Arts & Entertainment Doing More With Less - Oakland’s DIY Bike Shop: The Bikery by Natalie Cadranel One upside to a lagging economy is that it encourages people to become more resourceful and creative about how they spend their time and money. After a recent move to
SF News Cyclists: Let the Backlash Begin (or Not) Scott James of NYT Bay Area did something a bit crafty. He perched a camera at Duboce and Steiner, capturing cars and cyclists during their morning commutes. While not the busiest or most
SF News Driver Hits Cyclist, Shrugs It Off, Then Takes Off DNA Lounge owner and LiveJournaler jwz went riding the other day with his pal netik on Harrison Street. Things did not go well. He explains: Monday around 6pm, netik and I were biking
SF News Free Bike Valet at Outside Lands Festival The benevolent folks at SF Bike Coalition will help you keep your bike safe and sound while you're at this weekend's Outside Lands Festival. SFBC says, "keep your bike safe and secure at
SF News Cyclists Occupying City Sidewalks What with last week's cyclist-meets-Muni crash still fresh in our mind, today's Chronicle Watch hit us like a blast of B.O. from a 4-o'clock-hour bike messenger. It seems that San Francisco cyclists,
SF News Cyclist Hits M Ocean View A little after 10:30 a.m. today, a male cyclist "early to mid-twenties" collided with the M Ocean View at Arch and Randolph, temporarily disrupting service. According to SF Appeal, "the bicyclist
SF News The Fixed Gear Bike is Officially Dead -- Long Live the Fixed Gear Bike by Chris Jones Of all the chain stores catering to the pseudo-countercultural, it must be admitted that Urban Outfitters is a notch above Hot Topic, if only because Urban Outfitters is usually a
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dangerous Downhill Daredevil Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo. We came across this harrowing bit of footage over at Mission Mission. This SF cyclist is, for lack of a better word, insane. And a bit sexy too,
SF News Bike Sharing, Other Improvements Continue to Elude City by Chris Jones Yesterday, visitors to Golden Gate Park had an opportunity to try out this newfangled European bike sharing scheme that is currently all the rage somewhere that's not here. Seven bikes
misc NSFW Critical Mass Photos, 7/31 Nudity and cycling clashed at yesterday's monthly Critical Mass. Plug1 of What I'm Seeing snapped these choice images, some of them drastically NSFW. (Warning: nudity) Enjoy!
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The SF Bike Coalition is kicking off their summer Bike-In Movie Series with the beloved BMX cult classic Rad, featuring "the amazing and infamous bike dance scene" with a young Lori Loughlin
misc Photo du Jour 457 Self portrait at Third and King, shot by meligrosa / Bikes & the City. (Hat tip: Allan Hough)
SF News Wearing Bike Helmets, Unsafe? Bay Area cyclists, it seems, are riding without helmets. Horrors! At least according to a KCBS report that claims "[m]ore and more Bay Area bicyclists are riding without bike helmets, some because
SF News Have You Seen This (Alleged) Bike Thief? SFAppeal has word that the above (alleged!) bike thief was caught cutting bike lock cable thingies on Market near Fifth Street yesterday. And just who caught him? Members of the SF Bike Coalition
misc Beware of Blind, Gargantuan Cyclists Roaming City Streets SFist reader and commenter uggie sent us the above image. It's a newly installed "walk your bike or scooter to the parking area" sign on a city government building parking lot, which is
SF News Hit and Run: 18th & Valencia Yesterday morning, PT Cruiser allegedly plowed through a red light at 18th and Valencia streets, striking an "adult riding a grey steel frame bicycle which had a blue childrens add on tandem bike
SF News SF Bike Plan Approved The plan will go ahead, folks. It seems that 15 or so minutes ago, according to a source, the SFMTA Board of Directors "unanimously voted to adopt The SF Bike Plan." And while
misc Photos: Sunday Streets in the Mission We hear today's Sunday Streets in the Mission was a success. Evidently lots of kids came out of the woodwork, too. The next one is July 19, also in the Mission. Keep the
Arts & Entertainment Weekend Events DIY, fashion, cheese, and pride -- who could ask for anything more?! Here are just a few events going on this weekend: Maker Faire: The annual, family-friendly DIY fest, celebrating the arts, crafts,
SF News Fixie Rider Injured This just in from the SFBike mailing list. Does anyone know if this guy is OK? No Darwin jokes please. Park Station Officers responded to Divisadero and Golden Gate Ave with regard to
SF News Charging Critical Mass? CBS 5 reporter Joe Vazquez, who took to the streets with critical massers last month, posed a question: Why isn't critical mass paying its fair share for the cost of their monthly ride?
SF News Reminder: Critical Mass Tonight Just a friendly reminder that our monthly bike orgy, Critical Mass, will take place at around 6 p.m.. Ish. It starts at Justin Herman Plaza, but you can pretty much just start
SF News SFUSD Wants Kids to Bike to School Happy Critical Mass Friday, y'all. Here's some happy bike-related news for you: The San Francisco Unified School District is encouraging students to cycle to school. SFUSD and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition have
misc Photo du Jour 342 Amgen Tour of California: around 9 a.m. this morning at Ocean Beach along the Great Highway at Judah.
SF News Reminder: Critical Mass Today Just a reminder that today is Critical Mass, wherein bike riders pedal up Market Street. And other places. Seeing as how it's an unseasonably warm day today, it's bound to be crowded so
