(This is a mirror of the September 2013 ride info page at SJBikeParty.org. The website seems to be seriously slammed all day, and I’m sure I’m not the only person looking for route information. You can also find ride info and cue sheet at UBSJ.org.

(This is a mirror of the September 2013 ride info page at SJBikeParty.org. The website seems to be seriously slammed all day, and I’m sure I’m not the only person looking for route information. You can also find ride info and cue sheet at UBSJ.org.

The Bay Area Greenbelt Alliance will host several pop up parks in San Jose during PARKing day on Friday, September 20 2013.
Also beginning at 11 AM, parking spaces in front of VTA’s Downtown Customer Service Center at 55A N. Santa Clara Street will be transformed into friendly places where bicyclists can receive a tune-up by Good Karma Bikes.
Seen in a San Jose bike shop.
The story goes that a traveler named Ghisallo was attacked by roving bandits. He ran to a nearby shrine and sought refuge after he was drawn to the shrine by an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Religious leaders later proclaimed this apparition — the Madonna del Ghisallo — to be the patroness of cyclists.
Hans Larsen is the director of the city of San Jose Department of Transportation. I saw him on a Bay Area Bike Share bike Friday night, so I chased him down and dragged him to the UBSJ bike photoshoot taking place on 1st at San Carlos.

The rest of the photos are kind of amazing. You can view the full set on Facebook.