Vélo Vogue

9.17.2009

PARK(ing) Day 2009

PARK(ing) Day 2009 is Friday, September 18th!

Originally created by Rebar, San Francisco art and design collective, PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.

Anyone can participate in PARK(ing) Day, though it is strictly a non-commercial project, intended to promote creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, unscripted social interactions, generosity and play.

9.16.2009

Guest Photo: Colorado Cruiser Girls @ Tour De Fat

Behold the Colorado Cruiser Girls out on the town in style again. They made a splash at the Fort Collins' (home to New Belgium Brewery) Tour De Fat parade, dressed in mermaid costumes complete with sea-shell bras. Trailing behind are their blue ocean fish friends fluttering in excitement.

Photo: Anonymous
Words: Jessica Ingersoll-Cope

9.15.2009

SF Tweed Ride + Triplettes de Belleville

From the SF Tweed blog:

SF Tweed is pleased to announce the next San Francisco tweed ride! Wednesday September 16th, we will be joining the fine chaps of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for their Bike-In Movie screening of Triplets of Belleville.

As no tweed outing is proper without a bit of pedaling, we will be meeting up at Dolores Park at the far tennis courts at 18th and Church for a slightly abridged tweed ride at 6:30 pm. From Dolores we will pedal off through the Mission with a quick stop for libations before we arrive at 8 pm for the SFBC Bike-In Movie (Parking lot across from the Good Hotel, 112 Seventh Street, at Mission).

Note, due to the need to get to the movie on time there will be no scheduled BART meet up with East Tweeds. We still would love to see all our East Tweed cousins and encourage all to show up for libations and the movie!

The Bay Area Derailleurs Bicycle Dance Troupe has asked the dapper SF Tweed riders to be extras in a short 10-15 minute filming session with their troupe!

Wednesday, Sept. 16th
6:30 pm — Sally forth from Dolores Park at the far tennis courts at 18th and Church.
7:15 pm — Libations sojourn (location TBA)
7:55 pm — Arrive for Triplets of Belleville Bike-In Movie (Parking lot across from the Good Hotel, 112 Seventh Street, at Mission)

9.14.2009

VV Profile: Adam Rocks the Bike

Name: Adam Pastana
Occupation: Biker Rocker
Hometown: Penryn, CA
SF neighborhood: Inner Sunset
Helmet or no helmet: Bare Melon
Type of bike: Yuba Mundo!
Describe what you like best about your bike: People carrying abilities
Describe your cycling experience in SF: Rough, rugged and raw
Favorite time or place to ride: Panhandle B-Ball Courts
Favorite color: O-range
Artist most commonly played on iPod at the moment: M.I.A.
Describe your personal style: Like a cold drink on a hot day

...:::ROCK the BIKE:::...
Rock the Bike is a innovative, clean energy company with a diverse product line of human powered products and stylish accessories. Our most important Products include;

-- Yuba Mundo Cargo Bike -- Great for carrying extra people and cargo like ice chests for picnics, groceries and anything else you can imagine.

-- Down Low Glow -- Bright neon lighting that gives you and your bike more than adequate visibility from all sides (especially from the side which is where most automobile-bike collisions occur).

-- Fender Blender -- Simply the Worlds finest bicycle blenders made for you right here in the bay area.

Our services at Rock the Bike are mainly doing Pedal Power for events/concerts and also bicycle customization including live sound so you can roll down the street sharing your favorite music with the neighborhood.

9.13.2009

going to market

It's one of the most highly bike-trafficked streets in SF, and one of the most un-bike-friendly! But we bike commuters go at twice daily to and from work.

I try to have conversations with other cyclists, but I'm often too afraid that any distraction might cause a collision with a pedestrian, the Muni, a taxi, a delivery vehicle, a tour bus or car door. So I stick to photography. ;-)

A tourist once asked me if it was safe to bike Market Street. My response: "There's definitely a system. And you figure it out quickly!"

9.12.2009

panhandle panache

Sleeping beauty.

Punk parenthood.

Classy cruising.

9.11.2009

Not All Lycra Is The Same

I remember the last decade that one would see cabbage rose tank dresses and denim leggings. I was riding a bike for transportation then, too : )

9.10.2009

lounging at Levi's Plaza

Taking a relaxing moment in the sunshine at one of my favorite plazas in SF.

The grassy hillside across from the Levi HQ is my favorite place to take a nap at lunchtime.

9.09.2009

[Rod Kenny] Guest Photo: Cat in a Basket

Or should I say going to hell in a handbasket! Hats off to Rod Kenny of Vancouver for training Shadow to stay put and go along for the ride!

Here's what Rod has to say about this amazing feat: This is Shadow's favorite sleeping place. I took him for a ride one night and he seemed to like it. I think the trick is to let them get used to sitting in it first. So, I then I started easy by just pushing my bike up and down the hall with him in the back, and he seemed to really dig it. Lacking a proper cage, I devised a netting system with bamboo tied to the corners of the basket so he couldn't jump out, but would get lots of air.