I know it’s not Oakland, but on Divisadero in San Francisco there’s a bike shop/cafe/bar/restaurant/art gallery called Mojo. I must say that this place has a pretty genius business model. I stopped by there last Thursday during the Divisadero art walk to check out my friend Chris McNally’s show. He does large prints of vintage [...]
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Pride and joy
February 25, 2010 – 5:22 pm
Lately, I’ve been taking pictures of people posing with their bikes. These cyclists seem to put a lot of love and care into their pedaling machines—from the paint jobs, to quirky components to customization. I’m the same way about my vintage Mondonico, so can understand the lengths people go to in order to keep their [...]
On the road with the Tour de Taco: Visiting Oakland’s taquerias by bike
February 22, 2010 – 3:35 pm
The cold, gray skies and wind didn’t deter people from riding through Oakland’s Fruitvale district on Saturday to partake in the Tour de Taco.
Down with bike thieves
February 16, 2010 – 11:58 am
Did anyone see this story in the L.A. Times? In L.A., a group of 20 guys on bicycles surrounded two alleged bike thieves, stripped them down to their boxers and sent them on their way. Pretty funny. The L.A. Police Department says bike theft is on the rise there—up 29% last year, with almost 2000 [...]
Keeping it Wheel is back…
February 11, 2010 – 1:48 pm
After a brief hiatus… your original Keeping it Wheel blogger is back. And now that the clouds have finally parted and the rain has let up–I’m going to be out and about, riding around and looking for all the interesting North Oakland (and sometimes beyond) bike adventures, culture, people and news. Please send in any [...]
Free bike check-ups
October 5, 2009 – 4:16 pm
Next Sunday, while you’re out shopping for pumpkins and tomatoes at the Temescal farmers market, you can also look out for Rick to get a quick, free bike tune-up. He bikes in with all his tools, pumps and work-stand on his hitch and he seems to do it all for the love of bikes–lucky us. [...]
What Oaklanders are riding
September 18, 2009 – 6:04 pm
Oakland is full of unique and pretty bikes. Sometimes I like to just ride around the city and see what’s locked up. The other day I saw three different people riding Bob Jackson bikes. A few months ago I posted some photos of bikes I like–I tend to go for vintage frames–and decided to do a [...]
Even more bike love
September 10, 2009 – 12:12 pm
It’s the season for swapping and this weekend Walk Oakland Bike Oakland is putting on its Bike Love Festival and Swap Meet. As is the fashion with swap meets, you can search for that rare part you need or buy a whole new bike. There will be bike builders, shops and lone sellers hawking their goods.
Dubbed [...]
True bike lovers
September 1, 2009 – 6:45 pm
Only a dedicated bike lover would forever stencil their body with a bicycle tattoo … and they’re a lot more common than you’d think. I’ve been searching around to find people with bike-related tattoos to put here on Keeping It Wheel. Below are a few recent photos I took of bicycle tattoos and their proud [...]
Ride the Port of Oakland
August 26, 2009 – 3:51 pm
Every Tuesday evening, dozens of roadies suited up in spandex and cleats head down to the Port of Oakland for the “POO ride.” This ride is not for the everyday bike commuter or even avid weekend rider. It’s as close to a bike race you can get without being in an official race — there [...]
East Bay bike swap
August 17, 2009 – 12:27 pm
Think group garage sale but with a bunch of nice and eclectic bike paraphernalia. It was pretty crowded down at Mosswood Park this weekend as folks set up blankets and laid out their gear to sell. There were a lot of good deals to be had, like bike jerseys for five bucks, but also some [...]
Spoke cards
August 9, 2009 – 6:06 pm
Once used mostly by messengers for identification in alleycat races, spoke cards have blown up. Although you still get them in alleycats, I now see all sorts of different decorative cards, birthday cards and gang membership cards.
In its bio on spoke cards, Wikipedia has this hilarious explanation on why non-messengers put cards in their spokes: [...]
Magical bike
August 3, 2009 – 10:51 pm
From quite a distance down Adeline Street in West Oakland I could see this multi-wheeled contraption covered in plastic ribbons. It was slowly creeping down the very center of the road, making it easy for me to catch up. I pedaled alongside the man, snapped a few photos and asked him some questions.
His name is [...]
I’m movin’ on my scraper bike
July 27, 2009 – 9:41 pm
Scraper bikes and their loyal followers (including me) took to the streets of Oakland last weekend. Over 100 people (this is my own unscientific guess) got on bikes and joined the “Healin’ from Killin’” bike ride for peace. With 60 murders in Oakland so far this year, the scraper bike crew wanted to come out [...]
Bicycle film festival–Oakland style
July 20, 2009 – 11:33 pm
The sun was blazing in San Antonio Park on Sunday as bike polo players wrapped up their games, alleycat racers crossed the finish line and the scraper bike crew blasted Biggie. This group of eclectic bike riders along with many others jumped on their bikes and headed over to Alameda to watch the film festival. [...]
Bicycle film festival – SF and Oakland
July 15, 2009 – 10:40 pm
The bicycle film festival hits San Francisco this week. Besides watching movies about bikes, there’s going to be all sorts of other fun, like parties, concerts, art gallery crawls and bike games.
Oakland gets its day too—on Sunday, July 19. Down at the Michaan’s Auctions Movie Theater, people can see film shorts like “Bike Ride,” which [...]