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I think my favorite bike summer event so far was last night's Oakland Bicycle Diner's Club. Why? Cuz it was so intimate, fun, carefree, unharassed, and new! A good mix of ages and genders, we started at the new City Hall plaza. It's quite dazzling and green. It used to be all asphalt and mean! I could just picture the day when there are thousands of bikes. I was especially happy that (a) I didn't have a video camera and (b) I didn't feel responsible for anything other than having a good time. :)
We picked up new riders and dropped off riders on the way, always about 10-11. The first half the traffic wasn't really that unpleasnat or heavy even though we only took one lane and were in the city center. The weather and sun were superb..I kind of like a city with "no there there"!
I enjoyed a nice ride in Oakland yesterday evening, the latest of our new monthly East Bay rides, the"Oakland Bike Diners" ride. Meeting at Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall, at 5:30 pm on the third friday of each month, the emphasis is on fun, friendship and FOOD!
Sarah, Michael, Molly, Tim, Eric, Katherine, Joe, Jason and myself (to name a few) rolled out in fine, (if rag-tag) form and out around lake Merritt, through the Lakeshore district, up Grand avenue past Piedmont up and over the rock ridge and down College avenue to our destination; Double Rainbow, where we enjoyed the fruites of our labors...coffee, goodies and fellowship!
Working our way through the alphabet, the next ride, on Friday September 17th will head from the plaza towards the letter "E", for Eve's Hunan retaurant, also in the Rockridge area, (or at least Eve's was the leading candidate/destination when we parted) Please join us for the next one...if you know anyone commuting through, or working in Oakland, please pass this invitation along...How about a fancy dress dinner ride soon? RSVP!
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