August 2022 Ride Recap

This was an absolutely fantastic classic ride across the city and back. Thank you to everyone who came, each ride seems to be bigger than the last as we approach the 30th anniversary next month. We rode out at 6:45 pm up Market St and through The Wiggle. With more than enough bikes we took over the Fell Expressway and continued on to the Golden Gate Park Bandshell Accessible Parking lot for our first break.

After about 25 minutes we continued onward to the beach! Rather than the normal Car-Free MLK route, we cruised down the car-ed portion of JFK past Dutch Windmill to reach the beach. Dense fog and light drizzle filled the air, lit up by bike lights, creating an ethereal atmosphere. We continued south on the long beautiful Great Walkway, closed to cars for the weekend, and reached the second stop at the south end of Ocean Beach at Sloat Blvd.

After another 25 minute break we continued back, retracing our wheels up the Great Walkway, but opting to take the usual Car-Free MLK route up through Golden Gate Park. We still had enough mass to take Oak Street despite the extra lane. We continued back down The Wiggle and down Sanchez Street for our final stop at Dolores Park, arriving just before 10pm. The total ride was 3 hours 15 minutes over 19 miles.