1939? Are You Sure?

There is nothing new under the sun.

Enough said.

Thanks to Kenneth Schwartzman for the tip directing us here.

Then & Now

We like to think we are creating something new here in the bicycle world.

But to to be honest, my Mom in 1954 looks an awful lot like my Mom in 2012.

Maybe we need to stop thinking about this so much and just get back to what we used to do.

Radical history bike tour.

About a month ago, we rode in the National Lawyers Guild-SF Radical history bicycle tour. I was excited to learn more about particular protests, organized demonstrations and other pieces of history that have taken place throughout a number of districts in our city.
This was right after I had dropped my camera (lens was totally off focus) s there is a little sneaky blurry side to most pictures, nonetheless, we enjoyed the ride, the information and the gatherings at corners I had no idea several radical events had happened.
Here is a quick roundup of the places we rode to, the ride took about 3-4 hours and the weather was great. Anna and Mike lead the ride and also had quick reference sheets and copies of photos to go with the tour.

Betty y Karen

Radicals :D

Allowed Use Of Full Lane to its fullest.

Meet Mike. He was 1 out of the 2 tour leaders.

Heading to Chinatown zigzagging the Financial District.

A quiet Sunday around downtown.

Montgomery street.

in the TL

Here we are at Hastings (UC) Law School. Of course lame security guard tell me 'no pictures' and does not know that pictures can be taken from the sidewalk without being harrased by anyone. As if this group look like a huge thread, I just snapped a few.
This is San Francisco, so you can't shoot pictures from the sidewalk, but you can shoot up other substances – sigh.

At civic center, the main hub and ending spot for many, many of San Francisco's renowned history moments.


We stand on what used to be a double-decker freeway, it is now a better place.


And here is Anna concluding the bike tour in Dolores Park in the Mission District.

Riding through history in red stockings.

I'd love to adhere a story with this photograph, but I found it in the land of the blogesphera. Draw your own personal perspective and enjoy this. I like this shot a lot.

Update: Photo by Evelyn Hofer "Girl With Bicycle" Dublin, 1966

Tuesday Injection of Fun: Hey Elvis!

:D

“Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.” -Elvis

seen here

The Friday Commute Of A "Modern" Shearer

image from the Powerhouse Collection

The week is done and this guy has shaved every sheep he could get his hands on! Time to ride into town and get a beer!

We hope your week was great and your ride was smooth!