https://humofthecity.com/2022/01/21/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-year-11-belatedly/2022-02-02T18:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2020/12/29/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-year-10/2021-01-13T05:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2019/12/16/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-year-nine/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/preloading.jpgpreloadingContemplation before loading the treehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/young-kids-on-muni.jpgRiding Muni when they were much smallerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/seoul.jpgseoulSeparate bicycle path in Seoulhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/kobe-board.jpgkobe boardGoodbye party in Japanhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/kobe-bike-parking.jpgkobe bike parkingUniversity bicycle parking in Kobehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/geneva.jpggenevaGeneva, with bikeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bikes-in-japan.jpgbikes in JapanRiding rental bikes in Himejihttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sannomiya-parking.jpgsannomiya parkingBicycle parking at the train station2019-12-17T20:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2018/12/10/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-year-8/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tree-shopping.jpgtree shoppingTaller every yearhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/tree-on-bike.jpgtree on bikeThis year's tree, dumped into the box as usual: it's like a 30 second job to load it. 2019-11-29T21:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2017/12/04/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-our-7th-consecutive-year/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/treelot.jpgat the lothttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/treeload.jpgtreeloadhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ride-home.jpgride home2017-12-05T16:30:57+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2017/01/04/we-tried-it-riese-muller-packster-60/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hitmyfoot1.jpghitmyfootSo many times I hit that thing on the dismounthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/seat.jpgseatQuick release adjustment on the seat (there's a similar one on the handlebars)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wheel-lock.jpgwheel-lockIncredibly stiff and annoying rear wheel lockhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/toomuchreach.jpgtoomuchreachIt may be hard to see, but this is too much reach.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/standlock.jpgstandlockLocked to a floor anchor through the kickstand: this is cool.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/packster1.jpgpackster1The Packster 60https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nuvinci.jpgnuvinciNuVinci gearing on the righthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/loaded.jpgloadedHere we are loaded up: two kids, groceries, and my stuff.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hitmyfoot.jpghitmyfoothttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/helmethit.jpghelmethitNote that at this level, we were constantly doing a helmet v. handlebars contest 2018-01-29T22:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/12/12/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-6th-year-in-a-row/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treedecorate.jpgtreedecoratehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treeride.jpgtreeridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treeneighbor.jpgtreeneighborHey, neighbor!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treeload.jpgtreeloadTree loaded and ready to gohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/treedecision.jpgtreedecisionDecisions, decisions2017-01-09T23:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/09/29/__trashed/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kezar.jpgkezarBike path crossing Lincoln at 3rd Avenue (photo courtesy SFMTrA)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jfk.jpgjfkFell heading onto JFK (photo courtesy SFMTrA)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sfmtra.jpgsfmtraSpot the transformation cones in SF (photo courtesy SFMTrA)2016-09-30T05:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/09/19/how-do-you-get-your-kids-on-their-own-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rides.jpgrides2017-03-17T14:54:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/08/30/an-ordinary-life/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/torker.jpgtorkerOur daughter has moved up to the Torker; our son has moved up to the Brompton.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tern.jpgternI want to try the Tern Xtracycle for sure.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/garden.jpggardenWe rode to the Japanese Tea Garden. Pro tip: don't try to drive to Golden Gate Park. 2016-08-31T21:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/11/brompton-m6r-with-it-chair/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0032.jpgfolded BromptonBrompton with IT Chair foldedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0052.jpgIT ChairIT Chair, detached (2012 model: no folding footpegs)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/007.jpgbrompton on fireHome storage of the Brompton (with my sneakers for scale)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/brompton.jpgbrompton itchairBrompton with IT Chair in Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cimg3176.jpgCIMG3176https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/042.jpgoffice BromptonParked in my office on a rainy day, bag still attachedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/818.jpgBrompton with IT ChairMaiden voyage on the IT Chairhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0261.jpgBrompton fireplaceBike parking at homehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/023.jpgBrompton busThe Brompton tucked under a shuttle bus seathttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/020.jpgBrompton grocery shoppingBrompton in a shopping cart2017-02-24T23:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/03/11/its-a-wonderful-life/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/metrofiets.jpgmetrofietshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kidsoma.jpgkidsomahttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kidodk.jpgkidodkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/kidcargo.jpgkidcargo2016-08-23T22:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/05/19/stay-these-couriers/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/uspssidewalk.jpguspssidewalkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/uspslilly.jpguspslillyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/usps-bike.jpgusps bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nci.jpgnci2016-08-23T21:58:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/04/05/is-it-too-good-to-be-true/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/park.jpgparkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/milk.jpgmilk2016-08-23T22:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2016/03/10/we-tried-it-yuba-spicy-curry/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spicylight.jpgspicylighthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spicyfront.jpgspicyfronthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spicydrive.jpgspicydrivehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spicycaught.jpgspicycaughtThe third time he stuck his arm in there I took a picture.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/spicy1.jpgspicy1You can sort of see the tight clearances here.2018-01-31T21:48:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/12/14/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-2015-and-the-5th-year-in-a-row/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/treeload.jpgtreeloadhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/treekids.jpgtreekidshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/biketree.jpgbiketree2016-02-15T13:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/11/14/we-tried-it-juiced-riders-odk-u500/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/onjuiced.jpgonjuicedMy daughter wondering why we couldn't stop taking pictures alreadyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rideodk.jpgrideodkAt the top of the hill, Jen's turnhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/redodk.jpgredodkODK with Yuba kid hauling partshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/kidodk.jpgkidodkPretty stable, even loadedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/odkgrip.jpgodkgripEh. Looks aren't everything.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blackodk.jpgblackodkA black Juiced ODK in a clump of bikes2020-04-14T21:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/05/01/we-tried-it-butchers-bicycles-mk1-e/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-side.jpgmk sideIt was hard to get these two lined up evenly, but the MK1-E is shorter both front and back.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-park.jpgmk parkMatt made me stop to get this picture; I was totally booking here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-learn.jpgmk learnHere I am figuring out the tilt steering with an empty box.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-kids.jpgmk kidsMy two older kids fit easily in the box, which is kind of amazing, really.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-front.jpgmk frontSide by side, however, the Bullitt appears much smaller than the MK1-E.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-drive.jpgmk driveHere's the Bosch assist, looking very subtle.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-cover.jpgmk coverCheck out that cover; super-sleek.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-battery.jpgmk batteryThe not-entirely-secure battery. Maybe I should have put a purse on top of it to hold it down.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mk-all.jpgmk allAnd here it is, the MK1-E.2019-07-12T21:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/08/25/why-do-cargo-bikes-cost-so-much/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rpbiakes.jpgrpbiakesThe Rosa Parks racks in front of school, and this was before most of the riders arrivedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ourbikes.jpgourbikesOur two biggest bikes; note that our 9 year old and 6 year old can still squeeze into the standard Bullitt box. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/metrofiets.jpgmetrofietsThis is a very cool and very tricked-out Metrofiets I got to test-ride in Seattle. Thanks!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/onderwater.jpgonderwaterSomeone in our neighborhood has an Onderwater triple tandem! And they let my kids sit on it at the farmers' market! It was hauling a trailer. So hardcore!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kidscargo.jpgkidscargoThis cargo trike is super-affordable, however.2022-10-16T04:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/08/17/what-we-did-this-summer/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/explore.jpgexploreThe SF Exploratorium: it was surprisingly easy to get a family pass through the library program (until now, I guess)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rosaparks.jpgrosaparksThese racks filled up and later arrivals had to go to the overflow rackshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/conservatory.jpgconservatoryRare photo of both household adults together in the wild, at the Conservatory of Flowers2015-09-08T01:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/07/15/in-and-out/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/compost.jpgcompostHow my kids see me lately, in compost form. 2015-07-28T20:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/06/26/we-tried-it-burley-travoy/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/057.jpgmathertravoyThis is how we got around at Camp Mather.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/travoy.jpgtravoyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bybagclip.jpgbybagclipA closeup of the clever clip for attaching bags (four per bag)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/btkids.jpgbtkidsHow to void your warranty. (Photo used with permission.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/btwheel.jpgbtwheelPush the button in the middle and the wheel pops off.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/btkickstand.jpgbtkickstandThis kickstand is not entirely useless, but it is the weakest point on the whole trailer.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bthandtruck.jpgbthandtruckThe hand truck mode, no bagshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bthandle.jpgbthandleFold down the bike attachment and you can push or pull it with this handle.2018-09-18T19:27:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/06/12/a-city-without-cars/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/vapstop.jpgvapstophttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/veincecanal.jpgveincecanalThis is everywhere in Venice.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gondola.jpggondolaWe're on a boat!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/handtruck.jpghandtruckThis is a Venetian handtruck: pull it up the stairs and the load stays steady, then flip it around and bounce it down.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cement.jpgcementCement trucks on a barge! Words fail me.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/accessible.jpgaccessible"Accessible" Venice, sometimes.2015-06-21T04:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/04/17/je-suis-revenu/2015-05-01T23:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/03/27/things-were-all-too-young-to-know/2015-04-10T02:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/03/06/we-tried-it-faraday-porteur/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-cockpit1.jpgfaraday.cockpitFaraday pileup at the shop.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-office1.jpgfaraday.officeIt's not just a bike, it's also a coat rack.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-charging1.jpgfaraday.chargingCharging in the garage.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-yepp1.jpgfaraday.yeppFaraday with Yepp.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-office.jpgfaraday.officeIt's not just a bike, it's also a coat rack.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-yepp.jpgfaraday.yepphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-charging.jpgfaraday.chargingCharging in the garage.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/faraday-cockpit.jpgfaraday.cockpit2017-06-16T08:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/03/13/people-of-the-bicycle/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wetfeet1.jpgwetfeetI think this study was conducted on the day that I realized it was time to get some fenders on my bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/driveway1.jpgdrivewayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wetfeet.jpgwetfeetI recollect this study may have been conducted on the day that I realized it was time to get some fenders on my bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/driveway.jpgdrivewayDon't even start with that "you can't carry [X] on a bike" nonsense.2015-03-17T20:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/02/19/we-tried-it-bike-friday-haul-a-day/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/066.jpghadbars8 gears and very wide handlebarshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/071.jpgdeckThe deck height relative to an 8-year-old, which just fits two older kids in a good mood. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/067.jpghadbasketThe frame-mounted front basket, very impressive.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/068.jpgThe Haul-a-DayNice color.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/065.jpgdeckcorralThis is the deck and the corral that they disliked: bumpy and open in the back.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/063.jpghadAt this point, their patience had not yet been exhausted by the close quarters. 2016-03-14T20:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2015/01/23/hum-of-the-city-golden-gate-bridge/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-plaza1.jpgggbridge plazaThe toll plaza without cars--it was eerie.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-kid1.jpgggbridge kidHe is a strong rider now.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-kid.jpgggbridge kidHe is a strong rider now--he only needed a tow at the end of the ride on a steep hill.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-plaza.jpgggbridge plazaThe toll plaza without cars--it was eerie.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-beverly.jpgggbridge beverlyListening to the waves and the seagullshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-edgerunner.jpgggbridge edgerunnerLittle girl on a big bike, and an empty expanse where the cars usually gohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ggbridge-approach.jpgggbridge approachThe southern approach to the "closed" bridge2015-02-15T16:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/12/17/christmas-tree-by-bicycle-2014/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/279.jpg279We don't normally ride on the sidewalk, but it made for a good photo.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/283.jpgChristmas treeThis year, we got a seven foot tree.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/280.jpgchristmas tree garageHeading into the garage with the tree on board.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/275.jpgxmasWe were having camera trouble at the lot, so this mug-shot is the best we've got.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/273.jpglongtail towThe EdgeRunner pinch-hit with some simultaneous bike- and kid-haulinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/272.jpgxmas lot parkingIt's easy to park cars at the Christmas tree lot, but it's even easier to park bikes.2015-01-16T09:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/12/02/family-bike-shops-that-i-like/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/739.jpg739The New Wheel is out at Sunday Streets offering test rides, FYI.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/019.jpg019All the pretty assisted bikes live here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/031.jpg031The Lego tablehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/020.jpg020There are so many bikes it's tough to get a good shot.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/039.jpg039The train table https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/032.jpg032The G&O logo is a family bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/072.jpg072The kid zonehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/068.jpg068Bullitt line-up at Splendid Cycleshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/302.jpg302Why not a hot tub?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/301.jpg301Why not test ride in the shop itself?2015-12-15T17:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/11/14/3-years-can-you-believe-it/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/003.jpgcatThat's a cat carrier in our Bullitt. There's very little it can't haul.2015-01-23T20:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/11/05/upcoming-bicycle-events-in-san-francisco/2014-11-05T21:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/10/31/our-new-cargo-bike-hello-edgerunner/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/001.jpg001https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/004.jpgtowingLoading up my son's bike for the tow.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/0021.jpgedgerunner2 kids on deck with their feet in the bags and a stadium blanket. They're kind of wusses. 2016-03-10T20:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/10/17/disaster-relief-trials-this-sunday-in-san-francisco/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/086.jpgDRT PDXThe start of the Portland Disaster Relief Trials2014-10-17T20:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/10/15/two-years-on-the-bullitt-still-the-awesomest/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/011.jpgshoesParent shoes v. kid shoes in San Franciscohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/010.jpgSF shoesParent shoes in San Franciscohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/049.jpgrentalWe like the Bullitt so much that we rented one again the last time we were in Portland.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/045.jpgSplendidAnd a big shout-out still to Splendid Cycles in Portland, which had the vision to see Bullitts as a family bike. (And check out the kids' play area at their new shop!)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/039.jpgsplendidOur kids think that every Bullitt on earth belongs to them.2017-01-03T20:54:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/10/07/our-kids-bikes-torker-interurban-20-and-spawn-banshee-16/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/055.jpg055They rode those bikes everywhere at Camp Mather, even to the bathhouse 20 feet from our cabin.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/006.jpg006On the Spawn Bansheehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/002.jpgTorker InterurbanNowhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/newbike.jpgnewbikeThen (holy smokes he looks tiny!)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/balancefast.jpgbalancefastShe was really ripping along on that balance bike, though.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/balance-bike.jpgbalance bikeThe bike that started it all.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/125.jpg125Trying out Islabikes in Portland2016-05-02T19:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/09/29/yes-you-can-legally-ride-on-the-sidewalk-in-san-francisco-sometimes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/003.jpgkids on the sidewalkKids on bikes2015-10-07T22:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/09/02/the-summer-ends-the-summer-begins/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/092.jpgbowDIY archeryhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/096.jpgfirst dayHeading out on the first day of school, all of us on our own wheel(s)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/058.jpgBirch LakeHanging out on the dock at Birch Lakehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/088.jpgdining hallThis is one side of the bike parking outside the dining hall.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/057.jpgloaded BromptonHalfway to the lake with Brompton + Travoy and a ton of gear.2014-09-13T03:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/08/07/a-new-bike-in-our-fleet/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/020.jpg020It's also been a Muni-rific couple of weeks. Kids love trains.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/005.jpg005Check out those handlebars: front and rear brake! She can stop while eating a cupcake. 2014-09-20T23:53:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/06/23/we-tried-it-xtracycle-edgerunner-assisted-and-unassisted/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/001.jpg001Seriously, these bikes are all over San Francisco now.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/seattleedge.jpgseattleedgeThis is Davey Oil's stoked EdgeRunner with the same massive front rack.2015-10-12T20:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/07/22/a-collective-noun-for-bicycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/131.jpg131A reunion of family bikes in Portland last weekend2024-06-18T12:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/04/25/punkd/2015-03-25T15:58:27+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/06/10/whats-going-on/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hardware.jpghardwareOnce again: this is the hardware that came out of my leg. Dang.2014-07-17T18:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/07/17/recovery/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/008.jpg0082014-07-23T16:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/21/cargo-bike-pocket-reviews/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/311.jpgtrikeMatt is looking for a route that doesn't have anything approximating a hill because we're riding trikes. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/230.jpgBig DummyHow to spend a Sunday afternoon: Meet friends from school, ride around on cargo bikes.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/328.jpgxtracyclePut a FreeRadical on it, Portland.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/050.jpgBullittSee what I mean? You can pile all kinds of stuff in a box bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/051.jpgbike fridayThis is Shrek 2.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0012.jpgbromptonOur son is now well over four feet tall and he still fits on the Brompton.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rpatrack.jpgrpatrackOur MinUte chats up some other school bikes at one of the courtyard rackshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/114.jpgBurley tandemThis is a tandem for grownups, but you could put kid-cranks on it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0361.jpgBig DummyFamily Ride carries my daugher and her youngest on her iconic pink Surly Big Dummyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/111.jpgcycle truckA cycle truck doing a headstand at Seattle's Cargo Bike Roll Call2022-12-08T04:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/07/10/we-tried-it-urban-arrow/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/024.jpg024I have no idea why that controller is sitting in the middle of the handlebars. Awkward.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/022.jpg022See, a foothole--there are so many nice details like that on this bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/021.jpg021Footrest visible on the upper right, deck with drain holes, padded seathttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/019.jpg019Check it out: Redwood City has Urban Arrows and sunshine, too.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/017.jpg017Two big kids on a very generously-sized bench seathttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/015.jpg015The Bosch motor--note that while there's an occasional visibly wire, most of the wiring is run through the frame.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/013.jpg013This is Matt, grimacing at Dutch geometry.2021-03-02T14:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/07/03/a-series-of-family-biking-events-2014-edition/2014-07-07T16:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/14/we-tried-it-xtracycle-edgerunner/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xtracycle.jpgxtracycleThe Xtracycle bike shop and cafehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/edgerunner.jpgedgerunnerHeaded out on the EdgeRunnerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/edgerunner-ride.jpgedgerunner rideRiding off with my son's feet off the ground, for once.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2843.jpgedgerunner testMatt takes the EdgeRunner out for a spin. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2841.jpgcushionThis is the sweet little one-child cushion that fits in front of the Yepp Maxi (or whatever Xtracycle calls it).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2840.jpgedgerunner kid on deckTest-ridinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2837.jpg28372017-01-09T22:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/10/the-year-of-the-electric-assist/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/012.jpgeuropaAt Rainbow Grocery (not even locked up)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/004.jpgmiddriveSpotted near workhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/003.jpgjccLook, there's another one2022-07-07T05:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/13/we-ride-all-the-bikes/2014-06-24T23:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/11/one-less-fixie/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/grocerymama.jpggrocerymamaTruthfully, the mamachari is better as a "ride right up to the farmers market stand and dump stuff in the baskets" bike.2014-06-24T23:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/25/preschool-edgerunner/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/039.jpgEdgeRunnerFinally, another bike at preschool. 2014-06-24T23:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/01/11/what-i-got-for-christmas/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/old-cushion.jpgold cushionOur old seat cushion went to the Pit. Is there any alternative?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mamakona.jpgmamakonaMamachari + MinUte at Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mamacharicushion.jpgmamacharicushionNo question that as rear child seats go, this one rocks.2014-06-24T23:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/15/scaling-preschool-hill/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/022.jpgedgerunnerAt last there are two bikes at preschool drop off.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/021.jpgthe hills around our homeThis kind of thing is my problem.2014-06-24T23:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/01/30-days-of-biking-again/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1967.jpgfiretruckThe Haight fire station has the best logo in the city.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1897.jpgBulliittjumpMy son riding the Bullitt's top tubehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2042.jpg3bikeMy son's classmates fit three to a bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1849.jpg2kidsminuteTwo kids in a good mood can fit on a midtail.2014-06-24T22:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/10/the-mamachari-returns/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/083.jpganother mamachariAnd check out what I spotted at Western Addition Sunday Streets! Another (unassisted) mamachari! https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0011.jpgmamachari renewedThe resurrected mamachari graces the California Academy of Sciences bike racks.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/032.jpgnoodlesOh, how I love Japantown. If Japan is anything like it, it must be totally awesome.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/034.jpgidentical batteriesNew battery on top; old battery below. The only difference is that the new one holds a charge.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/052.jpgmamachari"I need a bike!"2022-05-19T08:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/30/another-one-bites-the-dust/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0351.jpgbike in bougainvilleaWe spotted this bike parked in the flowers at lunch while we were in the South Bay last week. Not a family bike, but it was so pretty there.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/033.jpgGerman bakeryWanted: a bike to carry these two charmershttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0041.jpgdead batteryRIP, Bridgestone battery, You exceeded expectations.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0031.jpgMinUte + mamachariOh mamachari, I can't quit you.2014-06-24T22:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/30/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-mamachari/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/316.jpgmamachari pandaPassenger panda in Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/307.jpgmamachariThe coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.2014-06-24T22:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/25/bridgestone-assista-the-electric-mamachari/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0121.jpgthe mamachari is topsThe mamachari locked up after its daily conquest of preschool hill.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0211.jpgpreschool hillThis is the only road to our daughter's preschool.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mama-highway.jpgmama highwayThe mamachari gets back to its cruiser roots.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/070.jpgmamachariLooking good, mamachari.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/026.jpgpinkWhy pink power? She just really likes the color pink; apparently it's part of being three. The girls in her preschool all fight over who likes pink the most; it's a thing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/069.jpgmamachari ready With the low step-through, getting on this bike is like sitting down on a comfy chairhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0141.jpground and roundThe back rest on this seat can flip over to convert it to a giant rear rack baskethttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/022.jpgrear hub motorThis is the motor in the rear hub; it's not particularly powerful, so it's fairly unobstrusivehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/041.jpgpedal assist controllerThe pedal assist controller: Off at the top, On in the middle, and Eco at the bottom. The bars next to the plug symbol indicate how much charge is left in the battery.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/021.jpgIFES batteryThis is the Yamaha battery; the English words are basically decorative2023-03-16T06:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/30/mamachari/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mama-highway.jpgmama highwayRiding the mamachari on the Great Highway, along the Pacific Oceanhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0241.jpgBrompton in a shopping cartAnother one bites the dust.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0022.jpgBreezerMy poor Breezerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/068.jpgmamachari rear seatThe smile: priceless.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0091.jpgchild seatOur daughter loves that the child seat has handlebars.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0271.jpgBridgestoneBridgestone: In Japan, it's not just tires.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0232.jpgmamachari seatThis puffy sprung seat rocks when I ride like a ship at sea--it's hysterical.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/070.jpgmamachariMy mamachari2017-05-29T00:07:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/06/10/we-tried-it-bionx-v-stokemonkey/2016-11-07T23:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/05/05/around-the-world-in-80-days/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/melbourne-share.jpgmelbourne shareThe increasingly ubiquitous bike share of total awesomeness, in Melbournehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/opera.jpgoperaMatt was definitely in Sydneyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/nopeds.jpgnopedsNote the "no pedestrians" sign (which I personally would appreciate having in the Golden Gate Park bike lanes.) https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bikevbus.jpgbikevbus"Watch out for the bus on the right, dude."https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/t-shirt.jpgt-shirtIf you ignore the thumbs up you can kind of see the t-shirt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/grocery.jpggroceryGrocery bag bike2014-05-05T16:26:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/04/21/who-protects-us-from-you/2014-05-15T03:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/04/10/hills-v-hills-san-francisco-and-seattle/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/seattlemadi.jpgseattlemadiMadi demonstrates the two-kids-on-a-Brompton option.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/085.jpg085https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/033.jpgsurfingBullitt-surfing is understandably more of a San Francisco thing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/024.jpgairportMugging for the camera at the airport2014-06-27T21:55:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/12/we-tried-it-ridekick-electric-assist-child-trailer-prototype/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/081.jpgtest ridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/079.jpgridekick againhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/078.jpgRideKickhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/076.jpgBurley cargohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/075.jpgtrailerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/062.jpgsetting uphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/061.jpgMore rides2017-04-21T03:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/03/27/how-we-roll/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shepaints.jpgshepaintsShe learned how to mix in white paint to make light colors.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hug.jpghugThey're finally getting over the daylight savings switch, but they still get tired sometimes.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hepaints.jpghepaintsPainting flowers for the gardenhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/brompton1.jpgbrompton1Riding the Brompton with a kid never gets old2014-03-27T20:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/22/we-tried-it-madsen/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/029.jpgout in frontThe Madsen got a lot of attention. One woman asked if we'd built it ourselves. Ha ha! No.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/033.jpggrownupsNot just for kids: Biking with Brad takes Family Ride for a spinhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/028.jpgclimbing inMy son could self-load, my daughter could not.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/024.jpgMadsenMy kids didn't want to ride a bike until they saw it and said, "Oh, okay, it's a cool bike."2019-06-26T04:56:48+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/03/21/game-changer/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/018.jpgphoneIt's more powerful than it appears.2014-03-21T21:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/03/14/destinations-blue-heron-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/031.jpglegoThese people think of everything.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/278.jpgbikesThe family bike cornerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/277.jpg277https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/276.jpg276https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/275.jpg275https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/274.jpg274https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/030.jpgrobhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/028.jpgtest ridesThere's a largely unused parking lot behind the shop, great for kids' test rideshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/026.jpgedgerunnerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/020.jpgfront2014-03-27T18:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/03/07/even-yet-more-san-francisco-family-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/001.jpgtandemCannondale tandem hanging out at workhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/006.jpgbakfietsBakfiets short from My Dutch Bike, which I am discouraging my daughter from climbing into when this photo was takenhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/005.jpglongtailThis Surly has the motor on the front wheel, along with the clever wheel lock.2014-03-14T18:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/02/28/nine-months-later/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/013.jpgshowerMy daughter has no patience with knee photos, and insisted that we take a picture together instead. She has a point. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0011.jpgthird kneeIt's impossible to take a good picture of a knee. Anyway, my real knee is at the top, and the bulge below it is the plate. Would you believe that nine months ago this leg was covered with bright red scars?2014-03-01T06:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/02/21/return-to-seattle-snow-day/2014-02-26T21:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/02/12/san-francisco-problems-bike-racks/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/001.jpg001The family biking world has definitely gotten bigger where we live since we bought our bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cartrack.jpgcartrackA bike rack can't hold much more than one shopping cart.2014-02-25T19:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/01/24/mixed-messages/2014-01-27T19:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2014/01/09/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/055.jpgcatRest in peace, buddy.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/042.jpghillThis is what winter looks like in Northern California.2014-02-06T21:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/12/18/santacon-and-an-urban-arrow/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/009.jpglightsOur new neighbors' new holiday displayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0082.jpgarrowThe other new neighbors and their Urban Arrowhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0051.jpgembarcardero playA very California Christmas season at the Embarcadero playgroundhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/003.jpgchinatownScoring fortune cookies in Chinatown's Ross Alley2014-02-25T19:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/12/10/christmas-tree-by-bike-again/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mochi3.jpgmochipoundWe need happi coats if we're going to join the mochi pounding crew.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/958.jpgbrompton kidsFile under "questionable ideas"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/953.jpgmidtail treeChristmas tree on bike, yet againhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0021.jpgfinished treeThe tree at home and decorated2014-01-03T15:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/12/06/84th-annual-holiday-tree-lighting-in-golden-gate-park/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0081.jpgseatsCheck out the cool seats on this Xtracycle: they glitter. (Apologies for the spawn photobomb.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/006.jpgtrainHoly Guacamole!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/005.jpgbatkidBatkid Expresshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/002.jpgArrowThe elusive Urban Arrow, now in San Francisco!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/001.jpgsnowThe last time snow fell from the sky in San Francisco was 1976, so just like East Coast ski resorts, they're making snow at SF Parks and Rec.2013-12-07T19:02:15+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/12/05/winter-riding-san-francisco-style/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/012.jpgmittensSki mittens, not ski gloves. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/008.jpgbalaclavaThis is an outrageously stupid look but the only thing that bothers me about it is that other parents can't see me smiling when they pass by and I worry that I'm coming off as rude.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/007.jpgrain pantsRain pants, rain boots. Not seen: dress pants, merino wool long underwear.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/004.jpgpreschoolPreschool parking at the street cleaning sign.2013-12-12T02:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/11/26/growing-up/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/017.jpgrichmondIt's hard to see, but Matt has a 4 year old and 2 year old in the front box as well as our daughter on the trailer-bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/016.jpgtorkerHeading out on the Torker Interurbanhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/015.jpgtrailerExtra-long Bullitthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/0081.jpgcheeseWeekend grocery shopping with scooter2013-12-05T18:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/11/22/looking-for-a-kindergarten-in-san-francisco/2013-11-22T20:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/11/19/grace/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/008.jpgagtI learned how to walk again on the anti-gravity treadmill, but I don't need it anymore.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/258.jpgvelib1Velib, the Parisian bike share, only appeared after we lived there--sometimes I think how much sooner I could have gotten back on a bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/255.jpgvelib2Once our kids discovered bicycles they wouldn't get off.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/191.jpgmuseumWe rented bikes just to get to this museum, and what a great decision that was.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/165.jpgbikes everywhereOnce you start noticing, there are cool bikes everywhere.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/140.jpg140This is how our kids figured out bikes, in Copenhagen.2013-11-22T20:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/11/05/we-tried-it-ridekick-cargo-trailer/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/068.jpgpreschool ridekickThe Ridekick is the only assist I know of that you can use with a Brompton and still have the ability to lift the bike up by hand.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/067.jpgparking ridekickLearning to use the Ridekick in Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/061.jpg061https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/086.jpgcargoThe Ridekick cargo trailer, unattached2014-04-07T16:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/10/30/richmond-sunday-streets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0151.jpgoutsidehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/029.jpgneighborshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/027.jpgBilenkyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/026.jpgtriplehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0221.jpgskull bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/017.jpgstreetshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/015.jpgBig Dummy2013-11-04T23:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/10/16/the-only-thing-we-have-to-fear/2013-10-18T20:28:36+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/10/09/back-to-zero-waste/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/463.jpgfridgeThe fridge (the empty shelf usually holds lunchbags)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/458.jpgmarketIn hindsight it astonishes me that we once used plastic bags at the farmers' market. They give you hefty (unannounced) discounts if you bring your own bags.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/457.jpg457https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/456.jpgbulkThis is the bulk section at one of our local grocery stores (smaller than most of them, but useful in a pinch). https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/022.jpgoddsWeird bulk stuff is where Rainbow Grocery really shines. Nearby are things like bulk honey, vinegar and fresh pasta.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/021.jpghouseholdLots of things are available in bulk, once you start looking for them.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0201.jpgbathbodyThis is part of Rainbow Grocery's bulk bath and body section, which definitely makes life easier.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/019.jpgcheeseshopOur cheese shop is delighted to use our containers for hummus, crackers and cheese. All we had to do was ask. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/012.jpgpantryThe pantry2013-12-09T23:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/10/02/a-reliable-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/0061.jpgRosa Parks againFront rackshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/006.jpgcareerThinking about future careers at preschoolhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/020.jpgsundayTwo kids in the standard Bullitt box, still2013-10-10T18:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/27/wheres-your-helmet-mom/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/016.jpgcampingHe can remember a stick and headlamp for a camping trip, but remembering jackets or a bike helmet: boring.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0471.jpgjapantownWe notice the world when walking to school too, like these carvings in Japantown.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/035.jpgsunday streetsWe live in a country where it seems normal that a kid on a balance bike at Sunday Streets would wear a helmet. I would like that to change. 2013-10-01T18:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/23/the-underrated-kona-minute/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/004.jpg004https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/005.jpgMinUte Rosa ParksRosa Parks family with a very stylish 2013 MinUte tricked out for kid-haulinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/044.jpgneighborThis neighbor DIYed a nice kid seat with a wooden back, which is drilled directly into the wooden deck.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/002.jpg0022022-06-21T22:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/16/the-deceptively-empty-bike-lane/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/039.jpg039https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0381.jpglaura's madsenThis BionX Madsen was assisted by The New Wheel over a year ago and has its own Facebook page.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0371.jpgexploratoriumNew building with old exhibits.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0301.jpgembarcadero tempOne painted lane and one temporary lane with barriershttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0291.jpgnorthboundRider approaching and moving fast; cars stopped deadhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/0261.jpgfamily bikesWeekend riders--bikes with trailer-bikes.2013-09-23T20:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/12/tipping-point/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/030.jpgnewwheelThe New Wheel was giving test rides at Western Addition Sunday Streets--they must be doing a land office business.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/026.jpglibraryElectric assist is great when you have a lot of library books to carry.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/009.jpgboatOf course I am not opposed to straight pedal power under the right circumstances. Although even in a paddle boat I was pretty slow.2013-09-16T20:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/09/western-addition-sunday-streets-2013/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/046.jpgpandaIn words of my husband: "Look! It's gimpy on her death machine." https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/041.jpgfulton hillLooking down at City Hall from Alamo Square--Postcard Row is hidden behind the tree on the right.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/040.jpgemergencyFirst aid by bicyclehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/038.jpgethingThis assisted elliptical bike-thingy was new to me.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/037.jpgbike shaped objectAlso drawing a lot of attention: this electric-assist elliptical bike thingy, which was new to me.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/032.jpgfamily bikesWestern Addition Sunday Streets 2013https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/029.jpgpiePie is a good enough reason to hit the streets.2013-09-09T19:31:16+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/09/06/san-francisco-vernacular/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/romeo.jpgromeoRomeo flat on Beidemanhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/4flat.jpg4flatDouble doors on each side of this building, four flatshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/3flat.jpg3flatA three-flat building (three front doors) on Fultonhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2flat.jpg2flatA Victorian with two units (at least) on Fulton2013-09-07T00:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/29/bay-area-bike-share-in-an-empty-city/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/002.jpgbike shareThe first bike arrives at the bike share station.2013-09-05T03:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/26/new-school-year-new-bikes-at-rosa-parks/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/068.jpgBromptonThis is the way we ride to preschool. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/046.jpgXtracycle tandemThere is so much awesome in this bike that I cannot do it justice.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/045.jpgbionx mundo 2This is the second BionX Mundo I've seen at Rosa Parks.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/042.jpgrosa parks fenceRosa Parks bikes rolling in... every day is like a cargo bike roll call!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/0371.jpgtop tube seatFront seats rule!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/007.jpgmamachariEven more astonishing, I'm not the only one back in action.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/004.jpgfoot pegsThis bike is too fast to catch in motion.2015-08-21T21:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/20/what-i-like-about-bikes/2013-08-21T21:09:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/15/more-bikes-i-have-seen/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/037.jpgrideyourbikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/035.jpgmonkey bike2014-11-03T17:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/15/mission-sunday-streets-2013/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/038.jpginformalIt's an organic cargo bike roll call.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/036.jpguteA Kona Ute set up for kidshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/0331.jpgbullittI am getting the skinny about Bullitt #2.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/030.jpgbullitt1This was the first red Bullitt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/026.jpgsunday streets 1We arrive at Sunday Streets. No more cover; it's spring in San Francisco.2013-08-06T23:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/08/06/two-wheels/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/050.jpgBromptonI want to ride my bicycle.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/074.jpgbefore2013-08-19T21:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/07/19/two-feet/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/yubago.jpgyubagoI still can't ride a bike, but I see them all the time: BionX Mundo!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gas-scooter.jpggas scooterGas powered scooter: I can't ride this either, and I don't want to.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/climb.jpgclimbIt's okay to walk slowly. We get distracted.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bus.jpgbusI CAN ride the bus by myself now. I'm a big girl!2013-08-03T18:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/07/08/with-or-without-me/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/giantsmile.jpggiantsmileOn the other hand, if the San Francisco summer continues along these lines, skirts and shorts are a non-issue.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/beachbucket.jpgbeachbucketThe kids collected jellyfish at Ocean Beach over the weekend. I couldn't go.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/056.jpgbigbikeThe Bullitt+Roland https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/048.jpgscootersMy kids are evidently getting to be really fast on those scooters.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/043.jpgice skatingGoing ice skating? Wear cashmere!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/039.jpggoodbyeWe won't miss her old preschool, although we'll miss her old friends (nearly all of whom are leaving as well).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/021.jpgdressupThese are the appropriate costumes for 1-legged airplane rides on your parents' bed.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/017.jpgcartThanks for the electric carts and the cargo bike parking, Rainbow.2013-07-18T01:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/06/27/coming-back-to-life/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/060.jpgsonOur son had scrapes like these all over his right side.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/134.jpgpapabikeA commuter bike with two Bobike seats, just like Family Ride! I'm still jealous.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/048.jpgparadeShortly before I was hit, we marched in the Cherry Blossom Parade with our son's school.2013-07-07T15:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/05/29/bad-hit-lit-crit-garbage/2013-06-22T14:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/05/21/how-to-protect-against-disaster/2013-06-03T03:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/04/vacation-all-i-ever-wanted/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/038.jpgcapoeiraCapoeira!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/039.jpgfreeloader napSpotted at Sunday Streets: kid sleeping in Xtracycle FreeLoaderhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/027.jpgtombstoneThis is unquestionably from the former cemetery.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/016.jpgfun with jackhammerExcavating the back yard with a jackhammerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/002.jpgberry picking, berry eatingDemonstrating the commitment to eating strawberries.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/004.jpgbike-in discountAlas, we did not get the bike-in discount on this trip.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/032.jpgfamilyTaking a break from the swans at the Palace of Fine Artshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/020.jpgbike walkHeaded to dinner and a movie in the Tenderloinhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/068.jpgmamachariWe love the mamachari! My daughter begged me to buy this bike the second she saw it. All week she asked, "Do we get to keep it?" Yes, we do.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/091.jpggirl in greenHere comes trouble.2013-05-07T04:32:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/08/summer-time-and-a-new-commute/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/018.jpgMinUte headed outIt's hard to get a good shot of the Kona MinUte on the move.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/017.jpgMinUte commute and dropoff loadHeading out to wheelkids and the Financial District. Note Matt is wearing dress pants for this commute; he is so hardcore that he does this route perspiration-free.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/013.jpgwheelkidsThe day-glo orange t-shirt is issued to every wheelkids camper.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/011.jpgpresidio hillOne of the Presidio hills we face: No bicycles. Go up if you can, but it's too steep to ride down.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0091.jpgpartyThe promise of bike camp was wildly exciting.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0081.jpg0082013-05-07T04:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/29/more-bicycles-in-beijing/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pedaling.jpgpedalingPedaling a paddleboat is a kind of pedaling.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kid-on-bike-1.jpgkid on bike 1Riding with a kid in serious traffichttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kid-on-bike-2.jpgkid on bike 2Carrying older kids on the bike is okayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo.jpgmaybe not even a bicycleDefinitely more like a scooter than a bicyclehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/eassist.jpgeassistBicycle, moving toward a scooter aesthetic2013-05-07T04:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/27/riding-to-the-bicycle-music-festival/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0261.jpgMundo haulerThe kids did like this Mundo converted to sound stage. I wouldn't ride it without an electric assist either.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/019.jpgstop signCheck it out! Stopped at a stop sign all by himself!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/031.jpgkid in the laneRiding in the JFK bike lanehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/024.jpgmemorable bicycleHaven't we seen you somewhere before?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0271.jpgBicycle Music Festival 2Is it a picnic or a bicycle festival? Even hundreds of bicycles are unobtrusive.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0221.jpggenerator bikesPedal!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0201.jpgBicycle Music FestivalThe Bicycle Music Festival at Log Cabin Meadow2013-05-07T04:25:46+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/28/sf-pride-another-year-another-disaster/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/114.jpgBreezer and Roland add+bikeBreezer and trailer-bike: seemed like a good idea, but it didn't work out that way.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0411.jpge-bikeYet another electric bicycle spotted at Golden Gate Park: I wish I'd had one on Nob Hill.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/040.jpgpride balloonsThis man was handing out leftover Pride parade balloons to all the kids. Very exciting!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0371.jpgbicycle warningThis was a bike-friendly cab: it had the new "don't door the bicycles" window sticker.2013-05-07T04:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/11/mission-sunday-streets-with-loop-frame-love/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/131.jpguppieLoop-Frame Love gives our daughter a lift uphill.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/126.jpgWiggle sharrowNew sharrow marker along the Wiggle: you can't miss it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/120.jpgloop-frame lovePeople of the family bike en route to Mission Sunday Streets2013-05-07T04:21:30+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/02/i-didnt-kill-the-breezer-phew-but-even-so/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/009.jpghillThere is no alternate route here. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/025.jpggreat highwayWanted: a cargo bike that can handle both hills and sand duneshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/002.jpgBreezerMy poor Breezer, asked to carry loads it was never meant to bear.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/342.jpgbackpackI had to walk the Breezer to the shop with my daughter in the backpack and the rear wheel seized up: exhausting.2016-03-14T15:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/06/book-review-traffic-why-we-drive-the-way-we-do/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/295.jpgjoy ridingMy son will grow up riding his bicycle for transportation just like I did. How many parents can say that?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/232.jpghardware storeDoing errands by bike means never having to look for parking.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/055.jpgKona MinUte camp dropoffMy husband is not a MAMILhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/238.jpgparkletThis is a street designed for people. Drivers complain that parklets are "too close to the road."https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/056.jpgmamachariA mamachari can replace a car.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/291.jpgSunday at Golden Gate ParkStreets can change. People can change.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/252.jpgtest rideRiding a bike means never being stuck in traffic.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/020.jpgdriveway blockEven though we rarely drive, it still really ticks me off that drivers park their cars right in our driveway, like, daily. Drivers who are really committed can even block the bikes.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/239.jpgintersectionThis is a street designed for traffic.2013-05-07T04:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/09/how-wide-is-a-bike-lane/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/035.jpgright-turning busWhen a bus moves into the right lane for pickups or turns, it takes some guts (and a narrow bike) to move to the left as suggested when heading straight.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/036.jpgshared intersectionAt the dotted line, the cyclists move left and the cars turning right (if there were any) move to the right before heading into the intersection.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/037.jpgJFK DriveThe protected bike lanes on JFK Drive rarely feel crowded.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/018.jpguse full laneRide on.2013-05-07T04:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/13/san-francisco-destinations-the-new-wheel/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/257.jpgEmotionI rode the extremely girly "Emotion" bike. I'm not particularly proud, but this kind of marketing leaves something to be desired. Bad manufacturer, no cookie!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/247.jpgFocusAll these bikes have the motor integrated into the design; the mid drive motors are placed inside a massive chain guard.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/250.jpgOhm+TopeakFor the time being, this is the only kind of family bike that The New Wheel is selling.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/245.jpgKalkhoffThese are the kinds of bikes they sell.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2421.jpgThe shopThe New Wheel: stop by and check it out!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/254.jpgTorkerMy son's desire for this bike has not waned in the slightest.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/248.jpgelectric bikesElectric-assist bikes: interesting!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/246.jpgnew wheelThis is actually an accurate depiction of what it's like to ride an electric-assist bicycle in San Francisco.2013-05-07T04:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/20/transportation-resources-for-car-free-and-car-light-families-in-san-francisco-and-beyond/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/012.jpgridesaferUsing the RideSafer travel vests in our San Diego rental car.2016-07-26T18:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/25/its-electric/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0461.jpgfog cityJust another July afternoon in San Francisco. They don't call it Fog City for nothing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/304.jpge-bikeThe bike in front is electric, and arrived just in time for the Electric Slide at Sunday Skate.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0261.jpgBionXBionX: a handy upgrade for a pretty bike.2013-05-07T04:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/31/role-models/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/177.jpgtunnelShe came up with this all by herself, before I had the chance to show her Loop Frame Love's contribution.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/351.jpgbike rack boyKids on bike racks: it never gets old.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pluginhybrid.jpgpluginhybridOur newest default rental is this plug-in hybrid (City Carshare is offering these at their lowest rate).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/354.jpgsecond gradeOn the first day of school our son asked to go by bike.2013-05-07T03:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/14/western-addition-sunday-streets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/049.jpgfood bikesFood trucks are so over. Food bikes are the future!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/040.jpgmusic bikeThis bike isn't in the Public Bikes catalog, which disappoints me.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0271.jpgpieThe pies were a hit.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0341.jpgkitty cat"I'm a baby kitty cat!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/014.jpgin the neighborhoodBicycle obstacles for kidshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/042.jpgFulton StreetHeading west on Fulton Street. Most people walked their bikes here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/046.jpgconesWeaving through a cone coursehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/048.jpgBakerLooking up Baker Street2013-05-07T03:48:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/05/san-francisco-bicycle-coalition-family-bike-day/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/balancefast.jpgbalancefast"I go so fast! Whee!" San Francisco still lacks routes that she could ride.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/015.jpgparkingThe bike parking for prospective family riders suggests there's a big potential market.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/012.jpgblender bikeMy son was a little short for the blender bike, but pedaled on for the promise of smoothies.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/017.jpgmetrofietsThe Metrofiets had it all.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/014.jpgJoe BikeThis is the rare and elusive Joe Bike, now discontinued.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/010.jpgonderwaterI spotted this amazing red Onderwater right away. What a beauty!2016-04-06T16:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/24/upcoming-family-biking-events-in-san-francisco-and-a-bit-yonder/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/336.jpgPortland CBRCHere's part of the lineup at Portland's Cargo Bike Roll Call. I'm assuming a similar scene in Fairfax.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kidical-mass1.jpgkidical massRolling out with the Portland Kidical Mass crew. After six days in the high 90s to low 100s, it rained for the ride just as everyone headed to the ice cream stand. Surely we can do better than this.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kidical-mass.jpgkidical mass2013-05-07T03:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/08/boda-boda-boda-boda-boda/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bodaboda.jpgbodabodaMy daughter puts on her heaviest mittens for a test ride on a warm October day. Why ask why?2013-05-07T03:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/12/a-series-of-electric-assists/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1980.jpgbionx mundoThe BionX system can go on any bike with a rear derailleur, including this Mundo.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1417.jpgmamachariVirtually anyone could afford our craigslist bike, and even the weakest rider can get it up San Francisco hills.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1623.jpgassisted bikesTwo types of bikes at The New Wheel: the Focus is a mid-drive pedal assist, the Ohm has a BionX assist.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1883.jpgecospeedThis is the EcoSpeed Bullitt; the motor is not visible, but note the console above the handlebars.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1162.jpgbionx dummyThis is the first assisted bike I ever rode, a Surly Big Dummy with BionX.2016-10-14T18:10:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/05/grocery-shopping-by-bicycle/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bullittpizza.jpgbullittpizzaHalf a dozen pizzas? Please.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/810.jpgdouble loadA farm share + Rainbow trip by Kona MinUte: produce and bulk shopping in the panniers plus a 25 lb. box of apples strapped to the deck, no problem!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/061.jpgfarmers marketFarmers market by mamachari: strawberries, kettle corn, carrots, apples, oranges, grapes, coffee cakehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/059.jpgfarm shareThis week's farm share (carried in one MinUte pannier): apple pears, arugula, turnips, carrots, persimmons, bok choy, leeks, kale, potatoeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/057.jpgtjsWhat I got this week at Trader Joe's: milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, box of wine, fruit, crackers, vanilla (plus my lunch bag)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/grocerymama.jpggrocerymamaHere's the mamachari in grocery-shopping mode--normally I would have a kid in back and keep the shopping up front, but without a kid I can just throw stuff in willy-nilly.2013-05-07T03:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/28/we-tried-it-yuba-boda-boda/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/004.jpgsighThere's been a lot of mugging for the camera lately. My son liked riding the bike. Hence the scary face, I am told.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/139.jpgboda bodaHey, Boda Boda!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/007.jpgon the busIt took a few second to load the Boda Boda on this rack. No wobbling on the ride either (which involved going up and down steep hills at speeds I'd prefer to forget).2016-05-23T00:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/17/you-cant-win-them-all-2012-holiday-lights-ride/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/016.jpgboy in the rainOur son was actually so thrilled to be on the Roland trailer-bike he was willing to gut it out longer than anyone.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/019.jpggarageThe bedraggled riders slosh home.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/018.jpgBullitt bicycle toddlerEven with our efforts to pack her in under a rain skirt, our preschooler was not enjoying this ride on the Bullitt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/015.jpgBullitt and Roland add+bikeLight strings, dynamo front and tail lights, reflective sidewall tires and jackets: we like visibility.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/014.jpgmamachariMamachari lights!2013-05-07T03:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/01/09/how-much-can-a-bullitt-bicycle-haul-1-kid-2-kids-3-kids-4/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bullittbox.jpgbullittboxEven last summer when we rented the Bullitt, both kids were sometimes willing to ride together.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2257.jpgBiking with BradBiking with Brad demonstrates how much you can haul on a Big Dummy.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/097.jpg3 kids in a BullittLoading up: three kids in the box of our Bullitt bicycle.2014-07-22T06:03:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/01/how-much-does-a-bike-like-that-cost/2013-05-07T02:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/04/the-edgerunner-has-landed/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2837.jpgEdgeRunnerHere it is.2013-09-26T17:28:58+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/08/the-city-and-the-city/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/teagarden.jpgteagardenAt the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lighttraffic.jpglighttrafficThis is light traffic by the standards of a driving commute in San Francisco.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/empty-island.jpgempty islandNo cars allowed2013-05-07T02:45:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/08/yes-but/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/119.jpgbakeryWalking is exhausting. Let's ride bikes instead.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/112.jpggardenThey don't always fight.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/108.jpgfountainWe stayed near these gardens, one of the few places no bikes were allowed.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/107.jpgmermaidYes, but San Francisco has hills!2013-05-07T02:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/15/bicycles-and-privilege/2013-05-07T02:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/01/30-days-of-biking-and-so-on/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/054.jpguntouchableRain? What rain?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/028.jpgboomWaiting for the splash at the Aquariumhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/053.jpgcargo bikesThe California Academy of Sciences installed cargo bike-friendly parking right in front. Mwah!2013-05-07T02:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/05/04/home-again/2013-05-14T19:41:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/26/crash/2015-11-14T23:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/19/zero-waste-getting-to-zero/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/455.jpgartSustainable preschool art is a continuing battle.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/463.jpgfridgehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/461.jpglandfillhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/378.jpglunchhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/352.jpglunchhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/351.jpgbulk binshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/348.jpgshopping2013-05-22T23:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/01/30/how-to-get-a-bike-for-free/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/031.jpg031https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/030.jpgshoppingThis is how we shop now.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/016.jpgbinsOne of these things is not like the other.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/0131.jpgfridgeThis is our refrigerator post-tour. We are trying harder.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/009.jpgart1This is some of the art made from found materials at the transfer station.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/008.jpghopeAt the San Francisco waste transfer stationhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/007.jpggarbage bugIs artistic reuse recycling, upcycling, or something else entirely?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/006.jpgart2More art from reclaimed waste2014-02-27T00:31:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/29/losing-it-2/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/464.jpgbathroomMirror in the bathroomhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/family.jpgfamilyOur kids are cute but from day 1 they haven't slept.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/462.jpglandfill2 months in: our weekly landfill load in a quart-sized ziploc (mostly foam stickers from preschool and dental floss). Wild!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/468.jpgreadingWe shrink and they grow.2013-04-18T22:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/17/things-keep-happening/2013-04-17T15:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/12/sunday-streeeeeeeets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/paddle1.jpgpaddle1https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/014.jpgyardThis setup never gets old, evidently. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/001.jpgtwins2013-04-13T04:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/08/where-the-family-bikes-are/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/010.jpgfraserA one-off: the Fraser Pack Mulehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/005.jpgadhocAnother ad hoc family bike, with a seat on the rear rackhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/familybikes.jpgfamilybikesFamily bikes like circus arts.2013-04-09T16:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/05/these-are-the-ways-we-ride-to-school-continued/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boda-family.jpgboda familyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/436.jpgRP fenceEdgeRunner, Mundos, trailers, trailer-bikeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/073.jpgjacketsBikes with yellow jacketshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rptrailer.jpgrptrailerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mundorp.jpgmundorphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mundokids.jpgmundokids2013-04-09T15:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/04/03/spring-break/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/049.jpgboardwalk racksThe bike racks at the boardwalk were packed.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/047.jpgboatsSanta Cruz beach boardwalkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/042.jpgbeachCalifornia uber alleshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/034.jpgrackGrocery store parking: giant beach cruisershttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/033.jpgparkDennis the Menace Park2013-04-08T17:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/27/more-bike-parking-please/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/0011.jpgnew racksCheck it out! Six shiny new bike racks!2013-03-29T01:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/25/am-i-paranoid-enough/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/0021.jpgcut lockEvidently a standard U-lock isn't enough to prevent bike theft in San Francisco.2013-03-27T22:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/22/to-panhandle-or-not-to-panhandle/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/145.jpgBullittGit it, old man!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2587.jpgwalkersWhere we ridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2548.jpgnorthern pathThere is a lot of foot traffic on the shared-use path.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1968.jpgheading inTransitioning from the park to the Panhandlehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1258.jpgconservatoryWe were hit at the intersection here, in front of the Conservatory of Flowers.2013-03-27T22:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/20/turn-that-frown-upside-down/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/069.jpghappySome other things that make me happyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/001.jpgnot a parking laneIs this really necessary?2013-03-25T18:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/18/hello-there-ad-hoc-san-francisco-family-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/434.jpgafterschoolFront top-tube seat with an electric assist: this is a San Francisco family bike.2013-03-29T10:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/06/women-and-men/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2626.jpgmasonicSomeone's going to run this light.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2657.jpgmarketResults not typical2013-03-12T17:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/04/more-family-bikes-of-san-francisco/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stokedmetrofiets.jpgstokedmetrofietsStoked Metrofiets at Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/016.jpgpartyOutside nearly any family-friendly venue in San Francisco you'll find bikes like ours. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/012.jpgBionX Burley tandemThis bike wins the "most modifications" award.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/003.jpghuhWhat is it?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/002.jpgXtracycleThere is no shortage of "traditional" family bikes like this Xtracycle, though.2014-10-05T23:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/03/01/a-weekend-in-the-country/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/016.jpggeared upThe entertainment value of dressing up in sparring props lasted less than an hour.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/010.jpgTrain TownWe stopped at Sonoma Train Town en route. Even the kids had a moment of disconnect about driving to the train.2013-03-25T04:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/27/worst-bike-parking-award-jewish-community-center-of-san-francisco/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/003.jpgJCCSF1The racks get crowded even at 4pm, way before the pickup rush.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/002.jpgJCCSF3These tree cages aren't even attached to anything, but there aren't any better alternatives.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/0011.jpgJCCSF2There is plenty of space to install more of the terrible racks they have (kind of a worst-best alternative) but they haven't even done this.2013-03-26T00:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/22/xtracycle-erumpent/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/004.jpgedgerunner 2Another EdgeRunner!2013-02-25T20:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/20/unusual-child-seats-continued/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/026.jpgaftermarketThis was the most distinctive child seat I've seen in quite a while.2013-02-23T06:08:50+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/13/my-brompton-gets-schooled-2-kids-on-a-folding-bike-redux/2013-02-15T13:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/02/11/soldiering-on/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/001.jpgfolder seatsThat's a rear child seat, a double front saddle, and a front cargo basket on a folding bike. Damn!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/045.jpg045https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/060.jpg060https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/006.jpglandfillWhat we sent to the landfill last week: medical waste from ER visit, birthday party odds and ends, random odds and ends, and a XL serving of smug.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_20130103_135356.jpgmuseumGoing in circles, for now.2013-02-12T17:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/01/14/ch-ch-ch-changes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/084.jpgheaded outThe Bullitt is evidently our most interesting bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/134.jpghome no moreNice place. We're going to miss it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/036.jpgno wayNo way are we getting out from under here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/013.jpgbyeLike it or not, we're on the move.2013-01-27T15:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2013/01/07/what-we-did-on-our-winter-vacation/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/0671.jpgmuir woodsThere were enough other people at Muir Woods on Christmas Eve to get a family picture.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/103.jpg103https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/093.jpgcarrouselThe Children's Creativity Museum has its own carrousel.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/092.jpgYerba BuenaOh, the places we gohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/067.jpg067https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/057.jpgde YoungOur kids mostly ignored the view from the tower of the de Young museum.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/042.jpgreindeer in the rainIt turns out that reindeer hate rain. Who knew?2013-01-09T05:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/21/the-end-of-the-world-or-at-least-the-end-of-the-year/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/kidsonbullitt2.jpgkidsonbullitt2Come back, Bullitt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/001.jpgfolder child seatI'm not the only crazy person putting a kid on the back of my folding bike!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2809.jpgsnowThe fake snow at the Academy of Sciences is the only snow my kids have ever seen.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2441.jpgschoolAnother day at the Rosa Parks drop off, which has less and less room for all the bikeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2259.jpgengineIt can't be overstated how much kids love Engine Engine Engine.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/147.jpgheaded outUndeIt's getting tight at the racks where we parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/144.jpgpodThis is the Bullitt's Splendid canopy, worth every penny.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/138.jpgblack beachI miss November.2012-12-21T19:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/19/a-front-child-seat-for-older-kids/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/leco.jpglecoThis is the Oxford Leco top tube seat (footrests not shown)2017-12-25T15:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/12/bicycles-in-new-york/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nysalmon.jpgnysalmonA "Do not enter" sign for bicycles is a new one for me too.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nyrightofway.jpgnyrightofwayBikes only; the rest of you can circle endlessly.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nyrental.jpgnyrentalYou too can ride the streets of New York.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nylodge.jpgnylodgeThis ridiculously hipster hotel is where Matt's company put him up. He called it the porno fantasy hunting lodge.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nylock.jpgnylockNothing stops the angle grinder, except maybe the death penalty.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nycycletrack.jpgnycycletrackI have yet to see cycling infrastructure this good in San Francisco.2012-12-12T20:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/10/upcoming-sfbc-9th-annual-holiday-lights-ride/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/085.jpgBullitt greenhouseThis is an expensive bike, but it cost less than half of what we got when we sold our car.2012-12-10T22:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/10/safety-in-numbers/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2855.jpgpark riderWhat makes any bicycle safe on any street?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2833.jpgRosa Parks Family bikes rolling in.2012-12-10T18:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/06/meet-the-new-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/002.jpgMinUte againThe same bike, but differenthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/139.jpgboda bodaLoad up the Boda Boda.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/094.jpgbox wineWe are classy, classy people.2013-07-05T19:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/04/hum-of-the-city-1/2012-12-07T01:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/12/03/christmas-tree-by-bullitt-and-three-people-on-a-brompton/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/154.jpgdecorating the treeHome at lasthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/101.jpgBrompton 3To thishttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/096.jpgload upAlmost there, but note a crucial handlebar mistake on the left.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/146.jpgBrompton lumberIf we'd gotten a smaller tree it TOTALLY WOULD HAVE WORKED.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/099.jpgBullitt ChristmasChristmas tree by Bullitt: welcome home.2012-12-04T17:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/25/not-another-hills-of-san-francisco-post/2012-11-28T23:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/21/thankful/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2798.jpgrain dayIf it weren't for the wind, our cheap umbrella-based rain cover would be just fine.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2809.jpgacademysnowLast weekend we visited the Academy of Sciences: Let it snow!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stolenbike.jpgstolenbikeThe Kona MinUte contemplates its sad future.2012-11-24T02:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/19/stolen/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1388.jpghugThe kids are still confused about where the MinUte has gone.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/xmastree.jpgxmastreeThe Kona MinUte carried home our Christmas tree last year.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/807.jpggroceriesYes, the MinUte is a real cargo bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1007.jpg2-kid bikeTwo kids on our Kona MinUte, not an everyday thinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/280.jpgKona MinUteThe MinUte deserved better than this ignominious end.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stolen.jpgstolenU-lock untouched, cable snipped, and the bike is gone.2015-05-10T12:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/29/bike-1-the-kona-minute-six-months-later/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0311.jpgKona MinUte +3 againLook who's back in the gamehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/023.jpgKona MinUte at Everybody BikesIn the shop for a brake adjustment. Again.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0161.jpgKona MinUte familyNot seen in this photo: scuffling over handlebar gripshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/014.jpgTwo kids on the Kona MinUteMaiden voyage of the Kona MinUte + 32016-05-24T16:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/16/san-francisco-is-hard-on-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweenparking1.jpghalloweenparkingThese bikes can now handle whatever San Francisco can throw at them.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/128.jpggoatsThe city brought goats in earlier this year to eat the garbage that had piled up around the bus depot across the street from my office.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/318.jpgstreetThis street is in average-to-good condition by San Francisco standards. Lots of cars mean lots of damage.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/069.jpgcourtyardOur kids "borrowing" the toys in the Copenhagen apartment's courtyard2012-11-26T23:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/09/a-week-of-riding/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bullitt-cover.jpgbullitt coverIt seems like we've spent quite enough on this bike, but the cover is pretty tempting.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/0101.jpgBullitt and boyIt's been hard to get pictures of the kids on the bike; they jump off and run to make faces at the camera.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/029.jpgSOMAThe New Wheel recently put together this drool-worthy BionX SOMA.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/010.jpg1st pickupOne kid on board, one kid yet to pick up2012-11-29T15:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/07/happy-belated-birthday-to-hum-of-the-city/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1849.jpgMinUteTwo kids on the Kona MinUte, laughing all the wayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bullittdelivery.jpgbullittdeliveryOctober 2012: Splendid Cycles delivers our Bullitt2012-11-09T18:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/11/02/halloween-is-for-people/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweencemetery.jpghalloweencemeterySan Francisco says: "Top this, Trunk-or-Treat!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweenparking.jpghalloweenparkingVIP parking for cargo bikes!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweengarage.jpghalloweengarageOne of the many amazing displays on Belvedere Street: garage as haunted househttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweenrp.jpghalloweenrpWhere the kids are: Rosa Parks' Halloween parade!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/halloweenkids.jpghalloweenkidsTwo giraffes are better than one2012-11-03T02:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/31/bicycles-in-bellingham/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1800.jpgcondosThis part of the city can only be seen from the bike path.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1802.jpggreenwayThis the return route from downtown; the bay is to the right.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1803.jpgmarkerThe greenway markers tell you how to get from here to there.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1801.jpgGerman bikeThe German bakery in Bellingham used this bike for deliveries. They imported it from Germany, where postal workers use them.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1754.jpgFairhaven PlazaBicycles and pedestrians only on this shopping plaza, which also hosts a farmers markethttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1799.jpgHubThe bike shop on the greenwayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1809.jpglone wolfThis lone wolf was riding in the bike lanes.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1769.jpgbeachAugust in Bellingham2012-11-02T17:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/29/when-car-horns-make-a-joyful-noise/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bromptononbullitt.jpgbromptononbullittSo many ways to use a cargo bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bullitt2.jpgbullittSpotted in the Financial District: this is probably the Bullitt we should have gotten.2012-11-02T22:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/26/bicycles-in-sao-paulo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0031.jpgSF Critical MassI'm late to this party, but happy to be here now.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/003.jpgbike to schoolRiding our bikes to school started us down this road.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sp-rooftop.jpgsp rooftopA view from the helipadhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pedlines.jpgpedlinesSome bike lanes are just another way to say, "Go away."https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sp-bike-trail.jpgsp bike trailBeggars can't be choosers seems to be the philosophy here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sp-child-seat.jpgsp child seatNow that's my kind of bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sp-fam-bike.jpgsp shareThese bike share bikes would be perfect for commuting, but they never leave the city park.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sp-sharrow.jpgsp bike laneHope you weren't planning a long ride.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spcityofcars.jpgspcityofcarsThe view of the street from everywhere in the city.2012-10-30T06:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/24/car-free-role-models/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2ndgrade.jpg2ndgrade"We have that same taillight on our bikes!" says one girl.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/358.jpgfirst dayMy son's 2nd grade teacher rounds up the class.2012-10-24T16:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/about/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/214.jpgcopenhagenWe rode our bikes here (okay, we took a plane first).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/354.jpgsecond gradeAugust 2012 on the first day of 2nd grade2019-05-15T13:41:17+00:00weekly0.6https://humofthecity.com/2012/10/22/getting-used-to-life-with-a-real-cargo-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/loadbullitt.jpgloadbullittRunning for the Bullitthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ridebulllitt.jpgridebulllittAn early ride with many more to come2012-10-22T22:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/19/dont-you-worry-that-its-not-safe-to-ride-a-bike-with-your-kids/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/006.jpgBullittCan we take the Bullitt?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/038.jpgfire truckSitting in fire trucks is fun, but my kids have little interest in ordinary cars.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/009.jpgBullitt deliveryLearning from his sister, my son locked himself inside the delivery box of a Bullitt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/024.jpgplaygroundRest assured that my daughter was trying to jump off something when this picture was taken.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/007.jpgbadmExploring the living maze at the Bay Area Discovery Museumhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0011.jpgzebra rideMy son has ridden the Golden Gate Park carrousel since he was a year old.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0122.jpg012https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0121.jpgswim classNot killing each other2013-09-23T21:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/17/more-money-less-garbage/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1918.jpgjunk drawerWhy is getting a bike that can carry anything associated with less garbage?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1278.jpgyayWhy yes, we can go out for ice cream again.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1129.jpgrainyDestination unknown2012-10-20T13:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/15/you-cannot-run-faster-than-a-bullitt/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bullitt1.jpgbullittThe Bullitt arrives, October 2012.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bullitt.jpgbullittWorth the wait2012-10-21T17:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/10/the-traffic-problem/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/001.jpgMarket StreetThe Market Street bike lanes never lack for excitement.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/361.jpgArguello 2Cars tend to hug the yellow line when passing bikes on my morning commute.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/363.jpgEuclidThis is the western approach to Laurel Heights. There are a lot of tight squeezes en route.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2054.jpganother hillGoing up this hill into a 10mph headwind is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from riding into a 10mph headwind on the flats.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/343.jpgWebster StreetWe ride on the Webster Street bike lanes to take our son to school. If our timing is good we meet other Rosa Parks families en route and make a bike train. If not, we wave to the families in cars.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/957.jpgpost streetThe Post Street bike route switches from sharrows to bike lanes. I see families riding this route fairly frequently on school drop-off mornings.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/362.jpgarguelloThis is my normal route to work. Cars stop in the bike lane for school drop-offs; riders have to weave around. This registers as "annoying" now.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1238.jpgbike laneUsually I feel pretty good about these parking-protected bike lanes in Golden Gate Park (even though cars park overlapping the buffer zone).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/934.jpgneighborhoodOur son learned to ride on these streets and sidewalks in our neighborhood.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1937.jpgwiggle to fellOur son waits for the left turn signal to merge from the Wiggle to Fell Street on a recent Sunday. He was singing to himself when I took this picture.2023-06-12T08:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/10/03/kidical-mass-critical-mass/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/1983.jpgmini-KidicalOur trip with the neighbors through Golden Gate Park seemed like a good potential Kidical Mass route. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/008.jpgconference bikeThe conference bike had a little kid in the middle (a bad shot I realize).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/005.jpgflameYes, there is a flaming broomstick on the back of that bike. It's something to consider now that Jerry Brown has vetoed the 3-foot passing rule.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/004.jpgdog+kidThis woman had both a kid on the back and a dog in front!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/002.jpgpinch pointGetting to Critical Mass involved some serious traffic maneuvering. This bus was stopped completely, so we had to squeeze between it and the curb. And that is why I like narrow bikes.2012-10-05T05:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/12/we-tried-it-yuba-elmundo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/081.jpgBionX MundoBionX Mundo. Nice!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/027.jpgMundoI didn't manage to get good photos of the elMundo I rode, so here's a nice-looking Mundo. Imagine a battery behind the tube holding up the seat and you're mostly there.2014-02-23T04:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/28/mt-sutros-cloud-forest-the-path-less-traveled/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/043.jpgmtsutroThis is San Francisco too.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0511.jpgdown the stairsComing back down the other sidehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/044.jpgother sideComing back down the other side.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/038.jpgstaircaseThe next set of stairs, partially obscured by the forest.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0342.jpgcourtyardThe largest courtyard on campus--my son's preschool graduation was held here.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/033.jpgstairsThe view of San Francisco from the first flight of stairs to Mt. Sutro. This landing is about 200 horizontal feet and 500 vertical feet from our front door.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0321.jpg0322012-10-04T16:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/05/we-tried-it-bullitt-with-bionx-electric-assist/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/read2.jpgreadThe actual couch in the apartment might as well not have been there.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/039.jpgride onIt was a party every day on the Bullitt.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/012.jpgyes we canClimb in, climb out. Climb in, climb out. Climb in, climb out. Joel and Barb at Splendid Cycles are VERY patient people.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/006.jpgThe Bullitt at restThe actual couch in our apartment might as well not have been there.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/001.jpgwhee!This is an awesome way to ride with two kids. Lots of conversation, no fighting!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/016.jpgtwo kids on a BullittYou can actually fit a 3.5 year old and an almost-7 year old in the box of a Bullitt, but it's a tight squeeze.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/003.jpgtest-rideHello, Bullitt!2014-07-22T16:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/05/the-breezer-uptown-8-step-through/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/saddle-up.jpgsaddle upAs always, my bike needs more stuff hanging off ithttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dorkcycle.jpgdorkcycleOff road, on roadhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/too-stylish.jpgtoo stylishNice bikes... too nice2012-12-10T05:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/06/upgrading-the-breezer-uptown-8/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/007.jpgheadlightThe new fork-mount for the headlight is unlovely but very effective.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/009.jpgwheel stabilizerThis is the Frankenstein of wheel stabilizers, but it gets the job done. Anyway no one has ever waxed rhapsodic about the Breezer's clean lines.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/010.jpgcargo kickstandAt last, a kickstand that is not pathetic.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/008.jpgSoma GamohMy new front basket, the Soma Gamoh. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/037.jpgbarnacle bikeThat's right, my Breezer didn't have enough stuff hanging off it yet. I needed more.2012-09-26T17:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/14/the-christmas-bike-jamis-laser-20/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/799.jpgggparkGirl on Schwinnhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/747.jpgChristmas morningClassic Christmas morning photo2012-09-26T17:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/09/bike-1-the-kona-minute/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/me.jpgmehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fight.jpgfightHer punches are surprisingly ferocioushttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kona-2.jpgkona 2All parts on board (it's not cold, but my son likes looking like a ninja)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kona-1.jpgkona 1The MinUte kludged out with our ghetto duct tape panniers2015-11-16T20:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/26/rosa-parks-fall-bbq/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/parade2.jpgparade2More of the bike parade whizzes by, and Rosa Parks smiles above it all.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2kids1bike.jpg2kids1bikeTwo kids on one 20" bike slay the obstacle course. Who needs Fiets of Parenthood? We have Fiets of Childhood.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/madsen.jpgmadsenThe Madsen a few other bikes stayed behind during the bike parade.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/031.jpgblack mundoOne of the many new Yuba Mundos at pick uphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/parade.jpgparadeOne part of the bike parade2024-07-19T10:12:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/19/last-bike-standing/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/019.jpgloaded BulliittCatch us if you can.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/010.jpgpdx cbrcPortland Cargo Bike Roll Call2014-09-02T18:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/17/we-tried-it-surly-big-dummy-with-and-without-bionx-electric-assist/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/159.jpgtwo DummiesFive kids on two Big Dummies. Who wouldn't want to join this kind of party?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/278.jpgAnother Big DummyThis the the Big Dummy we rode in Portland, looking very staid in comparison to its siblings in Seattle.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/166.jpg3 kidsThree kid party on the Big Dummy! And that's my son riding his first geared bike alongside.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/206.jpgpinataYes, that is a pinata. I am not worthy to hang out with these people.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/237.jpgSeattle CBRCBiking with Brad shows off a Big Dummy at Seattle's Cargo Bike Roll Callhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/345.jpg4 on boardMatt takes three kids for a spin on our rental Big Dummy at the Portland Cargo Bike Roll Call.2013-03-15T16:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/16/here-in-san-francisco/2012-09-16T16:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/09/shrader-valve/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/119.jpgbike lightBike light is green! Follow the arrow into the Fell Street bike lane, and it's a straight shot from there to the ocean.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/118.jpgupcoming turnThis is the Panhandle bike path marking for the upcoming Shrader Valve.2012-09-09T23:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/07/we-tried-it-wallaroo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/273.jpgheading outThe kids are doing something in there. It's hard to tell what.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/274.jpggo WallarooThe Wallaroo on the movehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/271.jpgout the doorSqueezing out the door. It was hard to get a good shot of the kids once they discovered the covers on the child box.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/261.jpgWallarooHello, Wallaroo! My son became so enamored of straddling the top tube of bikes that he began trying it even on bikes that lacked a top tube.2012-09-07T16:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/09/01/the-end-of-the-road-is-not-the-end/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/transamerica.jpgtransamericaLooking up and looking down: welcome to San Francisco.2012-09-01T20:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/29/we-tried-it-metrofiets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/290.jpgpretty bikeGorgeous, but not necessarily making things easy.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/296.jpgno chainguardNo chainguard. Seriously?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/299.jpgreading nookHanging out in Metrofiets. My kids view box bikes as kid couches; they kick back, get a little reading in, just relax.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/291.jpgMetrofiets ride"I want to ride it! I want to ride it!" 2018-03-22T21:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/27/we-tried-it-bakfiets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yeehaw.jpgyeehawFour kids in the box, one on a rear seat, and one on a Follow-Me tandem. Ride on, party bike! If you want to haul lots of kids, the Bakfiets has no equal.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/046.jpgstill thereWhat do you mean, it's time to get out now?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/044.jpgall smilesMy two kids, ages 3.5 and almost-7, had plenty of room on a Bakfiets bench.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/052.jpgBakfiets riderMatt and I both test-rode the Bakfiets. We had plenty of time, because our daughter had no interest in getting out of it.2019-07-12T21:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/25/our-hills-are-bigger-than-your-hills/2012-09-11T15:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/24/still-more-bicycles-in-beijing/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cepri-ebike.jpgcepri ebikeJust another commuter bike in Beijinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/back-of-bicycle.jpgback of bicycle"I'd rather cry in the back your BMW than laugh on the back of your bicycle." I suspect this is not a formula for lifelong happiness.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/psa1.jpgpsaThis sign was posted outside Matt's hotel in Beijing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/psa.jpgpsa2012-08-24T14:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/20/home-again-home-again-jiggety-jig/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo.jpgbikesThey're running out of bike racks at the farmers market.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/359.jpgracksThe last couple of family bikes after our late departure2012-08-21T16:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/16/we-tried-it-christiania-and-nihola-cargo-tricycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/069.jpgelbow roomThe Christiania offers a lot of elbow room.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/070.jpgNiholaThe Nihola on the movehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/059.jpgTimber!This is about as far forward as you want the weight in the cargo box to go.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/061.jpgChristiania on the roadRiding the Christiania in the bike lane means using the entire bike lane.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/060.jpgNihola street viewThe front view from the Nihola.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/065.jpgtrike parkingAs one might expect, tricycles also need enormous amounts of space when parked, and turning them around involves something like 35-point turns.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/058.jpgNiholaOne kid plus a backpack does not test the capacity of the Nihola.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/071.jpgChristianiaOver a year after our return from Copenhagen, we finally got to ride a Christiania.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/064.jpghand trikeThis guy with no legs whizzed by us on a hand-powered delta trike. Impressive and depressing at the same time.2017-08-30T03:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/14/we-tried-it-specialized-hardrock-and-a-burley-bee-trailer/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0261.jpgno chain guardHey mountain bike, I haven't forgotten that you made me look even more like a dork than usual.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/031.jpgon the trailThere are some downsides, but this setup is probably a lot cheaper and more versatile than a triple tandem with S&S couplers.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/034.jpgnot a footrest"Stop. Please stop. I really don't want to have to ask you again."https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/025.jpgthe view from in frontThe kids are there but not all there, if that makes sense.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0481.jpguphillThis is the biggest hill we climbed in the trailer.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/020.jpgback pocketThe Burley Bee has a junk drawer.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/019.jpgcheerfulSeemed cramped to me, but the kids had no problem with it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0471.jpgmountain bike and trailerThe full righttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/017.jpgmeet the Burley BeeWhat's this?2019-05-24T16:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/12/homesick-for-the-north-homesick-for-the-south/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/119.jpgPortland stationMy kids were the ones chanting "Amtrak! Amtrak! Amtrak! Amtrak!" in car #9 for most of the ride down from Seattle. I apologize.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/126.jpgrib jointBarbecue in Portlandhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/093.jpghelmet bouquetSo eight family bikers lock up together...https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/022.jpgtrailerOur first trailer ride2012-09-11T18:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/09/uphill-downhill-the-limits-of-cargo-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/047.jpgSurly Big DummyA Big Dummy in Bellingham: it is no accident that you can spot this bike all over in hilly citieshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/062.jpgboardwalk againThis what hills in Bellingham look like. A 10% grade according to the signs, not too bad, especially given the killer views.2020-07-06T15:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/07/we-are-having-fun-yet/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/041.jpgboardwalkAnd we're off!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/045.jpginvestigating shellsThe junior scientists will investigate this trailer thing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/048.jpgplayground"I'll pretend to cry, okay?"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/026.jpgFairhavenRecumbent with cargo trailer and a Burley tandem. Love it!2012-08-07T17:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/03/north-by-northwest/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/001.jpgbrompton + it chairFrom here, in 2012https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/014.jpgmeWe're all pretty happy about this trip.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beach-girl.jpgbeach girlPlaying on the beach is on the agenda.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/042.jpgoh boyMy son has incomprehensible names for all the bikes he wants to try, which makes planning test rides tricky.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0191.jpgcargo Although this is impressive, it is actually the kind of thing we're trying to avoid.2012-08-09T04:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/08/01/the-costs-of-living-without-a-car/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0411.jpgnew helmetSome of our newfound savings, admittedly, went to a new helmet.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0371.jpgoaklandComing out of the tunnel on BARThttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/024.jpgBrompton on MuniMy son, passed out on my lap as we commute by Muni. (The Brompton continues to reign supreme in practicality; there was only space on the bus bike rack for one more bike--my son's.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/008.jpgBike not-parkingWe don't even need to park the bike at our son's summer camp. Matt just rides into the middle of the field to pick him up. The other kids were so jealous.2012-08-08T05:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/29/new-helmet/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/waterfall.jpgwaterfallMy son likes the outdoors too. And he likes climbing up the hidden waterfalls of Golden Gate Park.2012-07-31T19:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/27/learning-to-love-the-outdoors/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/019.jpgwoodsExploring the woods the campus planted in lieu of giving us all backyards. My kids like being outside already. (This hill drains right into our basement, incidentally.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/038.jpgpescaderoLast weekend we went to the coast to visit family, but forgot it would be even windier next to the Pacific Ocean. 60 degrees and a dust storm. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/017.jpgGG Park Kona MinUteCheck it out! It's July in San Francisco! Wind and fog, check. Record low temps, check. We're still having fun.2012-07-30T05:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/23/need-a-lyft/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/0431.jpgmustachesPost-ride mustachioed photos are nearly obligatory. But: unbeatable value!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/044.jpgLyft carThese fluffy pink mustaches identify Lyft cars, evidently.2013-07-23T01:51:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/18/round-round-get-around-i-get-around-first-time-car-sharing-with-getaround/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cab.jpgcabMy sister notes that this vehicle is not authorized to enter the bike lane when necessary.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gas-scooter.jpggas scooterMy brother-in-law suggested this as a car alternative for us. Thankfully we can do better.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/140.jpgyogaI've developed a lot more flexibility in the last year.2012-07-19T04:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/16/spotted-in-hayes-valley-the-faraday-porteur/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/234.jpgFaraday motorFront hub motor, apparentlyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/236.jpgadPretty, but vague on the detailshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/233.jpgFaradayThe Faraday Porteurhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/237.jpgparkletNew Hayes Valley parklet2014-05-31T19:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/11/one-less-minivan/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/242.jpgEROh, the places we go: "Look!" yells my daughter. "It's my emergency room!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/004.jpgsharonOh, the places we go: The Children's Playground at Sharon Meadowhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/218.jpgHayes ValleyOh, the places we go: Hayes Valley https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/026.jpgStrEATOh, the places we go: my brother-in-law's birthday dinner at StrEAT Food, south of Markethttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/028.jpgF CastroOh, the places we go: The F Castro line Italian streetcarshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/003.jpgcarrouselOh, the places we go: Golden Gate Park Carrouselhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/byebyevan.jpgbyebyevanWe still haven't really missed the minivan.2016-04-25T03:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/07/the-reason-theyre-building-more-bike-parking-where-i-work/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/058.jpgoverflow parkingMore racks outside the bike cageshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0561.jpgbike cage #1This is the main campus bike cage.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/057.jpgbike cage #2This is the second bike cage (slightly smaller)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/056.jpgBike cage #12012-07-09T06:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/07/04/what-fresh-hell-is-this/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/050.jpgice cream shopAlthough it was raining and cold, my kids wanted ice cream. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/046.jpgKona MinUte preschoolerFor novelty value, my daughter rode on the MinUte for about 10 minutes before returning to her plush mamachari seat.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/043.jpganother bobike juniorBlue Public Bike with a Bobike Junior seat https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/041.jpgMuni rideStudying Japanese on the train downtown2012-07-04T15:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/23/amsterdamized-bike-lanes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0392.jpgAmsterdamizeFound it! This no-helmet bike lane marker is in Golden Gate Park.2012-06-24T03:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/22/road-rage-redux-now-with-less-road-rage/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_5075.jpgboy on BromptonYes, you can carry a six-year-old on a Brompton (assuming you don't mind looking goofy, but let's face it, you already look goofy)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0162.jpglooking westFunny, you don't look 75 years old.2012-06-22T16:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/21/road-rage/2012-06-22T18:51:23+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/20/kids-on-bike-racks-jump-in-the-pool/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/079.jpgkids on bike rackThis has become a familiar sight.2012-06-21T16:58:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/18/destinations-redwood-regional-park-girls-camp/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0131.jpgAt the streamLots of families were out on the Stream Trail looking for shadehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/014.jpgStream TrailWalking along the Stream Trailhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0171.jpgportaging stickFor some reason it was extremely important that we carry this stick aroundhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/012.jpggamesSome kind of game involving balls was played, but let's not get hung up on the detailshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0111.jpgGirls' Camp bathroom and parkingParking was near the bathroom at the far end https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0082.jpgGirls' Camp tentsTents up: time to explore themhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0101.jpgRedwood Regional Park Girls' CampAt the entrance to Redwood Regional Park Girls' Camp2012-07-05T21:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/15/getting-in-the-game/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/015.jpgcrissy fieldCar-free Presidio: more like this, please.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/080.jpgExploratorium bicycleThe Exploratorium offers a chance to make a robot ride a bike. Why not people?2012-06-15T16:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/13/trailer-bike-roland-addbike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/oli.jpgoliOur kids were thrilled to have someone so tall to carry them around.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/030.jpgsaddle upLet's ride!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/042.jpgRoland on the roadMatt tried out riding the Breezer with the Roland add+bike--this is the end of the Wiggle (the unpleasant part).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/006.jpgRoland add+bike attachmentThis rod drops into a metal through-hole in the rear rack. The divot in the rod is for a smaller, sprung rod that is mounted horizontally below the rack itself, and which prevents the attachment rod from bouncing out on bumps.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/005.jpgRoland rackThis is the Roland add+bike's attachment to the rear rackhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/034.jpgRoland add+bike on the hillUp, up, and away! Matt needed the car to catch up to us on this hill.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/028.jpgroland add+bikeBreezer Uptown 8 and Bobike Maxi and Roland add+bike: Three countries on one bike2021-10-17T17:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/10/family-bikes-we-have-seen/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0161.jpgBilenky with child seatCustom Bilenky kitted out for a family ridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0391.jpgrecumbent familyTwo recumbents and a trailer at the Palace of Fine Artshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tandemtrailer.jpgtandemtrailerPurple tandem with a trailer-bike attachment2012-06-10T19:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/02/bicycle-loans-at-san-francisco-fire-credit-union/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0381.jpgBromptonsHow about a Brompton? If you live in PORTLAND, there's no shortage of choices at Clever Cycles.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0191.jpgcargo bikesThese bikes could also be yours: a selection from the awesome Splendid Cycles.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/037.jpgWorkcycles trikeThis behemoth fixie could be yours! (Yes, it's really a fixie. I asked.)2012-06-24T01:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/06/01/parking-a-bike-in-san-franciscos-tenderloin/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0181.jpgPolk StreetWe both liked the Polk Street bike lanes; very mild uphill grades and lots of company.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0242.jpgtheater bike parkingThese are the bike racks at the AMC Van Ness parking garage (also unclaimed).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0233.jpgSahaThe restaurant was more appealing than the garage, happily.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0221.jpghotel bike parkingThe hotel had one tiny bike rack next to a dumpster, but no complaints! No one else was using it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/019.jpgPolk parkletThis parklet on Polk Street was new to us. Note the electric bike parked in the racks alongside!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0161.jpgclean power in the TenderloinIt's hard to see, but this new Tenderloin building has vertical wind turbines along the side to generate its own power--it was very cool.2012-12-21T07:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/29/along-the-great-highway/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kid-rack.jpgkid rackWhat is it with kids and bike racks?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/great-highway.jpggreat highwayThe beach wants the Great Highway back. Eventually it will prevail.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zoo-parking-2.jpgzoo parking 2Welcome to zoo parking.2012-05-31T17:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/28/happy-75th-birthday-golden-gate-bridge/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/032.jpgPica PicaI was so bummed that this stand was not actually selling chalk, glass, and ice. Just mildly spicy food.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0401.jpgroadiesMy spendthrift road-bike adviser leaves us in the dust.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/034.jpgHebbHebb electric bicyclehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0122.jpgBilenkyFamily Bilenky!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/024.jpgon the beachPlaying on the beach under the bridgehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0061.jpgpanoramaLooking down at the bridge festivalhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0021.jpgfinish lineBikes backed up at the end of the running race (nice Mundo)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/038.jpgLombard GateLooking back at drivers who Did Not Get The Memohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/039.jpgPresidio GateNo cars allowedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0101.jpgGolden Gate Bridge 75th birthdayHello, gorgeous!2012-05-29T06:39:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/26/solar-eclipse/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0601.jpgeclipse by telescopeThis telescope was brought to you by cargo bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/059.jpgeclipse shadowA view of half the sun2012-05-26T13:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/25/maker-faire-san-mateo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/030.jpgrobot spiderAre you sure you want to push that button?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0113.jpgbike parkingMaker Faire bike parking was packed, although not exactly valet parking. I always appreciate free attended bike parking, but the advertising was confusing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0351.jpgboat bikeThe boat-bike was cool, but I doubt that it actually floats. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0204.jpgelectric car price sheetDo you have any idea how many bikes I could buy for the cost of one electric car? Too many, that's how many.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0431.jpgair compressor rocketTo infinity... and beyond!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/041.jpground and roundThere was a fun-bike mini-velodrome. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0132.jpgtwo pennyMore than a penny-farthing.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0151.jpgdragonThis robot dragon shoots flames. Also there are couches inside.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0203.jpgBMW electric car price listYou could buy an electric car. Why, I do not know.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0491.jpgpush me pull youBeing pulled in all directions at Maker Faire2012-05-26T20:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/24/change-is-good/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0012.jpgJFK bike laneThe bike lanes on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park mostly look like this now--unblocked by cars.2012-05-24T20:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/21/kona-minute-on-a-bus-bike-rack/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/006.jpgKona Minute on bus rack againAnother view, because it's awesome!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0053.jpgbus rack support armHere's a close-up of the support arm bracing the front wheel, just above the reversed fork.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0033.jpgKona MinUte bus closeupThe front wheel doesn't full seat in the rack, but the support arm holds it in place abovehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0071.jpgKona Minute floppy front wheelHeavy rotationhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0011.jpgKona MinUte on bus bike rackKona MinUte on a bus bike rack! Who's your daddy?2015-10-05T09:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/23/panniers-and-the-bobike-maxi-and-bobike-junior/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/044.jpgpanniers under Bobike MaxiA side view of a pannier clipped under the Bobike Maxihttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/040.jpgBobike Maxi side protectorsRemoving the guards on the Bobike Maxi (otherwise the entire rack would be blocked)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/043.jpgBobike Maxi with pannierBobike Maxi and Basil pannier: ready to rollhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/008.jpgBasil pannier hooksBasil pannier hooks are less than a hand-width aparthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0112.jpg011https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/045.jpgBobike Maxi mountA close-up of the Bobike Maxi mounthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/062.jpgBreezer with Bobike MaxiThe bars holding the footrests block half the rackhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/182.jpgCopenhagenMatt caught me making a "Copenhagen left turn"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/053.jpgmakeshift cargo bikesBikes can be rigged to carry lots of cargo, but kids+cargo is harder2017-11-24T21:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/20/carrying-helmets-why/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/133.jpgcarrying helmetsSan Francisco representatives of the "helmet carrying" movement: their backpacks are safer than houses2012-05-23T16:05:21+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/18/mothers-day/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/132.jpgmy posterMy son's butterfly poster is more true than I realized at first; being a mother made me transform into something new.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/121.jpgmy cardTwo bicycles in hot pursuit of salad and broccolihttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/126.jpgpreschool necklaceMy daughter was enormously pleased that she'd found a "D" for my name to put on the necklace she made.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/115.jpgmorning vignetteWhat greeted me instead of my placement Sunday morning2012-05-18T16:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/15/do-the-wiggle/2012-05-16T17:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/16/wine-country-weekend/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0202.jpglocked upWhat, St. Helena? No bike racks?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/018.jpgbad pandaMy attempt to get a shot of the Silverado Trail signhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0131.jpgwinery bike rackMy sister shows off one of the rare winery bike racks we spottedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0231.jpgbike path!One of Calistoga's rare and pretty bike pathshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0111.jpgopen-air car showWalking around looking at muscle cars: this seemed weird.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/010.jpgCalistoga road blockRoad closed (to cars): no problem!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0141.jpgCalistoga vineyardCalistoga=hot springs+vineyards+palm trees2012-05-16T16:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/14/bike-to-work-day-2012/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/016.jpgdress shoesA 2" heel is a good height for a commuter ride; I wear these shoes a few times a week.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/027.jpgbicycle artOne wire tandem bicycle from the last China trip and two key chains from Bike to Work Dayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0201.jpgArguello stationRiders at the Arguello Boulevard Energizer Stationhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/015.jpgmeeting wearMy biking outfit on an afternoon-meeting dayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0121.jpgdress shirtMatt's biking outfit on a no-suit dayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/021.jpgpedicabsBike to work, or bike for work2012-05-14T17:19:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/09/one-weekend-two-ways/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/013.jpgtogetherWe are ready to ride.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/046.jpgBobike Maxi with pannierIt's a tight squeeze, but I can actually fit two panniers under the Bobike Maxihttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/060.jpgWiggle bike boxCheck out San Francisco's first bike box!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/061.jpgbicycle trafficRiding in bicycle traffic feels safer.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/049.jpgbike corralMission bike corral, first thing in the morninghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/054.jpgfamily bandThis band was a family ranging from toddler (on the drums) to grandparents.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/058.jpgparkletThe parklet at Four Barrel Coffeehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/057.jpgBreezer Sunday StreetsOur first Mission Sunday Streets in 2012https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/048.jpgWiggle markerThis is a sharrow marker for the Wiggle. Subtle.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/055.jpgKona MinUte at Sunday StreetsSunday Streets traffic2012-05-09T16:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/07/self-promotion/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/035.jpgashtrayMissing the point... https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/022.jpgpedicabThis... isn't a bike at all.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/001.jpgyuba mundoThis bike is too big.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/139.jpgstriderThis bike is too small.2012-05-11T15:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/04/hello-sacramento/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/014.jpgDavis bike parkingDavis has bike corrals all over downtown. Get in the game, San Francisco.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/012.jpgDavis bikeDavis commuter: a bamboo-wrapped tall bike with an animal print seat and a pet carrier on the rear rack.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0051.jpgbikes on a trainIn for a penny, in for a poundhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0031.jpgCaltrain AmtrakCatching the Amtrak shuttle bus to the train to Sacramento2012-05-06T21:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/02/taxis-and-bicycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0041.jpgtaxi bike lane bumper stickerThis is the world's most loathsome bumper sticker.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/005.jpgparked taxiOh look. A taxi parked on the sidewalk. Quelle surprise.2012-05-04T05:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/05/01/what-i-learned-in-30-days-of-biking/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/familydoor.jpgfamily at the doorLet's take a ride!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/004.jpgLaurel HillThe camera flattens the hill up to work, but it feels flatter now as well.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/003.jpgConservatory of FlowersEvery weekday morning, and it never gets old.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/002.jpgBreezer Uptown 8It's a stealth cargo bike.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/era-one-day-old.jpgone day oldThen we were four.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/just-born.jpgjust bornBrand new life2012-05-04T05:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/30/catching-my-breath/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0203.jpgdemonstrationBreaking boards!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/006.jpgblock partyComplete streethttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0051.jpgup to race hillOn the way to the raceshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/007.jpgbike parkingHow to park a balance bike https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0021.jpgavocado standA little shortness of breath is a small price to pay for all of thishttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0012.jpgspring producePeas=pollen2012-04-30T15:54:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/27/running-out-of-steam/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/135.jpgpark poloMaybe I need a new hobby. Bike polo?2012-04-30T06:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/25/san-francisco-parks-and-recreation-eggstravaganza/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/054.jpgbag #2My daughter's handmade Easter baghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/060.jpgbag #1My son's handmade Easter baghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/010.jpgcraft tableMaking Easter bags for the egg hunthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/005.jpgbike valetFree parking!2012-04-25T16:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/23/virtualfamilybikegangride/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/037.jpgAcademy of SciencesSlowing down at the Academyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/036.jpgcarrouselDelighted to get a second ride.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/024.jpgin the children's quarterHappy happy.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0202.jpgSharon racksBikes and helmets locked; let's play!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/014.jpgKona deckI say "Cheese!" and "Shy cookie!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0171.jpgheading into the parkPark pandahttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0221.jpgkiss"I love you and you love me," my daughter says. "We love each other." 2012-04-25T03:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/21/420/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0092.jpgMexcan takeoutGetting closer to the front of the linehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0011.jpgGolden Gate Park from aboveGolden Gate Park looks so innocent from campushttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/002.jpgparking lotOh yes. One of this kind of day.2012-04-25T16:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/20/bellingham-destinations-kulshan-cycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/071.jpgaccessoriesMy son wanted the Sumo wrestler horn. I told him he already had a horn. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/074.jpgkid stuffTrailers and child seatshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/061.jpgunicycleUnicycles: are they more or less practical than fixies? Discuss.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/062.jpgLinusPretty commuter bikeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0681.jpgBatavus, Trek, et alWell hello there.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/064.jpgBromptonThis Brompton featured my high school colors. Nice touch.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/055.jpgdisplay bikesWe had to drag them off these bikes, literally.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/065.jpgbalance bikesA display like this is always a good sign.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/066.jpgwelcomeThis is only 1/3 of the store.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/078.jpgKulshan CyclesSurprise! We visited a bike shop in Bellingham! Unbelievable, right?2012-04-20T15:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/18/life-in-a-northern-town/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/131.jpgcargo bikesA variety of cargo bike choiceshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/090.jpgLogoMuseum-1 up close, with city sealhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/089.jpgMuseum-1Museum-1: nice ridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/092.jpgout of balanceLife out of balance at the county museumhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/085.jpgbike racks at yoga studioFull bike racks for a yoga classhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/072.jpgBoulevard ParkBike racks at the beachhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/115.jpgBoundary Bay BreweryBike racks outside a downtown restauranthttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/068.jpggirl on beachMy kids loved finding bivalves on the beachhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/109.jpgthe way we wereBack in the day, people lived in stumps. Totally not kidding.2013-08-30T17:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/16/15-days-of-biking/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/121.jpgneighborhood groceryIf I had been thinking, I would have headed to one of the many all-night bodegas in our neighborhood. But evidently I look just Russian enough that the owners here get annoyed when I speak English.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/001.jpgbike parkingThese riders have it easy: it's flat on this side of the city.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0091.jpgposter tubeJust to make me look even more unprofessional, my poster arrived looking like this (fortunately it was undamaged).https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/012.jpgorganizedOur son arranged this hardware--Matt insisted I take a picture because it is proof, as if any more were needed, that he is in fact my son.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0151.jpgwater level droppingWater in the basement, down from 5 inches to 2 inches2012-04-16T14:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/13/bungee-net-best-bicycle-accessory-ever/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0201.jpgbungee net compactBungee net rolled up for travel, usually in one of my pocketshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0161.jpgbungee net in useAnother day when I overestimated my pannier and ended up with an extra bag of groceries: bungee net to the rescuehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/0191.jpgbungee net looseBungee net unscrunched (with business envelope for scale)2012-04-14T06:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/11/families-ride/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/084.jpgTheo ChocolateWe love Seattle!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/086.jpgTheo Chocolate bicycle reliefAlmost as crazy as Theo Chocolate calling their World Bicycle Relief bicycle "not a bike"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/104.jpghillGuess which hill? There's no way to ride on it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/106.jpgPink Big DummyMy kids were both wildly impressed to ride a pink bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/096.jpgDutch Bike Company cafeLet's think of some other things that start with C... oh, who cares about the other things! C is for Cookie!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/079.jpgfour kids on a bike rackFour little monkeyshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/101.jpgsoapy pantsAll lathered up after a nice long ride in the rain2012-09-24T22:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/09/protected-bike-lanes-on-jfk-drive/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/009.jpgover the lineWe don't need no stinkin' buffer zonehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/205.jpgmostly getting it rightMost (not all) cars seem to understand the new lane markershttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/206.jpgcar in bike laneAm I a bicycle?2012-04-09T16:08:54+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/06/preschool-rider/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/210.jpgup we goHeaded up the shallow hill on the approachhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/207.jpgMinUte to preschoolOne preschooler on a Kona MinUtehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/043.jpgpreschool hillThis is the way we don't ride to preschool2012-04-06T23:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/06/destinations-splendid-cycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/020.jpgSplendid CyclesWorth the triphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/019.jpgWallaroosWallaroos, rigged for all-weather ridinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/018.jpgBullittsBullitts, both with and without child seatshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/017.jpgMetrofietsMetrofiets cargo bikeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/015.jpgSurly Big DummyBig Dummy with BionX: definitely a family-friendly bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/016.jpgAhearne Cycle TrucksAhearne Cycle Truck: not a kid-carrier, but hauls other cargohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/022.jpgSplendid CyclesLittle shop, big ideahttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/021.jpg0212013-05-19T15:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/04/bicycles-in-beijing/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/soft-and-lazy.jpgsoft and lazySoft and Lazy Restaurant, clearly catering to the tourist tradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bike-shop-class.jpgbike shop classMaintenance lessons for the next generationhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/open-air-bike-shop.jpgopen air bike shopReally basic bike shop: no walls, no ceilinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tandemania.jpgtandemaniaThree-seat tandems, city-bike stylehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/child-seat.jpgchild seatLittle bike, big seathttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/huohai-lake-historic-district.jpgHuohai lake historic districtRental tandems in the Huohai lake historic district2012-04-05T01:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/04/02/i-do-in-fact-wear-a-helmet/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/133.jpghelmet flower basketHelmets are also handy while picking dandelions in the park.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/060.jpgbalance bike My daughter wears her helmet while practicing riding her balance bike in the basement, because it has pink hearts on it.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/090.jpgfarmers' market helmetMy son's helmet has flames on it, and he'll wear it everywhere he can.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0134.jpgYakkay dress-upMy kids think my helmet looks goofy. I can't argue with that.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/790.jpghat-helmetIt looked even less like a helmet when it was fitted wrong2012-04-02T23:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/30/30-days-of-biking/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/027.jpgPortland surreysI draw the line at renting a surrey again, however. (Oh Portland, how could you?)2012-04-02T07:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/02/san-francisco-destinations-rosa-parks-elementary-school/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pledge.jpgpledgeRosa Parks in 1942, but looking much the same 70 years laterhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/401.jpgsidewalkFirst week of first gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/017.jpgbike racksNew bike racks filling up on Saturday morninghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/026.jpgupper yardNew upper yard garden, still in progresshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/013.jpgRosa Parks chickenNow we have chickens. Yes, we are that trendy.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/digging-garden.jpgdigging gardenBuilding the upper yard gardenhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/008.jpglower yard gardenFrom the inside, a gardenhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0301.jpgside entryFrom the outside, just another public schoolhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/015.jpgcha cha slideMorning PE at Rosa Parkshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/022.jpgfava beansMy son learned to eat vegetables by growing them at Rosa Parks2013-03-18T17:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/28/it-is-in-no-way-an-overstatement-to-call-portland-the-bicycling-capital-of-north-america/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0341.jpgbike lane markerModified Portland bike lane markerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0391.jpgbeer bikeWhat better advertisement for your bike shop than a beer bike?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/033.jpgbike corralsFull bike corrals on every corner, 40 acres, and a mulehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0303.jpgbike crossingFollow those bicycles (or barring that, the 15 others behind me)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0322.jpggreen hairJackie has green hair (pics or it didn't happen? no problem)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0252.jpgbridge upWatching the Hawthorne bridge go up2012-10-01T18:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/27/electric-assist-bionx-pl350/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0291.jpgADA-accessible hillAlthough there are hills in Portland, the city has built ramps to make the climbing easier (I'm dying here)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0141.jpgBullitt with my cargoTodd on the Bullitt (I took this picture for his wife)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0201.jpgSplendid Cycles indeedPortland's bike shops make me want to guy myself in envyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0153.jpgBig Dummy + BionXSurly Big Dummy with BionX 2012-08-20T22:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/26/hello-portland/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0111.jpgPowell's bike rackThese bikes evidently know where they're goinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0241.jpgwaterfront parkThe river path by day (my camera is too cheap for a night shot)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/010.jpgPowell's BooksGuess who's coming to Portland?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/009.jpgThe other BreezerHello, stranger2012-03-26T21:29:37+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/22/on-the-road-again/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/720.jpgstump familyWe're off to see some big trees2012-03-22T16:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/21/san-francisco-destinations-roll-san-francisco/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0231.jpgthe back roomBicycle surgical unit, complete with sink to scrub inhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/021.jpgnice rackThe frame-mounted front rack, my new Holy Grailhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/018.jpgthe bar, complete with Bike Snob NYCStep up to the barhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/020.jpgthe shopFront and centerhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0251.jpgunicycleThey fix unicycles, don't they? (Because someone asked them to.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/019.jpgNice t-shirt!Welcome to Roll San Francisco2012-03-26T19:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/20/another-day-another-commute/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0011.jpgBobike JuniorSweet new bike racks!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/106.jpgMonterey Bay AquariumUsually cheerful, but not always2012-03-21T06:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/20/san-francisco-destinations-everybody-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/048.jpgatticTires, small bikes and a folder in the attichttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/047.jpghelmetsA variety of kids' helmetshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/049.jpgoverlooking the shopThe view from the spiral staircasehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/046.jpgtraining wheels bikeUpstairs where the training wheels hidehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/045.jpgpumping up the sidewalkPerhaps not the most practical use of the shop pump2013-06-21T07:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/19/bicycles-of-note/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0221.jpgCannondale Seven GiantOne of these things does not quite belonghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0302.jpgElectric bike with Clean RepublicThis is an electric bike?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0172.jpgJamis AllegroMy sister's Jamis 2012-03-19T17:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/16/riding-in-the-rain/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/025.jpgJFK DriveGolden Gate Park is beautiful in any weatherhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/024.jpgRainy intersectionOn the road and all is well again2012-03-19T02:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/18/where-bicycles-are-free/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0133.jpgBike lane markerA compromise of sortshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0152.jpgCast off your chainsFree bicyclehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/014.jpgRider with helmetOppressed bicycle2012-03-28T23:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/14/electric-bicycle-culture-clash/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/016.jpgGolden Gate ParkFamilies on bikes in the heart of the cityhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/582.jpgcity overlookLooking over downtown San Franciscohttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/140.jpgCopenhagen courtyardSan Francisco isn't Copenhagenhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0321.jpgelectric bike + trailerIt's Electric! (boogie boogie boogie)2017-04-21T02:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/12/free-riders/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0381.jpgobstacle courseBumpity bumphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/040.jpgline upPracticing riding while looking for cars behindhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/039.jpgbikes in the boxPracticing riding in a crowdhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0132.jpgmom's helmetThis kind of thing isn't helping keep my helmet adjusted eitherhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/035.jpgbikes upside downLubricating chains: virtually all of them were rusty, because the Sunset is permanently socked in by foghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/034.jpgkid bikesA passel of kids' bikes waiting for riders2012-03-13T17:55:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/10/retro-child-seat/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/004.jpgretro child seatThe child seat outclasses the Huffy2012-03-11T05:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/05/city-talk/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0131.jpggolden gate parkBicycles everywherehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/005.jpgrespect the neighborsIf only.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/032.jpgmany bikesRunning out of bike parking2012-03-09T20:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/09/san-francisco-destinations-parnassus-heights/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/038.jpgstaircasesThis campus brought to you by MC Escherhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/003.jpgcampus bike rack7:45am, and the bike racks are filling uphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/059.jpgminor driveway blockThis driveway block is too penny-ante to draw the tow truck, but our neighbors probably aren't going anywhere by carhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0171.jpgwelcome to the labyrinthI have been locked out of this building more times than I want to rememberhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0151.jpgour neighbors up the hillOne block up from us: Why not commute by zipline?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/012.jpgcement stairsThe route to preschool: Staircase #3https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/011.jpgwood stairsThe route to preschool: Staircase #2https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0081.jpgStump trailThe route to preschool: Staircase #12012-03-09T20:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/03/07/people-love-to-talk-about-bicycles/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/001.jpglittle tandemEven gerbils like to ride tandemshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/023.jpgrosa parks amMorning assemblyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/214.jpglittle mermaidUnable to stop talking about bicycles since July 20112012-03-07T18:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/15/loaner-bike-the-yuba-mundo-v4-hello-goodbye/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/016.jpgBus on sharrowClassic San Francisco pinch pointhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/214.jpgYuba Mundo with groceriesFully loadedhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/209.jpgYuba Mundo, Kona MinUteTwo cargo bikes squeeze into a bike rack...2013-03-09T01:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/27/figuring-out-what-safety-means/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/067.jpglibrary parkingWhen I arrived at the library at 8am the bike racks were almost full (but those U-locks without bicycles are not reassuring)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/066.jpgPriusTechnically a Prius is a compact carhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/062.jpgminivan squeezeJust barely fits in our parking spacehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/064.jpgMini squeezed between drivewaysA practical city car, unless you have kidshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/012.jpgdaughter in the strollerDespite my best efforts, my daughter survives another weekend unscathed2012-02-29T17:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/24/san-francisco-destinations-laurel-heights/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/047.jpgLaurel HeightsOf their bones are houses madehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/050.jpgLaurel Heights drivewayOn campus, headed uphttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/052.jpgLaurel Heights bike parkingBike parking at 8:30 amhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0481.jpgLaurel VillageModernism in the city: a strip mallhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/053.jpglooking over San FranciscoView from the cafeteriahttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/055.jpgroom with a viewSpot the dead bodies...https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/031.jpgLaurel HeightsMy office, hulking over the landscape2014-09-10T17:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/22/thinking-about-electric-assist/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/560.jpglooking downhillIt's easier on the way downhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0041.jpgKona MinUte with two kidsOkay on the flats, but for the hills we'll need more power2012-10-25T23:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/20/if-you-lived-here-youd-be-home-now/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/020.jpgTenderloin pedestrian crossingThis man wandered into the intersection after the light turned green (on the right) and crossed at his own measured pacehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/034.jpgSunday in Golden Gate ParkTandems and surreys and bicycles, oh my! A quiet Sunday in Golden Gate Parkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0211.jpgcyclist in the TenderloinAn intrepid rider in the Tenderloin--she was moving very fast2012-02-21T05:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/18/scofflaws/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/030.jpgPresidio family bikingThis is my kind of ride. https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/024.jpgFull lycraAn outfit I cannot imagine wearinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/029.jpgbike on carDriving to ride a bicycle. This makes no sense to me.2012-02-18T21:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/13/riding-to-school-on-the-bobike-junior/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/197.jpgBobike Junior foldedPeople always ask me whether the folded Junior is a battery packhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/114.jpgPost StreetThe loathsome eastern approach to my officehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/193.jpgBobike Junior Golden Gate panhandleWaiting for the light in the panhandlehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/496.jpgBobike Junior on BreezerHeaded for the big hill on the Bobike Junior2014-12-12T17:20:23+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/10/these-are-the-ways-we-ride-to-school/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/391.jpgFirst day of schoolFirst day of first gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/110.jpgBreezer Uptown 8 + Bobike JuniorSchool bike #5: Breezer Uptown 8 with Bobike Juniorhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/771.jpgKona MinUte at Angel IslandSchool bike #4: Kona MinUte https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0101.jpgGiant + spare saddlemountain bike + spare saddle on the top tubehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/179.jpgSurly Big DummySchool bike #2: Surly Big Dummyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/175.jpgBike Friday triple tandemBike #1: Bike Friday triple tandem2018-05-18T20:50:49+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/08/two-down-two-to-go/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/098.jpgArizmendiPeace out, y'all.https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100.jpgfarmers' market kids"Let's run away and get married!" "Okay!" (Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Prop 8.)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/094.jpgcardoonsTastes like artichokehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/083.jpgbalance bike climbLook mom, no pedalshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/072.jpgSF FebruaryPlum blossoms, first week of February2012-02-08T20:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/07/bike-v-bike-yuba-mundo-v4-meets-the-surly-big-dummy/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/021.jpg2 kids on the MinUte (parked)After a riding the Mundo, we realized what the MinUte can do...https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/041.jpg2 kids on the Surly Big DummyOkay, next bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/038.jpg3 kids on the Yuba MundoBusiness in front, party in backhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/010.jpgLoading up the MundoIt's fun to say "Mundo"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/048.jpgSurly Big Dummy meets Yuba MundoTwo big bikes roll into a park...2016-06-22T00:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/06/a-long-day-on-the-yuba-mundo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/213.jpgLoaded Kona MinUteThe Kona MinUte haulhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/212.jpgLoaded up MundoThe Yuba Mundo haulhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/204.jpgFreaky Bread BasketIt's not just me that finds it disconcertinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/208.jpgYuba Mundo at Mission BayYet another relative I talked into trying out the Mundo2014-03-06T12:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/04/san-francisco-hills-and-grades/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/006.jpganother typical hill in San FranciscoHill #5: same old, same old, less than 10% gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/008.jpgtypical San Francisco hillHill #4: less than 10% gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/004.jpgmoderately steep hill in San FranciscoHill #2: 17% gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/007.jpgreasonably steep hill in San FranciscoHill #3: 13% gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/005.jpgmoderately steep hill in San FranciscoHill #2: 17% gradehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/002.jpgreally steep hill in San FranciscoHill #1: 25% grade (probably)2024-08-14T02:33:13+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/02/01/three-three-three/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/054.jpgpreschooler in a box"I'm a present!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/063.jpgThree on a Yuba MundoAll aboard!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/069.jpgthree years oldDaddy made it home in time for cupcakes2012-02-04T17:52:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/30/we-have-a-visitor-yuba-mundo/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/203.jpgyuba mundo mission bayEven outdoors, it kind of dominates the landscapehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/237.jpgyuba mundo meets surly big dummySaddle up!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/201.jpgYuba Mundo v4 with kidsHello, Mundo! Let's go for a ride2012-01-30T19:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/26/car-light-not-car-free/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/009.jpgpediatric syringeKumachan (and bubble gum flavoring) helps the medicine go downhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/003.jpgUC HallEn route to the hospital2012-01-30T19:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/25/legoland-california/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/045.jpgLegoland helicopter rideLegoland helipcopters can be moved up, down, and around https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/060.jpgLegoland "pedal" water sprayWhy include pedals at all if they don't do anything?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/049.jpgLegoland driving schoolLegoland driving schoolhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/033.jpgLegoland musical fountain"Yes, we have no bananas..." (I have no idea why this song, no)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/022.jpgReserved Volvo parkingVIP Volvo parkinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/040.jpgLegolandLegoland from the Sky Cruiser2012-01-25T20:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/24/at-last-it-rains/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/618.jpgbike racksEmpty racks=rainy seasonhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/007.jpgNovara StratusThe untouchable Novara Stratus makes its debut2012-01-27T05:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/23/the-co-rider-aka-bike-tutor-debacle/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/545.jpgCo-Rider downWhere the Co-Rider ended up while my daughter was in it and we were crossing six lanes of traffichttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/544.jpgCo-Rider upWhat the Co-Rider looked like when first installed, correct positionhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/530.jpgCo-Rider testingTesting the Co-Rider for stability didn't help any: it seemed stable but would collapse less than 15 minutes laterhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/533.jpgCo-RiderBefore we realized installing the Co-Rider was a horrible mistake2020-08-21T13:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/21/hello-atlanta-good-bye/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tickle.jpgtickleWelcome home: I missed these little ones even morehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/596.jpgSan Francisco sharrowSharrow: I missed you, little buddy2012-01-22T06:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/17/away-away/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/832.jpgput a bird on itPut a bird on it (San Francisco-style)2012-01-17T20:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/16/cruisers-at-pacific-beach/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/121.jpgtest ridesFurther test riding was required in-storehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/119.jpgcruiser and trail-a-bikeAlong Pacific Beach with cruiser and trailer-bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/117.jpgCo-Pilot LimoCo-Pilot Limo test ridehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/114.jpgAdams Trail-a-bikeFiguring out the trailer bikehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/111.jpgunicyclesHow can there be multiple models of unicycles?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/113.jpgLots o' bikesNo single photograph could do this store justicehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/115.jpg115https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/108.jpgchopper bicycleThis bicycle appears to be on loan from an alternate universe where cyclists are coolhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/109.jpgTiki handlebar basketsI'm sure that these in no way encourage drinking and ridinghttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/110.jpgBike basket wall #1A wall with far less than half of the bike basket selection2013-06-27T06:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/16/4-wheels-bad-2-wheels-good/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/072.jpgScattante RomaThe rental agent's bicycle was more ironic, but also more practicalhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/080.jpgsurrey frontCan I get off now?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/082.jpgsurrey pandaZero-risk camera-shot on the surreyhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/086.jpgsandcasltesBuilding sandcastles, no tools requiredhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/078.jpgRed surreyLooks ridiculous, rides like a Flintstone car2012-01-22T06:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/15/if-its-thursday-we-must-be-in-san-diego/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/074.jpgred surreyWhat is that thing?https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/099.jpgHeaded to the beachAll bicycles end up at the beachhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/098.jpgCurbside bike laneNo parking, bike lanehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100.jpgTurning onto BalboaOh yes, car culturehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/127.jpgSunset at Pacific BeachSunset at Pacific Beach2013-04-04T01:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/11/patient-zero-the-specialized-hotwalk-balance-bike-with-pirates/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/800.jpgMusic Concourse"We go fast!"https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/805.jpgdinosaur"Klaxon Velo Dinosaure" according to the package labelhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/804.jpgpirate seatArrrr...https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/559.jpghotwalkWhat's missing from this bike?2015-02-04T08:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/13/running-around-san-francisco/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/840.jpgrunning on the trampolineRunning on the trampolinehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kendo.jpgkendoShe went right for the sensei2012-01-14T05:49:59+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/09/outerlands/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/windmillrot.jpgwindmillrotI am the windmill, koo koo ka choo...2012-01-10T04:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/17/random-moments/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/offwego.jpgoffwegoBiking the boy to school2012-01-09T17:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/07/angel-island/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bone.jpgboneA thoughtful visitor assembles foudn bones into a skeleton, we try to convince our kids not to destroy ithttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lunch.jpglunchTwo Bay Bridgeshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/empty-island.jpgempty islandhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ferryview.jpgferryviewhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bathroom.jpgbathroomhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/boarding-ferry.jpgboarding ferry2012-01-08T06:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/03/figuring-out-commuter-bikes/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tsamurai.jpgsamuraiPaper: the only material we are comfortable working with2012-01-04T17:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2012/01/01/welcome-to-2012/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rplunch.jpgrplunchDorothea Lange photographed our son's school in 1942; 70 years later it looks the samehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/parisbike.jpgparisbikeIn charge at Paris Velib2012-01-01T22:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/02/hello-world/2012-11-18T12:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/03/a-san-francisco-problem-hills/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/copenbike2.jpgLook mom, no helmet. Our interest in renting adult helmets occasioned far-off stares.2011-12-30T22:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/07/you-can-bike-here-but-dont-bring-your-kids/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/copenbakery1.jpgThe wages of walking too far2011-12-30T22:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/15/the-hum-of-the-city/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/copentrike1.jpgcopentrikeIn the apartment courtyard2019-06-28T17:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/11/30/unhappiness/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ejunior.jpgejuniorEnjoying the Bobike Junior2011-12-30T22:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/19/christmas-tree-by-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/xmastree.jpgxmastreeLighter than a first grader!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/picktree.jpgpicktreePicking the best tree2011-12-30T22:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/22/sfbc-2011-holiday-lights-ride/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/treeup.jpgHome and decoratedStill pining for the wind in its needleshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tokoc.jpgheadedoutMy daughter manages to make this look cute2011-12-30T22:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/30/keeping-an-eye-on-the-streets/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nosingcar.jpgnosingcarCrosswalk, schmosswalkhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/masonicfell.jpgmasonicfellThere is a bike light at this intersection, thank goodness, but I still hate it with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns2011-12-30T22:10:22+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/28/same-planet-different-worlds/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rushhour.jpgrushhourWhy I prefer the bike: Golden Gate Park bike lane at morning rush hourhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/lighttraffic.jpgtrafficActually pretty light traffic on a recent morning drive-to-school dayhttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cousinssr.jpgcousinsThree-cousin pileup2011-12-30T01:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/26/like-flying/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kocfriends.jpgKOC at pickupBoth complained of cold, but neither considered putting on a jacket until we suggested ithttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/academyfamily.jpgAcademy of SciencesOn the roof at the California Academy of Sciences2011-12-27T07:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/20/herewith-my-experience-identifying-danger-and-good-will-while-biking-in-the-city/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/114.jpgFerry BuildingHello Kitty does not run red lightshttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/050.jpg050My rush-hour bicycle commutehttps://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/061.jpg061On the way to work2011-12-22T07:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/15/bakfiets-on-our-hill/2011-12-15T22:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/12/separated-bike-ways/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sfmta.jpgsfmtaLearning about bike lane options2012-02-17T19:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.com/2011/12/06/choosing-a-bike/https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/masonic.jpgmasonicWould you take a trailer on this street? It's a designated bike route!https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hill.jpghill"Responsible" parents would not live on this hill (it's steeper than it looks)https://humofthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/balance-bike.jpgbalance bikeNot suitable for adult riders2011-12-09T20:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://humofthecity.comdaily1.02024-08-14T02:33:13+00:00