After a month of vacation Bikescape returns with a lot of odds and ends. First we take a few laps around the Encino Velodrome. Then Scott Mace reports from the San Francisco Caltrain Station where ground was broken for the new bike station. (scroll down) After that we get caught up on the effort to ban cars from JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park and check the calendar for upcoming events.Listen to the podcast or
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Here's a video clip of the national team paracticing the move Henry taught me.
For a primer on track racing and velodromes take a look at this.
I edited Scott's Caltrain bike station report. To listen to the whole thing, go here.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian and the SF Weekly both ran articles about the politics behind car-free Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. Write to the supervisors and the Mayor to get this thing to happen!
