Abigail Shull

"It's time to get the Spring issue of the Tube Times out on the street! The SFBC office will be hopping with friendly folks - chatting, snacking, and folding away until the folding is done. Can you come out and help spread the news about biking in the city? Bring your bike up to the 15th floor."

"In the spirit of empowering female riders and International Women's Month, the SFBC is proud to offer this full bike education course for self-identified women only, taught by a female instructor. This four-hour in-classroom, introductory course is perfect for new cyclists and those want to feel more comfortable riding on city streets. Class will cover the basics for how to choose the right bike and properly fit a helmet. Learn tips for the safest ways to ride in traffic, techniques to avoid or deal with road hazards and emergency maneuvers along with other useful gems of knowledge, like the best way to lock up your bike and how to use a bike in combination with public transit, and cyclists' legal rights and responsibilities.

"Join SF Bicycle Coalition member Tim Hurley on a family ride traversing Marina Green and Chrissy Field, then through the Presidio to the Golden Gate Bridge. Once across the Bridge, it's a curving coast down to Ft. Baker. The return trip follows the same course, so those who wish to visit the Discovery Museum can separate from the group and return on their own. Walking bikes up the hills is encouraged! Due to distance and hills, this ride is recommended for kids on 16" bikes and above, and not recommended for training wheels."

"Covering everything from literary dissenters to urban riots and protests, this tour examines sites of conflict and unrest, the social movements and upheavals, that have shaped San Francisco since its origins. It's a social, historical and critical 4-hour tour through the city's contrarian past and present."

"Speak up for Muni! The MTA is holding Town Hall Meetings on the budget. We are also asking for members to attend the MTA Town Hall Meeting to speak up for transit and help build a better biking city!"

"We'll watch the excellent documentary "Taken for a Ride", which tells the heartbreaking story of how public transportation was systematically dismantled in the mid-1900's. (Warning: you may cry when you see streetcars being torched.)Then we'll lighten things up with some hilarious clips from the 1950's promoting the suburbs and imagining life "in the future". 

"Learn how to adjust a bike hub and true a wheel and the importance of spoke tension for keeping your wheel in good shape in this hands on bike maintenance class. Classes are limited to 4 people, so there is plenty of time to ask questions."

"Rock Paper Scissors Collective seeks your human-powered machines, bicycle-based inventions, and interactive kinetic sculpture for their May 2010 show, BEYOND BICYCLES, a celebration of the art, science, and politics of harnessing human power."

"Come play in the streets! Sunday Streets provides car-free recreational space for everyone. Get involved and sign up to Volunteer for Sunday Streets. The SFBC will be out in the streets doing outreach and celebrating the car-free space.

"Head across the Bay for a Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) fundraiser featuring Willie Weir, world-traveling cyclist, author, and Adventure Cycling columnist. Hear tales from Travels with Willie, which Bicycling magazine says, '...is one of the rare bike books that gets it right.'"