Following the tradition of JavaOne Latin America 2011, a gorgeous day in San Francisco marked the beginning of JavaOne 2012 with another Geek Bike Ride. About 50 Java developers got together this morning at Fisherman's Wharf and rode a bike along Marina, Crissy Field, Fort Mason, Golden Gate Bridge, and ultimately finishing in Sausalito downtown. This is a beautiful biking trail, mostly flat with a couple of good hills. Some folks even continued to Tiburon for an extra challenge.

Check out map by Blazing Saddles for the exact course. They provide excellent bike rentals and a good service too!

Here are some pictures from the day:


Credits: Yoshio Terada


And check out a video of bikers rolling down the hill:



Credits: Yoshio Terada

Thank you OTN for sponsoring the t-shirts! And Kevin Nilson, fearless leader of Silicon Valley JUG, for hosting the event!

And now to main the conference starting tomorrow!

Here is the evolving album for JavaOne 2012 so far ...



And don't forget, I'm still recruiting runners for the Community Run on Oct 1 at 6:17am PT :-)