Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, May 12, is San Francisco's annual Bike to Work Day. For many riders, tomorrow will be the first day they've taken a rinky-dink bike to work. While it can seem like a scary endeavor, special convoys with gather beforehand so that newbies can pedal downtown together in "comfort and camaraderie." Groups will depart for downtown at 7:45 a.m. at the following locations:

- Richmond: Blue Danube, 306 Clement St at 4th Ave
- Marina: Peet's, 2156 Chestnut at Steiner St
- Nob Hill: It's a Grind, 1800 Polk St at Washington
- Sunset: House of Coffee, 1618 Noriega St at 23rd Ave.
- NOPA: Sacred Grounds, 2095 Hayes St at Clayton
- Potrero: Coffee Bar, Florida at Mariposa St
- Portola Heights: Creighton's Bakery, 673 Portola Dr at Teresita Blvd
- Castro: Castro Street Plaza, 17th St at Castro St
- Mission: L's Cafe, 2871 24th St at Florida St
- Bayview: Road House, 5191 3rd St at Thomas St
- Excelsior: Naples Green, Naples St at Geneva Plaza

A special ride to Mountain View will meet at 6:15 a.m.:

- San Francisco to Mountain View: 24th St at Mission St (departs at 6:15am, see sf2g.com for details.)

Energizing stations can be found at these locations:

MORNING STATIONS (7:30-9:30am)
- Bernal/Mission: Cesar Chavez @ Harrison St **Bilingual English/Spanish**
- Civic Center: City Hall, Polk Street steps
- Downtown: Market @ Battery (7:30am-2pm)
- Embarcadero: Ferry Building **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Inner Richmond: Cabrillo @ Arguello **Bilingual English/Chinese**
- Inner Sunset: Irving @ 7th Avenue
- Mid-Market: Market @ 12th Street **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Mission: Valencia @ 17th Street
- Presidio: Main Post, Halleck & Lincoln(6:30-9:30am) **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- SOMA: Caltrain (4th & King) **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- SOMA: Folsom @ 7th Street
- UCSF: Medical Center, Irving @ 2nd Avenue
- UCSF: Mission Bay, 16th @ Owens Street
- 3rd St: Cesar Chavez @ 3rd Street
- Western Addition: Kaiser Hospital, Geary @ St. Joseph's

EVENING STATIONS (5-7pm)
- Castro: Duboce Bikeway @ Market **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Chinatown: Kearney at Washington St **Bilingual English/Chinese** **Complimentary - - - Bike Doctor**
- Embarcadero: Ferry Building
- Mission: Valencia @ 19th Street **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Nob Hill: Polk @ California
- Outer Mission: California Pacific Medical Center at St. Luke's Hospital, Cesar Chavez at - Valencia St **Bilingual English/Spanish** **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Rainbow Grocery Co-Op: Division/13th @ Folsom
- SOMA: Caltrain (4th & King) **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- SOMA: Howard @ 8th Street **Complimentary Bike Doctor**
- Upper Haight: Panhandle (Fell & Masonic) **Complimentary Bike Doctor**

Here's a map detailing both energizing stations and convoy starting points:

View Bike to Work Day Map in a larger map

Please visit sfbike.org for information about Bike to Work Day.