MM reader Brooks H. just got finished helping with all the neat Shop for Japan stuff to help raise money for tsunami victims when he rudely discovered that karma isn’t always cut and dry:
After raising ten grand for japan, my beautiful all white bianchi got stolen. One AM last night at 17th and mission they clipped my lock. There’s not another bike around here like it.
Let’s all do Brooks a favor and keep an eye out for this exotic bicycle. These things are rare!
MM reader Missy writes in to tell about her harrowing experience this morning:
This morning I was riding down Chavez on my way to my house… minding
my own business… about to hit the bike lane near the on ramps when
all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye…. a red… thing….
coming *WHAM* car hits the entire left side of my bike throwing me
from it onto the pavement. Driver stopped… even a witness stopped.
Everyone was very nice, and after much back and forth about putting me
in an ambulance I rode my jacked up bike back to my home.Now, the reason I am writing to you is because I think that even
though Chavez is boarder line NOT the mission…. I believe we need to
bring awareness to how UNSAFE it is to bike there.WE NEED BIKE LANES.
I definitely agree with her, having been hit before myself. Luckily, change is underway!
In the meantime, I like to take the way more chill but way less convenient 26th Street as an alternative.
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Jordan misplaced his bike on Wednesday. And by misplaced, I mean “misplaced” into the greasy hands of a no-good thief somewhere in the Mission. It was stolen is what I’m saying.
Anyway, he wants it back and was hoping to get the word out:
My incredible Rivendell Atlantis was stolen from me in the mission district on Wednesday. It has a distinct look, especially with the large saddlebag and matching front rack bag I had on it.
This bike has sentimental value to me as a gift from my now-departed grandmother. I have proof of ownership and know the serial number. There is a $200 reward for finding the bike if I’m able to get it back. Any advice on how I might track it down is greatly appreciated as well.
We’ve all been there, and it stinks. Give us a shout if you’ve seen it or know anything, and we’ll put you in touch with Jordan.
It’s as if Timbuk2 read our dog-smuggling post from earlier this week and saw the need to fast-track this prototype out the door. Announced today, the Muttmover is the latest in bicycle dog transportation. Watch in this video as a young lady stuffs a pooch into the bag and effortlessly rides from Hayes Valley into the Mission. Nice work on that Market St. triple-lane change!
According the description, the bag is meant for animals under 15 pounds, including felines. Although, good luck getting a cat to put up with this nonsense.
While certainly not amongst the strangest things we’ve ever seen u-locked to a pole* in the neighborhood, it’s definitely one of the most useful. If there ever were a city that wanted to go completely car-free, these would have to figure prominently into the design. Would that work?
*Meat BBQ. Cart/segway/wheelchair. Cart/rolling basket. Mug about Ariel’s girlfriend. Tire. Construction thing dressed up in corduroy.
MM reader Jesse P. caught this cyclist at 16th and Valencia the other day, and wants to know a few things:
Is this dog taking a nap? Is Noe Valley in-fluxing the Mission?
Either way, I’m kind of jealous. Of the dog.
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