Friday, February 13, 2009
Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St (between Van Ness and Franklin)
Doors open at 6 p.m.; game at 7
FREE for SFBC Members (Bring your card)
Non-members pay $10, or join at the door and get in free!
All Ages! As always, FREE valet bike parking

Bike Love Abounds at Love on Wheels!

Lovelorn lovebirds each quiz three possible dates (hidden from their view) and choose one to ride off with, on a date provided by one of our fine sponsors.

Meanwhile, phone numbers, emails, and bike stats are exchanged all over Rickshaw Stop by single cyclists while those not-so-single cyclists cheer on their single friends and win sweet date-y raffle prizes from our awesome sponsors and get their photos taken in the rickshaw photobooth, all to the tunes of DJ Laron (Chillin Productions) and DJ Jamie Jams (Debaser).

How do you roll? Boy-Boy? Girl-Girl? Girl-Boy? Boy-Girl? We've got a ride for you. Come on down!

Just like on TV: Real-life bike bachelors and bachelorettes quizzed a blind panel to find someone to take on a date, courtesy of our fabulous sponsors.

Media

Check out our 2009 photo gallery or add your Love on Wheels photos to the SFBC's flickr group.

Our friends from the League of Pissed Off Voters Radio Show on Pirate Cat Radio recorded Love on Wheels 2009 for your listening pleasure. Take a listen!

Thank You to Our Fabulous Sponsors

Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Balboa Theater
Maverick
Metro Kathmandu
Gialina
Terzo
Hotel Biron
Castro Theater
Thick & Thin Pizza at the Lookout
Chez Papa
Udupi Palace
Yerba Buena Ice Skating & Bowling Center
Blue & Gold Fleet
The Marsh
The Exploratorium
Aquarium of the Bay

Visit these fine local establishments on your next date, and thank them for supporting the SFBC and bike love in San Francisco!

Thanks to everyone who made Love on Wheels a blast! Friday, February 13, hundreds of bike lovers filled the Rickshaw Stop with good vibrations and friendly faces to get ten of our members dates in time for Valentine's Day. A special thanks to Constance for pulling it all together, and thank you to our amazing volunteers and sponsors who made the lovefest possible. You are the best!

Thanks also to:
DJ Laron and DJ Jamie Jams

Are cyclists better lovers?

Clearly, yes! Cycling women are known to be low-maintenance, more independent, and more fun-loving than women who wear makeup to the gym.

For men, cycling seems to be a natural Viagra. An Italian study found that bicycling for transportation, frequently prescribed in Europe to strengthen the cardiovascular system in heart failure patients, also improved sexual performance. Dr. Romualdo Belardinelli, director of the Lancisi Heart Institute in Ancona, Italy, found that participants' blood flow and ability to use oxygen improved as a result of the simple daily exercise. Belardinelli feels the results of aerobic exercise like bicycling are comparable to those of Viagra, because both widen blood vessels.

What about the perception that too much bike riding could cause impotence? Health experts agree that the tremendous cardiovascular fitness conveyed by cycling will usually outweigh any minor impacts that might occur from ordinary riding. Sexual performance becomes noticeably improved in most cases. Men can experience stronger "thrusting muscles," a heightened sex drive, reduced stress, and longer endurance - hurrah! - from cycling regularly.