Posts Tagged ‘cycling’
Political action on two wheels
State budget cuts slashed $300,000 of funding to Claremont Middle School. What did the school do about it? They rode their bikes 100 miles. Claremont parents organized a century-ride from Oakland to the State Capitol, on May 4, to raise public awareness and money for their children’s school. If they cannot raise these funds, the…
Read MoreRiding with Fix without Dix, Oakland’s premier ladies’ bike crew
Fix without Dix is a bike crew/gang/club for women only. They meet every Wednesday evening and ride through the East Bay’s streets to Alameda, Richmond, Berkeley, the Port of Oakland or up into the hills. Any woman who likes riding bikes can join — she doesn’t have to ride a fixed gear bike or…
Read MoreDedicated to wheelies
Yes, the elusive wheelie (is that the right word to describe wheelies? Probably not, but just go with me). A while back, a friend sent me a YouTube link to a video of a group of guys riding bikes with quick release front wheels — they’d get pedaling to top speed then do a wheelie…
Read MoreOuttakes from Manifesto Bicycles
In honor of Manifesto Bicycles celebrating it’s official one-year birthday today, I’m posting these outtake photos from the article I wrote last month. Happy anniversary!
Read MoreGhost bike
I was recently riding down Powell Street towards Emeryville and noticed a ghost bike on the corner of Vallejo Street. This is one of the first ghost bikes I’ve seen in Oakland. I did some research and found out it was for Matthew Sperry, a musician who was killed by a distracted driver while riding…
Read MoreEast bay bicycle fatalities
Inside Bay Area reports that a 37-year-old bicyclist is on life support and is not expected to survive after being struck by a car early Thursday morning on a busy Hayward overpass. Scary stuff. They also have a link to this interactive map they’ve created:
Read MoreBike love…
This sweet couple is keeping it wheel with matching bikes they built up themselves:
Read MoreManifesto: Not your everyday bike shop
The bike store Manifesto has a Flickr photo account, “Our customers rock,” which is full of photos of people posing with their bicycles. People smiling standing next to their bikes, slowly riding by, triumphantly raising the bike over their heads — all photos of Manifesto’s customers with their new bikes. Each photo is captioned with…
Read MoreMissing pieces
It’s no fun getting parts stolen off your bike, and striped-down bikes can be seen all over the East Bay. The quality or age of the bike doesn’t matter, it’s always still a little sad when you see a missing wheel, seat or frame-R.I.P.
Read MoreLots of rain
I know it’s good for the drought and all, but this rain is not great for riding bikes…
Read MoreKeeping it Wheel
Welcome! This is Oakland North’s local bike blog, dedicated to all the cyclists, bike shops, bike culture, bike events and general love for cycling in Oakland. I’ll be out and about searching for and writing about all things bike related. One of my goals is to take photos of notable/hilarious/beautiful bikes locked up around…
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