By Leo Postovoit
This Friday we will be celebrating SJBP’s 5th year with a Halloween theme. Think ghosts, goblins, zombies and other creatures of the night. Oh, since it’s also a birthday party, a party hat is in theme as well. Hopefully someone is gonna bring CAKE!
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.
Ravens
Ravens are the elite group of BIRDs that make sure we leave no trace behind by cleaning up after the party at regroups. There are only a couple of them so and they need your help as the task they are performing is essential to keeping the party going. When you see any of them with a trashbag collecting your trash, please thank them! and help them out. They are a really cool bunch. Please bring trash bags and help us leave no trace.
How We Ride
If you follow these simple rules, Bike Party will be safe and a positive place for riders, drivers, pedestrians, and our community.
- Stop at lights
- Stay to the right
- Pack your Trash
- Roll Past Conflict
- Ride Sober
- Be nice
Route information
This month Is SJBP’s 5th Birthday! so we will be doing something special and having a Multi start ride. Please print out the map for the start closest to you and ride safe.
- Eastside Start
- Zoomable Route – Click ME
- Printable Turn by Turn – Print ME
- Campbell Start
- Zoomable Route – Click ME
- Printable Turn by Turn – Print ME
- Winchester Start
- Zoomable Route - Click ME
- Printable Turn by Turn – Print ME
Feeder rides
This month’s ride will have multiple starts, so you probably won’t need a feeder ride.
sgt kushman
October 15, 2012
So its when ?
Rider 44
October 16, 2012
Wheels always hit the street at 8:00pm.
Jeff
October 18, 2012
Does each of the start rides begin at 8, and then just meet up in the loop whenever? Or does the shared main route begin at 8?
Justin T
October 18, 2012
Each start point will leave at 8p.
Rider 44
October 16, 2012
Anybody else getting excited about our upcoming anniversary?!?!
5 years!!!!
Traditional says 5th is . . . . . . . Wood
Modern says 5th is . . . . . . . . . Silverware
Sandra Boynton says 5th is . . .Duct Tape
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As this anniversary approaches I’d like to say thanks to all the volunteers that have done so much to make San Jose Bike Party what it was and what it is.
Rider 44
October 16, 2012
Anniversaries are a good time to take a moment and look back on all the memories.
Below are links to the last three anniversary rides.
Check it out. Click on a link, relive the memories, go forward and backward and feel those memories of yesteryear return.
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2nd anniversary
10/16/2009
Dia de los Muertos Ride
http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/1085
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3rd anniversary
10/15/2010
Ride of the Living Dead
http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/3295
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4th anniversary
10/21/2011
The Rapture Ride
http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/4378
ridenaked
October 18, 2012
holy crap, cant believe i been riding bp this long
WildMonteMan
October 18, 2012
I’ll go with the “traditional”. I got wood
David.B
October 17, 2012
I can’t wait. I had to miss out on the past two events due to travel for work but this will be my second ride and I am seriously looking forward to it. Trying to round up a few others from the office and get their interest peeked as well.
Andrew Boone
October 17, 2012
Where are the ride’s multiple starts? Will one of them be the Winchester Mystery House?
Sarah Winchester
October 17, 2012
You must wait until after the drop.
Then what you seek will be revealed.
If you ask again, the spirits in my house will leave it and dwell in your bike. Bwahahahahaha.
Spliffer
October 18, 2012
Wow! Fifth anniversary already? It adds weight to saying: time flies when you are having fun.
I remember being fairly new to SJBP and consumed with unabashed joy at the second anniversary ride.
Let’s totally celebrate this occasion my bicycling brethren, SJ Bike Party Anniversary rides are very special events. It is the one ride of the year where the Bike Party Community comes together to celebrate our life-long love all things bicycle.
This SJ Bike Party Anniversary ride is like the “bicycling-Thanksgiving” in the Bay Area bicycling community. We give thanks to the Bike Party Movement that gave life to an idea that resided deep in the spirit all bicyclists.
This is a call to all bicycle lovers everywhere to grab your road ready bicycle and come on down to celebrate — Anniversary #5 — with SJ Bike Party. This is the one ride of the year you don’t want to miss!
John M
October 18, 2012
Super excited about this ride!
Andrew K
October 18, 2012
Excellent. The police are going to have a hard time hassling everyone on this party!
Justin T
October 18, 2012
we’ll hopefully they will have an easy time because we are all responsible riders who obey the laws of the road.
Cindy
October 18, 2012
Ok I’m horrible with internet maps, is there an addy for the main starting point? I just don’t see it
Justin T
October 18, 2012
There are three different start points you main starting point is which ever you’re closer to… we will all come together at the SJ caltrain station.
Steve Wozniak
October 18, 2012
Where are the pit stops?
Josh
October 18, 2012
Probably Eastridge. I hope it’s the top of the parking structure, that was fun two years ago at Oakridge.
Last month the regroup at The Plant was too spread out. I hope we can stay together this month.
star bike
October 18, 2012
Orionid meteor shower for 2012 promises fireball displays and peaks this weekend
Elia
October 18, 2012
The multiple starts looks like an “interesting” twist. So is everyone starting at 8:00 from each starting point?
Justin T
October 18, 2012
That is correct. every one will leave their starting point at 8p. we will converge at the first RG.
JP
October 18, 2012
So we’re suppose to be at the HP Pavilion at 8? or the other starting points at 8?
Justin T
October 18, 2012
Leave The Starting points at 8p.
theCat
October 18, 2012
With luck I’ll have the all the fuel rods reinstalled in the Blackbird, the Browning mounted, the anti-zombie cannon retooled, and be ready to roll!
David.B
October 18, 2012
Hmmm, not sure if I should ride to one of the starting locations or just meet at the CalTrain station since it is only a few blocks from where I live…
Rider 44
October 18, 2012
I’ve done both. Never again will I miss the first leg.
Missing the first quarter of a game/play/concert sucks. This was worse since BP isn’t a passive experience. All my fellow participants already had all the energy, excitement, stories… and I was just starting out. Pick a starting location and ride there by 8, it’s so worth it.
David.B
October 18, 2012
Thanks! Sounds like great advice to me. Looks like I will be starting from the Winchester start now.
Kris
October 18, 2012
Where’s the regroups at?
Josh
October 18, 2012
If one is at Eastridge, can it be on top of the parking structure please?
Andrew Boone
October 18, 2012
Pre-ride from Palo Alto. Meet at Lytton Plaza at 5:30 pm. Foothill Expressway & Stevens Creek Blvd route to Winchester Mystery House. http://www.facebook.com/events/397834870304018/
Justin T
October 18, 2012
Great Job leading a preride!
jesse
October 18, 2012
San Jose Caltrain is across or near HP palvilion.
Justin T
October 18, 2012
Yup. Across the street.
Andrea
October 18, 2012
I can’t wait!!!
SJSHARK408
October 18, 2012
So the end point is Caltrain station?
SJSHARK408
October 18, 2012
Ok, just seen map at home think I got it now..
Me
October 18, 2012
Quick question-how do you get from the end pt to your car if you leave your car at the starting pt? It’s quite a distance to bike it.
Justin T
October 18, 2012
RG1 and the End point are the same. Whatever your start point is/was wont be that far from the end point.
Tian
October 19, 2012
I suggest that you park your car near the end and then get to the start. You could take the light rail from Dirdon to Downtown Campbell and then ride out to the Campbell Community Center, which isn’t that far.
Rise
October 18, 2012
i had to pick the fifth anniversary to be out of town. party hard guys.
dirt bike dave
October 18, 2012
I would skip Hillsdale and stay on Capital Expressway
On the March ride there were some cockroaches throwing
Rocks the size of baseballs at the riders. One of the little
Dog Logs tried to pull me off my bike. I know one rider
Had already been hit with a rock. At the time of my incident
The cops had already been called’ by the previous victim so by
Time I figured out what was going on they all scrambled back
in to the apartment complex. If you do ride by this @#%! Hook
Carry a baseball bat with you. If you get one of the little dog logs
Ill buy you a lunch at High Five.
chocolaterobots
October 18, 2012
Will start out at the SJSU fountain tomorrow, leaving at 6:45. riding up to city hall, then down to Campbell. Anyone who wants to join should! otherwise I’ll just ride solo.
Gil
October 19, 2012
To the organizer, last time we tried to do a regroup at Capital Century Theaters, security closed the parking lot and called the police. How do you know it wont happen again. Everyone was pist off since we had to skip it and go strait to the starting point which was a kinda long distance.
Justin T
October 19, 2012
Hey Gil, Last time the riders tried to enter the actual drive-ins and not the parking lot of the walk in theaters, so the kicked us out entirely. We will try this again, if they kick us out, there is an empty parking lot ahead on route at the Hillside Church. We can RG there… in the event it doesnt work. Its only about 3 blocks away from Cap Driveins
Louis
October 19, 2012
This is a first for me, I’m seeing 3 starting points, so I assume at 8p all 3 starting points begin and meet at Caltrain apprx 9p?
Justin T
October 19, 2012
You got it!
Leopold Porkstacker
October 19, 2012
So, anyone want to start from Branham Plaza around 6:30-7:00PM to ride to the Campbell start??? Townie Bill??? Anyone???
Steve Wozniak
October 19, 2012
C’mon SJBP organizers… think fun and safety first! First, it’s not much fun parking at the official start (Caltran) and waiting for an extended amount of time for the three feeder rides to arrive at who knows what time before beginning at what will also be different times. Second, it’s neither fun nor particularly safe for those who begin their ride at a feeder point and leave the end point (Caltran) after midnight or 1:00am and ride alone or with a small group of people through questionably safe areas, especially if wearing a Halloween costume. Been there, done that, never again. Unfortunately, I’m skipping this ride and request that future rides start and end at the same location!
-not related to Apple co-founder
Ian
October 19, 2012
Steve, I think your misunderstanding … the 3 starts are not Feeders. they are official starts. Caltrain is just the first regroup. I disagree about your second point riding a bicycle by yourself is perfectly safe. I do it everyday. Hopefully we will see you on a future ride.
Justin T
October 19, 2012
lol @ not related to Apple Co-founder!
Hey Steve is all in fun and experiment. Hope to see riding soon huh? !!!
Leopold Porkstacker
October 19, 2012
LOL I thought you only rode Segways. :p
EJ
October 21, 2012
i agree with you on start point make it one location for begining and end, i had women come up to me afraid to ride back to the winchester start point from downtown or from the capitol rest stop,
i couldnt help them or ride with them, so keep it one location where
people can park there cars nearby.
Steve Wozniak
October 19, 2012
Actually, I do understand the official starts and I politely disagree that riding streets alone for more than 5 miles after midnight or 1am from Caltran in San Jose while wearing a Halloween costume is completely safe. Please consider previous SJBP incidents involving objects thrown at bicyclists, broken glass/tacks on the road, and more than one car/bike accident where bicyclists have been hospitalized. Having written this, I do look forward to participating in next months ride and wish everyone a safe and Happy Halloween SJBP event!
Rider 44
October 19, 2012
Hey Steve,
Though I’m comfortable riding at those times and places, I can appreciate where you are coming from. No worries.
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I’d seriously encourage you to scroll up the page here and view Tian’s excellent suggestion of parking at Diridon and taking the Winchester light rail that leaves Diridon at 7:27 to arrive at the Campbell station before 7:40, leaving you 20 minutes to pedal west on Campbell to the Campbell Community Center start.
I have a hunch there will even be other BP cyclists on that train doing the same thing.
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one thing though, if you are using your iphone, don’t rely on Apple Maps between the LR station and the CCC.
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I hope you decide to ride tonight, it should be epic,
David
Cindy
October 19, 2012
A few of us are starting and ending at Caltrain come on out….
Jones
October 19, 2012
post-apocalyptic wasteland mutant or sub-aquatic zombie pirate?
jillybean
October 19, 2012
ok, if you’re going to delete something, please delete the rest of the reply tree because it doesn’t make any sense now.
Ian
October 19, 2012
sorry all 3 posts were by the same person / ip so they were pretty much just trolling.
kkkkkkk
October 19, 2012
When dose every actually leave I can’t be there riteaway I get out at 6:15
Spliffer
October 19, 2012
Woot, woot!! This is the greatest party on wheels — ever conceived — in America today, right here in San Jose.
Come on out and manifest your bicycling pride!
There is safety and security in the thousands upon thousands of bicyclists that will be out in what should be a “SJ Bike Party tour-DE-force” tonight. We will take care of each other — like we always have — and we’ll all enjoy a fantabulous 5th Anniversary Ride.
Bike Party is all about the music, the good cheer, the awesome food; and being out with the uber-cool, totally supportive; funnest bunch of folks — this side of the universe — that gives this event it’s HUGE positive vibe. It is un-matched anywhere on the planet.
Come on, my bicycling brethren, let’s Bike Party together… forever… manifesting our life-long love of bicycling in: safety, peace, friendship and community!
Annoyed Resident
October 19, 2012
Hoping that the bikers are more respectful of Willow Glen this time around… last time you guys did this, it was extremely rowdy, we had tons of trash left over, and I had bikers literally surrounding my car and yelling at me for being on the road.
I would love it if this event stayed out of our usually calm and friendly neighborhood.
sgt kushman
October 19, 2012
Okay I get out of work at 5:45 I should be able to make it home ride my bike to a meet up spot where do I go ?
David.B
October 19, 2012
I thought I read a post within the SJBP Facebook page that Art Mann from the TV show “Art Mann Presents” might be out with us tonight getting some video and possibly doing a show about the SJPB. Has anyone else heard anything about this?
Emily
October 19, 2012
Is It By Sj Air Port???
SJSHARK408
October 19, 2012
See you guys there! Going to meet up at the first regroup..
Patti Massey
October 20, 2012
Loved the ride. So many people got in the Halloween mood big time. We totally missed the Capitol Drive-in…too bad. Unfortunately the directions did not include, as they have in the past, the Regroup sites by name. Some of us do not have speedometers or GPS so bring back the old school directions.
EJ
November 5, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsQ_A_AtV78&noredirect=1
EJ
November 5, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiXG964LZjI&feature=youtu.be