San Francisco Bike Party

SFBP #28 May Flowers Route Map and Turn Guide

missmix — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:25:15 +0000

Hey Bike Partiers!

We can’t wait to see you all tonight at Balboa Park! Meet us at 7:30, we roll out at 8:00!

Turn Guide can be found here. Print it, tear it, share it, or put it on your phone!

Route map can be found here. We’ll be meeting on Ocean Ave., just west of San Jose Ave. at the Baseball field.

You can follow us on Glympse at www.glympse.com/!sfbikeparty

Ding Ding!

SFBP #28: May Flowers LookBook

missmix — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:03:07 +0000

We are celebrating the season of fertility, bounty and life. Spring is here and the flowers are blooming. Dust the winter off your bike, wind flowers in your hair and come out as we dance with the spirits of spring. If you’re not sure how to rock the perfect floral look, we’ve got some ideas to help you roll in style. We can’t wait to see all the Roses and Daisies and Lilies, oh my!

Pink, small, and punctual,
Aromatic, low,
Covert in April,
Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,
Known by the knoll,
Next to the robin
In every human soul.

Bold little beauty,
Bedecked with thee,
Nature forswears
Antiquity.

-Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Serving upcycled bike tube Peony realness

Floral print, Hipster style

There’s still time to brand your Brooks saddle with a floral motif!

Too much? We don’t think so!

Flower Power!

Spring is definitely in the air with this breezy print.

If you’re going to San Francisco (Bike Party), be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

Flowery shoes will certainly put some spring in your pedal.

Floral Print: All the cool kids are wearing it.

This guy is wearing it.

And so is this guy!

Looking sharp!

Formal floral? Why not! Bike Party is a special occasion, after all.

Say yes to a floral dress!

Bonus points for anyone rocking a full floral kit!

Now this guy really knows how to rock some floral!

If you’re not sure you have enough flowers, add some more!

We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Meet us at Balboa Park (on Ocean Ave right by the Baseball field, just west of San Jose Ave.) at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 3rd. We roll at 8:00!

SFBP #27 City Lights: Beatniks and Bridges Recap

missmix — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:46:19 +0000

We had such a great time on Friday, April 5th, when we took the the streets for SFBP #27 City Lights: Beatniks and Bridges. We hope you enjoyed the bikes, berets and Bay Lights! Many thanks to all of the volunteers who took turns and helped direct Bike Party in the right direction. We can’t do it with you!

Let’s get to the ride, shall we? After meeting up behind the Ferry Building we rolled out for a long first leg through the Tenderloin and down to Warm Water Cove. We saw a lot of great costumes along the way and even got to ride along Market Street with our pal Maya, who may be the youngest bike partier on record at age 7!

Our new LED flag marks the leader of the ride. If you want to make sure you’re going the right way, stay behind the flag! Many thanks to East Bay Bike Ride Crew for the inspiration and instruction on how to make this happen! Photo by miss mix for @sfbikeparty

This is Maya. She’s Seven. She rides without training wheels like a boss! Photo by: @chinstrap

Chillin’ at the first party stop: Warm Water Cove. Photo by @Bicivan

After a great first stop at Warm Water Cove we made our way back towards the Embarcadero, took a loop around AT&T Park and headed to Cupid’s Span. Did you see the incredible views of the Bay Lights? Amazing! Check out the photos below from our friends on Instagram. Thanks to everyone who tagged photos from SF Bike Party with hashtag #sfbikeparty. We love to see your shots from the ride!

Bike Party invades AT&T Park. Baseball is back! Let’s go Giants! Photo by: @1legchris

The Bay Lights in all their glory from the second party stop at Cupid’s Span. Photo by: @Bicivan

We are so lucky to Bike Party in this breath-taking city! Photo by @Bicivan at Cupid’s Span

The best of the Bay! Represent! Photo by: @whiskeypunch

After an awesome second stop at Cupid’s Span with block rocking beats from @zeropergallon and Black Betty and all those breath taking views, we headed off for one more leg along the Embarcadero to Pier 39. It was too late to buy donuts and ride the carousel, but we hope the Sea Lions liked the music. Thanks again to everyone who came out and helped out with this ride. We are so stoked to see riders from all over the bay area and so many music bikes coming out to jam with us! We can’t wait to see you on Friday, May 3rd for SFBP #28: May Flowers. We will be celebrating Spring with a bouquet of bikes! Meet us at Balboa Park at 7:30pm. We roll at 8:00!

SFBP #27 City Lights: Beatniks and Bridges Map and Turn Guide

missmix — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:32:55 +0000

We can’t wait to see you all tonight. Click here for the map of tonight’s route and here for the turn by turn. Please consider signing up to volunteer for a tear tonight. We can’t keep bike party rolling without your help! Ding Ding!

SFBP #27 City Lights: Beatniks and Bridges LookBook

missmix — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:15:49 +0000

According Wikipedia, the great knower of all things, “The word “beatnik” was coined by Herb Caen in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 2, 1958.” We believe it, so we’re celebrating with a party on bikes! If you need help with your look, we’ve got you covered (in black!). Don’t forget your Bongos!

On the Road or Under the Sea?
Image via here

The Frisco Kid: And some of his friends
Image via here

Most adorable beatnik EVER!

This is Sophia Loren, in Polka Dot pants, ON A BIKE!

All you really need is a black turtle neck.

This is Allen Ginsberg. He’s an OB (Original Beatnik).

A good winged liner will really enhance your beatnik look.

Don’t forget your camera! Send us your pictures via Facebook or tag us #sfbikeparty on instagram. We love to see your costumes! You might even see your shots featured in a future blog post! Tag away, friends!

Image via http://www.velovogue.com

We can’t wait to get On The Road with you! Meet us behind the Ferry Building at 7:30 pm, Friday, April 5th. We roll, man, roll at 8:00. Get ready, Daddy-O!

Special Announcement: Give Back!

missmix — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:57:39 +0000

Hey beautiful bike party peeps! We wanted to let you know that we’re doing something a little different this month. Instead providing a ride, we’re asking you to give back to the community that has given so much, our beautiful city. In lieu of participating in an organized ride, please use the time you would spend to costume up and make plans with your friends to instead give back to our city, by volunteering to build the infrastructure we need at sfbike.org or making sure there’s a bike for everyone who wants one at sfyellowbike.org or any other way you can think of to give back.

We had an unfortunate incident at last month’s bike party where we believe that some of our folks defaced the beautiful last stop at Fort Point. The organizers were heartbroken to hear this. This is not who we are or why we do this, and it has given us pause. We LOVE this city, and especially the spectacularly beautiful city and federal parks we use for our party stops. We feel so lucky to call this place home and work hard to make Bike Party a part of what makes San Francisco special. We want to contribute to a vibe that embraces and celebrates this city’s beauty. So, with that in mind, we would like to challenge all of you to make up for that black mark by giving back to the city, and using the time you would normally be celebrating the city and our community to give something back to them. We will.

If you have other volunteer opportunities that you would like to share, please feel free to comment with links.

We’ll be back in April energized from our personal volunteer retreats to throw the kind of positive bike experience everyone expects from Bike Party.

At Bike Party, we strive to create and maintain an environment of love and respect. When you join us, please remember “how we ride” and encourage others to respect our friends, neighbors and environment by riding responsibly and leaving no trace: http://sfbikeparty.wordpress.com/about/how-we-ride-details/.

use glympse to follow us tonight

calitexican — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:08:23 +0000

hi all! we’re excited to try out glympse again for our february ride.

we meet at 7:30pm at ft. mason. see the blinky lights? that’ll be us.

can’t meet at the beginning of the ride? follow us tonight on glympse by clicking HERE.

or if you fancy the QR Codes…

don’t forget out map and turn guides. see y’all later at 7:30 pm!

#SFBP #26 I ♡ Bike Party Route Map and Turn Guide

missmix — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:57:17 +0000

Here is the turn guide for tonight’s ride

And here is the route map.

We can’t wait to see you in all red! Ding Ding!

do you ♡ SFBP? we’ve got the t-shirt for you!

calitexican — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:40:05 +0000

you read that right folks. we’ve ordered new tshirts in time for our february ♡ bike party! we’ve adapted the iconic “I ♡ NY” logo by Milton Glaser for SFBP. there’s a small SFBP logo on the back as well.

we are asking $20 for the shirts. made just for you by ape do good printing!

we’ve got men’s and women’s tees to choose from! so don’t forget to bring your hard-earned pennies to support SFBP tomorrow night! if you don’t want a shirt, but want to support our next sticker order, we are going to dust off and bring our trusty DONATION bucket too.

here’s the route. see you tomorrow!

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SFBP #26 I ♡ Bike Party Lookbook

missmix — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:34:18 +0000

We are painting the town red in honor of National Wear Red Day, and we need your help! It’s not complicated, but if you’re looking for creative ways to put the perfect red outfit together, look no further, we’ve got you covered (in red!).

You can’t lose with a red bike t shirt!

She stole my look! I want my skirt back!

It sure is!

Riding in style!

We really do ♡ Bike Party

After the ride we can all lock up together to this red heart staple.

Bring your red bike. You totally have one in the garage for special occasions, right?

These are so cute! My birthday is coming right up, kids!

Your bike should also be wearing red, FYI.

Everything you need!

It’s the obligatory kit (in red!).

Looking fresh in a red zoot suit!

The revolution starts at Bike Party!

Ready to rock (in red!).

Lucky for us, our team is not only in the Superbowl this coming Sunday, but they wear red! 49ers represent!

We hope this helps get the creative juices flowing. We can’t wait to see you for I ♡ Bike Party on Friday, February 1st. Meet us at Fort Mason Green at 7:30pm. We roll at 8:00!