another intermission post with photos from the beautiful tierra bella ride last month. ~6400ft of climbing on a gorgeous day in the south bay.
beautiful start
hills
two horses on the climb up gilroy hot springs
henry coe is no joke
enough oreos to make your stomach hurt
wonderful support
outtake
a friend sent me this new york times post about kickstand, who have a mobile, bike-transported iced coffee and single-serve drip setup.
I’ve only seen the ritual bike in the bay area:
Ritual coffee bike cart
This guy was selling iced coffee at sunday streets in the mission last july.
ritual coffee bike cart at eat real in oakland
and these two were selling ritual coffee at oakland’s wonderful eat real festival last august.
I was in New York for work a couple of weeks ago and decided to take some time off to wander in the city. I embarked on a self-guided tour of bike shops and coffee shops in brooklyn and manhattan (with the much-appreciated help of Anita from Brooklyn by Bike who led me to the New York Times Interactive Coffee Map) and took a bunch of pictures. whenever possible, images were shot at ISO 50 and wide open, just because.
front counter of recycle a bicycle
I asked about bike rentals and bikesnobnyc was kind enough to suggest that I check out recycle a bicycle. I went to their DUMBO location (Recycle A Bicycle, 35 Pearl St, Brooklyn) They had only two bikes available and this is the one I got:
cruiser from recycle a bicycle
Chris from the shop hooked me up with the free official NYC cycling map.
I took a few pictures outside:
shredded paper, DUMBO
and along the way. It felt weird trying to balance on this bike – it had a coaster brake and I wasn’t used to the way-upright handlebars. Riding the cruiser kind of made the ride more enjoyable, though, because it allowed me to just kick back at a slower pace and enjoy the ride.
brooklyn BEEF
dalai lama stencil - and of course, a BNE sticker
and then pedaled towards Cafe Grumpy in Greenpoint.
williamsburg st bike lane
kent ave bike lane. I've got to say, I'm really digging the bright green.
this wall is at Kent and Metropolitan
the weather was ridiculously beautiful.
Cafe Grumpy front counter
the espresso at Cafe Grumpy (193 Meserole Avenue, Brooklyn, NY) was good and the people very friendly.
cafe grumpy (greenpoint) espresso. I couldn't resist and took a sip before taking the picture.
roasting at cafe grumpy
Cafe Grumpy was larger than I expected. It was relatively crowded with people working on their laptops and they had a beautiful bathroom window:
cafe grumpy bathroom window. it was pretty. I couldn't help it.
I headed towards B’s bike shop (262 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY) next in Williamsburg.
took a picture along the way:
but hey, what's up with that frame?
B's Bikes: counter
B’s Bikes was a crowded little shop that seemed to be getting a lot of business. I told the people inside about my plans for the day and they happily mentioned a few neat bike shops in Manhattan to check out.
B's Bikes: repair stand
I rode the cruiser down to King Kog (455 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY) next:
King Kog bike shop
Inside King Kog
There was definitely a different vibe here with more bike-lifestyle items on the shelves including a hilarious “One Less Messenger” t-shirt.
Next stop: Blue Bottle (160 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY). I live in Oakland, CA, and wanted to see what Blue Bottle was doing on the East Coast:
Blue Bottle Coffee, Williamsburg
I was really impressed by the size of their space. The natural light was great. They roast in the back. I’ve been to their kiosk in Hayes Valley in SF, the Cafe at Mint Plaza, their Ferry Building location, their old roastery in Emeryville and their farmers market in Temescal. This space was absolutely huge in comparison.
Blue Bottle Coffee: La Marzocco
Blue Bottle Coffee: oji cold brew array
There were quite a few people hanging outside too, enjoying the coffee and the weather:
Blue Bottle Coffee: hangin outside on Berry st
Part 2 to come.
video added (view in HD if you can)
today was bike to work day. here are some shots from the bike away from work afterparty put on by the east bay bike coalition:
crazy bike from cyclecide. This bike was really hard to ride!
crazy bike #2 - I did not get to try this one but check out the rear wheel - made from an old trampoline
ahh, oakland's uptown.
crazy cyclecide rides - pretty sweet cape
this girl is having a BLAST. in comparison, the speed of the swing kind of scared me. I did not ride it.
phil from rideSFO
stylin
ebbc bike-friend business award winners - garlynn woodsong from calthrope associates, sal from actual cafe, and gene from innovative interfaces
cyclecide klowns and los banos mayhem
all photos shot with the panasonic gf1 and the 20mm f/1.7 lens
Wow, my first chipotle burrito in quite some time. Super long lines today at the chipotle on gilman in Berkeley because the bike to work day crowd was cashing in on their buy one get one free coupons.
