Monthly Archives: April 2009

Free hotel loaner bicycles

Jennifer Pfaff and her husband went on a trip to Calistoga a few months ago and were delighted to discover the hotel would lend them bicycles, helmets and bike locks for free and for as long as they wanted. More in the SF Examiner. H/T to Dennis D. Have you had a hotel provide free read more »

IF Mode folding bike now for sale in USA

The IF-Mode folding bicycle designed by Mark Sanders is now available for purchase in the USA. Winner of the 2008 Eurobike Award, and the 2009 iF Gold Award (along with the Apple iPhone, the Macbook Air and the VW Golf Mk6), the IF-Mode is a rolling, folding work of art and a bike collector’s dream read more »

Bicycle Celebrities: Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts gets to pull the child trailer as her husband Liev Schrieber rides along on their way to breakfast on a Sunday morning.

San Francisco Tweed rides again!

SF Tweed Ride II, 6:30 PM at Union Square with a East Bay Tweed meetup at Powell Street Station. Deets here.

How to avoid swine flu

Go outside and ride a bicycle! According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, you should wash your hands. Try to stay in good general health. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food. Try not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu read more »

Rear view of my commute

I’ve been having some fun with the GoPro Wide Angle Hero Cam. Steve Woo captured his spectacular Wente Criterium Crash over the weekend and was able to do a post-mortem of the crash with his front and rear mounted GoPro. My rear view of part of my commute isn’t nearly as exciting, but it occurs read more »