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2011 Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships from Hans Kellner on Vimeo.

Sheila Moon Presents the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships 2011
(It’s raining right now in San Francisco so the course is guaranteed to be good and muddy!)

Sunday November 20th: RACE DAY!
A world class course awaits featuring oversize obstacles the likes of which you have never seen. Races running all day long. Race multiple times and win!
Races will be held near Metson Lake in Golden Gate Park. (MAP)
Costumes are optional, though they may help start positions.

Race-Day Schedule of Events

9:00 Men C/Clydesdale/Juniors/Tandem/Women (SS/geared) – 45 min
10:00 B Men (SS/Geared) – 45 min
11:00 Open Men (SS/Geared) – 45 min
12:00 Men SS E.A.W. – 45 min
13:00 Women SSCXWC – 45 min
14:00 Men SSCXWC – 60 min
15:30 Awards

16:00 – ?? – Post Race Party and dinner at the Buckshot Restaurant Bar and Gameroom! A short ride from the park at 3848 Geary Blvd. (Between 2nd and 3rd Ave) Please note that the Buckshot is CASH ONLY.

To help big up all the female riders, every registered female racer will get a pair of Sheila Moon sleeves/moonwarmers. Sweet!

…to Kacey for organizing yesterday’s Ladies’ Leisure Ride in SF

…to Pamala for taking beautiful pics along the way

…and to everyone who came out and made the ride awesome

A lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon in SF!

All photos were taken by the lovely Pamela Palma. Find out more at: http://www.pamelapalma.com/

Next weekend promises to be super dope as BFF rolls into San Francisco with a sick line-up of events, films and shorts.

You can buy tickets and see the full schedule HERE.
But peep the teaser, as it goes a lil something like this:

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22
GOLDSPRINTS KICK-OFF PARTY
The Knockout
3233 Mission St.
9:30pm-2am
Goldsprints at 10pm
Free to race, drink specials, prizes.
DJ Nate Rotsko
DJ Serious Leisure

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23
BIKE MOVIES AT THE VICTORIA
2961 16th St.
7:00-11:00pm
Free Bike Valet Provided by Mike’s Bikes

Rapha Cycle Club Rides to the BFF
Cycle Club SF
2198 Filbert St.
6:30pm Beers
8pm Group Ride to the Victoria Theatre
(Program 2, Racing Towards Red Hook)
Don’t forget to get your tickets in advance!

Program 1 // Bill Cunningham New York – 7:00pm
Program 2 // Racing Towards Red Hook – 9:00pm

AFTER PARTY
Bender’s Bar
806 South Van Ness Ave. at 19th St.
10pm-2am

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24
BFF STREET PARTY
Capp St. between 16th & 17th St.
12:00-6:00pm
BMX Jam hosted by STF
Fixed Gear Free Style Comp hosted by iMinusD
BMX Presentation by 2hip (Ron Wilkerson)
Scraper Bike Crew
plus vendors

BFF Rides with Mike Giant
(see website for start location and time)
(Leaving from BFF Street Party)

BIKE MOVIES AT THE VICTORIA

Program 3 // Womens Screening – 12:30:00pm
(WOMENS SCREENING BY WOMEN ABOUT WOMEN, YEE!)
Program 4 // – Fun Bike Shorts 2:30pm
Program 5 // With My Own Two Wheels – 4:30pm
Program 6 // BMX Screening- 6:30pm
Program 7 // Urban Bike Shorts – 8:30pm

BIKES ROCK! AFTER PARTY
Milk Bar
1840 Haight St.
10pm-2am
HOTTUB
ImmaBillU
El Elle (Lisa Light)
And Special Guests!
Free with BFF Ticket Stub. $5 General Admission.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25
BBQ KICK-BACK
Rickshaw
904 22nd St. at Minnesota St.
12-5pm
Free BBQ & Beer

Big thanks out to all the volunteers that make this event possible.
Be sure to show em some love when you see em <3!
Hope to see you out there!

BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) currently restricts which stations people with bikes can use during commute hours (7:05am to 8:50am and 4:25pm to 6:45pm), which is totally annoying and unfair. They need to figure out a better way to accommodate people with bikes so that they can use the public transportation system at all times.

Recently the opportunity has come up to help improve BART’s bicycle service by providing feedback via their bike survey. Please help us make a statement by taking BART’s quick 5 minute survey within the next couple days, as they are likely to take it down soon.

Please tell BART:
1. No black out periods for bikes on BART.
2. Bikes allowed on escalators at all times.

Both these proposals were floated by a BART director, but BART staff shot him down. We’d love to show the BART board of directors that these ideas have the community’s support.

Here’s the survey link:
http://www.research.bart.gov/se.ashx?s=6011868E259E952C

To help even more, you can send comments to BART’s board of directors at
BoardofDirectors@bart.gov

Thanks!

Here are the photos I took when I wasn’t riding during the Red Bull Ride + Style in San Francisco. You can find more on my Flickr. I also just want to take this time to give a huge thanks to Red Bull and Aaron for putting on this event. It was awesome, and I had so much fun! I especially want to say thanks to Emma for being so supportive of me and my riding. You are the absolute best, and I seriously appreciate everything you’ve done for me!
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Here are the results from this past weekend’s Red Bull Ride + Style in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza. The competition was intense, and every one was really killing it. Congrats to every one who placed! You all seriously deserved it. Photos by Keith Gallagher.

Freestyle Results:
1st – Matt Reyes
2nd – Josh Boothby
3rd – Tyler Johnson

Race Results:
1st Jason Clary
2nd Kell Mckenzie
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This past weekend’s Red Bull Ride + Style was even more awesome than it was promised to be. The closed course crit races were intense, and the freestyle course saw a lot of bangers. Here are a few pictures Keith took during the event. You can find more here. [Read more →]

name:
♥Meligrosa

city:
San Francisco

why:
The Pacific Ocean or the Bay are within a couple of miles. Troublemaker and overly curious by nature, my bike the Frenchie takes me any time and everywhere I need to be. Coffee stops are obligatory. Looks like I’m picking my nose, but I was removing my shades, just spotted a friend we chatted for some time. OK, maybe picking my nose…
I love running into my friends in the bike lane all over the City.
Riding is awesome. The fog is awesome. San Francisco is awesome. Bikebikebike!!!

Name: Veronika Volok “Cheburashka” SFFixed.com Allias
Where: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Why: I enjoy the freedom of it all. Long rides and warm smiles! The boys can hardly catch up.

My name is Connie Hwong, and I live (and ride!) in San Francisco. Despite (or perhaps because of) the SF’s hills, riding a fixie is one of the best and most enjoyable ways to get around the city. I bike-commute to work every day, and try to make it on a weekly “Burger Lap” – a group ride to a new, fun, and far-away food destination every week.

My frame is a Sparton, which I bought from King Kog (Brooklyn) and carried back to San Francisco. I’ve only seen a few others in the city – they’re hand-lugged in Santiago, Chile, which gives my bicycle a ludicrously large carbon footprint.

About the photo: a couple years ago, a friend who freelances for Glamour Magazine asked me to partake in a “beauty dare,” which she would chronicle. She told me I had to wear a dress/skirt every day for 30 days. Obviously, this was a little tricky on a bicycle, but with clever use of leggings, booty shorts, and a couple strategic underwear purchases, I’m proud to announce that all went well. Even Barack Obama is proud of my progress!

(It’s taken a while to live down that article, however)

Photo entries on flickr