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The Blog of Different Spokes San Francisco

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  • What I Noticed 2
  • Interview with Karry Kelley: The First AIDS Bike-A-Thon [Updated 8/18/26]
  • Do It Yourself
  • Dont Look Back
  • What I Noticed
  • (Un)Happy Anniversary!
  • It’s Dirty Work And Someone Has to Do It
  • Ride Recap: June Happy Hour in the East Bay
  • You Only Have So Many Meals Left in Life
  • Ride Recap: Katsu Got Your Tongue?
  • Ride Recap: April Happy Hour in the East Bay
  • The Russian River Weekend [4/28/26 update]
  • And She Lived Happily Ever After…
  • Ride Recap: Pedaling Paths to Independence 2026
  • The Dirty Secret of Suburban Roads
  • Ride Recap (with heaps of irrelevant trivia): Three Bears and a Bit
  • Ride Recap: the March Happy Hour in the East Bay
  • They Don’t Bite: When there isn’t a club ride
  • The Sporting Life
  • Valencia Gay Games to Cyclists: “Drop dead!”
  • Ordinary and Extraordinary
  • 2026 Centuries: August through November [Updated 8/23/26]
  • 2026 Centuries: May through July [Updated 6/22/26]
  • Sleighing It
  • Ride Recap: Doubling Down
  • Ride Recap: Burning Turkey
  • 2026 Centuries: January through April [updated 3/14/26]
  • Hamilton, updated!
  • Ride Recap: Mt. Hamilton in the Fall
  • DSSF Holiday Spending Recommendations
  • Ride Recap: One Piggy and Three Bears
  • Ride Recap: Redwood-Norris
  • Learning About RideWithGPS Pt. 3: Sign me up!
  • Learning About RideWithGPS Pt. 2: Groovy Things
  • Learning About RideWithGPS Pt. 1: What is it?
  • Learning about RideWithGPS: Introduction
  • Ride Recap: Stinson Beach
  • Ride Recap: Spicy Saturday Mt. Diablo
  • Jeffrey’s Journey
  • Ride Recap: Happy Hour in the East Bay
  • Bike-A-Thon Memories
  • Lurking
  • The First AIDS “LifeCycle”
  • Ride Recap: City Ride with Twin Peaks
  • Ride Recap: September Happy Hour in the East Bay
  • Tire Hell 2: Back to the Future
  • Ride Recap: Cañada Road and Portola Loop
  • Ride Recap: Marin Headlands
  • Different Spokes Goes to Yosemite
  • Orinda Pool Party Recap
  • Interview with Peter Jenny: The First AIDS Bike-A-Thon
  • Interview with Dr. Bob Bolan: The First AIDS Bike-A-Thon
  • Conversation with Jim King: The First AIDS Bike-A-Thon and How the Bike-A-Thon Became A Club Project [revised 7/30/25]
  • Tired and Shoe-worn
  • Tire hell: is this the future?
  • Portable Battery Powered Pumps
  • Thoughts on a “Gravel” Ride
  • Ride Recap: June Jersey Ride and Short & Sassy Tib Loop
  • Ride Recap: Three Bears and a Bit(e)
  • The 40th Anniversary of the first AIDS Bike-A-Thon: Interview with Michael John [revised 7/30/25]
  • Ride Recap: Old La Honda-Kings Mountain
  • Ride Recap: Escape from Bay to Breakers
  • The American River Bike Trail
  • Ride Recap: The Apple Blossom
  • Ride Recap: May Jersey Ride and Short & Sassy Tib Loop
  • I’m Fixing A Flat: Index of posts
  • Ride Recap: Cañada Saturday-Portola Loop
  • Redwood-Norris Did Not Disappoint
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Pt. 11: Rarities)
  • SF to SJ: a ‘rambling’ ride recap
  • Ride Recap: April Jersey and Short & Sassy
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 10: What About The Tire?)
  • The First AIDS Bike-A-Thon
  • Happy April Fools Day!
  • Ride Recap: Green, Green, New Speedway Boogie
  • Ride Recap: Pleasants Valley to Winters
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 9: There’s No Place Like Home)
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 8: Reinstalling the Wheel)
  • March 17–Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 7: Pump it up)
  • Redwood Road Retread
  • Ride Recap: Pescadero Loop
  • Cycle Touring in Japan, Part 6: Bicycle Laws
  • 2025 Centuries: August to November [Updated 9/3/25]
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 6: Inspecting Your Repair)
  • Ride Recap: Pedaling Paths to Independence
  • Cycle Touring in Japan, Part 5: Getting Around
  • I’m Fixing A Hole: Part 5 (Spare Change)
  • Cycle Touring in Japan, Part 4: Accommodations
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 4: Removing the tire)
  • 2025 Centuries: May to July [updated 6/6/25]
  • Ride Recap: Our Destination is Destination, January 25
  • Cycle Touring in Japan, Part 3: Food
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 3: Removing a Wheel)
  • Weekend Rides Recap: Jersey, Short & Sassy, Bicycle Sunday
  • The Road Less Traveled (for now): Wildcat Canyon
  • Cycle Touring in Japan, Part 2
  • The Devil is in the Details
  • I’m Fixing A Hole (Part 2: Getting a Flat)

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