There’s a few reasons why cycling has remained a popular form of transport for over a century. It’s cheap, keeps you fit, is environmentally friendly and it’s fun – usually. Unfortunately it can get a little less fun when you hit a steep hill or have neglected your fitness for a while. This is where electric assist devices such as the Gruber Assist can come in handy. They still let you do most of the work, but help to make the job that little bit easier. Whereas electric bikes such as the E+, the eneloop and the Gocycle electric bikes require the purchase of a complete bike to get some electric assistance, the Gruber Assist can be retrofitted to practically any bicycle provided it has a seat tube with an inner diameter of 31.6mm.
Just a couple of weeks ago, the City Insider told you that San Francisco soon plans to add its second skateboard park in as many years and only the city’s third overall. Now we learn that a fourth is in the offing and that it could occupy a closed and long-dormant section of Waller Street in southeast corner of Golden Gate Park.
The idea had been kicked around for years, but recently gained traction when the city’s Recreation and Park Commission debated what to do with an $80,000 surplus left over from 2008 capital projects that came in under budget. Rich Hillis, Mayor Gavin Newsom’s skate park czar, pushed the idea with the commission and it was a hit…Â Details