Rides and Races - Upcoming Alleycats/Races/Events

reposting the RVA Scrabble Race:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/jdeadbird/scrabbleflyer.jpg

NACCC - PDX
May 26-31

ride this (http://www.naccc2005.com/index.php?clickitity-clickity=click)

Midwest Alleycat Jumpinships
April 23
Columbus, OH
www.columbuscripplers.com

Milwaukee Messenger Invitational
April 30

http://messengers.org/events/events2005/2005.04.30.milwaukee.jpg

Illadelph-
http://messengers.org/events/events2005/2005.04.30.philadelphia.jpg

http://www.fancyanimals.net/ss/bikecuriousflyer.jpg

Bueno!

Ah, I see Sebastian did the flyer. We was pondering last night who put it together.

Re-Posting LOTC3 for May!
http://www.under-the-weather.ca/images/LOTC3.jpg
LOTC3 InfoSite (http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~pbrinson/lotc.htm)

my friend arone is organizing an alleycat here in nyc--this one's mainly for the ladies, though all are welcome!

LADY LIBERTINE RACE
Saturday June 4th, Registration at 3pm, Race begins at 4p.
Entry fees: ladies $3, gentlemen $9 (proceeds go to CMWC)
Sponsors: Toys in Babeland
@ Allen Street Plaza #7 : the little island 'mall' at Allen and Rivington Streets, LES

Afterparty... DJ's and Wet Boxers contest!
@ ACE Bar: 531 E 5th St and Ave A

http://www.ephemeroi.com/flyer/050604-libertine-600.jpg
better image to come...

Aw yeah DC!



CRAZY BACKWARD ALLEYCAT
Saturday April 23
1pm brunch, 5pm race
at the top of Hains Point
$10 for food, race, and all that.
Extra points for Japanese-style garb.

IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD SCAVENGER HUNT
Saturday April 30
Logan Circle
12:30 register, 1:30 ride
$10
More info at www.demoncats.com

Does anyone have the info for the Rutgers race? It was posted and then lost when the thread was cleaned out. Its this Friday and I'd appreciate it if someone could get me the info.

Thanks,
Scott

Does anyone have the info for the Rutgers race? It was posted and then lost when the thread was cleaned out. Its this Friday and I'd appreciate it if someone could get me the info.

Thanks,
Scott

Yeah, i'm not sure why it didn't make the cut. Its possible that the name may be considered "inappropriate" but anybody from the Jersey area knows how true it is...

Tour de Slutgers
Friday, April 22nd.
Brower Commons, New Brunswick, NJ
Race: 4.30pm
Registration Opens: 3.30pm
Scavenger-Hunt style race of all the local campuses
Teams of 2 (encouraged)
$10/team (regardless of size of team)
Prizes!!!
Questions/Concerns: smellis@gmail.com
or PM me (madeinkim)

~ellis

PS. its also listed on the messengers.org events page, though the flyer link isn't working for some reason. If you'd like a flyer, PM/email me.

sorry, but i forgot directions for Tour de Slutgers:
http://www.uportal.org/meetings/usergroups/regional/MidAtlantic/directionsBrower.html
~ellis

Yeah, i'm not sure why it didn't make the cut. Its possible that the name may be considered "inappropriate" but anybody from the Jersey area knows how true it is...
nah, I got stupid and killed the whole friggin thread by mistake. Booze...Homer was right.

anyone coming down for the Jumpinships in columbus this weekend? Weather prognostication don't look to great, but it should still be a great time. Let me know, I'll track you down.

lady libertine race NYC
june 4th 3pm reg. 4pm race
ladies- $3 / guys- $9
meet at allen st between rivington and stanton
proceeds go to CMCW
afterparty- @ ACE Bar
--wetboxer contest--

damn....i wish i could do the rutgers race....ill be back in jersey friday night...and i only live a few mins from rutgers (complete with its own strain of std).

willl there be an after party somewhere?

i really wanted to go the rutgers ride, too, until i read THIS on the nj transit web site:

Standard frame bicycles are only permitted on outbound trains (originating from Newark, New York, or Hoboken) scheduled to depart a cyclist's boarding station between 5:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.

WTF? that can't be right. i'm going to call them in the morning.
does anyone know if there is another option? maybe a ferry that stops nearby?

**edit** never mind. i'm just an idiot. i can take the bike on a train if i leave before 4pm. sorry.

http://www.ephemeroi.com/flyer/050423-breuckelen.jpg
NYC -- TOMORROW -- rain or shine!

It is Official at last, it is On. The dates are staying the same, July 4th weekend. The main event, closed course racing will be July 2nd & 3rd in Jersey right over the (GW)bridge, on the water with views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan. There will likely be side events in Manhattan but nothing nailed down yet. Goto NYBMA.com (http://www.nybma.com) The...Biggest...Event...Ever! (among messers)

http://www.under-the-weather.ca/images/Kong.jpg

to quote the Man, Squid "YEEEAAHH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!" !Goto NYBMA.com (http://www.nybma.com)

does anyone know if the brooklyn scavenger hunt happened today and if so how it went?

Hey all,

I didn't ride this time around because I'm still recovering from my latest cycling mishap, but I couldn't resist stopping by and checking things out. The weather was absolutely horrible, but the turnout was still great, probably 60 riders in all. The weather took it's toll though and only about 20 riders actually finished everything on their manifests. It was a whole lot of fun, and hopefully the Columbus fall event will be just as successful.

I took a bunch of pics, and if you'd like to check them out I have them posted at the following site. If you'd like some up here too, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

I'd love to hear from anyone that was here in C-Bus and what they thought of their time in our rainy little city.

THE PICS - 2005 Jumpinships (http://www.columbuscycling.com/forums/album_cat.php?cat_id=5)

Jaco

yup really crappy weather...but dollar pbrs, im blaming my unfinished second manifest on the beer, not the weather.

dont forget about courier"prom" in may

Yo-

In mpls....

May 6th- 1st Annual Crosstown Fast Guy Challenge.
---This race will crown the fastest mess here in the mill city. Vegan Ninja Eric is putting it on. Go to the bench at 6pm. Then follow cricket to somewhere in Deep South Mpls. Then you get the destination. First one there wins.

May 20th- Mean Streets!
---I am putting this one on. So you want to be a courier? Well get your **** together and prove yourself in dwntown mpls. I am talking all downtown stops nothing but fun. Fast and short. Bragging rights!

any info on what this'll be (events, races, etc)


reposting the RVA Scrabble Race:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/jdeadbird/scrabbleflyer.jpg

May 20th- Mean Streets!
---I am putting this one on. So you want to be a courier? Well get your **** together and prove yourself in dwntown mpls. I am talking all downtown stops nothing but fun. Fast and short. Bragging rights!

Time? Place?


Nevermind - http://www.mbma.net/mbmanews.html

http://minneapolismayhem.com/demonicflyer.jpg

Upcoming Bay Area bike swaps for all your track goodies:

Sat May 7th - Berkeley, Bent Spoke's Bike Swap, 10am-4pm
http://www.craigslist.org/eby/bik/71926524.html

Sat May 21,2005 Mill Valley Bike Swap. 8AM - 2PM. Strawberry Point Elementary School, Mill Valley
http://www.mvbikeswap.com/

Sat June 25, June 25. Trips for Kids Bike Swap 10am – 4pm. Mill Valley Middle School, Mill Valley.
http://www.tripsforkids.org/events.htm

ALLEY CAT in BASEL, SWITZERLAND
http://www.ecmc2005.org/img/flyer.gif

If you will be in LOS ANGELES on FRIDAY the 13th, you better be here:

(quoted from www.bicyclekitchen.com)

Midnight Ridazz - May's theme is "The Prom Ride." Get your finest evening wear ready for this one, make sure to get permission from the folks cuz you're gonna be out late! And be sure to find yourself a date! Every 2nd Friday of the month meet 9:30pm at Pioneer Chicken Echo Park Blvd just North of Sunset. Ride departs at 10pm. Please don't litter.

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This has gotta be the bestest chill ride ever. Good peeps, beer, bikes. What could be better? Always a great party at the end. And you get a free spoke card. I mean, for reals. Gotta check it out.

july 9th-baltimore

May 15th Alleycat Criterium.
Clowndog Bikes off Duval.
Austin TX 8pm

So, anyone want to give me and my bike a ride out to Madison Saturday? A ride back would be nice, too :)

So, anyone want to give me and my bike a ride out to Madison Saturday? A ride back would be nice, too :)
we're driving in from dc-- where are you?

any info on what this'll be (events, races, etc)

here's a newer flyer with more details:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/jdeadbird/bigscrabble.jpg

we're driving in from dc-- where are you?

Minneapolis...

Minneapolis...
sorry, ain't no way we can pull that off. but i hope to see you there.

I'm going, but no ride will be possible. Lord of Chainrings is the day before sis graduates from college! Huzzah!
Daddies excursion will be full. (those damn things are way to ****in' small on the inside. If you really need to get a large vehicle and a truck is out of the question for some reason, skip the SUV and just get a ****in van. C'mon dad.)

2005 kyotoLOCO is coming up 23-24 september 2005.

http://www4.pf-x.net/~kyotoloco/index.htm

from the website:
-What is KyotoLOCO?
KyotoLOCO is a celebration of our beautiful way of the life. And our aim is gain a common awareness of our job and culture.

KyotoLOCO-a grass-roots event promoted by only 8 messengers -is recognized as one of the most important worldwide messenger event just like CMWC, ECMC and NACCC. Last year, 60 messengers from the USA and Europe, and 340 from other cities of Japan participated the event. We are expecting lot more to join us this year.

-Why in Kyoto?
In economic scale, Kyoto is not competitive with Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya where almost all business happens. Yet, many people consider Kyoto as heart of the Japan. Besides Kyoto is the oldest city of Japan that has full of historical residues, the city is known for invention and innovation. There are 32 universities 21 colleges here. The students from all over the world bring their culture and new idea into the tradition.

And definitely Kyoto is the hub of the bike culture. Large majority ride bikes not cars. Exchange among cyclists with different interests is very active. Our web is on the street. Thanks to the size of the city, every time you go around the city, you meet a friend on a bike.

Please come visit us and join KyotoLOCO this year.

http://www4.pf-x.net/~kyotoloco/pic/logo1.gif

Info requested re. Bridge Battle, NYC, Sat May 14th
So trackstar says registration is at 1.30, whereas NYBMA says 12 noon.
So which is it??? Anyone know?
Brean, i'm looking in your direction... hopefully i'll see you there.
~ellis

[For those that don't know the Bike Kitchen is an awesome cooperative, do-it-yourself bike repair shop in SF. Its a fantastic resource with all kinds of spare parts and helpful advice. Last year they had the dopest tandem track stand competition]

SATURDAY, MAY 21 AT THE BIKE KITCHEN, 11AM TO 5 PM.

Come help us celebrate the Bike Kitchen's two-year anniversary. Last year's party was a success, but this year's will be even bigger and crazier. All ages are welcome to compete in our bike challenges, everything from the Slow Race to the Tube Patch King to the Huffy Toss. Cyclecide will of course be there with a bicycle-powered ferrris wheel and other extra-terrestrial contraptions, and we'll also be offering bicycle blended smoothies.

At 3pm, judging will begin for the HOMESTYLE BIKE COMPETITION. We have a panel of judges made up of some of the brightest Bay Area bike luminaries. So bring your fanciest, nuttiest or classiest homestyle bike and your could win our grand prize: $100 cash. And of course it wouldn't be a party without a barbecue, music, and a raffle with tons of great prizes. Train-wreck DJs Nathan and Jef Leöpard will provide the tunes.

See http://www.bikekitchen.org/ for more details

Damn, all these events going on May 21st...

My vote is for the Scavenger Scramble ;)
(see first post in this thread)

SAN DIEGO - L@@K!

"Wednesday: Single-Speed road ride, Easy to moderate pace, geared bikes welcome. Meet at Adams Ave. Bike Shop, 2606 Adams Ave. in North Park, 7pm"


http://aabikes.net/

This from the friendly DC DemonCats...

We have just been informed that we are to throw the D.C. Mayhem Alleycat!!! The race will be held on Sunday, May 29th, 2005.

The name of this year's version is called the "Holy Mayhem!!!" and will consist of 20 checkpoints scattered throughout D.C. Each checkpoint will be worth 100 points and points will be awarded to finishing order (i.e.: 1st place-100 pts, 2nd place-99 pts, 3rd place-98 pts, and so on down the line).

Race fee is $10.00. Start time is 2:00 p.m. at Dupont Circle. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m.

Not sure what the prize list will consist of. It may come down to our secondary motto: "Racing for Victory and Free Beer!!!".

There will be a keg of Yuengling at the very least! I know the Left Coast is going to ***** because it is the same weekend as the NACCC, but the fact is that I don't know of anyone going to the NACCC. At this point in time, if you don't have your plane tickets to PDX, most likely you're not going. No disrepect toward the organizing committee of the NACCC is intended. Just that if you are not racing there, you might as well be racing here!

Not sure yet what is going on in B.more or RVA.

Also as a reminder to everyone, next Saturday is the "SCRABBLE" Alleycat is in RVA next weekend on Saturday, May 21st. It should be a BLAST!!!

Um, you still have three hours - bike swap in the alley behind OneOnOne (http://oneononebike.com/) happening now....

http://photos9.flickr.com/14172849_012bb4598d_m.jpg

Not sure if this was posted in tis thread yet but here it goes:
ROCKY 3 "2 person" Relay race
June 25th 2pm registration Philadelphia Art Museum steps.
Contact PHILLYBMA@GMAIL.COM
Also, ride to NYC from Philly morning of July 1st for the worlds.

2005 kyotoLOCO is coming up 23-24 september 2005.

http://www4.pf-x.net/~kyotoloco/index.htm

from the website:
-What is KyotoLOCO?
KyotoLOCO is a celebration of our beautiful way of the life. And our aim is gain a common awareness of our job and culture.

KyotoLOCO-a grass-roots event promoted by only 8 messengers -is recognized as one of the most important worldwide messenger event just like CMWC, ECMC and NACCC. Last year, 60 messengers from the USA and Europe, and 340 from other cities of Japan participated the event. We are expecting lot more to join us this year.

-Why in Kyoto?
In economic scale, Kyoto is not competitive with Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya where almost all business happens. Yet, many people consider Kyoto as heart of the Japan. Besides Kyoto is the oldest city of Japan that has full of historical residues, the city is known for invention and innovation. There are 32 universities 21 colleges here. The students from all over the world bring their culture and new idea into the tradition.

And definitely Kyoto is the hub of the bike culture. Large majority ride bikes not cars. Exchange among cyclists with different interests is very active. Our web is on the street. Thanks to the size of the city, every time you go around the city, you meet a friend on a bike.

Please come visit us and join KyotoLOCO this year.

http://www4.pf-x.net/~kyotoloco/pic/logo1.gif


I WILL BE THERE!

S/F,
CEYA!

Alright german messenger championships in berlin from the 3rd to like the 7th or something like that. pm me if you´re going I´ve got my ticket for the 2nd to land in berlin from here in madrid I hope to see some of you there if you can make it

I WILL BE THERE!

S/F,
CEYA!

hey, cool...i will definitely be there, too! some of my friends are organizing it, so i'll be helping out wherever possible. you may guess, i am in japan...where are you currently? drop a line if you need anything.

hi, i am hosting weekly races in brooklyn, ny at prospect park meeting at 10:00 at the grand army plaza entrance. bring a few bucks to throw into the post for a cash prize. this is for fixed gear and single speeds, but all are welcome to come and check things out and see what is going on. it is going to be a weekly event.
this week, may 24, will be the first time so it might be a little wierd but i hope it will be fun. perhaps there will eventually be sprint and skid contests depending on how things are going.
thanks!