I've been here on vacation for a few days now. Great city, great food.

My second time here, but not for 20 years. Forgot how steep some of those streets are!

BTW, just curious. I noticed many ppl ride fixed gear track bikes around on city streets. More than in any other city I've ever been in. Any reason why?
I would have thought that the lack of brakes and gears would be worse on the streets.

 

they don't have any money left after paying the rent

 

Parking? The biggest reason why I hate going to the city is not being able to find parking. It's a real pain in the @$$.

 

Yup, you can say that again!

 

Hey Gord, welcome to San Francisco. Should have brought some more of those microfiber towels with you.

 

Maybe part of the single speed track bikes are so rampant is that it makes for simple tuning and slightly lighter weight (shorter chain, less cogs, no derailleur, etc.). I could be wrong... I mountain bike occasionally, so that would be my guess.

 

It's probably because they don't want to spend a lot of money on a bicycle.

 

Tuning and light weight might be the reason. Can't believe that a good track bike would be less expensive than a mountain bike however. And it takes incredible leg muscles and technique to stop a track bike quickly with no brakes, and the gearing would be a killer up some of the hills.

I'm just using a transit pass right now, so parking isn't an issue. BTW, the transit drivers can get really 'snarky' (not yet with us however), and boy can they swear at ppl and cars! They wouldn't get away with some of the language they use, at least in Canada (Are we just too polite a society? )

Boris, I guess you like the microfiber towels? Have you used them all already? Maybe I should have brought some down. That way, I could have written off some of this trip for business!

 

my friend has one. he does it for the challenge

 

Dang it! You should have told us you were coming to SF! PM me Gord! I'll show you the best places for Chinese food, and then some!

Oh, and then you can check out my GG wire setup and let me know if I did everything right!

 

Danny, where's the best Chinese food in SF?

Boris is hungry.

 

**** so am I..... Who's buying??

Frisko will be best place to live if only housing isn't expensive.

DAMN YOU, BUSH

 

It really depends on what kind of chinese food you want... seafood, dumplings, claypot, duck, dim sum, or fast food? Or if you understand chinese food... Cantonese, Taiwanese, etc...

The best place for duck and pork (with the crispy skin) is right off of Broadway near the tunnel, right at the edge of Chinatown... the best claypot is right down the street, closer to Sun Hong Kong.

 

oriental pearl is pretty good in chinatown

 

Blaming the President for the cost of housing in SF???