Oakland Cyclist in “hit and run” accident recovers $250k after Sally Morin Personal Injury Lawyers tracks down the responsible driver. A successful financial planner and avid cyclist was training for a charity bicycle event when she was separated from her bicycle while trying to avoid collision with a young man who was not paying attention […]
San Francisco is a world leader in creating innovative ways to support bicyclists on our roads. And that’s a wonderful thing because so many of us cycle to work, shop, eat, stay healthy, and visit our friends and family. About 6% of all San Francisco travel is by bike and 16% of the city’s residents […]
Best California Travel Destinations for Cyclists California is known for its outdoor beauty. Even in the middle of some of its busiest cities like San Francisco you can find hidden natural oases that let visitors and residents alike get in touch with Mother Nature. That connection to the outdoors has made California one of the […]
A young software engineer had recently moved to San Francisco, and wanted to buy a bicycle for his primary mode of transportation around the City. He went to a bicycle shop in the Mission District where he could test ride one of their bicycles before purchasing it. Thus, the young man took one of the […]
The hipsters that have filled San Francisco streets (or infested as some would say) have become such a part of the scenery that many of us don’t even notice them anymore. They zip past on their fixed gear bikes (fixies) wearing ridiculous mustaches, lumberjack beards, and some mish-mosh of thrift store rescues and overpriced urban […]
Best Bike Tours in San Francisco San Francisco is a cyclist’s paradise with miles of bike lanes, off-road trails, and scenic vistas that will take your breath away. Indeed, some of the best bike tours in San Francisco will take you to places you would never have found otherwise. Whether you’re a native or a […]
Fixed gear bikes are nothing new. In fact the very first bicycle (a French alteration of the German velocipede) was a simple machine with a pedal-driven crank attached to the front wheel. These types of bicycle lived on into the modern era as racing cycles while more casual cyclists tended to adopt machines with freewheels […]
San Francisco is a city of cyclists. Off-road racers, every day commuters, and casual bikers all share our fair city with a growing number of two-wheel pedal-powered enthusiasts. That demand only fuels the creativity and innovation of bicycle manufacturers making modern day machines a far cry from their ancestors. Below you’ll find some of the […]
The Pros and Cons of Riding E-Bikes in San Francisco E-bikes have been around for decades but the combination of affordability, utility, and eco-friendliness has made them extremely popular lately–especially with the younger, more socially-conscious crowd in San Francisco. As technology advances the bikes get lighter, faster, and have better battery life. These are all […]
Market Street has played a huge part in an interesting transportation experiment in San Francisco in the past couple of months. The city, as part of their commitment to the Vision Zero policy, built a raised bike lane along two blocks of Market Street’s busiest stretch in order to answer the question: “Would raised bike […]