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Los events early edition: this Thursday in San José – Shorty Fatz

January 4, 2011 No Comments
Thursday: SHORTY FATZ in San José

This awesome event looks FIRME. If you are in the vicinity in SanJo this Thursday, check it out!

Photo via sjma
SAMMY RODRIGUEZ AND MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ OF SHORTY FATZ
Free with museum admission
SJMA calendar [link]

[Press release] Matthew Rodriguez and Samuel Rodriguez, creators of Shorty Fatz in San Jose, will discuss and demonstrate their custom-built bicycles at the San Jose Museum of Art on Thursday, January 6, at 5 p.m. The bike designers and artists appear as part of SJMA’s ongoing “Creative Minds” series. Admission to the talk and demonstration is free with museum admission of $8 ($5 for students and seniors, free for members.  The galleries will be open until 8 p.m. on January 6.
The Museum will display three Shorty Fatz bicycles in the lobby from December 28 through January 6.
Shorty Fatz is a design and custom bicycle center created by the two Rodriguezes (who are not related).  They design and manufacture custom, single-speed bicycles for enthusiasts interested in “cruisers” and fixed-gear bicycles. Shorty Fatz bikes are not mass-produced; each frame is made by hand to suit the individual’s unique features and needs. Shorty Fatz designs and fabricates all their products in San Jose. The duo has received several public art commissions, including installations for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Library and the Seven Trees Community Center and Branch Library in San Jose. Sammy Rodriguez was also one of eight California artists chosen to create an installation for a train station on the Los Angeles Metro’s Expo line. The Rodriguezes began building custom bikes in their East San Jose garage in 2007.

// The San Jose Museum of Art is a distinguished museum of modern and contemporary art and a lively center of arts activity in Silicon Valley. The Museum is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San Jose, California.
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Bikes, beer, basket y basketball

January 3, 2011 4 Comments

I am very thankful that I didn’t get sick at all in 2010, asides the allergy cases and hangovers,
I did pretty good. Started this first week pretty mellow, bici bike basket was loaded with
yummy eats and since I was a rainy first weekend of the new year, took it real easy.
Got lots of energy, chismes, events and posts and photos to share, naturally at its own pace.
You know EZ baby.

On another note, this weekend I enjoyed watching a phenomenal game when a PAC10 team CRUSHED the #1 team
that hadn’t lost in 90 games. Stanford *ENDS* UConn’s winning streak.
OhEmGee.
I cant wait for March Madness for both men+women’s teams.
I’m not a huge fan of Stanford, but they have flawless defense.
Cardinal cut into UConn’s invincibility via espn
Don’t get me started about basketball. That is all for now.

♥Okay, ride on.

Bike beer basket y bag of nonnoms
Can you guess the solar-powered beer? =)
2/365
oh HAI. IM IN YER WINDOWZ. STEEELIN YER REFLECTIONZ
nononmnomn
Bike fuel in progress.
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Photo del día: a beautiful sunset

January 3, 2011 3 Comments

Captured on the last days of December while walking few blocks to get a flat replaced. Unedited like most, if not all of the photos posted here. I love early afternoon sunsets, they close the light and they lead to an overflow of that saturating energy into the evening.

winter sunsets are epic
Winter sunsets are epic

“We stand on this beautiful planet enjoying the sunrise sunset changeofseasons oceans mountains & lovely towns & cities we created together”
– Yoko Ono (via)

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Events+moments del 2010: December craft fairs – the holiday Renegade fair

January 3, 2011 4 Comments

There are some photos and events I didn’t get to publish last year, I will post them in the next few weeks of the new year so, some kind of quasi-review of 2010.

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renegade frenchie
The obligatory banner-Frenchie shot. I now have a gazillion of these.

The Holiday Renegade fair was fun and as always full of cute overloads. My camera was almost dying so I got to snap some photos. I got to hang out with my handsome Hambone Design peeps at first, then wandered around to see what new shops and findings I encountered.

semi-wet rain panda
Rain panda
On my way there, it had just stopped raining.
always someone admiring the mural
There is always someone admiring that fun mural
concourse needs racks

A serious issue here is the bike parking situation. Racks, lack thereof. I recall using the front one for a couple of events (by the 8th street entrance) and for the rest such as the Green festival, I recall having the Bike parking valet SFBC service. Are there not enough events here to have a sufficient amount of bike racks, did I totally missed them, or does the management of the concourse not know/nor maybe has not decided to get in touch with 311 (Link: Request a bike rack!) to get those racks installed? Seeing how easy would be to cut some of the cables of beautiful bikes attached to fences or very weak hand rails, brakes my bike heart to even think that thieves thrive for these situations. Us bikers are a crafty bunch, there was an invasion of bikes creativly parked all around 7th/8th Brannan. I parked at the corner of Room and Board, closer to Townsend.
What is going on here concourse, allow more bike racks!!
Moving along –

 fabriquettes
The ladies of Fabric Horse, from Philly. How AWESOME is that fluorescent handbag?! 
I’m in love. But I also know I dont need another bag…. la lalalalalala.
hip bike posters
hip bike posters, cool cats from ELAY. and I don’t know what the ginger discount is all about.
jersey maker from san diego
Skulls and other cool women-line jerseys, made by a woman based out ofSan Diego, Calif.
tom girl shop
Tom girl shop. Isn’t she adorable?! she is super nice =)
I also loved the guys that had the gigantic octopus helmet-pillow thing, does anyone know the name of that shop. 

They were so funny.

 Later in the evening, I met an enthusiastic young man and his camera, and he so nicely asked if he could take my photo (Thank you!! It gets on my nerves when I catch people I don’t even know trying to be sneaky, well – I also snap a million photos of people, but you know what I mean those lurker types…not cool). I said yeah of course. He told me I was the most eccentric gal in the building. Mmmh ok, if he thinks so. LOL

yo, at the Renegade fair.
Photo taken by Deo | Credit(C)Deowaves

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Til next time Renegadettes!!

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Reader foto: and this is how santa delivered so fast…

January 3, 2011 No Comments

Thanks to blog-reader Nick B. for the submission over the Holidays/NYE2011 break =)

Be good or naughty — Im out!!!!

via Nick’s christmasbikes blog
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Into el new year: coffee, rocking legs y rainy days

January 2, 2011 8 Comments
1.1.11
1.1.11 First coffee of the year 

¡HOLAAAAAAAA!! how are all you sunshines kicking it in the rain?!
Your wheelwoman Meligrosa here, doing a rare Sunday check-in. Why not is a new year and the good energy is flowing. How is the new year treating you!?

Got any resolutions? Do tell. I don’t have any, really. I suppose I can do more yoga or something. But, I end up forgetting about it all by February.
Anyways – Thought I’d share a quick snap from New Year’s eve, which will double as inspiration in case one of your resolutions involves some kind of excercise torture, like working out. As you see, San Francisco has great 5star gyms all over.
We call them hills.
And this is what it does to you, as shown by us San Francisco bicycle women —-You are welcome.

Bikes. It does a body good.
Bikes. It does a body good.
L-R: Di, Me, KLaw, Kim, Jenn, KT (aka killer calves!) | Photo by Nio

///xxo♥m

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