Artwork by Leo Postovoit
Last weekend we rode with The Lord Mayor of Dublin. This Friday we ride the Irish ride and celebrate St Patrick’s day early. So get your corned beef cooking, and let’s have a Great ride.
It might rain a little tonight, but it won’t be cold. 57 degrees at 8 pm and 11 pm, which is quite warm for a rainy ride. So get ready to ride tonight! LETS DO THIS!
Be safe, legal, and courteous (see How We Ride!). We share the road with other traffic. Helping cars move through smoothly makes the ride more enjoyable for everyone. Do your part to encourage good behavior! Also, please remember to turn down the volume when riding through residential areas late at night.
Information on the route and more after the drop …
BIRDs
BIRDs are our wonderful volunteers that attempt to keep everyone on our rides safe. Please be respectful of their directions and thank them for all of the effort they put into the ride. If you want to help out and make your mark on Bike Party, please join the BIRDs at the volunteer cicle prior to the start of the ride.
Volunteer Circle
Volunteer Regroups are now marked on the map if you want to get plugged in come by and introduce yourself
Ravens
Ravens are the elite group of BIRDs that make sure we leave no trace behind by cleaning up after the party at regroups. They are essential to keeping the party going. If you see any of them with a trashbag collecting your trash, please thank them and if you are so inclined please join them! They are a really cool bunch. Please bring trash bags and help us leave no trace.
How We Ride
If you follow these eight rules, Bike Party will be safe and a positive place for riders, drivers, pedestrians, and the community.
Route information
Feeder rides
Feeder rides are a great way to get to Bike Party They allow you to make great friends and get to know people who live near you. They also make it super easy to get back home as a group as most folks ride home with the group they arrived with. You save the planet and save on parking while getting a little bit more exercise. It’s all good.
- NSJ/Santa Clara — Led by Ian from the Mercado – Meet in front of Subway – Leaving at 6:45pm (please RSVP in the comments)
- Mountain View Caltrain — Led by Tian – Leaving at 7:00pm
- East SJ — ??
- SJ Downtown — 6:30 pm: Led by Kevin – leaving City Hall – Santa Clara Ave @ 5th St.
- Campbell — ??
- Your neighborhood? (let us know in comments below if you want to lead a ride)
atran
March 13, 2012
Where is the meet up location and time for ESSJ?
Tian
March 14, 2012
I’m volunteering to lead a preride from the Mountain View Caltrain station to the start. We will be rolling out of there at about 7 PM!
Mauricio
March 16, 2012
is this for the irish ride
Tian
March 16, 2012
Yes! Wet as it is, I’m still going, and I’m still going to be at Caltrain at 7PM. Lets meet under the overhang behind the statue of a guy on a barrow full of luggage and fruit boxes.
Rider 44
March 14, 2012
Spoke Card Scavenger Hunt – got the art, assembling the fliers.
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Thanks for creating and posting the ride art for The Irish Ride!
I’ll print the cards & assemble the fliers tonight, get them to my co-workers to put up, then let you know where to look.
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Here’s a hint to make your Spoke Card Scavenger Hunt easier.
Read the caption in Flickr, find the ‘coin map’, & reserve your grid.
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Happy Hunting,
David
JustinT
March 14, 2012
I like this.
Rider 44
March 14, 2012
Spoke Card Scavenger Hunt – Fliers Loaded, where you want ‘em?
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Hi All,
If you look over at the Flickr feed, you’ll see a map w coins on it.
each coin shows roughtly where the cards can be hidden.
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I’ve had a request for some spoke cards in Santa Clara.
Some cards’ll be near Eastridge for our ESSJ peeps.
Of course Campbell needs some cards.
Anywhere else?
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Thursday night, after they are in place, I’ll post exactly where each flier ended up.
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Happy Hunting,
David
craftsman
March 14, 2012
G3 would be great.
justint
March 15, 2012
Thanks for thinking abt the ESSJ!
Rider 44
March 16, 2012
Spoke Card Scavenger Hunt – The fliers are up, time for the Hunt!
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Each flier has multiple cards for the two March rides, help yourself to one of each.
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Near McLaughlin & Capitol, next to the golf course.
Where Umbarger Rd hits the golf course at Tuers Rd,
The flier is on a fence on Umbarger.
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On Saratoga Ave between Cox & 85.
By the lot at McFarland Ave.
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On Camden near 17 in front of Foster’s Freeze
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On Campbell near San Tomas Aquino by the Shell station.
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At Hillsdale & Cherry near the tennis courts
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ESSJ – my co-worker hasn’t arrived yet, stay tuned…
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For those that requested cards in specific areas, unfortunately in the time I had yesterday I was unable to find co-workers to hide cards near there, next month we should have much better coverage.
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If the cards are soaked with rain when you find them, no problem, just let it dry before installing.
I tested that (and other nerdy things) and the results are in my flickr set titled ‘Non-Laminated Spoke Cards’.
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Fun? Thoughts? Feedback?
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Ride Safe,
David
JustinT
March 16, 2012
There’s non in South San Francisco?!! haha so i can pick them up on my way to SJ? jp. great work 44
Rider 44
March 16, 2012
Thanks! Actually, some of my co-workers have volunteered their spouses to put some up along the peninsula. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of coverage we can have in the next 30, 60, and 90 days.
My goal for next month though is to get the cells from 280 northward filled in.
Townie Bill
March 16, 2012
That was fun but now I feel like a scavanger (in a good way). I took a break from work and found Spoke Cards just as Rider44 had said, right in my neighborhood!
How cool. I’m starting to feel more Irish.
Honey, where’s my kilt?
JustinT
March 15, 2012
Weather seems fair for tmrw
as of 03152012 1230p haha
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/San+Jose+CA+95127
Sheldon
March 15, 2012
I’ll be at the Mercado feeder
Jared
March 15, 2012
Ditto at Mercado
San Jose Tweed Run
March 15, 2012
This look like a tweed friendly ride!
angel
March 15, 2012
damm soo whats up with the essj preride?1
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JustinT
March 16, 2012
No One has stepped up yet for the ESSJ. Would you like to lead it? You can also join in on the preride from DTSJ
Jay
March 16, 2012
I’ll lead the ESSJ pre-ride leaving 6PM and meet up with the downtown group leaving city hall. Will meet in the parking lot of James Lick on the corner of White and Alum Rock.
Edward
March 15, 2012
I’m leaving San Jose State University at the Campus Village Quad. It is on 350 S 9th Street. Leaving no later than 6:45. Don’t be late.
Look for a guy on a Schwinn Stingray.
JustinT
March 16, 2012
Would you like to make this official?
Jones
March 16, 2012
a T shirt with that graphic would be really cool…hmmmmm
JustinT
March 16, 2012
It would have been nice! We didnt get the artwork in time to turn it!
Rider 44
March 16, 2012
No doubt. I really appreciate the awesome job these artists do.
chivo387
March 16, 2012
is there goin to be ameet up spot for the campbell area?