Drinking coffee 'til I drop

Warming skulls

This was taken on Halloween at the Warming Hut. Visit Crissy Field and get your cup of coffee, which it isn't bad at all. They used to serve Mr.Espresso, which is pretty local, but for some reason now they serve Equator Estate. I'm a huge fan of both, so. They have great gifts, local geekery and things you can also buy for yourself such as, a poo-paper greeting card or a small picnic set for a sweet park date on the green with a smashing view.

Recreational bike nation caffeination.

I'm very flattered - Thanks so much for reading everybody!! :D
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My little blog is featured in the new NYT blog on the block: Bay Area Blog | The New York Times under Recreation. Awesometastic!!


Also in the SFBC you can find the caffeination of B&TCity, as well as Adrienne's & I (&Caryl, our LA correspondent) Change Your Life. Ride a Bike! They have mentioned both blogs under their link page for Bicycle Blogs and Magazines»
Don't forget to check the rest of the local flavor. Pretty nice blogs there!!

Linktastic!

SF Meli's Rings by [Zakkalicious / Mikael]
Photo above taken my Mikael on his visit to San Francisco.
I'm holding Adrienne's camera. Possibly one of my fave pics taken of me, that was a great mellow day.

♥ Euro cadillac boy comes to visit us and leaves his heart in SF. Love the photos of my girls, excellent job capturing the SF vibe. Mikael describes us hitting the nail on its head: CopenhagenCycleChic

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♥ A lovely description from a recent blog find. I like the set of blogs I follow from the Lone Star state:

"Dusk is one of my favorite times to ride. The excitement of the day is over; it is peaceful. The heat of the day is dissipating. Hurrying just doesn't seem right; better to ride slow and savor it." -Doohickie

♥ «image from worldchanging.com»
via Brian M:
Car-free cities: an idea with legs




♥ How can you not love the words "Happy riding!" Bill from Northeast Indiana reminds you on every post. Nice fun photos Big Oak Bikes »

♥ This is a sweet blog from the wind capital of our nation. I might have mentioned her before, but I just can't get enough of her green bike. Cool posts, meet Ms.Elle Dancing Gipsies »

♥ Terry sent me this good video interview of Peñalosa by streetfilms
I'm with: Friendly for people via TucsonBikeLawyer »

♥ There is a new blog in the East Bay, he also likes the Warriors, good in my books The Foam Roleur »

♥ A great analogy on the bliss of this machine we all love:

"There is no point in dwelling on the negative, because it will only spoil the enjoyment of my ride. It is best that I just ride my bike, observe what is happening, and deal with the problems as they occur." -Dave Moulton | Everything I need to know about life I can learn from my bicycle

♥ A great analogy on the bliss of this machine we all love:If you think everyone is destined to drive in EL LAY, think again. I have read extensively about all things progressiv in LA via greenLAgirl, but here is a great article from the LA times, sent by Bikes&TC reader Christelle -Thx!! Imagine: L.A. bicyclists in the driver's seat, one day a week »

Happy Friday! Cafe du bikes.

Market - across the street from Cafe du Nord.

Photo de dia: Red hot

Alex.

Humpday inspiration: We are all just big kids on bicycles.

That great feeling of happiness and joy is universal.
Local pioneer and bicycle ambassador, California's finest Gary Fisher and global bicycle visiting advocate of the slow&chic shabang, Mikael Colville from Copenhagen - Show you how. All you need is a bike!

Bike pretzel.

Pumanized and gliding.

Duck and Dutch.

And my bikey girlfriends and I. Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, yea we are festive like that, even a messenger said so.

L/ (*taken by Luise Marie.) Calitexican, Adrienne and yours truly
R/KT and Luise Marie, I took this on Valencia near 19th.

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Gary and a group of fly peeps, joined the UniteBike ride (more to come).
Mikael visited the city on Friday-Saturday (also more to come). A series we are starting here: CYLRAB
The girls - I love riding with you all. Besos!!!
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♥ All shots taken in San Francisco, duh!! ♥

Tunnel vision

Stockton tunnel at 3am.

Don't worry. Those headlights were from a parked car, group of teenagers having a ciggie, before going into the tunnel(?)is my guess. It was so quiet, you could hear a pindrop from union square.
Friday night - welcoming Saturday

Rupa and the bike fishes.

Full rack.

Went to see Rupa and the April Fishes with my music loving friend at the Mezzanine last Thursday. While outside, I snapped some parked bikes. I always think of this area as über sketchy, but even if I say 6 years ago when I worked near there (& as a fact it was no good before that) I would never leave my bike there. There is now lit areas, some security guards because of the shopping little new spots (blue bottle, restaurants etc.) so it's much nicer, in respect of bicycle parking. And look at all the bikes EVERYWHERE. This makes me happy. The more the merrier!

Sidestepper.

Bike date.

Giraffa

Fencer.

Night time is fun.

Colourful clown.
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Super fun night, great music and colourful people. Awesome.

Bicis de los Muertos.

••• For Dia de Los Muertos (pre-procession) Ride. •••
♥ You are invited, amigos. Details:
Monday, November 2nd
Meet at panhandle (statue at Baker st. /fell&oak) Between 5-6.
Plan on riding towards the procession (at 24th-Bryant) starting from the statue at 6:00 PM

Bring your Mexican dresses, skulls, bike shrines, trinkets and happy calaca spirits and be ready to shake your skeleton to the sound of your bike wheels ;)

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We'll be there. We'll be a small ride, but definitely fun.
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Ignored shoppers.

Electric rides inside, no racks outside.

Pole party.

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Dear Best Buy.
You are a huge company with a huge selections of gadgets. Check.
You are probably the biggest parking lot (asides price club) around that area of the Mission. Check
I lost the phone charger and no one carries a 4+ year old one but you. Check

I have always noticed the parking lot. It is hard not to.
Have never noticed the lack of bicycle racks.
What gives? Although carrying a new washing machine would be a bit more challenging than in the back of a shiny SUV, make some effort to appeal to a certain group of us in the city.
Seems like you are trying to sell electric bikes - that is cool and all, but don't ignore the ones that already use non-electric means of transportation.

Maybe you have requested the racks from the city.
Maybe its in work-in-progress.
Maybe the employees have a bike space inside.
But even so, put some bike racks, and they will come. Or not. If ultimately, that is your point.

Thanks. -meligrosa
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What do you all think?! Does having a nice place to park your bicycle influence where you shop, or how often you buy at any give business? Do tell