whiskey wednesdays

i was outside the great spirits store cask the other day. i noticed that they had whiskey bottles in their adult trike.



cask beverage delivery service



they, unfortunately, do not actually deliver their spirits with the trike. however, we can keep optimistic that they may start in the near future. :)

All In The Family

When asked what I think would get people out on bicycles I always say you have to get the Moms. If you want urban bicycling to catch hold and really make a difference in how we all live you have to get the moms on bicycles, preferably with their kids. But really, the idea extends to families, period. If you get families to ride the rest will fall into place.

image by Amsterdamize

To do that we will all have to demand safe space for our kids to ride.

If parents feel that their children are safe then they will put them on two wheels to get where they are going.

image by Bike Pilot

When kids can travel under their own power, everyone benefits.

If it is safe enough for our families then it is safe enough for everyone and then everyone has the opportunity to ride.

The time has come for all of us to create the world we want to live in. Find a way to get involved in your city. It isn't always easy but it is always worth it!

It's Raining, It's Pouring & I Am Sure Not Snoring!

This is what my neighborhood has looked like for the last several days. Many of the places I have needed to be during this time have been places where wet clothes would not mix well, so I have not been on my bike during that time. I do not feel guilty about this, that would be silly. There is nothing that says we all have to suffer to ride. The difficult part is that I have not been able to sleep! I am so used to having such a high level of physical activity that without it I don't burn off enough energy!

Today is clear and there are no impediments to my customary ride to pick up Declan at school. The trip is about 15-17 miles there and back. There are many good places to stop for coffee along the way, I can get the grocery shopping for dinner done and, hopefully, I'll find some good pictures to snap!

Mostly, with luck, tonight I will sleep like a normal person : )

Paper Or Plastic?

After today we all need to stop saying we could carry more stuff if only we just had a cargo bike.

Sunday beats: Beards, bikes, tattoos and cameras.

If you haven't seen this is a fun spread by now, here it is again. I always think the SF cool kids are super cool, but this makes them a tad outdated, they are now few years behind ;-)
Not until last year I started noticing chest huge tattoos, and most guys are still wearing the Mountain Man costume, even if it doesn't get much lower than 40° around here. Cute spread and the captions are so spot on, it hurts.
See link, zoom icon included, here: PASTE magazine »

Paste magazine | November 2009

When it's raining buckets, make bike buckets.

Ok. we riding or what

We rode in the rain after winterfest. good times.
Anyways, has been an on-off wet weekend here in SF, thought I'd share -cheers! :D

SET (link): How to make bike buckets »

9375 by Joey Emanuel

it's all good.

happy saturday! :)