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[GnarlMarx]

Greetings Bay-Area electric motorcycle riders! I am trying to put together an electric bike meet-up and group ride around SF. I'm shooting for this Saturday, Oct 10th, as a first ride. And, if there is interest, the second Saturday of every month moving forwards. Midmorning meet-up, midday ride: maybe 10:30 meet, 10:45 ksu.

For a route, I was thinking of something like the "butterlap" that SF cyclists love: a loop around the city going up along the embarcadero, along the marina green into the presidio, then we can tack on a trip across the golden gate and out to point bonita (depending on fog and group feeling about the toll), back through land's end, down the coast by the beach, and back across the city through the park.

Lemme know if you're interested. I'd love any suggestions for a good parking lot to meet at, and any route alterations or suggestions. I will update this post with hard details and a route map in the next 24 hours.

UPDATE: Here's a route map https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=16AvFhqjpI3qORFdnz9N_Ue5pBRalVpaV&usp=sharing

We'll meet at 10:30am in the big parking lot south of China Basin Park wherever there is room. Kickstands up at 10:45.

[Crissa]

Alas, it's too far for my, I'd have to ride up the day before

After a vaccine.  Not during a rising pandemic.

-Crissa

[DonTom]

Greetings Bay-Area electric motorcycle riders! I am trying to put together an electric bike meet-up and group ride around SF. I'm shooting for this Saturday, Oct 10th, as a first ride. And, if there is interest, the second Saturday of every month moving forwards. Midmorning meet-up, midday ride: maybe 10:30 meet, 10:45 ksu.

Welcome!!

Where are you located and what electric bike do you have?

If you can go east far enough, I can join you one of these days. I just try to stay away from the SF Bay Area as much as possible, even though I am from the west bay (Daly City, San Mateo, Belmont, Millbrare, South SF).

I now live in Auburn, CA as well as Reno. I will probably  be back in Auburn tomorrow. 99 miles from here.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a ride with a guy on a Harley LW. Went to Forest Hill and down the Iowa Hills to Colfax and then over to Grass Valley. I was on my Energica. It was a fun ride with great scenery.

I can charge both my Zeros above 6KW, how about you?  That was why I asked which electric bike you have. That tells me a lot about how far you can reasonably go.

-Don-  Reno, NV

[BigPoppa]

I'm on-call this weekend but I would probably be up for a future ride. We would likely need to plan the route around chargers...both L2 and DC.

[GnarlMarx]

Can't blame you Crissa, riding up the day before for a casual lap around the city doesn't seem worth it to me either. But, rest assured, I will enforce sensible social distancing, and ensure people are wearing masks if they don't have their helmet on in the lil hangout before the ride.

I'm riding a Zero FXS, DonTom, so long trips with lot's of highway speeds and mid-trip charging aren't really in my wheelhouse. That Forest Hill-Colfax-Grass Valley ride looks fun and pretty, but alas too far for me.

Thanks for the suggestion, BigPoppa, I'll look into what our mid-route charging options are and make adjustments for subsequent rides.

[Crissa]

Well, if it were a non-pandemic year, a reason to hang out in the city isn't so bad

-Crissa

[togo]

I'm sorry I missed this. Thanks for planning it, and November's too!