Dusty and I. EF yea!!!!
This is -If I can do it, you can do it- post. So watch out. Hot as hell (San Francisco hot, let's say in the lower 80°s) Two old-school steel rides with baskets. No lycra, no gizmos and no worries. The steepest little deep hills your postcard iconography cannot describe and even a happy-tourist nice lady cheering 'Great job you two!!' Much appreciated. I think we were the only pair trolling around Marin without a Scuba-Steve gettup (full on lycra suit) and we could've been a pair of friends smashing these hills in the 1970's.This is a trip to the tip of the Marin Headlands. It's pretty high up there. I never thought of myself as being capable of climbing these big ones any time soon. Nevermind with the Frenchie. Yes. It made it all the way to the top like a trooper, with a few stops to cool off. The brakes gave me more confidence than ever (there's that little oh-shit steep as heel downhill, oh man.)
Well, here you go. All it took was 'Oh hey, let's ride to Marin and then go to the beach' (in my head I was thinking coffee instead of headlands, but well. We are in San Francisco, and we are all masters at riding hills) Hellz yes.
[All photos by Dusty]
That's awesome! I'm was thinking of doing some headlands wandering myself in a weekend or so. Steel ride, a handful of gears, and a front rack and bag in lieu of a basket! Thrift-store trousers, sneakers, and a T. Good to go!
ReplyDeleteBtw, you really oughta organize a BATC ride at some point.
It ain't the bike, it's all you, chica!
ReplyDeletei love love love that pic of you from behind going down the hill. your bright cute little dress against the headlands. so fab!
ReplyDeletethis reminds me of the time i went on a SFBC ride to pacifica. I showed up at the coffee house with my denim overals and my mountain bike. and older dude in his head to toe lycra, and a bike that i'm sure cost more than my car asked me if i was sure i could make it. it was wonderful later in the ride when i passed him going over one of the massive hills.
i agree with lee. only bikes with baskets ride!
ReplyDeletei've always wanted to do the ride down to muir woods and back up again.. in jeans flip flops and a tank top... your ride looks like xtra fun.
ReplyDeletedamn!
ReplyDeleteH trained on them thar hills in all his lycra glory. Maybe someday you two can have a ride off...
As for me...this was my ride...
the car
Beautiful outfit, beautiful bike!
ReplyDeletei confess that i've only ever biked that route fully clad in lycra, but oh how i miss it! your pictures just brought back some very nice memories. thank you. and i *love* that dress!
ReplyDeleteI love that one-way road to Cronkhite! Looks like you had fun!
ReplyDeleteLee/ oh you should go for it, I was plenty intimidated. Not anymore ;) and if you do share some pics!
ReplyDeleteBATC ride -Iknow, Iknow soon my dear, soon.
adrienne/ ♥weeeeeee!
dazzlyn/ oh thanks so much! I bet you look super, how dare he?! thats what he gets ;P
calitexican/ basket lovers unite!!
chiara kael/ thanks! yes -it was so fun! I can see you breezing thru in a super cute cruiser
sigrid/ Oh nice, is that one of those oldies 2002? love your dog! thatd be great, tell H Im down -and you're coming too!! :)
dottie/ thanks luv!!
jj/ thank you!! and Im okay with that, you know I have nothing against lycra at all, just the fact that I dont use it ;D I know some of those cats are just starting their 60 mile 'little' ride *sigh* oh wow.
KT/ oh yea ;P I was cracking up the whole way, happier on downhills!!
stella and frenchie <3 bff 4 ever
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