Pics from San Francisco Big Wheel race

Scott sends us "photos and video of the Bring Your Own Big Wheel race down Vermont Street, San Francisco's crookedest street." Link (Thanks, Scott!)

[#1 posted by wolfrider , March 24, 2008 5:46 AM]

being a native of the SF Bay Area I always thought Lombard Street was more crooked, and after reading a bit I guess I'm still confused. Vermont has less turns? I guess it'll take some that still lives there to inform me of the difference.

[#2 posted by Elysianartist , March 24, 2008 7:09 AM]

I dunno...it looks like everyone is having a good time and all. Seeing all those grownups playing like this though, I just can't shake the feeling of that 10 year old kid somewhere in Pakistan who can take apart and put back together an AK-47...blindfolded....in 10 seconds who is going to just RULE us someday. someday soon.

[#3 posted by Enochrewt , March 24, 2008 7:51 AM]

Somebody needs to tell that guy in the picture that his tire is flat and that wouldn't have happened if he had brought a BIG wheel to a big wheel race.

[#4 posted by sonny p fontaine , March 24, 2008 8:11 AM]

thanks for the tip elysianartist. henceforth i shall no longer enjoy myself. can't have those terrorists winning now, can we?
maybe leisurely stroll would lighten your burden, or have a soda or something. gosh.

[#5 posted by phlavor , March 24, 2008 9:54 AM]

@ wolfrider

Yeah, we Potrero Hill residents like to keep that fact hush hush. (THANKS CORY!) It's been like a secret handshake at times. "Oh, you live in Potrero Hill? So, I guess you know where the curviest street is." Winking and nudging follow. But now the party's over, CORY. I'm sure the tour buses will be here any minute.

[#6 posted by dculberson , March 24, 2008 11:09 AM]

Well, yeah, Vermont doesn't seem as "crooked" as Lombard, but that's such an imprecise term. The increasing radius turns on Vermont lend themselves to a nice race, though!

[#7 posted by idyll23 , March 24, 2008 11:57 AM]

if you haven't already, stumble over to Flickr for more photos from the race.
Here's the slideshow

[#8 posted by consideredopinion , March 24, 2008 12:28 PM]

Lombard, Vermont, and another street to remain unnamed all vie for 'crookedest' in San Francisco.

There's also a similar illicitly-organized race in another unamed part of the city in the early part of the year.

[#9 posted by Antinous , March 24, 2008 1:15 PM]

I pity the fool who doesn't find this amusing.

[#10 posted by chillitom , March 24, 2008 2:32 PM]

I too immediately though of Mr T when seeing this but then thought wait a minute, why the hair at the side? Is this guy paying homage to possibly the greatest arcade racer game ever devised? Power Drift.

http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/scans2/PowerDrift.jpg

As I remember it all the characters had different names, does any one remember what the mohawk guy was called?

[#11 posted by Antinous , March 24, 2008 2:37 PM]

Mr T has wraparound hair.