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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2026

After that, it was time for Shenanigans, where homemade foam weaponry and Cybertruck piñatas were deployed for the amusement of all. We also played a game of footdown: I was on unicycle so of course I won. There are only specific ways you can knock off a good unicycle basketball player.

In an urban alley, two laughing people on bicycles ride towards each other with lances made of pool noodles. A crowd watches in the background.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2026

Sunday began with a ride leader panel, facilitated by our local star Megan, and including another local hero Maria (Downhill Diva), along with Alyssa from All-Inclusive Riders Cycling Club and Michael from Trans Galactic.

At an urban park, a woman sits cross-legged on the bottom step of an amphitheater, facing three people who are turning to face the crowd.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2026

It was the second Friday, so of course the group went to @ebbp.bsky.social. I was there DJing with Booty on a beautiful night.

At night on the East Bay shoreline, the lights of San Francisco and the Oakland Bay Bridge can be seen in the background. In the foreground are a number of bicycles, including one pulling a lighted trailer with a sound system; it is labeled as "Booty."

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2026

From there, the group rolled to Rock the Bike in north Oakland, where Paul was hosting dinner and a party with a pedal-powered stage and bike blenders.

Five people ride stationary bikes with "Rock the Bike" logos. The middle bike has a blender attached to the front wheel. Two of the riders are holding plastic cups with smoothies.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2026

On Friday, I led a ride along the MLK Regional Shoreline out to The Bike Fix at the 81st Avenue @oaklibrary.bsky.social. There were maybe 20 community members getting bikes worked on by a solid crew of volunteers and Library employees.

Under a pop-up tent, a mechanic works on a bicycle up on a stand. Three people, possibly Latino teenagers, watch as he spins the rear wheel. In the background, more people can be seen working on bikes.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 23/06/2026

Expedition to Camp Tamarancho for a MUni training ride. Possibly the first unicycle descent of the new Caballo Rojo trail. #muni #unicycle #camptamarancho berkeleyunicycling.org/2026/06/23/n...

A mountain unicyclist rides through a redwood forest on a course with a tall berm. The unicyclist is speed-blurred as he rides high on the berm.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 21/01/2026

By the way, here's the Norman Rockwell neighborhood:

A shuttered one-story building, perhaps formerly a school or group home, in a Google Street View image labeled as "Merrydale Road". It is painted white, with plywood covering some of the doors.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 13/01/2026

Proposed ICE-free areas in Alameda County:

An overview map of the Bay Area, with the county extent of Alameda County highlighted.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 22/12/2025

Hey, humans can do this too.

The New Yorker Magazine cover, dated Mar 29, 1976. The image is a famous cartoon by Saul Steinberg, "View of the World from 9th Avenue", which depicts a highly detailed perspective streetscape looking from western Manhattan to the Hudson River, then a formless rectangle for the rest of America with a few labels (such as "Jersey", "Chicago", "Los Angeles"), followed by a strip labeled "Pacific Ocean", and small hills on the opposite shore labeled "China", "Japan", and "Russia".

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 25/11/2025

Inflation-adjusted median income has more than doubled since 2000, and is up 44% since 2017. The Black population, which had risen from 2000-2017, has now dropped below 2000 levels.

A map of Washington D.C. showing neighborhood change between 2017 and 2023 in the Anacostia neighborhood south of the Anacostia River. The census tracts to the northeast, near Capitol Hill, have had little change; the substantial change, up to a loss of 16.6%, is in the southwestern part of the neighborhood, near the bridge to Alexandria, Virginia

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 17/11/2025

Lack of human structures?

A desert landscape. In the foreground is an apparently dead juniper bush; other juniper bushes dot a red rock bowl. A small depression holds water reflecting the blue sky. On the far horizon, mountains with some snow are seen.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 06/11/2025

The SF Chronicle can't really hope to have an opinion writer as bad as Ross Douthat, but they try.

Screenshot of an opinion piece headline: "Opinion, Emily Hoeven. Zohran Mamdani and Daniel Lurie couldn't be more different, but they share what Democrats lack"

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 29/10/2025

Looks like this thing needs a modification.

A brass plaque with a picture of the U.S. Capitol. It reads, "On behalf of a grateful Congress, this plaque honors the extraordinary individuals who bravely protected and defending this symbol of democracy on January 6, 2021. Their heroism will never be forgotten."

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 19/10/2025

Great to see you out there!

A group of people stand on a stage in front of a lake, and a sign reading "NO TROOPS IN OAKLAND." The podium has a sign reading "YES ON PROP 50". The speaker is a black woman looking at her notes. On the left, someone in a black shirt facing the crowd raises a fist. Next to that is a smiling person in a pink skirt and jacket with a yellow shirt and a sun hat, holding a sign that looks like a NO PARKING sign but reads NO KING. A person in a black tshirt crosses his arms. Up on the stage, a person in a yellow top appears to be MC'ing the vent. On the right of the podium is an ASL interpreter moving his hands. Several other people stand in a cluster on the right of the image.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 03/09/2025

So helpful of Insta to break web notifications so you can't see which post people are responding to.

Screenshot of an Instagram notifications panel, showing a number of different people (names redacted), liking apparently multiple different posts, but with no information about which posts they are.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 15/08/2025

@ebbp.bsky.social August 2025: Hawaiian. Warm night in Concord and Clayton. Hits included Sudden Rush, The Clash, Surfaris, Beach Boys, Rebirth, Cimafunk, Incredible Bongo Band, and Elton John. Best in set, Crazy Train (RIP Ozzy). Also love for Tom Lehrer. open.spotify.com/playlist/4jG...

An apparent city park at night, with a grassy field lit by pathway lights. A large group of people with decorated bicycles are standing around the perimiter. Someone appears to be fixing a flat on the right side of the image.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 31/07/2025

Gotta say, that's a really odd set of business for G to highlight.

A screenshot of Google Maps from an unnamed location. A blue line representing directions enters along the waterfront from the north and turns to the east, apparently uphill. A number of points of interest are highlighted, including "Lavender Bakery & Cafe", "Sprouts Farmer's Market", "La Marcha Tapas Bar," "Waterside Workshops (recently viewed)", "Green Living Builders, LLC", and "The Sperm Bank of California."

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 19/07/2025

The Lange image is apparently shot from 8th Street, and the building is gone. But, on Franklin, one of the original ornamented pillars remains. It would have been at the back of the building from her vantage point. This wasn't very long ago.

Black and white image of a storefront. A 1940s-era car is parked in front. The store has a sign, "GROCERY WANTO: Fruits and vegetables". In front of the windows, in bold capital letters, is a new sign reading "I AM AN AMERICAN." (A famous image from Dorothea Lange).

Black and white picture of the front of an apartment building; the main feature is a metal roll-up grate to a parking garage. The building is concrete and fairly modern, perhaps from the 1970s. To its left is an older brick building, with one ornamented pillar next to the modern building.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 02/05/2025

I put together a RWGPS Collection of all of my Bay Area Bike Rides routes. 2300km, 35470m of climbing in aggregate. A challenge? ridewithgps.com/collections/...

A map of the San Francisco Bay Area, with many routes displayed, stretching from Petaluma in the north to San Jose in the south. The highest density is in the East Bay near Berkeley.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 13/04/2025

@ebbp.bsky.social April 2025, Spots vs. Stripes playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/0vs... Hits were Yerba Buena, White Stripes, Sly and the Family Stone, De La Soul, Rebirth Brass Band, Queen, and Human League (karaoke zone, best in set!)

A moon seen at night through altocumulus clouds shines over a group of people standing with bicycles. Many of the bikes have bright wheel lights in different colors. There are several trees within the group; the area looks like a park of some kind.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 25/03/2025

Hey @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social, can we at least get a convex mirror here? Jingletown, East 7th at 29th, blind corner at a freeway entrance. It's an important connector.

Two cyclists ride in a crosswalk in an industrial area. One is gesturing with her right hand, apparently at a car to her right. Both are looking to the right; other cars are turning right from the facing street.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 11/03/2025

Here's Garry Tan talking about building a technofascist state, and how "if it works in SF, it will work anywhere". www.youtube.com/watch?v=24YF... And here's the new "Black Action Alliance" supporting Taylor, which happens to have the same San Rafael address as Tan's GrowSF. Also, no Black people.

Retweet from Emily Mills:
"Same address as Grow SF and Neighbors for A Better San Francisco and Govern for California.
(Seems like Nielsen Merksamer is a go to for some people.)"

Retweeting Oaklanders Against Loren Taylor for Mayor:
"New astroturf group just launched. “Black Action Alliance” which claims to be Black Oaklanders but they have a San Rafael address."

Screenshot of web site reading "Black Action Alliance, About Us"
Black Action Alliance
2350 Kerner Blvd.
Suite 250
San Rafael, CA 94901

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 06/03/2025

Of course the house with literal astroturf also has a Taylor for Mayor sign. #oakland #empowerfascism

In the foreground, a political lawn sign reading "Loren Taylor for Oakland Mayor: Solutions over Slogans". In the background, a front yard area covered by astroturf.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 03/03/2025

With the Great Highway extension narrowed for construction, and with the permanent road closure from Sloat to Lincoln about to start, I modified the routes on bayareabikerides.net which begin at Daly City BART to go through Park Merced instead of down John Daly to the lake. #ridebike

Two bicyclists in yellow windbreakers ride towards the camera, on a wide road near a beach. They appear to be relaxed because no cars are allowed. The day is cloudy but they are smiling.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 16/02/2025

What could be more romantic than @ebbp.bsky.social? Playlist from Valentine's Day, Berkeley and the Bay Bridge. Highlights included Barry White, L.T.D., Bad Bunny, Golden Earring, Tom Tom Club, Radiohead (Creep, best in set!), and Captain & Tennille. Bike Party! open.spotify.com/playlist/456...

Picture of a crowd in a parking lot at night; at the center of the image is a custom wooden bike trailer holding a sound system lit with blue and yellow LED strips and disco lights. In the background are a number of people in costumes standing talking to each other, along with bicycles, one decorated with bright turquoise lights.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 29/01/2025

Some good fresh rock cuts out on Trestle Glen @geology.bsky.social

A large excavator is scraping dirt from a steep hillside, adjacent to a house perched on the hillside. It appears to be a project to construct a new house. The dirt and rocks are all shades of brown, with a large boulder sitting in the foreground to the left of the image, opposite the excavator. The hillside the excavator is scraping at is displaying layers of rock, probably sedimentary, several inches thick.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 06/01/2025

Exciting programming indeed.

Screenshot of email subject line, reading: "Manny's: Exciting Programming Plans, Mass Deportation, Mayor Lurie's Inauguration"

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 07/12/2024

Those who ride Pinehurst: I've just noticed that the bike path from School Street to the Canyon bridge is now open as an alternative to Moraga Way/Moraga Road. Not bad (probably lots of walkers on weekends). I've updated the route on Bay Area Bike Rides. bayareabikerides.net/moraga-pineh...

A narrow wooden bridge crosses a gorge with autumnal trees. The bridge appears to have been constructed recently; it has high railings with six safety cables strung along its length. The bridge is wide enough for one bicyclist but probably not two. On the far side it appears the trail turns; a wooden fence can be seen in front of the roof of a house.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 30/08/2024

This is supposed to be a housing affordability solution.

Screenshot of a Twitter post showing a residential lot with three modern 1BR units with garages. Kind of crammed onto a lot next to two traditional residential homes. The text reads:

Matt Baran @mattbaran
There are properties in Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville that will support densities at 2 and 3x what they supported earlier this year.

Basis at ~800K
Rehab at ~200K
New units at ~600k x2
Soft at ~100K

All in ~2.3MM

Sale on new/rehabbed units at ~1.3MM each, total ~3.9MM

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 21/07/2024

Exhibit B. I wish this were true.

A phone screenshot from whatbeatsrock.com reads, "United States imperialism does not beat the international court of justice. The International Court of Justice tries to hold imperial powers accountable, not the other way around."

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 21/07/2024

What Beats Rock is more optimistic about the state of the world than I am, exhibit A: www.whatbeatsrock.com

A screenshot of whatbeatsrock.com. It reads, "White nationalism does not beat Feminist critical theory. Feminist critical theory dismantles oppressive ideologies, including white nationalism. It's like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 20/07/2024

Hey #sfbart, I don’t care what color the line is, I care when a train will come that will get me to my destination. This should be displayed as “OAK/Berryessa, 6, 17 min” on one screen.

A BART informational display, showing OAK/Berryessa coming in 17 minutes.

A BART informational display, showing OAK/Berryessa coming in 6 minutes.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 09/07/2024

"Hmm, remind me how it goes..."

Freddie Mercury in a yellow leather jacket, white pants with a red stripe, and white Addidas sneakers with black stripes, singing with his right arm upraised in a fist. The image is shot from his left; in front of him and to his right you can see a huge crowd, many with upraised arms. The image is likely from the Wembley Stadium Live Aid concert.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 14/06/2024

This seems to be...not close to true.

Scatter graph with trend line describing SARS-COV-2 Contentrations in San Francisco (Southeast). Large spikes are seen around August 01, 21 and Feb 01, 22. Much smaller rises (less than 20% of the two big spikes) are seen in Feb 23 and Feb 24, with another small rise at the far side of the chart)

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 06/06/2024

Looking through old Monterey pictures to see if I have anything of Rosa (RIP) @montereyaq.bsky.social. Didn't find anything but got curious about how Bluesky presents panoramic images.

A wide panorama of a redwood forest floor. Photo taken standing on a narrow trail which can be seen at the left and right of the image. Directly in the middle is a decaying deadfall tree stump. A small creek runs right to left, and a wooden bridge over the creek can be seen far right. Redwood sorrel covers the hillside on the other side of the creek.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 10/05/2024

As a bike researcher I like the correlation between "fixie" and "douchebag".

Chart showing trends in Google search terms from 2007-2019, with two series, titled Douchebag and Fixie. The correlation is very strong, with Fixie having a seasonal component but the overall trend lines being very similar, starting low in 2007 and peaking in 2012 before tailing off.

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Tom Holub @bike-lab.org · 05/01/2024

One of the problems with having septuagenarians in positions of power is that they keep wanting to fight the fights of 1967. #peoplespark #freepalestine

A double row of police in riot gear line a closed street at night, in front of Bongo Burger. In the background are rows of stacked shipping containers lit by bright lights.

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