pd bird

  photo by calvinfornia

This is patricia dolores bird, a green cheek conure (cinnamon mutation) that rides around san francisco with her cycling father. I have a male green cheek conure, chicken. I dream of an arranged marriage for these two cute birds, but it isnt very realistic right now since chicken doesnt come out on the bike with me. We've done it before, but I am afraid chicken will fly off and get lost. maybe if I partially clip his wings, so he can fly but not far, then he and pd can roll out together.

pinch me, i'm dreaming

riding up 15th street the other day, I could hardly believe my eyes. Am I in china (where people carry shit loads of stuff on bikes)? is this guy carrying four new bikes on his bike, plus a hugeous backpack? yes, he was. yes, those were four new PUBLIC bikes. I should have asked him where he was headed, but all I could muster was a photo and, "nice cargo, homey."

talking in the shadows

A favorite shot from my christmas eve ride with a dear friend to see a dear friend. I never made it to my destination, her majesty's residence, the taj mahovel, as the last ferry to san francisco beckoned just as we drew near, some 20 miles out and after riding for two hours. Another ride fail, but alas no ride is a failure. As for my dear friend whose company I did not grant myself the time to enjoy, I will make it up to you (us).

Reindeer Bike

Everyone knows reindeer fly. This close up of one in the wild makes it that much more clear why. Happy flying friends as you pedal into another year.

click on the image to see the reindeer up close

A Little Note

I was parked in front of a place I go and when I came out someone had left snoball a special note.

why thank you, nice person.

I am Wonder Woman

Mike Joos is a cyclist and an awesome artist. He's done a series of superheroes on bikes, superheroes as cats, and other lovely culture morphs. I am the wonder woman pictured here and that is my bike.

street art from india

bike just happened to be there.   From Unurth.

ghost riding with babochkov

sometimes i get down on myself for missing rides, but really i ride just about everyday and everywhere. often i ride with G and A. last night A hit a pothole and crashed. this is a too short, but sweet video of G ghost riding with A's bike after A took off in an ambulance. We were riding with a sound system, hence the music. (can you name the tune?) below behold A.

photo by babochkov

bow-gun

one day cruising down townsend my bike radar spotted this poor darling. i had a few minutes to spare on my way to a work appointment so i rolled back for another look. wonder how this happened, y-ouch.

Super Grandpa Rig

Here is a post I guest wrote for CYLRAB. Figured since it is so great, and it is my work I will post it here too, for all my loyal readers and commenters. The first time I saw this man I was in awe. The second time, I recognized him as I made out his form up the block and whipped out my camera. Ah-ma-zing.



Once a life has been changed by cycling, the notion of not riding becomes a threat to all that is good and true. As demonstrated here by Super Grandpa, of San Francisco, no expense will be spared to accommodate the aging cyclist in her/his quest to be mobile. Do you know someone who exudes this sentiment and clearly will always ride? Do you know this man, whose image was captured on Dolores Street? I'd love to learn more about him and how he fashioned his bike support system, as I figure I will be doing the same in a few decades.

step brothers, baron davis and steve nash ride a tandem

favorite nba stars + plenty of bike footage = wheelright loves this.

paul weller and mick talbot ride bikes

my ever changing moods, 1984 the style council.