SD Bike Commuter - All Discussions

What is the best route from Point A to Point B?

Velo Cult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:07:23 -0700

use this thread to ask about the best routes around town.

Upcoming Local Events

Sigurd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:41:11 -0700

The intention of this thread is to alert other members to upcoming local riding events.

Projects

Velo Cult — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:20:09 -0700

This thread is for people building vintage bikes, touring bikes, townie bikes or cross bikes.

Use this thread for two different things:

1) post before and after pictures of your projects or even post ongoing photos throughout the process of your project bike build.

2) post photos and ask for technical help for your ongoing bike build.

i will post some of our recent projects soon to keep this thread moving.

Stolen Bicycle Alert

Velo Cult — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:12:02 -0700

Please use this thread to alert members about stolen bicycles instead of opening a new thread.

Related Threads: Locked up, Lock it up, and Bike Theft Trends

Please keep an eye out for my Palo Alto touring bike. It was stolen out of my garage in the last two days. It was my commuting bike too. It will likely be spray painted if it does pop up somewhere. It had all my favorite commuting bags including my nice handlebar bag (not the same bag in the photo.

San Diego Bike Commuter Discount Program

Velo Cult — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:52:57 -0700

I created a program called the San Diego Bike Commuter Discount Program. It's a very simple program, you simply ride your bike to a business and they give you a discount with no questions asked. No membership card, no secret handshake -- just show up on your bike.

Right now the program has a really solid list of high profile businesses that signed onto this program. Once we're live the businesses on the program will grow exponentially. I'm only allowing local and independent businesses to partake in this.

How does this help cycling? This helps boost your everyday cyclists doing errands. Now people will have a clear motivation to ride their bike to the local restaurant, bar, video shop or whatever. Part of this program is my working with the cities to get more (MUCH MORE) bike racks in front of businesses. South Park is already working hard on it as is North Park. Expect to see bike racks popping up everywhere.

How does this help business? Businesses can see lots of improvements. Now people have more motivated to go to an independent business over the big box business. Say you have a restaurant, nothing draws a crowd like a crowd but in most businesses you can't see all the people inside. Well, a bike rack full of bikes says to passers by this restaurant is popular, hip, young and green. In Portland businesses fight over the right to have bike corral parking because it's proven a winning strategy. Another huge plus is with all the cyclists going to the business you are freeing up loads of parking spots for drivers. A huge problem for businesses in Uptown and Downtown is the lack of car parking spots and i believe this is the best way possible to alleviate this issue. More people means more money.

How can you help? You can help spread the word with the public but I REALLY need you help when it comes to getting businesses on board with the program. For every business that you want a discount see if you can talk them into the program. Tell them all of their competitors are doing this.

I expect this program to be very large as it's proven to be a success at the businesses that have already signed onto the program in faith. These businesses are Alchemy, Sea Rocket, Blind Lady, Pearl Hotel and restaurant, Station Tavern, and Whistle Stop bar. I want to get tons more businesses on board and at that point i will do an all out advertising campaign in papers and on TV as the final push to get non-cyclists up to speed with the program.

Here is the wood sign and logo you want to look for in front of businesses:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW9ftAi9vWc&feature=email

Tech Talk

Velo Cult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:47:05 -0700

Please post your technical and mechanical questions here.

Introduce Yourself

Velo Cult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:50:19 -0700

Please use this thread to introduce yourself and please show a photo of yourself and your bike. Mention how the kind of bike you prefer for commuting, it is a road bike, touring bike, recumbent, fixed gear, mountain bike, townie, Rivendell style, ETC.

Forum Rules / Instructions for Loading Pictures and Videos

Velo Cult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:50:00 -0700

Hello, my name is Sky and wanted to start this forum to bring bike commuters together. I felt that new and experienced bike commuters needed a place where they could talk about routes, advocacy and gear. Bike commuting as many of you know is not as easy as just putting a bag on a bike. There's a lot of trial and error that goes into getting the correct route, the correct clothes, the correct bike, the correct bike fit and so on. So here you go, lets make this forum great and with any luck at all we can talk more and more people into joining this form of transportation!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rules

1) This is not a place for Spam. Do not advertise here or else your thread will be removed.

2) Please be polite on this forum. Internet fights are stupid and don't belong here. Check your attitudes at the door.

3) Please use the "Whisper" function for conversations that the rest of the forum doesn't need to read. This will keep the forum clean and precise.

4) Please post your new threads in the correct category.

5) Don't be a lurker! Contribute and help SD with it's bike culture!

What happens if you do stupid things on the forum?
First Offence = warning
Second Offence = you will be assigned "Probation" status for all to see
Third Offence = you will be banned forever.
If the offense is large enough Moderators reserve the right to skip steps or skip all the steps if the offense is big enough!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loading photos: You need to go to have your photos hosted before posting them. WWW.Photobucket.com is a good site to do this. The accounts there are free and it's easy to use.

Load your photos onto Photobucket.
Copy the line that says "HTML CODE" and bring that code to this site.
Paste that code here
Click the "HTML" button below the dialog box (see it? it's above the smiley faces).
from there you should be good.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loading videos:
For Youtube videos select html format at the bottom of the comment box and then user the following syntax
" put whatever title of the vid you want in this section"

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to install a link:
-To make a link look for the series of small text boxes above the dialog box.
-Then click on the one that says [link].
-a small window will appear and this is where you will paste in your link and click "OK".
-now your link will appear in the dialog box.
-at this point name your link something like "check out this stupid ebay auction".
-After you type in the name of the link go back up and click on the [link] button again and you are set!
-Oh, and be sure that HTML button is clicked at the bottom of the page above the smiley faces.

it will end up looking like this:
Best damn commuter site out there!

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please Whisper a moderator with any questions.

Coastal North County Bike-o-Rama

markphilips — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:34:05 -0700

North County Cyclists now have their own "Tag-o-Rama" game!

Thanks to Alan for showing us how bicyclists do this in Pittsburgh (their Tag-o-Rama thread which is only six months old has almost 2,000 posts and 40 pages!). We borrowed some of the structure we are using from fellow Pittsburgh cyclists, who in turn took inspiration from similar Tag-o-rama games done by MC and cyclist groups in PA, OH, VA and elsewhere

A tag isn't really an actual tag - it is just a picture of your bike in an interesting or well-known location, perhaps with some hints if you think seekers need it. The photo has to be current, and the "post" photo has to be taken after the "find" photo! Members here will figure out where the tag is, and go out to take a picture in the same location, with their own bike in a similar position. The finder is then the new "it", and he gets to place the next tag: Continue ad infinitum!

For now, check out the rules:

#1: If you're "it", find somewhere relatively easy to place a tag - the game is about getting people out on their bikes (see #2),
not about Googling: Somewhere scenic, well known or for some reason special or interesting will do.
Take a picture (no file or recycled photos, or Google Street View, allowed - again, this is about riding your bike!) of your bike in the tag location.
Post on SD BIkecommuter.com (you will need an account with a hosting site such as Photobucket, Picasa or Flickr to host your photo).

#2 The first finder (the one who posts a picture of his bike in the correct location) is the new "it", If you are not first (you have been "Bruced"!), post your photo, anyways (see #3).

#3: As "it", you have 48 hours to place a new tag. If you don't, the honor of being "it" transfers to the second finder/poster.
In short, if you don't have the time or inclination to place a tag, don't grab it in the first place!

#4: You need to ride your bicycle to and fro, and include it in your tag photo!

#5: To keep the tag moving, please limit yourself to South of Camp Pendleton, West of I-5, North of Carmel Valley Road
Since there are only a handful of bike commuters in north county, please keep "tags" close to the PCH area.

#5: No whining!

#6 (edit): The photo needs to be physically posted to the board - a URL to it is not sufficient for a catch.

Get it? If not, check out the Pittsburgh thread for how it is done, and then ask here!

Buy/Sell/Trade

Velo Cult — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:12:31 -0700

Please respond to peoples posts with whispers so the thread doesn't get clogged up with too much chit chat.

Infrastructure

Jim — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:48:51 -0700

From the preliminary markings on the street it looks like Broadway in El Cajon is getting a bike lane.

Just Sayin'

William — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:29:10 -0700

(for what ever you want to say...)

I'm just sayin' happy thanksgiving.

The Video Thread

Velo Cult — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:30:33 -0700

here's a video that Drew just turned me onto. it's a classic short on Copenhagen's cycling culture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrW7MTwN9ss&feature=player_embedded#

In the News

thom — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:12 -0700

Since items in the local news RE bicycling, bicycles, bicyclists seem to come up periodically, let's have one thread to talk about them rather than starting a new one every time. These two items from the U-T today are what prompted this.

Woman injured in pedicab fall is brain dead.

AND

Bicyclist found dead

In the first case, I'm really wondering what the pedicab driver could have done (the story says "swerving") and *why for god's sake* to make this woman fall out and get injured so severely. And if it's determined that the driver is at fault, I seriously hope that he/she is treated just the same as any taxi driver who caused the death of a passenger. EDIT: the SDNN blurb says the driver "made a sudden move", which sounds like there were other circumstances in play, like traffic or road conditions, while the U-T story says "began swerving back and forth" which to my eye (ear?) would imply intentional carelessness. It will be interesting to see what comes out in the wash.

In the second, notice the mention that the mysteriously dead bicyclist was not wearing a helmet. Gah! Where in the "story" (which is really just a "newsblog" entry) does it suggest that this would have made any difference? The man was riding on a path, apparently alone, and suddenly his bike is crashed and he's dead, and the only thing anyone can think to say is "he wasn't wearing a helmet" so it must have by extension been somehow his fault? What?!?!

How was the commute today?

William — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:06:56 -0700

This is a copy of something I used to post to on another forum years back, but we can keep this a running post of how each commute day went: good, bad indifferent.

San Diego Bike-o-Rama

Sigurd — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:48:36 -0700

San Diego cyclists now have their own "Tag-o-Rama" game!

A tag isn't really an actual tag - it is just a picture of your bike in an interesting or well-known location, perhaps with some hints if you think seekers need it. Members here will figure out where the tag is, and go out to take a picture in the same location, with their own bike in a similar position. The finder is then the new "it", and he gets to place the next tag: Continue ad infinitum!

Here's a custom Google Map of a few of the initial tags in the game.

For now, check out the rules:

#1: If you're "it", find somewhere relatively easy to place a tag - the game is about getting people out on their bikes (see #2), not about Googling: Somewhere scenic, well known or for some reason special or interesting will do. Take a picture (no file or recycled photos, or Google Street View, allowed - again, this is about riding your bike!) of your bike in the tag location. Post on SD BIkecommuter.com (you will need an account with a hosting site such as Photobucket, Picasa or Flickr to host your photo).

#2 The first finder (the one who posts a picture of his bike in the correct location) is the new "it", If you are not first (you have been "Bruced"!), post your photo, anyways (see #3).

#3: "As "it", you have 48 hours to place a new tag. If you don't, the honor of being "it" transfers to the second finder/poster. It is highly encouraged to post the new tag quickly and in a way that is locationally diverse: In short, if you don't have the time or inclination to place a new tag quickly, don't claim one in the first place. And try to go the extra mile to place the tag somewhere different than the neighborhood you found it in.

#4: You need to ride your bicycle to and fro, and include it in your tag photo!

#5: To keep the tag moving, pls. limit yourself to the City of San Diego: Even then, placing a tag in San Ysidro or Rancho Bernardo may be funny, but not fun!

#5: The location of a claimed tag should not be revealed until a new tag has been posted.

#6 (edit): The photo needs to be physically posted to the board - a URL to it is not sufficient for a catch. A new "tag" photo has to have been taken after your "claim" photo - no file photos of any kind allowed!

#7: Only tag owner shall provide tag location hints.

#8: No whining!

Get it? If not, read this thread for how it is done, and then ask here!

Steepest Streets in the City of San Diego

Sigurd — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:42:38 -0700

This thread to identify and rank the steepest streets in the City of San Diego. Please note that due to the inherent inaccuracies in consumer grade GPS units horizontally but particularly vertically, the below data are estimates only: The shorter the hill, the more inaccurate the numbers are. The "Steepest Hill" table which contains many short hills is therefore less accurate than the "Notable Hill" sections which contains longer sections.

Steepest Hills in San Diego (@lowest cross street), ranked by % grade: (name): (grade). (delta elevation / length)

The Top Surveyed (typically, single-block):

Torrance (@Keating): 28% (85'/300'). Best of luck climbing this one without carabiners, crampons and rope!
Bandini (@San Diego Ave.): 25% (57'/229')
Lucinda St. (@Harbor View Pl.): 24% (102'/426')
B St. (@20th): 24% (48'/197')
Loring (@Foothill): 21% (75'/355')
Country Club Dr. (@ Mar): 19% (80'/414')
Hill (@Cornish): 18% (58'/315')
Neale (@Keating): 18% (57'/315) (Steepest section: 20%)
Polk (@Florida): 17% (55'/306')
Via Capri (@Rue Denise): 16% (115'/739'). Four additional sections of Via Capri @ 10%+ grade.
Brodiaea (@Romero): 16% (112'/708')
Pringle (@San Diego Ave.): 13% (163'/1,224')
Via Valverde (@Paseo Laredo); 12% (107'/900')
Zola (@Rosecrans): 11% (75'/660')
Laurel (@State): 11% (22'/200') (Laurel to First: 7%)
Texas (@I-8 off-ramp): 10% (244'/2,466')
Pacifica (@Loring): 10% (214'/2,133')
Juan (@Harvey): 10% (166'/1,722')
Jackson (@Mason): 10% (107'/1,059')
Upas (@Florida): 10% (105/1,080) (steepest section: 19%)
Bachman (@Hotel Circle): 8% (266'/3,485')
Morley Field (@Florida)=>Park: 8% (83'/1,059')
Presidio (@Jackson): 7% (145'/2,208')

Other notable due to steepness and/or length (all surveyed, typically multi-block):

Mt. Soledad from LJ Village: Exchange Pl. @ Virginia Wy => Upper Hillside Dr @ gate via Country Club Dr.: 11% (507'/4,802')
Sunset Cliffs: Hill St. @ Sunset Cliffs Rd => Alexandria St.: 11% (245'/2,148')
Mt. Soledad from LJ Shores: Via Capri @ Hidden Valley Rd => LJ Scenic S: 10% (490'/4,700')
Mt. Soledad from PB west: LJ Mesa @ Linda Rosa => LJ Scenic S: 9% (416'/4,541')
Mt. Soledad from Nautilus: Via Valverde @ Nautilus => Upper Hillside: 8% (326'/3,854')
Mt. Soledad from LJ Village: Hillside @ Torrey Pines Rd. => Via Capri @ LJ Scenic S: 8% (651'/1.49 miles)
Torrey Pines "Inside": 8% (354'/4,232') - measured between southern entry to lower Reserve parking lot and entry to Visitor's Center
Mission Hills: Bandini @ San Diego Ave. => Orizaba, Mission Hills: 8% (195'/2,508')
Mt. Soledad from Bird Rock: LJ Corona @ gate => Cottontail Ln. via LJ Rancho: 7% (278'/4,277')
Mt. Soledad from west: Nautilus @ Draper => LJ Scenic S: 6% (526'/1.62 miles)
Mt. Soledad from Muirlands: Muirlands Dr. @ Nautilus => LJ Mesa: 7% (196'/3,010')
Mt. Soledad from PB west 2: Candlelight @ Van Nuys => Rutgers @ LJ Scenic S: 6% (355'/1.04miles)
Mt. Soledad from PB: Cardeno Dr. @ Turqoise/Foothill => LJ Scenic S @ Via Capri: 5% (589'/2.19miles)
Mt. Soledad from LJ Village: Exchange Pl. @ Virginia Way => Via Capri @ LJ Scenic S via Al Bahr/Crespo/Castellana/Hillside: 5% (552'/2.01 miles)
Torrey Pines "Outside": 5% (436'/1.6 miles) - measured between exit from the Reserve and Torrey Pines Park Rd
Mt. Soledad from PB east: Soledad Mtn Rd. @ Garnet => LJ Scenic S @ Via Capri: 4% (752'/3.22 miles)

Other notable major hills in San Diego County (by length):

Palomar - Nate Harrison Grade: 4,750'/13.1miles = 7%
Kitchen Creek Rd: 2,882'/11.6miles = 5%
Palomar - East Grade Rd: 2,852'/11.3miles = 5%
Pine Creek Rd.: 2,171'/9.0miles = 5%
Palomar - South Grade Rd: 2,547'/6.7miles = 7%
Banner Grade: 1,600'/6.8miles = 5%
Engineer's Rd: 1,227'/4.9miles = 5%

Nominated (to be surveyed):

Illion@Gardena, Goshen, Ticonderoga, Milton, Ash@6th, Talbit, Jutland, 60th, Orange, Del Mar Hghts. Rd., "Rosecrans to submarine station", Sandmark, Titus.

Rules and definitions:

* Only public through streets legal for autos are open for nominations - no dead-end or private streets.
* The run distance should be measured as you would drive or walk it - no cutting corners for twisty streets
* To be nominated, the street hill has to be at least one city block long (intersection to intersection). Minimum measurement length is one city block - intra-block dips in the roadway cannot be ranked. Longer hills can be measured in increments of one full block.
* No online mapping system results approved for this ranking, as many have inaccurate elevation estimates, especially for shorter distances.

Member Created Cycling Videos

PDX_Pyrate_PNX — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:25:47 -0700

I searched for a thread on this and I cannot find one... Please do link me if I missed it.
Post videos of your commute or videos you have made while out riding.

Here's my commute:
http://vimeo.com/25857446

Bicycle Racing (may contain race spoilers)

Sigurd — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:42:05 -0700

Now that we are in the amidst of Tour de France, It's about time that this forum gets a thread to discuss professional cycling races!

I will start off with a question: Last year, Universal Sports (ch. 39-3 digital terrestrial) provided non-cable TdF coverage. This year, I don't think they do.

For those of us without cable service, are there any TV stations that provide TdF coverage this year?

Recumbent bikes, Trikes, HPVs, Tandems, Elliptigos, StreetStriders, etc.

markphilips — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:18:29 -0700

You've seen them "bent riders" on the road. Weird looking, eh? -----ADD other Ergonomic Contraptions on this thread however weird looking-----

Even though I've only started riding the Cruzbike just recently, I am still amazed how comfortable it is on very long rides. No sore buttocks, groin, back, wrist, leg, neck after a long ride. I began looking at alternative bikes after I torqued my lower back two years ago and couldn't ride my regular steeds. That's when I started looking at and test riding many recumbent bikes and trikes.

Most recumbent bikes have a high price tag. EZ, Bike E, Cruzbike recumbent bikes are the most affordable. Craigslist or Ebay is even more affordable.

EDIT: Added other weird looking human powered machines to this thread

Win a Mountain Biking Trip to Canada and MORE!!!!

Cycle Burn — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:48 -0700

At the end of this mountain biking event you could be taking home SIC prizes!!!

Cycle Burn proudly presents the Cycle Burn Challenge charity event and competition.　The challenge is simple: you and your riding buddies crank out as many mountain bike rides as possible in 32 days while raising donations for LIVESTRONG.

- Begins July 15 and ends August 15
- Open to mountain bikers from all states of all skill levels
- Choose a division that best matches your teams skill (Expert, Sport, Beginner, Veteran, Women's, Junior, Tyke)
- Teams in each division with the most donations and/or ride points take home top prizes!!

- Here’s several prizes to be awarded!!!!
- Mountain Biking trips to Canada from Boreale -- http://borealebiking.ca/trips/details/weekender
- GoPro Helmet Cams
- Sunglasses from Oakley, Smith Optics and Assos
- Lighting systems from Baja Designs
- Loki Hoodies
- Tons of cycling clothing from Yeti, Gore, Smith Optics
- High Sierra Backpacks
- AND MORE …
- PLUS --- Be one of the first 400 competitors to register and receive a ONE year free subscription to Dirt Rag magazine!

Register your team today here – http://www.cycleburn.com/protected/EditTeam.aspx?TeamId=0
Event poster --- http://www.cycleburn.com/pdf/CycleBurnPosterv2.pdf

Ways to be "green"

Velo Cult — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:08:34 -0700

People commute around town by bicycle for many different reasons. One of those reasons is for sustainability for this planet and a basic feeling one person shouldn't have to make such an impact. I'm starting this thread as a general place we promote and ask questions about being green off of the bicycle. I have plenty of questions and plenty of things i still want to do and im sure most here feel the same way. I recycle at the shop but im looking to do more. much more.

Here's some quick subjects right off the top of my head:

Composting
Alternative energy
"Clean" automobiles
Local food
Recycling
Re-using
Organic food
Organic clothing
Organic substitutes for daily harsh chemicals in the home
buying locally made products (not buying things that travel 10,000 miles to get to you)

All about Portland, OR

markphilips — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:47:29 -0700

Since there is a thread on Copenhagen, Portland,OR deserves it's own tribute. I've been visiting PDX at least 2x a month in the last 10 years (on business+pleasure). My wife and I even considered moving there but San Diego has the best weather for bicycling all year round. So to start here are 2 videos from Streetfilms.com:

PORTLAND: Celebrating America's Most Livable City

Lessons from Portland (The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway)

Strava: Record and Share Your Rides - SDBikeCommuter Club

Sigurd — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:36:01 -0700

Too Long, Didn't Read:
1) Register with Strava and log in.
2) Join the SDBikecommuter group on Strava.
3) Follow friends from this forum - don't be shy about it!

(Android, iPhone or GPS required)

-------

If you ride with a smartphone (iPhone, Android) or GPS (e.g., Garmin), please keep on reading! And if you don't feel free to read anyways, as it might be of interest anyways.

I have used various apps for navigation and recording rides. They are all a little different; some do certain things better than others, some have more or less functionality than others - as you would expect.

At the suggestion of Cecil, I recently started using Strava (free, no data (e.g., 3G) required, can run in background), and I am loving it! In addition to recording your rides and providing you with all kinds of ride statistics (time, speed, distance, elevation gains, energy burn, and much else), you can also (at your option!) choose to upload your ride to Strava servers, where you can share rides with other riders whon you have permitted to see your rides. In return, you can see and download their rides, and comment on them (think a Facebook for cyclists of sorts, but with solid privacy walls).

If you are into cycling for exercise, it also ranks you with other cyclists who have done the same route: Say, as part of your ride you went up Bachmann Place - this is a “Strava segment” so you can compare yourself to 1) other times you rode up Bachmann, and 2) to other riders who have done it. This goes for any other Strava segment - there must be millions of them in the database.

There are about half a dozen members here who I know are active Strava members. They are on my “friends” list (and I am on theirs). So I can see when and where they rode (If they chose to make it public) and comment on them. So if you decide to try out Strava, you will have some friends already, right out of the starting gates, from this board! And if you post to the “Mileage” thread, Strava can help keeping your stats straight (as long as you remember to turn it on).

Here’s a link to the Strava webpage. And here’s a link to myStrava page, to give you an idea of what an actual page looks like (very limited info available to guests -much more if you register and log in [just like FB]).

Strava may not be for everybody, but if one of your reasons for using a bike is exercise and to stay in touch with other cyclists in the local community (and who desn't?), you may want to check it out.

If you decide to do so, post to this post so we can add each other as “friends” if you like. If you are a Strava user already, post here, too - so we know who you are. And feel free to add your experiences with Strava, too.

For the record, I have no relations or associations with Strava - I am just a happy user.

The Family Bike: One Less Minivan and riding with your kids

Velo Cult — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:28:25 -0700

Also, checkout the Kinder Carriers,Cargo Bikes and Electric-assist bikes thread for more photos and info.

This was the VC's first post to this thread and I added the links above to share more information. - markphilips

VeloCult started this thread because they wanted to see more people towing around young children.
Most people don't know how to carry around kids on bikes and certainly don't know how to commute with them or even go shopping.
Lets have some people with experience post photos of what they do and new members can ask the experienced riders questions.
Also, post photos of trips you and your kids take on bikes. or even post photos of random people you see with kids while your riding.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jdgaGaDfeqE/SO7T9y8D4CI/AAAAAAAABOw/LVuDMtF8AC8/s400/large_xtracycle.jpg http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/uploads/pictures/elliott.jpg http://www.ibertinc.com/images/ibert_02.jpg

Where Did You Ride Today?

Sigurd — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:18:18 -0700

Not being content with piling all ride reports and photo logs into the "Commute" or "Dally Photos" threads, I set up this thread for all to post their daily rides. With or without photos is fine - post here about any ride that was memorable to you and that you think other members might be interested in!

I'll start to get this thread going.

-----

Inspired by the "Where to Ride From Old Town" thread and Wiki article on bike routes up Mt. Soledad, I decided to revisit some of the off the beaten track scenery in my hilly "backyard" today. Here are some highlights. As is clear from the photos, the ride was blanketed in glorious fog - the view pictures will have to wait till next time! Click to zoom.

I started doing some small climbs at the southern slopes of Soledad just to warm up, then hit Bird Rock and entered in past the gate at the bottom of Corona. Continued onto Rancho, Rodeo, Mesa and the secret unpaved Solymar.

Then dropped downtown via Muirlands Dr., up Soledad Ave., and up past the two little known historic bridges to the south: It is steep here and the bridges were built so that the road could loop back above itself for a full circle "switchback":

To be continued in next post.

T.N.R - Tuesday Night Racing at the Velodrome

PacMUle — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:29:41 -0700

Hey all, it's that time of year again! Figured I'd throw this up here to have a thread of all things related to T.N.R... Please post up here if you have any info, ie- news, types of races that night, bands or other special entertainment for the evening, rides/meet-ups pre & post race, brag/heckle for your favorite racer... Whatever it is, lets stick it where the sun dont shine, right here in the intertubes :D
.............................................................................

For any first timers, don't be scurrrd, you will not be alone. The crowds are always friendly & I am going to do my best to be there every week (even if later in the evening)... I'm pretty easy to find, burgundy Davidson & a giant green Alice-Pack. I also know that the Urban BS/Taco Tuesday crew will be headed that way after food and libations many nights throughout the season... Sooooooooo, come on out and enjoy the fun, weather and super awesome company! In other words...
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Moon Space for ladies

Velo Cult — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:50:19 -0700

This thread is for the Fems. Talk about whatever and organize rides.

here's the very first Mixte Velo Cult built to start things off.

San Diego Century May 19, 2012

Serge2 — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:38:15 -0700

I'm signed up and so NOT READY. Riding just 50 miles totally wipes me out. How am I going to manage an additional 50, with all that climbing?

Anyway... anyone else riding this?

http://sandiegocentury.eventmediainc.com/

Bike Racks and Corrals

AlanKHG — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:01:47 -0700

I live up in La Jolla, and the bike racks are these awful wheelbender things that you can't lock to properly, if even they exist. If I want to harass various businesses about what a bad first impression this makes to their customers, are there any programs to get a rack I can refer them to? Or does the SDCBC or some such have an organized program to help harass businesses? Etc.