Hi There, [...]Adrienne posted about it on a ferry bldg. sighting about 2 years ago:
I had just gotten my first got my Workcycles cargo bike (2 years ago) to haul around my youngest kids on a daily basis. It was stolen this past Friday and I was wondering if you could possibly pass the word around. I really appreciate it and I am just trying to get the word out there and hope it turns up. I have it listed here: http://www.stolenbicycleregistry.com/showbike.php?oid=17298
Thanks! Jeanette
Bicycle Sounds from Stephen Meierding on Vimeo.
It's the Holiday Season, So Bike Owners -- Please Be Vigilant!
As my friend +Fred Moyer said to me online today, "This is the time of year Bad Santa and his evil elves make their rounds." He made the suggestion to remind folks to be on the alert when you're not at home and your possessions are left unattended.
So if you're going out of town, be extra careful about making sure your personal property is safe - and that includes your bicycles! There's been a rash of thefts lately with thieves breaking into garages and stealing unlocked bicycles.
If you don't have an alarm system, try and secure your garage so that no one can break-in without creating a lot of noise / attention.
If you have to leave your bikes in a garage, lock them securely. There's also been recent incidents of thieves cutting frames to steal bike parts, so be mindful of that as well.
Better yet, bring them inside while you're away and secure them in a safe place.
Let your neighbors know you'll be out of town, and ask them to keep an eye on your place if possible. Have them report any suspicious activity.
If you have any other tips, please share them!
“Life always seems sweetest when we stumble upon a new experience, whether it be a new trial, an open road, rush hour traffic, a freshly tamped set of rollers or in this case a fixer upper project bike.”via urbanvelo
“After a time, habituated to spending so many hours a day on my bike, I became less and less interested in my friends. My wheel had now become my one and only friend. I could rely on it, which is more than I could say about my buddies. It’s too bad no one ever photographed me with my friend. I would give anything now to know what we looked like.”
— Henry Miller, My Bike and Other Friends // via adventure-journal.com
On Friday, November 9th, Bikes & Beats resurfaces after a brief hiatus to facilitate a fundraising fete for the newly-incorporated 501(c)3, San Francisco Yellow Bike Project. The B&B / SFYBP combo will take over the larger hall of the newly renovated Baobab Village (formerly Bollyhood Cafe) in the Mission with party-rocking DJ's (and cyclists) PARTY BEN (House Nation, Live 105.1FM) and MATT HAZE (Beats for Lunch, Silent Frisco) and the debut headlining performance of SKINS & NEEDLES, a live collaboration between DJ ZEPH (of Zeph & Azeem and the infamous Oakland Faders turntablist crew) and Crown City Rockers drummer, MAX MCVEETY.
** All profits from the event will be donated to the San Francisco Yellow Bike Project and towards the medical fund for local bicycle hero Chuey Munkanta.
$10 suggested donation
SF Bike Expo and Pedal Savvy present “Falling in Love with Cycling”The 3rd annual Pedal Savvy bicycle fashion show taking place at the Cow Palace November 10th and 11th 2012 at 1:00pm will feature models styled to look fantastic on and off a bike through the ever changing climates faced on the daily ride. Models will be rolling down the “bikeway” exhibiting a range of clothing and gear from bike specific brands to vintage and designer, all on sleek sexy bicycles. Pedal Savvy is pleased to introduce Nutcase Helmets, Civia Cycles and Huckleberry Bicycles as this year’s presenting sponsors.Pretty Parlor A Go Go, San Francisco’s first and only mobile beauty truck will be providing hair and makeup services for the fashion show models.
About Pedal Savvy:A fashion show that introduces new innovative lifestyle biking apparel and accessories to inspire cyclists to have great style on and off a bicycle. As well as educate cyclists that their daily ride can be done comfortably and fashionably.Pedal Savvy strives to go beyond the fashion show and exist as a community resource for both cyclists and businesses on all things bicycle fashion related.
About SF Bike Expo:A yearly bicycle event that takes place at the Cow Palace. The SF Bike Expo now in it’s fifth year combines the sport, leisure and utility of cycling. Its mission is to bring the bicycling cultures and communities together under one roof in order to inspire, introduce and invigorate. A variety of bicycle related vendors exhibit their latest goods to the diverse crowd of participants while athletes demo incredible skill during the many amazing dirt and road competitions.
"I see a girl going somewhere on a bicycle, and I draw a whole group of girls, all of them on the way somewhere." -Tejubehan
"At its heart, however, the story is really a feminist story — a vision for women’s liberation in a culture with oppressive gender norms and limiting social expectations. In envisioning the woman of the city — biking, driving, flying — Tejubehan is really envisioning what it might be like to live in a world where to be female means to be free to move and free to just be..."
Drawing from the City: Exquisite Indian Folk Art Meets Women’s Empowerment.If you love feeding your brain with facts+history knowledge, then BrainPickings is your site. Curated by Maria Popova this site is a great online source for all good things, people and history in this world.
"Sunday in the Plaza Mexico" Relaxing in the plaza with books and bikes. This wonderful work is by Raul Lopez of Morelia, Michoacan. It was exhibited at a library in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico
-via Karen Elwell, a Textile ExpertWe, we are huge book nerdy women around here :)
