Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bicycle Culture

Wreckless Riding

By Chris Carlsson | Aug 7, 2009 | 22 Comments

Photo by Bryan Goebel. In 1978 I was a field manager for an environmental group’s canvassing operation and was driving "my crew" in an old beat-up Volkswagon from one suburb to the next. From about 3 p.m. we’d visit every house in a given area, knocking on doors seeking donations and support, ending around 8:30 […]

Cartoon Tuesday: What Does Alabama Have Against California and Bikes?

By Damien Newton | Aug 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

The online news outlet Digital City reports that the state of Alabama has banned the sale of Cycles Gladiator wine, produced by California winery Hahn Family Wines because of what it terms an inappropriate label. Digital City reports: A poster advertising bicycles dating back to 1895 is causing quiet a stir in Alabama. Hahn Family […]

Streetfilms: Scraper Bikes and the “Bike 4 Life” Ride

By John Hamilton | Jul 31, 2009 | 8 Comments

Born in the streets of Oakland, scraper bikes have become so much more than just a colorful trend of tricked-out bicycles. Scraper bikes have become an Internet phenomenon via YouTube, a practical means of greening urban space, a social movement, and a rallying cry for young people organizing against violence in their community. Tyrone "Baby […]

To Save the Planet and Money, More Businesses are Delivering by Bicycle

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 29, 2009 | 5 Comments

When San Franciscans who’ve been around for a while think about delivery by bicycle, the first thing that comes to mind might be Kozmo.com. Sometimes cited as the epitome of dot-com boom excess, the company promised one-hour delivery of a variety of goods, free of any delivery charges. That model proved flawed, along with many […]

Bicycle Music Festival: Pedal Powered Tunes and Some Exercise, Too

By Matthew Roth | Jun 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

With everyone under the sun boasting their carbon reduction initiatives, including laughable entries by oil giants like Chevron and ExxonMobile, it’s nice to see an event that walks the walk, or pedals the pedals, as it were. The Bicycle Music Festival is an all-day musical event tomorrow that runs entirely on human power. The sound […]

Helmet on Your Head or Egg on Your Face

By Matthew Roth | Jun 15, 2009 | 38 Comments

Matthew Modine doesn’t don certain ritual headgear while he rides Matthew Modine has been getting a lot of negative attention recently for his stance on wearing a helmet while he cycles: i.e., he doesn’t wear a helmet while he cycles (it would have to be a large helmet to fit that copious coif). A profile […]

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