Saw Esteban pedaling near Old Town tonight; I was in my car, sadly. CCT

Saw some folks talking shop @ Santos on Sunday morning. I rolled up on my SS 29er, anyone from SDBC?

Velo Cult:

cobraeverde:saw Hans, Sigurd, Drew and (man! i forget her name) at the BFF saturday.

Is it Nicole Fox you are thinking of?

Yes, Nicole was there.

I also saw Stephan and JimBaross.

A few days ago when Mike and I were enjoying a pint at the Blind Lady, he looked out the window and said, "There goes beany."
Looking up from my Hangar 24 Orange, I saw beany ride by too. She was headed east.

Dinged my bell at some (4 or 5) cyclists heading south as we were heading north on Utah on Saturday night and they dinged (and honked something) and said hi back. I have no idea who they were since Utah is pitch black on that section, but it confirmed my belief that bike folks are nice folks.

Saw zonal last Tuesday. I had forgotten about the taco ride in my exhaustion but Mike saw me and so zonal and Mike rode over to say hi. Very pleasant ending to my very long day.

Saw Protorio yesterday by the SD river trail.

I have to take the lane there. The bike lane disappears 2/3rd of the way down the hill. If you don't go fast you'll get crushed.

I saw Jim and his wife (forgot her name) at cicLAvia today

I saw Sky, Alex and Lisa (not sure if Lisa is on here) yesterday, then saw Beany and Randy at the station. Drinks were had and stories were told, and a nice, slow ride home was had.

Forgot to mention that I also saw our own guerrilla bike planner, Chris Kluth on the El Prado bridge. I've seen him a few times around town, but forget to mention it here.

Saw Protorio at the Adams Avenue CX race at the Velodrome today. I was Chief Referee and didn't have time to say hello, but I did notice his beautiful lugged steel 650B touring bike!

Boy is my face red! I saw Bryan (Shapps) on Adams Avenue at Park riding a nice old steel Peugeot "Vache de Gomme." Actually he recognized me first after I unloaded some choice verbal abuse on a driver who got upset with me for STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN! I guess I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't!

It was the straw that broke the camel's back. I had just been hooked into a right corner for the third time today, this time by a (man) driving one of those Ford Expeditions with gold colored plastic all over it (Lincoln Navigator).

Riding down Bachman at 6 am this morning a car with Illinois plates suddenly slammed on the brakes with no warning, turned left across the opposite lane and then started backing up into my path.

At 6:20 this morning in the dark riding west on West Mission Bay Drive a City of San Diego sewer vacuum truck and an accompanying stake bed truck both buzzed me closely even though they had a clear left lane in which to pass. They then hooked me into the corner turning right onto Mission Blvd. and slowed down. I passed both of them on the left, illuminating both drivers with my helmet mounted Magicshine 900.

At La Jolla Blvd. and Nautilus St. as I was setting up my right turn someone in a little blue car chopped in front of me and almost took out my front wheel. I tried to catch him going up the hill toward Fay Avenue but lost him.

Riding back up Bachman this afternoon an older man (I'm frickin' 54) driving a Baader-Meinhof Wagen Cabriolet buzzed me with inches to spare. I tried to catch him also but only ended up catching a young lady with two Adams Avenue water bottles riding up the hill in front of me.

Eastbound on Washington east of Fifth Avenue I failed to control the lane in time and a (man) driving an old wrecked Infinity refused to let me merge over before the bridge over 163. I braced for an impact but he moved slightly left at the last second. Right lane at Essex St. is all blocked off with delineators and the other lanes were occupied by speeding traffic, so I knocked over two of the delineators to make a lane for myself. A passenger in a construction truck didn't like that and yelled at me. I turned left on Lincoln and as I was setting up my right turn on Maryland St. a (man) driving a Nissan with a dog in the back seat turned left in front of me and starting driving in the bike lane. He sped up when I tried to pass on the left.

Shortly thereafter I had my encounter with the Navigator. I was preparing to turn right from Cleveland onto Madison when he raced up behind me and chopped me in the turn. I took the turn wide and started to pass him on the left. He sped up also.

So finally eastbound on Adams Avenue I come to the 4-way stop at Park. There are cars coming from the three other directions which all got there first. No one would go even after I stopped. I did a track stand for 30 seconds at a complete stop waiting for the person facing me to make her left turn. I could tell she was just going to sit there, so I looked at the ground and continued to track stand. The other cars all proceeded. Finally she made a face, mouthed some words, and made her turn. When the driver behind her got all upset and yelled at me I shouted "Don't you tell me how to ride a bike, you *******! Bryan had just come up behind me and I guess he saw and heard the whole thing. I was really embarrassed, but it had not been a good day. This last incident drove me off the hinge, so to speak.

I read a thread on Bike Forums that suggested that Friday afternoon is the worst time of the week for bike commuters. After today I tend to agree.

I don't think I've ever had a day with that many complete morons. That's nuts.

I saw Maria and Zonal at Bike the Coast today. Beautiful day for a ride!

Zonal did the 50 - Maria checked 300 IDs, and I poured 300 pints. :face-devil-grin:

I was biking home from La Mesa today and saw Mark Phillips. Of course I saw Mark, why wouldn't I? I live in Lemon Grove and he lives in Carlsbad and I happened to pass him on some random street in La Mesa. Anyways, a fun surprise. We had a quick chat before he had to attend other business.

markphilips:I saw Zonal last Saturday as she rode with several hundred cyclists along the PCH. I didn't do the ride as my body was still detoxing. Interesting to watch so many cyclists from the Palomar Airport Rd/PCH intersection.


I think I saw missler this morning riding her a mixte type retro bike (electra?) eastbound on Palomar airport rd

yerp yerp. i was taking the not-as-fun-but-more-direct route to work in vista. hi!

Anne and I saw Zonal riding eastbound on University this morning, prolly on her way to the Norma Jean Ladies Ride.

MarkPhillips, Ted, An:dy (from now on AKA "The Mountain Goat") and I had lunch with Crash and Hans at Franz's Restaurant at Lake Cuyamaca.

Saw Hillbilly at S.Park Abbey watching the Steelers get their asses handed to them.

Chris Taylor:Saw Hillbilly at S.Park Abbey watching the Steelers get their asses handed to them.

Haha...at least the $3 Avery drafts helped ease the pain.

PacMUle:...Bev, kudos on bringing your daughter!

Too funny. Different Beverly. The funny part is that "Bev" had her picture labeled as Kathy, another member here, just last week. Easy mistake. Great finally meeting you last night. Always nice to match faces/personalities/riding styles with names here!

I believe I saw Esteban yesterday at Whole Foods in Hillcrest and would've said hi if I wasn't on the phone with my best friend who's in NJ.

Edited to add that I also saw Gavilan a few days ago for lunch before her month-long oceanography cruise - lucky ducky.

I saw Hans, Zonal, MariaO, Jinna, and other folks at the Reader photoshoot on Saturday. It was fun riding down the center of Harbor Drive with you all! Hoping the picture turns out as cool as the concept.

Kathy:I saw Hans, Zonal, MariaO, Jinna, and other folks at the Reader photoshoot on Saturday. It was fun riding down the center of Harbor Drive with you all! Hoping the picture turns out as cool as the concept.

Posted a photo of their cover plan to the Local Events thread.
Looking forward to checking out the article in 2-3 weeks - curious as to what in particular will be included.