the orbit room
scoping out the scene
eggsville corner
after the light rain.
sidewalk dose while you wait. Plow in Potrero Hill
My cross-atlantic pal from London has sent me a series of his mobile photos from a recent event (London bike show) he attented.
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(About the photo above) The t-shirt I bought from ibikelondon.com stand which caused me to find the ice sculptures on the unrelated: ibikelondon.blogspot.com
The bike in the t-shirt text is made of reflective paint btw 😉
**All photos+text below by Alastair, in London
-This bike was really interesting – they don’t have metal chains, instead they are rubber belts. No grease, rust or the suchlike. Most have one gear, there was one with two, but almost double the price :0 Switching gears is weird – you have to kick the cranks to switch up and down.
-Nice London Underground detail.
-Interesting clothing stands – the woman makes the items herself. She has been doing it for about two years. The saddle bags are quite nice: http://www.cyclodelic.com/collections/cyclodelic
-Bizarre auction/workshop stand.
-These little rods flash on and off.
-“Cleverest bike in the world”
-The kask helmets do look snazzy – a lot of people driving vespas around london have similar ones. I like the idea of not having to remember to bring your sunglasses and just flapping down the visor. Very space age.
-The blue “Cycle Superhighways” – some bits are great, others just stop dead into a row of parked cars sans warning.
-For me it was nice to see some more stylish bikes and clothing at this show. Although there was a lot of lycra and regular bikes, having more flair makes people want to ride. Kind of like tweed versus mucky hi-visability yellow vests. If people see it as not such a niche they will ride more. Personally it would be ace to have everyone riding in style like Thomas Stevens What an Englishman!
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Many thanks Alastair =)
Ride on!
xxo♥meli
Scenes from the Bike Party on Jan 7th. This is at Fulton and Divisadero.
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Go ride!! TGIF
Friday: Critical mass -gathers at 5:30pm
“Critical Mass is a mass bicycle ride that takes place on the last Friday of each month in cities around the world. Everyone is invited! No one is in charge! Bring your bike!”
The unofficial critical mass site: sfcriticalmass.org
Sunday: Walk the wiggle 11am
“Before bikes were invented, the popular Wiggle bike route was a foot trail to avoid these same hills. Change the way you see the landscape as we talk about everything from art and bike politics to floods, lakes and native societies. We’ll discuss the very latest research on how the Mission Dolores was, it seems, founded in the Wiggle.”
11am-1PM
RSVP required. Set your own cost: $10 to $40 donation asked.
+info via thinkwalks.org here: link
The yam sandwich / in my top 5 fave local sandwiches of the last decade.
This is from last nite (Wed.) Atlas Cafe – 20th and Alabama
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