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Los events this weekend.

January 15, 2011 4 Comments

♥Saturday: Ferry building
Don’t forget Bike Valet Parking rockstars are parking your beautiful pedal-powered machine while you shop. Stop by and say HOLA! to my amiga aka bike parking rockstar Calitexican. Woot!

♥Saturday: Reid Brothers architectural ride
via sf-now.com (tip hat to mi amiga Diana for reminding me!!)

“The first of what has become a repeating tradition of bicycle tours of the Reid Brothers architectural works in San Francisco took place on 12 January 2008, led by Andy Thornley of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, starting at 1:30 in the afternoon (a fine, dry, clement afternoon) in front of the David Hewes Building at 995 Market Street.”

+info here: [link]
Brad.
I didn’t do the ride last year and only briefly stopped by, ran into Brad (above) also taking some snaps, as well as capturing Phi, who was featured in the “What to Wear” for Momentum magazine [link]

+ + + + +
The SF Bike party posting will be coming soon. Lots of fotos, stay tuned!
=) TGIF and have a great weeekend!!!

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Los events: Supermarket streetsweep y Winterfest this weekend!!

December 3, 2010 No Comments

Saturday: Supermarket street sweep -at noon

“The Supermarket Street Sweep is an annual bike race that benefits the San Francisco Food Bank! For the past four years, hundreds of participants have zipped around the city to local supermarkets and brought back thousands of pounds of food to donate to this wonderful charity.”

info +details  here: link

Saturday: santacon -begins at 10am

Santa is in town. And couldnt park the raindeers.
Also santacon is this Saturday. Anyone going?!

Sunday: Winterfest!! 6-10:30PM


Poster my favorite bicycle psycho cat, local fantastico artist Hugh D’Andrade
This year there is even a Pashley from mi favorite bike shop in the northside Citizen Chain. +about 20 bikes for silent auction. +much more. Way coool. 
Remeber, there is always the outstanding valet parking service so you don’t have to worry about your beloved machine.
I super ♥’s winterfest!!!
+info here: link
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SO MUCH FUNNNNNNNN! 

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Bicycle Film Festival 2010

November 22, 2010 No Comments
weekend
Last weekend.

The Bicycle Film Festival brings tons of films and creative movies into one place. Working hard and playing twice as hard, I didn’t have a chance to check as many programs as I wish I had, or that I have checked out in past years or 2008 when I got to go to almost all the films.
But that was then. and this is now.
I stopped by on Sunday to check out the cyclocross program and I enjoyed it.

When should I pick you up
“When should I pick you up?!” -wouldn’t you just love to go out on a ride with that bike, so fun!!
stickerlands
stickerlands
parkinglands
calitexican and the guys, rocking the parkinglands.
Melyssa worked most of the festival so if you attended this year, she probably parked your bike.
joaniebaby
joaniebaby

 The movie is The Cyclocross meeting by Brian Vernor. Typically, I like seeing specific films because I love learning about aspects of cycling I don’t know much about. Cyclecross is one of them, though I would love to ride in the mud and travel around, once I saw a good friend of mine fall on the smallest little stupid rock, at an angle his knee hit the corner and it split right open. Seeing that first hand after he had like a gazillion stitches and was such a trooper about it, made me highly aware of it – especially with my spoiled knee. I am no longer a teenager, and I am not in my 30s BUT my knee I love very muchhhhhhhh!
OK back to cyclocross.
These guys are fun-insane. The film took place around a few places stateside-Europe and Japan. One of my favorite scenes was when one of the racing guys was featured and presented his place and his morning routine. I don’t recall his name but he lived in very small apartment, maybe considered a small studio. He kept his wheels outside, so there was this cool scene of him heading out for ride/training in the early morning in Japan, carrying just his frame because he could harldy fit on his way out and he had to put his wheels back onto the bike outside his apartment.
At the end of the film the director had a small Q+A session but I didn’t get to ask any.

I wanted to ask if he was going to continue to shoot such films, if he ever would do women.

zoom

zoom
cyclecross beauties
After the movie. Ran into the cyclecross pretty awesome ladies Arena + May.

The fantastic feeling about the cyclocross races I saw earlier this month in the SF Bike Expo, is that not only both men and women were rocking this year’s Sheila Moon bright funky orange kit (which is super cool!) but that there were a large amount of young girls watching the race and at the same time there were many other things going on (like young guys flying up 30 feet up in the air, sales, shows, and so many bike activities) but it was very impacting for me tosee the little girls and women fans of all ages, me included, become HUGE fans of these butt kicking ladies doing the course.

hop master!
hop master!
(From SF Bike Expo, Nov 6th — which post from the event should be coming soon…)

So, to sum it up and asides the fact that I am alwayspushing for exposure and representation of women with bicycles, I did enjoyed the film plenty. I thought the way the cameras were handled, for such crazy movements and nature of the cyclocross races, was well executed. Also the landscapes in the early morning and Japan and Brian describing his Lost in Translation moments, were rather nice stories that go along with it and they are fun to hear about =)

Overall, the Bicycle Film Festival is a mandatory *fun* series of events to go to every year. Already looking forward once again, for next year. 

♥A special+sincere thanks to Nora.

Bikes ROCK!

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Los events: this weekend!!

October 22, 2010 2 Comments

♥Friday: Bikes, posters, beers. be there!!

ArtCrank – a poster party for bike people
friday, oct. 22
chrome messenger bags | 580 4th street
7-11PM
+info here: www.artcrankpostershow.com/san-francisco/

Valet Bicycle Parking provided by the mighty SFBC.
See you there!

♥Friday | Galería de la Raza: Open Mic

 

Galería de la Raza:

LUNADA Literary Lounge & Open Mic Featuring Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo & Roxana Damas

7:30PM – 5$

+info: here

♥Saturday | SFBC Valet Bike Parking at the Ferry Bldg. Saturday Farmers’ market

bat's cousin
8AM-2PM
Valet parking takes place in the ‘island’.
Go park your bike lush style already
-and- say helllowww to my girl calitexican, market street observing master on red-mixte-wheels, doing her thing at the valet bike parking. kthx

♥Saturday | Shaping SF bike tour: Transit

Meets at noon: CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission at 9th
Sliding scale 15-20$
+info and details: shapingSF
 
♥Saturday | Pedal Savvy Ride

Pedal Savvy Group Ride
2-5PM
Meets at pandhandle (baker @fell) at 2PM
Ends at nooworks at 5PM

♥Saturday |Carrotmob!

Saturday 10/23 from 3-6 pm
WIGG party present: Carrotmob!
Carrotmob is a type of consumer activism in which businesses compete at how socially responsible they can be, and then a network of consumers spends money to support whichever business makes the strongest offer.

These guys are up to something. And I like the sound of it, plus as if anyone needed another excuse to stop by the super cool Matching Half (!!!)

The Wigg Party is proud to announce that the next incarnation of the global phenomenon known as the Carrotmob will be happening here in our own backyard at the Matching Half Cafe on October 23rd from 3-6 pm. During these hours, Matching Half will commit a whopping 200% of their profit to making their business practices more sustainable. Yes, you read correctly: 200%!

 more info+details: here

♥Saturday | Day of the Dead at the Oakland Museum of CA.



I randomyl found this event, indicates no bike/accomodations, but seems quite easy to reach via BART and within walking distance around the East Bay.
++++
COMMUNITY CELEBRATION FOR DAYS OF THE DEAD Sixteenth Annual Celebration Oct 23, 2010 | 12:00 – 4:30 pm
Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak St. Oakland, CA 94607
+info here: link

♥Sunday | Sunday Streets Tenederloin edition

Sunday streets is here again. Yes!!!
Show the beloved TL some love, here is the map

and further details here: http://sundaystreetssf.com/?page_id=721

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everything orange.

October 16, 2010 3 Comments

Everywhere you turn is black and orange as San Francisco advances to another round in the MLB.

giants win
public

 The other night when they beat the Braves, I met up with my two peeps at Public and noticed that there was no bike valet at the ballpark, so this brings a question and awareness of lack of racks to just go to Public House (is it open without the games happening? I’m not sure), so we grabbed a beer and parked the bikes within distance.

 a sign of a need-for-racks.

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this guy, who is also a big fan of orange skin. (as mi amigo DN, recommends seeing it large…)

 go giants
…like a train crash
frenchie takes a break
Frenchie was so floored at such sighting we had to take a little break by the Bay.
—–
Los Gigantes are back in town on Tuesday so stay posted with traffic/people crowds. and as always watchout for the #1 fan my friend KT around the crowd!
And that is the current state of affairs weekend dose 🙂
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Pica pica

October 5, 2010 5 Comments

The other night I had a bite at Pika Pika. There is one rack right across it, but in the evening, after four barrel closes, you can find some open racks on that stretch. Or across the street at little star. They close at 10PM, so just in time to get a late maiz+frijoles snack and a beer.

From la window
window bike
Window view.
Arepa de frijoles
I had the black-bean arepa. Bike-fuel approved.
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Los events this weekend +Happy Friday!!

October 1, 2010 2 Comments

♥TGIF!
hey little one
The stores are ready for Fall. The City and its moody weather, not quite =)

♥ Fri-Sat-Sun: Bluegrass Festival Free | Golden Gate Park

Just a reminder that the Bluegrass begins today, but there is no bike valet parking until Sat-Sun

“…there will be valet bike parking available on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am – 7:30pm. Please note Valet Bike parking will not be available on Friday.

More info from their FAQ+411 page here: Strictly bluegrass link

♥ Sunday in Marin: Private Locust
via allhailtheblackmarket.com
“Be at the Java Hut in Fairfax at 9:00 and get a cup of coffee and sign up. We roll out at 10 sharp.”

♥ Sunday: SportsBasement ride
-via their email group.

What: Sports Basement Sunday Ride
Beginnermediate Group – 43 miles @ 14-16mph avg. on the flats – (slower uphill) – no rider left behind. Wait at tops of hills and major intersections.
When: Sunday, October 3rd – Meet up at 8:30am for flaxy breakfast nuglets & juice – ride rolls out at 9:00am
Where: Sports Basement Presidio – 610 Old Mason St., The Presidio of San Francisco
Bring: Your helmet (this is mandatory!), a couple of water bottles, a little cash, an ID, a cell phone with saved I.C.E. contact, and a patch kit & tube.
Don’t Bring: Your ipod or any devices which plug your ears or impair your ability to hear. This is a group ride and we want to make sure that you are communicating with your group for safety and social reasons 🙂
Weather: Check it here to make sure that you’re properly equipped for the conditions.
Note: Riders under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to ride with us.

♥ Sunday: UniteBike 2010 5PM | Golden Gate Park

The Unite Bike is taking place this Sunday, Oct. 3rd at 5PM in the Music Concourse in front of the California Academy of Sciences. [more info]
+info: unitebike website

♥ Sunday: Papergirl SF ride +distribution
Rolls out at 10AM from PUBLIC bikes in the soma.

All info here: papergirlsf.com

♥ Sunday: Excelsior Arts +Music Festival

11-5PM | Free
Persia triangle at Ocean
+info: link

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