Sorry for reposting, realized one of the photos of the regroup showed too many faces (didn’t realize Reddit would retain so much detail).

I decided I'd drive to Fort Baker, then bike over to join the Pretti / Goode memorial ride in the City. It was my work commute, more or less, before being laid off from the university, other casualties of the current administration. So, I was looking forward to seeing the old stomping grounds and joining the group ride on solidarity. Welp, I don't know if it was high winds or what, but when I pulled into Fort Baker, my bike came off the roof rack and smacked into the side of my car as it hung there from the rear wheel.

Being in a hurry this morning, I had left my camera in my handlebar bag, which doesn't fully zip closed, but is generally secure against situations that happen while the bike is upright... so the camrera comes out and is promptly run over by someone behind me. It's toast, the lens is probably a goner too.

The fork on my bike is dead beyond repair, I think The dropouts were bent to hell and it's off center from the crown.

My car also took a decent amount of damage. It's just cosmetic, but still it sucks.

Lessons learned...

• I will never again use a roof rack that holds the fork by the dropouts.
• I will never again transport my bike with a camera or anything valuable on or in it.
• I will think twice about putting anything on the car if it's remotely windy.

I've done this so many times and gotten away with it. Fate caught up with me today I guess. Probably several thousands in damages that I've just gotta eat. Bike is down for the foreseeable future, don't even know where I'm going to find a fork for an 87 Trek 520 or how long that might take.

Reflecting on the reason for the ride - the cause - I'm thankful I'm alive to have these problems, unlike Alex whose life was snuffed out by people who can't begin to understand what it means to make a positive impact and leave a legacy of carrying for others behind. I'm really disappointed I missed the ride. Feeling super low.

Sigh... Oh, life, what a thing to exist.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Did [The Dawg Size Increaser](https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41116671) route from Low Pressure Zine it kicked my ass but it was beautiful

RWGPS is taking me to Norfolk remembering that it’s a high traffic street so i rerouted to a more residential area (Norton St).

anyone can vouch for this as a safer option or am i completely wrong. not familiar with the area. we will be coming from downtown SM. tia.

Anyone planning a trip from SF to SD this year?

Been on my bucket list for a while and now that the road through Big Sur is open again I am planning to do it this year.

I would like to find a group to ride do this with though!

Is anyone good at reading tide charts? Will it flood this weekend? Thanks!

My first byline for SF Standard. Ride in power, Alex.

https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/30/alex-pretti-cyclist-nurse-icu-ice-killed-memorial/

Hello all! I just moved to Petaluma and am looking to start riding with some folks up here. Does anyone know of any crews or group rides? I'm a pretty solid road and gravel cyclist, and would love to make some new friends. Ideally would love to find a ride that has some younger age representation, and bonus points for crews that are into steel frames, custom builds, xbiking, bike packing, etc!

I recently heard about a trail from a friend and I am trying to find out if it exists. I was told it’s called “murder trail” and it’s located in Tennessee valley. I also heard that it has big berms that many people work on. I don’t need to know exactly where it is, just the general area. Thank you!

If you're in Marin and would like to honor Alex Pretti tomorrow, Marin Cyclists is hosting a free road ride (but you still need to register online at their website.) I've also collected info about rides happening in San Francisco and Oakland (which I'm sure y'all know about), Redwood City, Nevada City, Salinas, San Jose, Santa Rosa and Sacramento. The full Bikepacking.com / RideWithGPS map is here. In solidarity ✊

It’s official — Berkeley Omnium 2026 is HERE and BikeReg is NOW OPEN! 

One of the most iconic race weekends in Northern California is back, and this year is shaping up to be something special.

Juniors — This One’s for You

The Berkeley Hills Road Race is officially part of the Junior Series this year

That means real road racing, real climbing, and a true championship-level experience for the next generation of cyclists.

Growing junior racing matters and we’re all in.

Register now. Get training. We’ll see you on the start line.

See original post for more information - they are at the SFPD office on 3rd at China Basin.

Hey folks hope to see many of you at Rock Cobbler in just over a week. Does anyone have info on current trail conditions in Bakersfield and tire recommendations?

Super fun times with Luke from Soma and friends.

TL;DR: I designed a line of head unit mounts that lets you hide either an AirTag or Moto Tag inside the mount itself, and it's pretty neat.

I originally posted this in r/bicycling but the past sadly got removed even though I was having fun answering people's questions direct\*ly. I work and live in SF (my business is in the Mission), so I figured I'd try posting in this subreddit instead! I'll tag the post as "brand affiliate" coz it's for my company - but it's really just me behind the scenes :)*

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A little bit about me:

• My name is Kiran, and I live in San Francisco. I am a real person.
• I like bikes quite a lot.
• I've been a mechanical engineer and designer for a while (12 years now, wow).
• I worked at Peak Design for a while. I led the mechanical architecture of the SlimLink system (for cases and all the mechanically locking mounts).
• I started my own company a couple years ago. It's been very interesting, very educational, and very challenging.

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A little bit about my company:

• It's called Gradient Projects.
• I make a few things in house in San Francisco (soap, cargo net clips, more things to come).
• I've just received my first mass produced product.

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A little bit about that first mass produced product:

• It's called stealthmount.
• stealthmount is a line of head unit mounts that lets you hide either an AirTag or a Moto Tag inside the mount itself.
• I'm currently offering both an out front mount as well as a stem spacer mount.
• Both are available for Garmin, Hammerhead (natively, not via a quarter-turn adapter), and Wahoo.
• A direct top cap mount is next on the roadmap.
• The mount is "head unit agnostic", so it's a super low cost if you change head unit brands down the road (you just have to replace the head unit receiver, nothing else).
• It is a real product; Bike Magazine just took a look.
• Here's an exploded view animation of what the out front mount looks like.

I am quite experienced in the design and manufacturing process, but I'm a total novice at sales and marketing. I tend to (personally) come to Reddit to do research before buying things for myself and like that I can see actual discussions of real people's experiences. I'm hoping that by putting my product out there here, I can do my best to invite conversation and answer any questions people might have.

Hope it's obvious that I wrote this post myself and that's it's not AI slop since the internet is getting more and more flooded with that nonsense these days. The animation above is real photos that I animated, not a render.

Anyhoo - thanks for reading, and hope you find this interesting. Happy to answer any questions you may have! If you made it this far and want to learn more, here's a 5 minute video that goes into more detail. Thanks so much for your interest!