Mission Mission

This very short film depicts Chas of TCB Courier putting a bike together.

Now, go order a sandwich.

(Thanks, Storts!)

Look, I’m a cyclist, I usually despise motorists, but, this does sound fun. Your delivery would have to be pitch perfect though. Let’s all work on it and reconvene in a few weeks.

[via busblog]

Perhaps you’ve seen them in action on one of San Francisco’s many group rides.  The ultimate in bike safety.  On the downside, he said it takes 5 minutes to turn them all on.

I’ve got a 12-pack of Pabst and no bag and no rack. What do I do?

A friendly reminder to be sure to take care of that bike ride on Saturday, because you never know when Sunday will get rained out.

And I am confounded by why this continues to be so difficult for some drivers to figure out.  Correct procedure seems fairly obvious to discern from the street striping, so is this a question of manual dexterity then?  The above situation is definitely unsafe to transverse for a cyclist, with constant 40 mph traffic in the passing lane and an unpredictable line of cheap-fuel seeking cars walling off the other side.

I’d just as soon pass this off as typical oblivious automotive behavior were it not for the fact that it’s been happening for 6 months!

Will a solid green stripe along Fell solve this?  More than likely.  That one on Market Street, while imperfect, seems to take care care of most of the vehicular riff-raff.

And for any dufus who snickers that this isn’t in the Mission, please keep in mind this intersection’s vital importance for anyone who might want to take a delightful bike ride to the beach or for spicy Asian soup in the Sunset.

It’s supposed to be pretty windy today. Perhaps it’d be a good day to dig your sail bike out of the basement and sail to work! (Look at that guy’s fucking rifle!)

Of course, you have to decide on which model you prefer:

Or maybe it’s a prone bike day. I mean, any day is a good day for prone bike! Be sure to appreciate this dude’s graceful moves, and the rockin’ soundtrack:

(Thanks, Jess!)

[Windbike illustrations via Windbike]

We talk about TCB Courier a lot. Some of us maybe know how it works. A lot of us maybe don’t. In the video below, TCB’s own Steve T. takes us through an average Rhea’s Deli delivery. Oh, and it’s set to an Oldies Night-inspired soundtrack, even better!

Be sure to consult the TCB website for a complete list of delis, restaurants and cafes they deliver for. And note that delivery is free for a number of places in the Mission!

(Thanks, Steve!)

Previously:

• Oldies Night goodies
• The view from your friendly neighborhood bike messenger’s bottle cage

Now this is how you do a proper bicycle street race!  I wonder if our neighbors in Twin Peaks would allow us to commandeer their streets and sidewalks some afternoon so we can try to pull this off ourselves?

My favorite part is when a dog ambles into the sidewalk-sized track directly in front of the cyclist and all he can do is yell “Perro!” as quickly as possible to avoid disaster.  Yes, I realize that the use of Spanish probably means this isn’t an authentic favela, but you get the idea.  The only thing that would make this cooler would be if he did a no hand track stand at the finish line.

Link.

(Thanks Sally!)

At every single red light!  Yellow jacket guy is obviously impressed.  Seems like a good way to capitalize on those lost seconds at the intersection.  Such as this one, for instance, by the railroad tracks (ha).  I mean, what else are you going to do with that time?