i have the week off. so today i took a bike tour of west and north oakland, starting at west oakland bart. by chance, rolled up on Bay Area Bikes on West Grand (mentioned in LBS sticky) and met their cool-a$$ techs. great service and cool little doodads like mks toe clips and leather bar grips. they also had the shimano t092 shoes i'd been searching for all over.

wound up having a late lunch at crepevine in rockridge and had a window-side corner to myself. it was a gorgeous day. a little breezy, but gorgeous enough for the gals to rock spaghetti staps. behind them, leaning against a parking meter, the polished parts of my beater shined in the afternoon sun.

here are some pics from the ride:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stoic1200/my_photos