. The event took place at the West Elm in Emeryville (Next to Berkeley, for those of you outside the area). The photobooth was super fun!

bootielicious
le DJ
a lady DJ spinning the night away
oh hai

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issue #1 The excitement to be featured in a non-biking magazine (as I have also previously expressed in BUST‘s article post from last year) is to be able to be part of the exposure and once again show that you don’t need to be in great shape, wear specific clothing or items and in particularly, show that San Francisco is completely bikeable and no hills, nor myths, nor train tracks should stop someone from at least trying it out. If that could reach and potentially inspire or motivate anyone of you out there, or if it already has by looking around you and grab a bike to use it as a tool to get around town — then that is just pure joy.

I love fashion and I like to dress up even if I’m picking up a pizza around the corner. I’ve always said that one should ride in whatever one is comfortable with and what feels natural to you. If you are happy and comfortable whether it is a dress, boots, sportswear, lycra or jeans, or whatever it is, then do it. 

You will conquer any bike route and see your confidence blossom to a different level while at it.

After almost a decade of bicycling in this foggy-steep-hills-fine and fantastic city, there is tremendous room for structure improvement, but the large increase of bike ridership in the recent years has shown that it is possible to ride the hell out of this city. Women, more women, more women!! let’s be represented.

Anthology editorial ladies, many gracias
+thanks for reading my blog and adventures
♥xxo.meli

Now get off you computer and go ride, and get a paper cut from an actual paper magazine!! =)

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Los events: the weekend starts today!

December 17, 2010 1 Comment
TGIF TGIF TGIF TGIF TGIF TGIF!!!

Friday: Bike Share Technology Showcase 10am

Mayor Newsom and city officials will be showing off San Francisco’s own bike sharing program, thanks to a $7.9 Million pilot program. Come see the future of commuting.  

10am-3PM Civic Center. via sffuncheap.com
+info here: link

Saturday: Heist gallery 7-9pm

+info: mike giant + heist gallery
Saturday +Sunday: Renegade fair holiday sale 11am-7pm

“Join us for the 2nd Annual Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Sale in San Francisco on December 18 + 19, from 11am – 7pm in the Concourse Exhibition Center’s East Hall (620 7th St.)”
Free event
+info here: link

Sunday: Endangered Species Big Year Bike Tour 9:30am

This sounds really outdoorsy cool!
Sunday, 19 Dec 2010, 09:30
Meets at the Bazaar Cafe – 5927 California Street
+info here: link 

Sunday: Annual Holiday/Christmas bike ride

From SFbike.org/chain

‘Tis the season! Don your Santa hat and join the SFBC’s annual two-wheeled tour of some of our favorite city’s festive light displays. This year’s route is a moderately hilly 8 miles with a special surprise picnic destination. So bring your granny gears and a tasty snack to share with other hungry cyclists. And if you’ve forgotten the words to some of those old Christmas carols, well, we’ll remind you.

Statue start.
Free event. Heavy rain cancels
Meets at Panhandle statue on Baker/Oak+Fell

This ride was printed with one of my photos from the 2009 post!! 
and also digitally published on SFgate/96hours by city wheelwoman Anna and other of my fabulous peeps (CTX+V!) were quoted. Awesome!!
See article here: Bike about town | Holiday Lights Ride: Viewing the best of S.F. cheer

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With love from: Eindhoven

December 17, 2010 8 Comments
Eindhoven
Eindhoven by sindändùne
 

Meanwhile in Europe, mi amigo in Amsterdam Álvaro took this photo in Eindhoven, Netherlands while visiting his friends.
He makes fun of our sunny 38°F/3°C winter here in Northern California, but I still interwebs-love him =)

He tells me this shot, is an underground-style bike parking structure. Someone get me to Europe soon, I need to party with some cute boys and roam around on bikes all day on that side of the globe. kthx.

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Photo del día: winter dreaming

December 16, 2010 5 Comments
winter dreams
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