SFBP’s next ride: April 6th at 7:30PM ~ Start at Koret Children’s Quarter in Golden Gate Park (near the carousel) Route TBA
San Francisco: an urban jungle ruled by wild beasts. Some of us walk on two legs, some walk on four legs, others walk on six legs. Some of us fly, some hop, some saunter and some crawl or slither. Here are a few images to help let your inner animal out.
For our sistas! (fishonabike.com)
Or if you’re not feeling up for dressing up, don’t keep your bike from participating! Here are a few looks just for your faithful steed.
And now for a musical interlude:
Directed by Damon Gameau
Tropfest Australia
Come roar and slither with us at our next bike party! April 6th at 7:30PM ~ Start at Koret Children’s Quarter in Golden Gate Park (near the carousel) Route TBA
See yourself as most of the author type? Not actually ironically large glasses, check. Bow tie, check. Mild fear of children, check. Paintbrush & pens, check. Grab your anapestic tetrameter and come down to our next bike party!
Protector of the trees. Mystical creature. Mischief maker. Help celebrate the beauty of the Bar-ba-Loots, Swomee Swans, Humming Fish and most importantly the Truffula Trees!
Cartoons not much your style but you’re a wiz with hairspray and a styling comb? Check out the various and yet all gravity defying hairstyles of the citizens of Whoville.
Cindy Lou Who can show you a thing or two…
See yourself a little darker? Less understood by people? And you’ve managed to find a cozy place atop Mt. Crumpit, which you share with your loyal dog….you’re in luck our misunderstood friend! Come get those tiny hearts pumping with the rest of the Whoville community on a bike ride!
(not to mention this might be a good opportunity to wear your ironic holiday sweater again.)
[Next SFBP ride -- March 2nd, @7:30PM ~ Start Patricia's Green (Octavia btwn Hayes & Fell ~ Route]
A gigantic thank you to all our riders who made it out to our February Monster Bash! It was….well a bash! Around 200+ riders rolled out with us from the further afield start, but embraced the unexplored spaces of our beautiful city. From our chocolatey start (next to a Sees Candy factory) we meandered down through Visitation Valley and into Little Hollywood. Thanks to all our volunteers and if you’d like to help make Bike Party awesome, please come out and volunteer with us for a turn!
(photo by numbnutzz)
(photo by numbnutzz)
(photo by pocketsandninja)
(photo by numbnutzz)
(photo by pocketsandninja)
At the first stop we had some great turn out from the neighborhood! And thanks to all our riders who were respectful of riding through residential neighborhoods, we love being nice neighbors!
Our third leg brought us quickly down from the hills to the flats and into the industrial side of the city. And for those non-skaters we ended our amazing monster ride at the skate park overlooking Islais Creek. We had another great month with you and all our riders. Because we are a volunteer based organization, we can’t do it without you! Come join us on March 2nd for our next ride and help us make Bike Party a PARTY!!!!
SFBP’s next ride: February 3rd at 7:30 pm ~Starting at Kelloch/Velasco Park in the Bayview~ route map. There will be a feeder ride from Dolores Park (steps at 19th & Dolores) to gathering spot on Friday. Meet at 6:30; ride at 6:45.]
Capture the Wild Hunt in its essence. Do you want the moonlight to glint off you as you dance through the trees of the forest? Enjoy waking up with sparkles on your pillow? Think mischief, butterfly wings and winding ivy. Enjoy communing with the full moon under the sweep of tree branches. Don your best spider web gosomer gown, grab your pouch of magic dust and ride with us to celebrate the wild in all of us!
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Were you unable to ride your monster bike on other rides? Worried people are going to look at you a little odd? Well don’t worry about that now cause is the time to let the freak flag fly! Roll out your Burning Man monster, mutant, or tall bike and join us, cause you’ll fit right in!
(foto by clarkmackey)
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Happen to have hooves and breath fire? Trying to protect your bridge and/or treasure from those pesky heroes keep getting in your way? Then grab your lion/godzillia/lizard skin taloned self and roar til you just can’t roar no more (while on a bike…).
[Next ride February 3rd at 7:30 pm ~Starting at Kelloch/Velasco Park in the Bayview~ route map. There will be a feeder ride from Dolores Park (steps at 19th & Dolores) to gathering spot on Friday. Meet at 6:30; ride at 6:45.]
FEE–FI–FO–FUM!!!!! I smell the sweat of a bike partier! Crawl out from the pond, slither from under the stairs and join us for our next ride–the Monster Bash! Under the cover of darkness we’re calling on the three eyed, winged, and fanged monsters to ride with us through some amazing vistas SF has to offer. So grab your bike, your tentacles, your cyclops friend and roll on down to SFBP’s February ride!
San Francisco Bike Party cordially invites you to join us the sixth of January, two-thousand and twelve for a formal birthday gala under the stars.
It’s been a full year since our inaugural ride and we want YOU to help us celebrate this milestone anniversary. So invite your bestie, get ‘em a corsage, get dolled up in your finest formal wear and join us the first Friday of the new year. We’ll be tipping our hats and waving our monocles to some of the favorite party stops as we wind our way through the city of our birth!
Wow…where do we even start? This ride was a mixed bag and a learning experience for many riders and also for SFBP organizers. Unfortunately, for this ride we were unable to provide turn-by-turns to folks. We at SFBP apologize for any confusion caused by this. We will continue to strive to provide turn-by-turns on the ride, but also encourage riders to ready themselves and their friends with the map and directions we provide prior to the ride. But even without the turn-by-turns, this was an amazing ride.
We started out on the grassy knolls of Potrero Del Sol skate park, where we gathered overlooking the skaters. A lot of you went to watch the skaters show off some vertical skills while we were waiting for the speaker bikes to show up.
Many of you wore some fantastic lights, showcasing some pretty epic SFBP skills.
There were plenty of amazing light shows!
Great bike lights.
And lots of familiar faces.
From the park we wound our way up through the brightly lit sections of the Mission, starting along 24th street.
Where we ran into a few fantastically dressed pedestrians…
and also were among some people ready to BIKEPARTY!
And our first stop brought us to the end of Townsend St at the South Beach Park on Embarcadero. We partied here, next to the ball park and gigantic sculptures. We also got to smell the water, if you know what I mean…
We got to check out people’s lights, both on their persons and on their bikes.
oh wow, do we love this new music cargo tandem bike! the music was awesome coming out of those speakers! they kept the back of the ride happy and totally ready to bike party!
People danced.
These ladies were amazing!
There was this guy, who was VERY enthusiastic about Bike Party! We love your energy!
And around Embarcadero, our ride made our way though downtown over to Portsmouth Square for our second party stop.
lots of lights!
After saying our goodbyes to Chinatown, we wound up through the Stockton tunnel to Japan Town and then finally through the Fillmore. Although this ride was a bit longer than our previous ones, a good group of people stuck it out til the end.
Thanks to all of you who stuck it out til the very end! We saw a lot of familiar faces. AND it was our longest bike party route yet! We like to mix it up at SFBP, and this ride was no exception.
Be sure to join us for our January ride! Theme and route will come out next week!
[Next ride, Friday December 2 at 7:30 PM ~ Starting at Potrero Del Sol Park (25th St & Utah) ~ Route Map http://g.co/maps/sz86q]
The air is starting to turn, dark and chilly. The leaves are starting to turn and fall. The sun is setting earlier. But in the darkness comes a glow of ethereal light. It’s the Aurora Borealis, the northern lights that will dance across the sky like winter spirits.
Check out the following ideas on how you can participate in our next ride’s theme!
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Bike Lights!
Don’t forget about your faithful steed! Decorate her with more than just your basic lights. The Bay Area is chock full of local artists and engineers who make nontraditional bicycle lights. Several drugstore chains also carry battery operated lights you can use to gussy up your bike.
Should it be a tandem bike light party?
Good ol’ fashion L-wire!
Or battery operated ones you can pick up at your local drug store’s holiday section.
Or even bike specific lights.
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Why limit yourself to lights? How about… Northern Sports!
Invoke the spirit of our Northern cousins who participate in the sport of curling. Grab yourself a broom, some warm weather clothing, and rock out with your stone out!
Got blue pants and nowhere to go, well you’re in luck. Jack Frost is an iconic winter myth that can be captured and brought to Bike Party. Who doesn’t want the sprite that embodies snow to come on our ride?
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Or did you consider… Tsagaan Sar!
Gallop on over from your yurt, to celebrate an early Tsagaan Sar. This is a traditional Mongolian holiday where the first new moon after the winter darkness is celebrated. Mount your trusty steed (or bike for that matter) and celebrate the holiday by greeting your family and friends.
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This should be a great opportunity to stretch those costuming muscles! Bring your blinkies, bring your Xmas lights, bring your glowing light saber, and help us illuminate the city of our dreams!
[Next ride Friday, December 2 at 7:30PM ~ Starting at Portrero Del Sol Park ~ Route Map http://g.co/maps/sz86q ]
Winter may be cold, and winter may be dark, but winter also brings Aurora Borealis — the Northern Lights! Walk outside on a cold December evening, and at some latitudes you’ll see the mysterious, shimmering green glow that illuminates the heavens.
This December 2nd, we’ll light up San Francisco with our own rolling Aurora. Our bikes, festooned with even more lights than usual, will blaze a route through the many neighborhoods known for light displays that brighten even the darkest winter night.
Bring your blinkies, bring your Xmas lights, bring your glowing light saber, and help us illuminate the city of our dreams!
Did you miss this last ride? That’s okay, we still <3 you! Come check out our next ride on November 4th @ 7:30pm.
Oh snap! Only one word can fully encompass October’s ride: EPIC!!! Although we tried, pictures can’t even capture how amazing everyone was. We had about 200-300 amazingly costumed folks show up at China Basin Park. Luckily the weather held out and it was a balmy San Francisco night.
The first leg of our merry ride brought us around the industrial and hip Dogpatch before heading over to Mission Creek. All the warehouses and industrial spaces out that end of the city were amazing in the dark, with folks cheering us on from balconies. What else do you do when you see the circus riding down your street? Along the ride we saw a BUNCH of folks dressed up. Apparently we all are children at heart and wanted to run away to the circus!
Watch out for lion, tigers, and bears! (photo by Miss Mikaela)
Even O’Riley wouldn’t be left out of the costumes! (photo by Miss Mikaela)
The death-defying Human Cannon Ball made an appearance! (photo Miss Mikaela)
Sassy clowns! (photo by Miss Mikaela)
Ringmaster & cheeky harlequins! (photo by Miss Mikaela)
Can’t have a circus bear without a fez! (photo by Miss Mikaela)
The first party stop was nestled between buildings at South Park. Although there were several flats, riders were able to catch up and regroup while we rocked out to those music bikes. We then rode out through the clubs of Broadway where there were a few jealous looks. Down to Embarcadero where we met up with the deserted yet beautiful financial district at night.
On our last leg, our juggling, fire-breathing, whip-snapping riders rolled through downtown to our last stop at Showplace Triangle. At this last stop, riders were able to learn how to juggle and ride unicycles. This was such an amazing night and SFBP wants to thank all the folks who made it happen. We couldn’t do it without you!
And if you missed October’s bike party, don’t fret! Our next bike party is November 4th @ 7:30pm and you can come check us out then!
For our sistas! (fishonabike.com)
