If you're ever in the SF Bay area, hop on BART and then the MUNI N
Judah train to Golden Gate Park on the weekend when they close the
main road to let bikes, rollerbladers etc. there.
It's another of those min-vacations, loads of fun, people, etc...
would be a great place to take a kickbike. I never took mine there but
have taken my trikke there.

On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Holland<HollandUSA@...> wrote:
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> My fantasy scoot day has come true. Scooted about a mile to the bus stop.
> Put my new Freeride on the bus bike rack. Was fumbling with the bungee cord
> I was going to use to secure the scoot, so just skipped it and it turned out
> it stayed in place beautifully without it. Had a really nice bus driver who
> let me stand in front of the yellow line to keep an eye on it and see how it
> was doing for the first several blocks. When the bus got crowded, I went
> back and took a seat. Arrived in Santa Monica, got off, unloaded and went to
> the bike path along the beach. Headed north toward Malibu. Lots of nice
> comments. A group of counselors with an outdoor fitness camp broke into an
> instant chant of "Scoot-er! Scoot-er!" each time I passed them along with
> saying they loved it and wanted to get one themselves. I had someone who
> looked like a permanent outdoor resident call out from his reclining
> position, "Hey, can I borrow that?" It was a gorgeous day, just the right
> amount of breeze, a very blue sky and good bird choreography. When I reached
> the end of the bike path, I turned around, went back through Santa Monica
> and continued down to Venice Beach. Great mix of beautiful bodies and just
> folks, bicycles built for two, and parents hauling their offspring in
> trailers attached to their bicycles. Interesting to note relative speed – I
> actually passed several of the slower riders of one-speed cruiser bikes, but
> couldn't overtake a speedy roller-bladder. I'm definitely not in it for the
> speed, but sometimes it becomes a little game to see to what degree I can
> keep up with the various human powered vehicles that pop up in front of me.
> Saw something in the beach parking lot I'd never see before that took my
> breath away – kite boarding. Apparently it's often done over the water, but
> even more amazing to me over the ground. A guy has his legs strapped to a
> platform with wheels, like a giant skateboard, and is holding on to a huge
> kite with heavy duty gloves which is rolling him around the lot. When he
> catches the wind just so he and the board fly several feet over the ground.
> You feel like you're soaring just watching. After a couple of hours at the
> beach, I headed back up to the street, put my scooter back on the bus and
> headed home thinking this was about the best mini-vacation you could get all
> for $1.25 bus fare and a 45 minute ride. Hope to make this trip a couple of
> times a month part of my regular routine. I am loving the Freeride and
> around town also getting lots of nice comments, along with some outright
> chuckles. I liked the little girl who pointed with awe and said, "Look,
> Mommy – a scooter bike!"
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> Hope you all have a great 4th and get some good rides in!
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> Holland
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