Woo hoo! At Bike to Work Day in San Francisco yesterday, bikes accounted for three-quarters of morning roadway traffic on Market Street.

Proof that bike thieves aren’t any smarter than other thieves, especially when they’re whacked out on drugs.

Happy Birthday to Kidical Mass, and watch for ‘em on Bike to Work Day at the after-party in Ballard.

Oakland Local covers the Bicycle Commuter of the Year. “I hated being in the car and I thought there’s no way I’m ever going to do this job without a car.” That changed a year and a half ago, when a friend offered to loan her an old bike trailer…

Re bicycling on sidewalks: Yes, it’s typically not safe. But it can be safer than riding in a congested street with no shoulders, let alone bike lanes. I ride on sidewalks all the time — slowly, carefully — when the alternative is becoming road jelly at the hands of impatient inner city drivers. Generally I have only one rule governing bike commuting: Stay alive. It puts all the other rules in a proper perspective.

And wouldn’t the rules be all the easier to follow if drivers and cyclists were simply more humane about each other?

Fabien Barel, one of downhill racing’s classiest pros, is out indefinitely with a busted femur. That has to hurt. Get well soon bro!

There never was anything more than a glimmer of doubt, but it’s confirmed that Galbraith Mountain will remain open to mountain biking despite the recent change of ownership.

Up in Vancouver B.C., Velopalooza is looking like a real hoot (June 4 through 13).

And at the same time, the North Shore Bike Fest will be going on June 4-6.

We have one question for anyone who refuses to sell a bike patch repair kit to a kid on grounds the adhesive could make him high: What are you sniffing??

Niner Bikes is recalling its widely reviewed, highly praised and decent-selling Jet 9 for potential cracks on the front-triangle welds. Yes, it’s so much cheaper to build bikes in Taiwan. And this is what we get.

Sometimes it’s better to take care of the bike fix right when you notice it. You might save a life … or two!

Have a great weekend everyone! It’s supposed to be sunny and warm, even in Seattle!

If instead of San Francisco you happen to be in Seattle on Saturday, don’t miss Kidical Mass at Bike Expo. Hope on over to Totcycle and tell ‘em what’s a good time for ya.

Also GoMeansGo and Baron Bicycles will be hosting a Pedal Party starting at 7 p.m. Saturday after Seattle Bike Expo.

You have to root for Jens Voigt in Paris-Nice, if only because many of us thought the guy was finished after his horrific faceplant in last year’s Tour de France. Now word comes he’s thinking of hanging it up after this year’s Tour.

CozyBeehive has another installment in his continuing series of interviews with wheel-building legend Jobst Brandt.

BikeShopGirl’s podcast interview with MTB racing legend Marla Streb is well worth a listen.

I guess if I rode an electric folding bicycle, I’d be going Yike! too…

And the next time you’re complaining about a tough climb or bad roadway or whatever, think of Blind Bobby McMullen, who has a new Web site spreading the inspiration.

Twisted Spoke’s redesign is done and Matt now has his own URL. Looks rad. Too bad TwistedSpoke.com wasn’t available but we all know how that works.

BikePortland.org riffs on USA Today piece on Google’s move to put bike paths on Streetview. And reports on the Pedalpalooza kickoff.

Why can’t Seattle have something like Pedalpalooza? How come Portland gets all the cool bike events? I’m so jealous…

TechFlash: The cool thing about the iPhone is… if you want to bike it rather than drive it, there’s an app for that!

The Stranger: Dan steps out of his sheltered view of life and discovers what a real bike path looks like (these are coming to Portland as well and should have been on Stone Way North in Seattle before the city caved to business pressure…but I digress).

MyBallard.com: Kidical Mass returns tomorrow!

What you get when you talk trash about Obama: Right winger Texas Gov. Rick Perry broke his collarbone trying to ride a mountain bike. What is it with Texas politicians and mountain bikes? Bush spent 8 years in office riding like a banshee and did squat for the status of bicycling, mountain biking and alternative energy. Perry goes around talking about seceding from the Union and takes a header… wait a minute! Doesn’t Lance live in Texas????

To be fair, Lance supported Obama and still broke his shoulder.

Rick Perry talks about his accident. I have to hand it to him, he did the right thing. He protected his bike with his body.

Some kind words about mountain bikers in The Aspen Times: “Mountain bikers are nearly all courteous, and quietly move through the trail without disturbing other humans, wildlife or the trail itself, under their own power….”

Have a great weekend! Now get out ‘n RIDE!!