Pre-ride festivities start at 6pm this Friday, June 18th! See schedule below.
Every 4 years, teams and fans from far and wide all come together to share a common goal, the quest for the cup.
About every 4 Fridays, we like to think SJBP riders share the same kind of excitement about our own journey.
The competition is beginning to heat up in South Africa, and so is the weather out here in San Jose. Come out a join us for a beautiful summer night ride through the heart of East San Jose.
Theme:
So …. Wear a Jersey, Carry Your Teams Flag, Paint Your Game Face! San Jose is about to be infested with Hooligans on wheels.
Details:
This round we got a few tricks up our sleeve … so we are encouraging everyone to come out and enjoy the Pre-Ride Festival.
Worried about missing dinner? Don’t! There will be plenty of vendors selling food out their “ride thru” windows, so people are encouraged to come early.
We don’t usually do this, but we are giving out the start location REALLY EARLY … so y’all can BLOG ABOUT IT and get the buzz going like a South African Vuvuzela.
Start: Shorty Fatz Parking Lot
401 E.Taylor Street #180A
San Jose, CA 95112
(9th Street just north of Taylor Street)
June Ride Agenda:
- 6:00 p.m. – Phil Wood and Shorty Fatz Open House
- 6:30 p.m. – Hooligan Havoc [Fixed Gear Trick Comp]
- 8:00 p.m. – Wheels hit the street!
- ??? – Ride will end in Downtown SJ
MAP (26.96 mi)
TxT Directions
(plain txt version)
Feeder rides are:
- North San Jose / Santa Clara – meet at Rivermark Peets, leaving @6:00pm
- Campbell – meet at Campbell Community Center, leaving @6:15pm, led by Ed N
- Cupertino / Santa Clara NEW – meet at Maywood Park, leaving @6:15pm, led by Navtej Singh
- South San Jose – meet at Robertsville Center, leaving @6:30pm, led by Townie Bill. Details:
Look for the orange hooligan on the well lit Townie at Robertsville Center parking lot located on Branham Lane in the shade next to the Post Office, between Almaden Expressway and Lizzie Lane at 6:30pm. We will get to the ‘North of Downtown’ start by 7:00 with an hour to play with.
Goooooaaaaal!
John M
June 15, 2010
Comments are enabled again. Post away!
Ian
June 15, 2010
cool
Spliffer
June 15, 2010
Hey, folks, I’ll have a Vuvuzela to replicate — in my own small way — a little of the “electric atmosphere” at the “futbol” venues in South Africa.
Break-out your Vuvuzelas amigos — it is the lasting symbol of the FIFA World Cup – 2010… ole, ole…
Ole, ole… U.S.A., Mexico, Honduras , Brasil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile… ole, ole…
We’ll be happy if one of the “Magnificent Seven” brought “The Cup” back home to the “Americas”… ole, ole…
“Champions, World Cup Champs, ole. ole….
Bike Party forever… ole. ole…
scott
June 15, 2010
I hope the dj that shorty fatz had at subZERO will be there this Friday night.
Rockin Ed
June 15, 2010
Now we are talking, lets get redy to ride. Count down to happy time!
Lets make this ride another great sucess, please ride safe and legal, dont forget your lights and tunes too.. Bike Party ROCKS!
Rider Joe
June 15, 2010
Love Bike Party (riding for 8 months in a row now), but dislike the “hooligan” element of it. Please don’t encourage the rampant drunk/loud/brash/@$$hole behavior…… your post even mentions “hooligans on wheels”
scott
June 15, 2010
@Rider Joe – you make some great points… I think a lot of people might take that “hooligan” the wrong way and be a bunch of dumb asses. bp doesn’t need that behavior.
Ian
June 15, 2010
we are trying to take Hooligan back
(see Clerks 2 for the reference)
Besides you don’t have to be a Drunk ahole to be good at tricks. i’d imagine being drunk would make most bike tricks harder
billy
June 15, 2010
You going to wear a shirt with “Hooligan 4 Life” on the back then?
Tanner
June 15, 2010
sorry … “hooligan” sounded better than “soccer fans”. We can change it to “futbol fanatics on wheels” if you like, but the trick comp stays the same.
testrides
June 15, 2010
From “urban dictionary”
1. hooligan 389 up, 66 down
a thug who reguarly goes to football matches and starts fights with opposing supporters and is symbolised usually by: Burberry Hat, Stone Island Jacket,Lacoste Trainers,Tight Fitted Adidas/Nike Trousers And Usually Has a can of Stella or brick in hand. Also, they reguarly make up abusive chants on the terraces to threaten and strike fear into the other team and their traveling supporters.
Tanner
June 15, 2010
^okok. But you got to admit, they got the look we need for this ride. So… DRESSING LIKE ONE DOESNT MEAN YOU HAVE TO ACT LIKE ONE. It’s just like Halloween …Cept on wheels … And everyone obeys the traffic laws … And you don’t wake up on a couch with someone elses costume on wondering where you parked your car …
Ian
June 15, 2010
billy … i just might… at least in tape
Ian
June 15, 2010
tanner considering the couch comes with us… waking up on the couch is a real possibility
sammy
June 15, 2010
Just to let folks know, the dj some of you might have seen at Sub Zero in the Shorty Fatz booth will be there friday..he goes by DJ Venom
the cat
June 16, 2010
Well if the night gets rowdy, there is always “ride to the front”. Because I don’t notice the drunk trailer trash usually working very hard to catch up.
Once they are behind you, you don’t notice them as much. And being at the back, they don’t get run over by other cyclists nearly as bad when they fall off their bike drunk.
Just say’n
Rider Joe
June 16, 2010
“Futbol fans” works. Keep the tricks, but please keep them to the pre-ride. Tricks during the ride are dangerous (I was taken out by a ‘ninja’ trickster on the Stanford ride.) Trick out at meet-ups, and before/after the main ride.
See you all Friday!
Richard Masoner
June 16, 2010
Just a heads up: Bike Snob NYC said he’ll be at this ride too.
Ian
June 16, 2010
@richard Yep we’re really gonna give him something to write about
Ian
June 16, 2010
BP gets mentioned again… http://www.mercurynews.com/twitter/ci_15311919?source=rss
Heath
June 16, 2010
When will you post the full route.
Thank you,
Heath
[moderator/tr: it's been standard practice to post 24-36 hrs ahead of the ride for a while now]
JustinT
June 16, 2010
Get a Glimpse of what first prize is for the trick comp and learn a bit about the process and the company of PHIL WOOD.
http://www.weareautonomous.com/blog
Thnx Tanner
Lief Storer
June 16, 2010
Blogged!!! http://www.skullyboom.com/skullyblog/come-ride-with-us
Find the purple ‘n’ pink wheels and come get some stickers!
Billy Cool (Bill H)
June 16, 2010
@ Richard, Great about the Bike Snob, but no one knows what he looks like other than he’s skinny, or will he be walking around with that cap on his head looking down. =)
How about the shiny, happy, hooligans!
Juarez
June 17, 2010
Rider Joe is a picky mofo. Just be safe enjoy the ride.
Tina
June 17, 2010
This is my first ride…and I am sooo excited…go SJBP
eden
June 17, 2010
any news on the route? turn by turn? or the map?
Tyler
June 17, 2010
When is the route gonna be posted?
John M
June 17, 2010
Details are posted.
Navtej Singh
June 17, 2010
I can lead a group coming from Cupertino if people are interested. We’d meet at Maywood Park and leave at 6:15pm probably. I know about 10 other people are already interested.
Tyler
June 17, 2010
aight thanks man. woooo we’re rolling through evergreen i like that
Rider Joe
June 17, 2010
@ Juarez… not a picky mofo at all. Explain where I was being picky. I just want to ride and get home in one piece. I ride safe and enjoy the music and sights along the route.
Read Bike Party’s own “How we ride”. I just follow that. We have fun, and ride predictably. It’s the ones that ride drunk and disorderly, without lights, or run stop lights that ruin it for the majority of the riders, and give SJBP a bad rep. Do that on your own time so you don’t injure others, or as I said, trick out at the meetups, and pre/post ride.
Spliffer
June 17, 2010
Folks, let’s calm down. The worries over attracting “unsavory” elements to 2010 World Cup Ride is well warranted given our history and experience.
We have seen some drastic improvement over the past two months. So there is a positive outlook and a belief that we have finally turned the corner and tamed our troublesome “beast”.
Many of us BIRDs are “cautiously” optimistic, but we can’t relax — we can’t drop our guard.
Heck, if South Africa can throw a “world-party” where upwards of 100,000′s “Futbol-fanatics” can have safe and awesome-fun celebrations around the clock; then, why can’t SJBP replicate that kind of environment for 3500 to 5000 bicyclist here in the South Bay???!!!
Talk to your friends, your neighbors, your homies, your groups, and your guests.
Tell them what we are about and please explain that they must abide by SJBP’s code of conduct.
The safety of every bicyclist is SJBP’s primary concern.
Let’s keep it very safe and have the maximum fun while keeping the positive Bike Party vibe going strong!
biketurtle
June 17, 2010
Navtej – the Cupertino testride has been added to the posting. Since you’re starting near the Barnes & Noble on Stevens Creek, maybe you can swing by and pick up the Bike Snob
(http://www.chroniclebooks.com/bikesnob/, http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com ). Doesn’t look like he’ll be ready to roll until 7:30pm though.
Navtej Singh
June 17, 2010
I can rework our route tonight to incorporate that seeing as i’m going to NYC next year. Expect another post either later tonight or tomorrow morning.
Wuss912
June 17, 2010
This is gonna be such a fun time
Shorty Fatz
June 17, 2010
Thanks to Bike Party, Tanner, and Ian for allowing us to be involved in this months ride, and letting us put together fliers and stuff, its an honor…gonna be fun!
Jimmy
June 17, 2010
Yo, I just saw bike snob nyc tonight and he was saying that he will be attending bike party tomorrow night! W00tz!
[moderator/tr: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/ ]
drew
June 17, 2010
Wow 27ish miles? Anyone know how elevations are? ? I guess ill bring out the road bike if need be. Too bad my riding buddies will bailing out after 15 or so miles! lol!
JustinT
June 17, 2010
In spirit of the theme WORLD CUP SOCCER… ATNMS we be introducing a bicycle soccer goal at the end of the trick comp… ( we gotta keep the wild card hahah… anyways i hope you enjoy it. if it catches on or not its that new fresh addition to the party. check out
WeAreAutonomous/com/blog to catch a glimpse. Its home made, we re so crafty.
Also so check out the Black on safety green I heart SJBP tshirt.
TY Bike Party,,, I really do heart you.
Jodi Mascarenas
June 18, 2010
I’m taking my boys to their first bike party 11 & 9 wish us luck! Take it easy on them.Ill see if they can hang!
[moderator/tr: have you been to bp before? if so and know what it's about, great. some parents may not like it for their kids....please ride with them, ride defensively and make sure their helmets are covering their foreheads]
Ian
June 18, 2010
Jodi,
as another parent who brings my 7 year old daughter on rides for the most part you should be fine.
however my biggest concern with kids riding on a group ride like this is how are their bike handling skills? some of our riders weave a fair bit at lights and have to be dodged…
the way i deal with this with my daughter is we use a Trailer bike and she is attached to my bike behind me.
Ian
June 18, 2010
Drew you can check elevations on the Map My ride page…
JustinT
June 18, 2010
AuToNoMouS and SJBP!!! help us help you
In order to have a great safe SJBP we need to notify the CAR community. its best to call the radio stations during rush hour traffic 4p-6p.
Call and say that we will be riding through the east part of san jose and if they’ll be in the area go to SJbikeparty.org to get the exact map so they d…ont hit MAJOR BICYCLE TRAFFIC. lets share the road not take it.
I can only get to a few…
94.9 – 888-333-9490
106.1 – 415 538 1061
Bone -888 303 BONE
kfog – 415 817 5364
Live – 800 696 1059
KSJO – 408 453 5400
91.1 – 650 547 9136
99.7 – 888-456-9970
102.5 – 916 920 1025
some of those may be office number but they’ll lead you to the hotlines. TY
Ian
June 18, 2010
Justin you always forget about the AM stations…
i sent something to KGO…
ridenaked
June 18, 2010
im riding naked tnite
Kristine
June 18, 2010
blogged!
http://sanjose.metblogs.com/2010/06/18/san-jose-bike-party-is-tonight/