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Bicycling in and around the Bay Area.
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John Forester talk
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In Mike Jacoubowsky's recent post "3ft passing requirement revisited” John Forester was mentioned. It occurred to me that some people might not know much about Forester. I came across this video of a recent talk by Forester. This is also relevant to the recent discussion concerning the downtown San Jose bike paths.... more »
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Good path from SF SOMA to Bayshore Caltrain station?
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I have been riding my bike from the Bayshore station in Brisbane to a friend's house in San Mateo. If I want to increase the length of the ride and start from my work place in SF south of market area what would be a relatively safe and easy route - avoiding hills, cars and not so great neighborhoods.... more »
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For Sale: Premodded Video Game Consoles, Backups & Retro Stuff
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We’re a video game specialist and wholesaler for modded consoles, retro consoles and game backups, we ship worldwide. Below are some of our offerings at wholesale prices. For any enquiries, please feel free to contact us at gamersparadis...@gmail.com Sony Playstation 3 - 40GB Pack (NTSC/U & NTSC/J versions available)... more »
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Jack Gershon, Berkeley cyclist, RIP: knew him?
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Does anyone remember this rider? I never knew him, but he's legendary among a group of non-cyclist friends. Ex- Lawrence Livermore Lab weapon physicist, got a PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCB ca. 1978, devoted following years to introducing various food crops to West African countries. Died of an... more »
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San Jose new bike lane design... all good?
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Reading the piece in Tuesday's SJ Mercury News about San Jose's new idea for a bike lane has me perplexed. I like the idea that the city wants to seriously find ways to encourage more people to ride. Good for people, good for the environment, good for bike shops! But the idea of a bike lane that's separated from the normal traffic is... more »
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Caltrain + Bike to Outside Lands
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=v= Lots of people biking to the big Outside Lands concert in Golden Gate Park last night! It's still going on all weekend. =v= I made a Bikely map of my route from the S.F. Caltrain station to an event in Golden Gate Park, and it's also suitable for this event: [link]... more »
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SM-DAILY-NEWS\LETTER: Caltrain driving away bicyclists
 
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[link] Letters to the Editor San Mateo Daily News | Saturday, 23-Aug-2008 Caltrain driving away bicyclists Dear Editor: The Caltrain Joint Powers Board is slated in October to accept a bicycle plan that will, in the end, cut current carry-on- board bicycle-car capacity. The existing 7 percent capacity will drop... more »
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3ft passing requirement revisited
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I've wondered whether cyclists really need a law that requires cars to pass us no closer than 3 feet. I generally don't have too many issues out on the road, and it would seem that common sense and courtesy go a long way towards making the world a reasonable place to drive and bike. Until today. I didn't even really know what happened until I played it back in mind mind... more »
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