There will be two great events this weekend. These are both great examples of “building community through bicycling!”
The first is the Tour de Fat bike festival in Golden Gate Park in SF this Saturday, Sept. 25th. Many SJBPers are heading up so please look at the Tour de Fat SF facebook event page that Jason Tucker set up. (Thanks Jason!) Many will be carpooling, taking CalTrain and BART. More info about Tour de Fat can be found at New Belgium Brewery & SF Bicycle Coalition. Free event, but they’re suggesting a $5 donation or more… you can buy beer at the event.
To make sure you get in, please print out this registration form ahead of time, fill it out and drop it off drop it off at the ride registration tent before the parade begins! You can fill this out while you’re carpooling up or taking the train. (space for 10 names, emails,etc)
The second event is the October SJBP Test Ride #1 at a start location TBD! Info will be sent to those that are registered as “attending” or “maybe attending.” If you don’t have facebook, we don’t have a good work around yet. Maybe you can ask others on this talk thread below?
drowningboy
September 21, 2010
Cool San Jo bike story!!!
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perlasum
September 23, 2010
I really enjoyed this story!!! Thanks for sharing…
drowningboy
September 23, 2010
Your welcome!
Mrs H
September 23, 2010
I’ve never been to a Bike Party ride & am not sure I’d make the distance. I’ve read these test rides are shorter. Is there a way someone could get me some info on it? I’m not on FB.
perlasum
September 23, 2010
The test rides are not actually shorter… but, they are a faster pace. I would recommend attending the volunteer mixer scheduled Oct 6th. You can meet the volunteers and learn more about bike party. Also recommended is creating an account here and making some friends…
Rider 44
September 23, 2010
Mrs H,
The very first test ride I went on, when I got the route I saw it looked like a very lopsided figure 8. We started at the crossing point and looped around about 6 miles back to the start point. Then we looped around about 20 miles back to the start point. I brought my whole family on the first loop, then most of them went home and the rest of us continued on.
I don’t know what the route is (I’m not on FB either), but sometimes it is pretty easy to cut the route short and head back if you need to. In fact, depending on when they start on Sunday, I might do exactly that as I have a prior commitment later in the day. Hopefully they start sooner rather than later (hint hint).
Hope you can make it!
emm
September 24, 2010
Hi. I also dont have a FB account. Would anyone be so kind as to tell me the starting point of the Oct. SJBP Test Ride No. 1, please?
Thank you!
Rider 44
September 24, 2010
Hi Emm,
This is great! Other people like me that don’t have fb and, as a result, end up not finding about test rides, are speaking up. Right on!
I have a hunch that, now that’s it not just my lone voice lamenting that I am out of the loop (you are the third cyclist I’ve heard mention you are not on fb),
the hub will be better about posting testride info here on the web.
But, if I’m wrong. The absolute BEST way to get their attention. (caution, sarcasm alert) is to post a message saying,
YOU GUYS NEED TO…
For example, if, by Saturday afternoon, there isn’t SOME way us non-facebookers can get the testride route.
I’m going to post a message (in all caps, of course) saying
YOU GUYS NEED TO POST THE ROUTE FOR THE TEST RIDE.
And if that doesn’t work,
I’ll claim to be a real saintly cyclist in need of the route, accuse them of being an exclusive club, demand they do more to meet my needs/wants…
(ok, end sarcasm)
But seriously, with the changes I’ve seen in cyclist participation on the web site over the past 30 days or so, I have a hunch the hub is now well aware that when they service their fb cyclists, they will also need to service their web site cyclists.
Thanks Emm, I just sent you a friend request. I look forward to riding with you this Sunday,
David
emm
September 24, 2010
Thanks David!
I hope they do find a way to hear our voices. Thanks again! I’m excited for Sunday.
- Emm
[mod/tr: we'll post the info at the bottom of the Get Involved page as per request from route leader]
Mrs H
September 24, 2010
Thanks, Perlasum, I’ve got an account now. Rider 44, I hope they do that sort of thing when I can join. I’m really out of shape & want to ease into riding!
The time posted on the page (just found it) is 11am. Unfortunately, I’ve got family commitments until noon.