Temps are high, surf is high, and I’m high (up that is). 15ft+ swells hit the Northern Californian coastline this weekend, and you get a good sense of the size of the waves if you see them from the top of the Marin Headlands. That horseshoe of swell in the center of the photo is about one mile away from colliding with Ocean Beach (upper left).
This Thursday (May 13, 2010) is Bike To Work Day. The roads/bike lanes during the morning commute hours will be full of cyclists, and the SF Bike Coalition will hand out tote bags full of (fingers crossed) mini-Clif Bars.
It’s great to see everyone getting on their bikes and riding to work, but unless your commute brings you through the Marin Headlands or your office dress code requires that you wear spandex or sweatpants, don’t feel the obligation to do so just because you’re riding a bike.
It’s pretty awesome that Mayor Gavin Newsom rides a bike to City Hall on Bike To Work Day, but is it really necessary for him to wear a pair of sweats as he slowly cruises downtown? Why not just ride in the suit he normally wears to the office?
If you’re more comfortable in spandex/sweats, by all means wear spandex and sweats. But don’t think that because you’re riding a bike you need to have special gear to do so. Ride as you are. #RealTalk
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