Momentum USA Nov/Dec 2011
san fran these HOT SPOTS meets The Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason 3601 Lyon St Ride up to nearly 20 exhibits that use art and interactivity to explain the natural science of the SF Bay exploratorium edu outdoor The Butterlap 1 Ferry Building A 17 mile 27 kilometer ride through San Franciscos most scenic sections Reward your efforts with a beer in the Mission District communitywalk com Park it Dolores Park Golden Gate an Army base cumnational Park and the Presidio national park are must sees But SF is also building out parklets that convert parking spots into mini gathering areas sfgreatstreets org parklets Different Spokes times leads a ride each week for gay lesbian bisexual and transgender people San Franciscan and one of the founders of Critical Mass Chris Carlsson offers many different SF bike tours see website for locations and dssf org see website for locations and rates focusing on everything from ecology to labor and transit history chriscarlsson com San Francisco Bicycle Coalition 833 Market St offers many tours as well sfbike org Sunday Streets are multi block car free block parties that take place on one Sunday each month spring summer and fall modeled after the Ciclovía in Bogota Colombia sundaystreetssf com will help you break through the fog fi nd your way in SF Critical Mass meets at 6 p m at Justin Herman Plaza 1 Market St downtown on the last Friday of each month tLook for Ira Menitove and his tandem karaoke bike youll never have so much fun on two wheels sfcriticalmass org East Bay Bike Party see website for locations and times A monthly ride party in and around Oakland CA eastbaybikeparty wordpress com eats The Alembic 1725 Haight St serves highend drinks and fancy fare in the midst of the Haight where youll have access to Golden Gate Park and lots of shopping also hippies alembicbar com Mojo Bicycle Café 639A Divisadero St Part café part bike shop Mojo is the center of bike culture in the North of Panhandle Nopa neighborhood mojobicyclecafe com Zeitgeist 199 Valencia St is perhaps SFs quintessential biker bar The staff is rude the outdoor area is sweet and the BBQ is greasy goodness A great antidote if the shops and cafés farther south on Valencia get a bit too precious for your tastes zeitgeistsf com Gestalt House 3159 16th St lets your bring your bike in from the rain serves up beer and brats including vegan friendly choices and puts you right in the middle of the Mission madness gestaltsf com PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOD HOTEL The lobby of The Good Hotel features Globe bicycles at no charge for guests to take out as they explore the city venture experience visitors guide WRITER MARY CATHERINE OCONNOR F ishermans Wharf Forget it exclaimed San Franciscan and cycling legend Gary Fisher about the spot thats ground zero for cheesy tourism in the city ats not San Francisco Herewith a bikers must do list of places and activities that are in fact very San Francisco DOUG SCOTT san francisco map BIKE SHOPS 1 Blazing Saddles Rentals 2 Bike and Roll 3 My Dutch Bike 4 PUBLIC Bikes 5 Warm Planet Bikes 6 Mission Bicycles 7 Pedal Revolution 8 Bike Nook CAFES 9 21st Amendment 10 Zeitgeist 11 Mojo Bicycle Café 12 Velo Rouge Cafe HOTELS 13 Good Hotel 14 Metro Hotel NOV DEC 11 MOMENTUMPLANET COM 36
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