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Come see the Clif 2 Mile Challenge tour at the Homecoming Party and Alternative Transporation Expo. Walk through the retro BioDiesel-fueled bus and map out your 2 Mile Lifestyle. REI will be on hand for bike safety checks and the East Bay Bike Coalition will provide free bike valet! They will be raffling off a Dahon folding bike raffle and there will be bike-centric entertainment and plenty of snacks! RSVP: Lisa Goddard at lgoddard@clifbar.com by Friday, August 15.

The 2nd Annual Spare the Air Employer Summit Summit is a great opportunity to hear a panel of speakers share their experiences in implementing clean air policies and practices for the workplace and how the programs benefit their business, employees and clients. Panelists: Jennifer Freitas, Sustainability Benefits Program at Clif Bar & Company; Rick Taylor, Elder Creek Landscapes; Daniel McCoy, Associate Director of Transportation at Genentech; William C. Acevedo, Senior Counsel at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean. This event is FREE and breakfast is included. For questions call 415-277-4915 or email Ayaka@allisonpr.com

The SFBC Streetside Outreach Team is hosting a bike photo booth with bike registration in mind! Swing on by with you two-wheeler and get a portrait to keep for your records in case of theft. Are you a trained SFBC Outreach volunteer and want to help? Contact kate@sfbike.org.

Free valet bike parking provided. Bike valet volunteers needed (must be SFBC members) for three hour shifts after 4:30 PM. Email vbpvolunteer@sfbike.org to sign up!

Free valet bike parking provided. Bike valet volunteers needed (must be SFBC members) for three hour shifts after 4:30 PM. Email vbpvolunteer@sfbike.org to sign up!

Free valet bike parking provided. Bike valet volunteers needed for three hour shifts (must be SFBC members) from 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM. Email vbpvolunteer@sfbike.org to sign up!

Film Night in the Park presents an outdoor screening of "Breaking Away," one of the best bicycle movies ever! Ride your bike, as our friends up north at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition have free valet bike parking covered!

San Francisco's premiere bicycling street is getting even better, with wider sidewalks, wider bike lanes, better pedestrian crossings, better street lighting, and more. Find out what's coming to Valencia St and how soon it'll be happening at this community update meeting, with staff from the Department of Public Works on hand to answer your questions. If you can't make this session, another will be held on August 28th at 6:30pm. Contact Kris Opbroek at SFDPW for more info: 415/558-4045.

Join the Bike Kitchen for their monthly women, trans, and femme nite. Come work on your bike, hang out with other bike nerds, or get help with bike woes. All levels of experience welcome! Questions? Ami Puri greenspokes@gmail.com

Join your neighbors in imagining a better, healthier, more bike-friendly Cesar Chavez Street at this design workshop. The Planning Department will be presenting two preliminary design proposals that reflect public comment at an earlier workshop in May. This workshop will offer an opportunity for you to comment and help shape these proposals for the reconfiguration of Cesar Chavez Street. For more information about the community effort to make Cesar Chavez a more livable street for all, visit CC Puede's website; for more on the Planning Department's work, see the Cesar Chavez project page.

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email kate@sfbike.org or just show up.

Join our newly re-energized 17th St. Committee as we work on bringing a much-needed cross-town bike lane to the City. We will need to build a strong coalition of support for this exciting project to happen and need your help! Come to our next meeting on Wednesday August 27, from 6:30-8pm. Our main goal for this meeting is to come up with promotional materials for this campaign - fliers, handouts, posters, etc. Join us to make sure 17th becomes one of San Francisco's newest bike lanes! Email neal@sfbike.org for more information.

Free valet bike parking provided.

San Francisco's premiere bicycling street is getting even better, with wider sidewalks, wider bike lanes, better pedestrian crossings, better street lighting, and more. Find out what's coming to Valencia St and how soon it'll be happening at this community update meeting, with staff from the Department of Public Works on hand to answer your questions. If you can't make this session, another will be held August 26 at 10:00am. Contact Kris Opbroek at SFDPW for more info: 415/558-4045.

Come and speak your mind about bicycle issues in San Francisco. This eleven member committee meets once a month and advises the Board of Supervisors on all matters bicycle. Check the BAC website to confirm these dates and read the agenda. Contact Bert Hill, chair of the BAC, to place an issue on the agenda or to request notice of meetings:

Free valet bike parking provided.

Just across the Golden Gate Bridge, our friends up north at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition park over 1,000 bicycles right at the entry gate of this Labor Day art festival. Great art from around the county and food and wine to top it off. www.sausalitoartfestival.org

Start the weekend off right with a morning bike tour of San Francisco's Supervisorial District 3. Visit the historic treasures of San Francisco: Little Italy, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Coit Tower, and more. Tour guides will explain proposed improvements to the Broadway Tunnel, Jefferson and Market streets, and what you can do to help turn these proposals into a reality. For more info contact nauboone@gmail.com

While this ride is not organized nor endorsed by the SFBC, we have a keen interest in happy bicycling every day in San Francisco. To that end, we encourage all participants to ride courteously and respectfully. For more info, see the Critical Mass website.

Free valet bike parking provided.

Just across the Golden Gate Bridge, our friends up north at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition park over 1,000 bicycles right at the entry gate of this Labor Day art festival. Great art from around the county and food and wine to top it off. www.sausalitoartfestival.org

The SFBC is extremely excited to be a part of San Francisco's first truly car-free event: Sunday Streets, which will open up 5 miles of streets for cyclists, pedestrians, children, dog walkers, dancers, skaters and anyone else who wants to use the streets as they have never before — to play! Enjoy open space along Washington Street, the Embarcadero, Terry Francois Blvd. Illinois and 3rd Streets, with the route lined with activities for all to enjoy. There will be two Sunday Streets events this summer: August 31 and September 14, 2008. Learn more at the Sunday Streets website. Volunteer to lead a Bike Bus to Sunday Streets! The SFBC is looking to you to lead group rides to the Sunday Streets on August 31 and September 14. It's a great way for experienced cyclists and newbies to show up in style. Just like Bike to Work Day, with a little organizing and promotion, you can bring in a group of riders from a coffee shop or other location in your neighborhood and ride together to enjoy the car-free day along the Waterfront. Check out our Bike Bus page for more information, and refer to our handy Do it Yourself Bike Bus kit. Once you've figured out where you want to start and at what time, let us know and we'll put it on the map!

Official SFBC Holiday. Offices closed.

Details at www.velopromo.com to come. Free valet bike parking provided.

Just across the Golden Gate Bridge, our friends up north at the Marin County Bicycle Coalition park over 1,000 bicycles right at the entry gate of this Labor Day art festival. Great art from around the county and food and wine to top it off. www.sausalitoartfestival.org

Free valet bike parking provided.

Visit the Bryant St. Sports Basement full service bike shop level 1 for a basic bike adjustment clinic. The first Tuesday of each month Sports Basement rock star mechanics will walk you through basic repairs and adjustments for your bike.

Interested in volunteering to do SFBC Outreach at events all over the city like Bike to Work Day 2009, races, community festivals, and Streetside Outreach, then this training is a must! Learn ways to engage people, how to sign-up new SFBC members, and more. To RSVP or for questions, contact kate@sfbike.org. If you can't make New Member Meet & Greet, stay tuned for the next one, December 2008.

Been an SFBC Member Less than a Year? New members of the SFBC are invited join us to learn about our upcoming advocacy, education, and community programs that will make San Francisco a model cycling city, and how you can get involved. You won't want to miss this great opportunity to learn more about your friendly San Francisco bicycle advocacy organization. Bring your bike up with you! To RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Kate@sfbike.org or (415) 431-BIKE (2453) x303. If you can't make New Member Meet and Greet, stay tuned for the next one in December 2008. All SFBC members who joined in 2007-2008 are welcome.

This four hour in-classroom courses teach the basics of safe and enjoyable cycling, including riding in traffic, necessary equipment, crash avoidance, and legal rights and responsibilities. Open to adults 14 and over. Bicycle not required, but please bring your dinner. Note: this is the "day 1" course for League of American Bicyclists' Bike Ed Road I certification. Each class is free, but you must register.

Free valet bike parking provided.

Join the SFBC, and SFBC families like yours, as we enjoy a car-free Healthy Saturday in the park with fun bike-y family activities, including the SFBC's monthly Freedom From Training Wheels group effort to get our kids riding on two-wheels, a Bike Road-eo course that teaches two-wheelers with and without training wheels basic bike skills. Show-off your baby bike seats, trail-a-bikes, bike trailers and Xtracyles (or however your family gears up), and get advice from other families at our Family Biking Showcase, and participate in games, a bike parade, a scavenger hunt, and more! Contact Kate for more info.

Join the SFBC Lane Stewards on our fun-filled monthly pothole ride, the first Saturday of the month. Our goals are to have fun, mark every pothole, crack and trench we see with spray paint, report them to 311, and repeat! On our August ride, we marked over 80 pavement hazards in under 2 hours! And the Department of Public Works has been quick to respond and fix our roads. Following our heroic undertaking, we'll celebrate with brunch at location TBD. Care to join us? We expect a good time and great company, and a smoother ride for all San Franciscans. Check back here to find out which neighborhood we will take on next. Email Neal Patel (neal@sfbike.org) to to RSVP!

Come escape into a world of idyllic Italian countrysides and poetry with IL POSTINO (1994) in San Francisco's Italian backyard of North Beach at Washington Square Park. Film presented free of charge on a giant outdoor screen and you are encouraged to picnic before the screening. Free valet bike parking provided.

This class will meet for three Mondays in September (8th, 15th, and 22nd) and will be limited to 8 people. Class will be hands-on, so bring a bike and get ready to get greasy. Over the 3 weeks, it will cover what is included in a basic shop tune-up: installing and removing tubes and tires (i.e. fixing a flat), installing brake and shift cables, adjusting brakes and gears, chain maintenance, truing wheels, etc. The fee for this class is sliding scale: $40-80 for current Bike Kitchen members or $70-110 for non Bike Kitchen members (although a year-long membership comes with the class). No previous knowledge about bikes is required or expected, but a willingness to learn and have fun is a must! To sign up, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/41341

Ocean Cyclery, an independent family-run bike shop, provides a basic maintenance session. A light snack and beverage will be provided. Cost is $10. RSVP or send questions to info@oceancyclery.com

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email kate@sfbike.org or just show up.

Bike photo booths, free lube jobs, free bike bells, oh my! Don't miss out when the SFBC Streetside Outreach dream team comes to a bike lane near you to increase the visibility of the SFBC and its work while promoting bike love and spreading goodwill in the community. Come see what the Streetside Outreach dream team has up their sleeves this time! Are you a trained SFBC Outreach volunteer and want to help? Contact kate@sfbike.org.

Bike AIA San Francisco's popular San Francisco Living: Home Tours Weekend with the SFBC-provided biking directions. The tour series promotes a wide variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods, and residences -- all from the architect's point of view. Each great project is showcased with its designer(s) via an "open house" format, and tour participants have the opportunity to see some of the city's latest residential projects from the inside out, meet with project designers, explore housing trends, and discover design solutions that inspire unique San Francisco living. Bicyclists receive a discount Please see AIA SF website for details and registration: aiasf.org/hometours.

Come join Different Spokes (DSSF), the San Francisco Bay Area's GLBT cycling club for our monthly Jersey Ride, held the second Saturday of each month. You do not have to have/wear our jersey to join the ride, all are welcome. The ride offers different distance and level options. The ride starts from Peet's in the Castro. There are three options so you can go at your own pace and distance, so please pick the appropriate option to your level of ability, we want to make sure you enjoy the day. The rides split and regroup in Tiburon where we have lunch together as a group. Rain cancels. Details: www.dssf.org Contact or RSVP to rides@dssf.org

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Northern California Chapter will hold its annual Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride from September 13th to 14th to raise more than $1.5 million for critical MS research and vital programs and services. Day 1 goes from SF to Rohnert Park, and you'll be able to fuel up and stay hydrated approximately every 12 miles at rest stops, along with a lunch stop. Each day is 75 miles but will also feature a shorter option of 40-50 mile route for the recreational cyclist as well as a longer century for those who like the challenge. To learn more about the event details, please visit www.wavestowine.org or call 1-800-FIGHT-MS. If you would like to volunteer with the MS Society for this event please contact sarah.hester@nmss.org

Critical Manners: a revolutionary act of courtesy. Come put the nice back in the bike world with critical manners! A helmet-wearing, bell-ringing, blinkie-sportin' good time for you and all your bike friends. Practice synchronized signaling, stopping at stop signs and NOT blowing red lights. Critical Manners is a great introduction for riders who haven't ridden in an urban setting before as well as experienced riders who enjoy group rides. Helmets and blinkies are mandatory. http://groups.google.com/group/critical-manners-ride-sf

Are you a trained SFBC outreach volunteer and want to help at this event? Contact tessa@sfbike.org.

Bike AIA San Francisco's popular San Francisco Living: Home Tours Weekend with the SFBC-provided biking directions. The tour series promotes a wide variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods, and residences -- all from the architect's point of view. Each great project is showcased with its designer(s) via an "open house" format, and tour participants have the opportunity to see some of the city's latest residential projects from the inside out, meet with project designers, explore housing trends, and discover design solutions that inspire unique San Francisco living. Bicyclists receive a discount Please see AIA SF website for details and registration: aiasf.org/hometours.

The SFBC is extremely excited to be a part of San Francisco's first truly car-free event: Sunday Streets, which will open up 5 miles of streets for cyclists, pedestrians, children, dog walkers, dancers, skaters and anyone else who wants to use the streets as they have never before — to play! Enjoy open space along Washington Street, the Embarcadero, Terry Francois Blvd. Illinois and 3rd Streets, with the route lined with activities for all to enjoy. There will be two Sunday Streets events this summer: August 31 and September 14, 2008. Learn more at the Sunday Streets website. Volunteer to lead a Bike Bus to Sunday Streets! The SFBC is looking to you to lead group rides to the Sunday Streets on August 31 and September 14. It's a great way for experienced cyclists and newbies to show up in style. Just like Bike to Work Day, with a little organizing and promotion, you can bring in a group of riders from a coffee shop or other location in your neighborhood and ride together to enjoy the car-free day along the Waterfront. Check out our Bike Bus page for more information, and refer to our handy Do it Yourself Bike Bus kit. Once you've figured out where you want to start and at what time, let us know and we'll put it on the map!

A part of the USA CRIT series, this fast four-block, four-corner, one-kilometer course will showcase the top racers in professional racing on the streets of San Francisco. See sftwilight.com for details.

Made famous by its Hitchcock appearance, Fort Point is a great ride destination, too! Join us on this ride to an underside view of the bridge. Bring Vertigo blinkies and snacks to share. Info: robin@biteback.com

Conceived by REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks. Build one today!

Curious about the buildings AIA San Francisco finds most architecturally significant? This is your chance to visit them with Architect David Baker of David Baker + Partners as your guide. You'll learn more about the historical Hallidie Building by Willis Polk, the new San Francisco Federal Building by Morphosis/SmithGroup, and will step inside the Tenderloin's Curran House, among many other stops. The ride will culminate over a free beer at David Baker + Partners offices. Sponsored by San Francisco Bike Coalition. Visit aiasf.org/archandcity to register. $20 AIA/SFBC Members; $30 Nonmembers (Includes one year membership to San Francisco Bike Coalition).

Free valet bike parking provided.

This six hour on-road course provides an opportunity to put into practice what was learned in the day 1 Street Skills course, and thus complete the League's Bike Ed Road I certification. We will be practicing emergency maneuvers, and riding in various traffic conditions to test your knowledge of vehicular cycling skills. Open to adults 14 and over. Bicycle, helmet and pre-registration required. Please also bring your lunch. Prerequisite: Day 1 Street Skills Course.

Celebrate the grand opening of Mission Creek Sports Park! Are you a trained SFBC Outreach volunteer and want to help? Contact tessa@sfbike.org

Free valet bike parking provided.

Come see where Greek tragedy and the deep American South meet in OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) shown in Dolores Park. Film presented free of charge on a giant outdoor screen and you are encouraged to picnic before the screening. Free valet bike parking provided.

Everyone is welcome. For agenda and details, contact Leah at 431-BIKE x306 or leah@sfbike.org

It's time to get the October-November 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? Dinner is provided. Bring your bike up to the 15th floor. Questions? Email kate@sfbike.org or just show up to volunteer.

The Mint Plaza Commuter Fair is brought to you by the Central Market Community Benefit District. The SFBC will be doing Outreach at the fair. To volunteer, contact kate@sfbike.org.

Come and speak your mind about bicycle issues in San Francisco. This eleven member committee meets once a month and advises the Board of Supervisors on all matters bicycle. Check the BAC website to confirm these dates and read the agenda. Contact Bert Hill, chair of the BAC, to place an issue on the agenda or to request notice of meetings:

The festival will also include exhibits and entertainment that celebrate the neighborhood's successes, will feature exhibits highlighting all that is "green" which will help community members learn how to better manage natural resources and control wastem and ensure that the greater Sunset community will continue to be a safe, family-friendly environment that is culturally, socially and economically inclusive. Of course, we will continue the tradition of providing a truly fantastic, delightful day in the Sunset with live performances, fun activities, great food, and much, much more. The SFBC's Bike Doctors will be doing free minor bike maintenance from lubing chains and adjusting seats to fixing flats. To volunteer, contact kate@sfbike.org.

While this ride is not organized nor endorsed by the SFBC, we have a keen interest in happy bicycling every day in San Francisco. To that end, we encourage all participants to ride courteously and respectfully. For more info, see the Critical Mass website.

Are you a trained SFBC Outreach volunteer and want to help? Contact tessa@sfbike.org.

Free valet bike parking provided.

Bike photo booths, free lube jobs, free bike bells, oh my! Don't miss out when the SFBC Streetside Outreach dream team comes to a bike lane near you to increase the visibility of the SFBC and its work while promoting bike love and spreading goodwill in the community. Come see what the Streetside Outreach dream team has up their sleeves this time! Are you a trained SFBC Outreach volunteer and want to help? Contact kate@sfbike.org.

Goat, sheep, or cow? We love 'em all! Join other happy, two-wheeled cheese appreciators for a visit to some of the city's top fromage specialists. We'll finish up with a cheese-sharing picnic at a nearby park. Don't forget to bring cash for cheesy purchases from our local vendors. Info: robin@biteback.com

Free valet bike parking provided.

Free valet bike parking provided.

Free valet bike parking provided.

Sit surrounded by San Francisco landmarks as you watch the city on the screen at the 50th anniversary screening of the San Francisco classic VERTIGO (1958) in Union Square. Film presented free of charge on a giant outdoor screen and you are encouraged to picnic before the screening. Free valet bike parking provided.

Visit the Bryant St. Sports Basement full service bike shop level 1 for their basic bike adjustment clinic. The first Tuesday of each month Sports Basement rock star mechanics will walk you through basic repairs and adjustments for your bike.

This SFBC tradition every second and fourth Wednesday has been happening for as long as we can remember, but newcomers are always welcome. So stop by, snack on tasty treats, chat with fellow cyclists, and help us keep our organization rolling. Dinner is provided. Bring a friend - the more the merrier! Don't forget to bring up your bike! Questions? Email kate@sfbike.org or just show up.