SFBC Treehouse Talk: Taming the Bike Commuter Beast
From SFBC:
12:56 AM PDT on April 11, 2011
From SFBC:
Taming the Bike Commuter Beast, a presentation by Timbuk2 CEO and Marin to SF commuter Mike Wallenfels. Riding to work can be a daunting endeavor for newbies, but Timbuk2 CEO Mike Wallenfels has learned how to make it work. Learn about his 38-mile commute from Novato to San Francisco’s Mission District. Mike will share his secrets to bike commuting success that will get you off the fence and on your bike.
Aaron was the editor of Streetsblog San Francisco from January 2012 until October 2015. He joined Streetsblog in 2010 after studying rhetoric and political communication at SF State University and spending a semester in Denmark.
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