Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Scramble Results

First off, thanks to everyone who helped out:
- Karmical
- Terror_in_pink
- BlastRadius
- Dolface
- The_Loin
- Beppe
- Darian
- Chuck

Had a pretty good turnout, 28 people in all, but one guy got a flat at the start and couldn't race.

In the end, Harryhood ended up taking first. Actually, he tied with Koshi, but first place was determined by a trackstand competition, and Harryhood ended up taking home $145. Koshi took second, and a nice red Chrome Metropolis. Third went to 46x17 (Clayton) who got a lovelife bag for his girl. Fourth was a tie between Tightpants and Andy, can't remember what they took. Fifth was a tie between Ostro (Kamil), who got took the IRO crankset and Dolface (Galen), who took the Shadow Conspiracy chain.

Everyone got something. Dokushoka, who tied with Cory for DFL, got a Phil Wood T-shirt and a hamburger bell.

I have pictures too.

i had a great time...

here are a couple of my favorite pics....

i don't know who this is, but when i locked up the bar i found a ulock like this one, if anyone knows this cat and if he's missing his lock....let em' know i have it....

too bad that one shot of the red frame isn't in the sun. the glitter is sweet in the light.

well done and congrats to Judah and everyone else who put it on! Sounds great.
I wish I could have participated.

where was the after party? I dont recognize that bar.

and FYI - Valencia, Spain is completely flat and ideal for fixies. Sadly, mine is the only one here. I may be mistaken, but in 2 and a half weeks and riding all over the city, I haven't seen another track back.

also, anyone know is a Moishe (Mo) participated in the race? He's Indian and rides a red KHS aero track (slanted top tube).

too bad that one shot of the red frame isn't in the sun. the glitter is sweet in the light.

i just had to chop the picture up a bit to fit it in here...


that bike is hot as hell....great job!







where was the after party? I dont recognize that bar.


thats nickies bbq in the lower haight.....





also, anyone know is a Moishe (Mo) participated in the race? He's Indian and rides a red KHS aero track (slanted top tube).

is this him?

Judah put together a fun course with alot of fun challenges. Great job organizing and great prizes.

I'll be putting the cranks I won on my new project.

Raleigh Record, got this for free (and a univega gran tursimo) when my landlord cleaned out the parking garage. Sweet

Thanks again Judah!

So, of course, I'm dead curious - names/avatars to faces?

the red anchor frame in karmical's pics is me, though you cant see the face.

i'm the guy in the middle pic of the ones judah posted, and the last one karmical posted.

and i gotta give big ups to ostro for hauling my tired a$$ all over the course!

Great race! Sorry I couldn't stay longer at the afterparty. Can't wait for Sillygirl's Summer Series.

Im the guy with Social D shirt and freshly shaved dome!

Thanks Judah for putting on such a great race. It was super well organized and a lot of fun...hopefully I'll be able to say the same about my route next time!

Thanks Judah for putting on such a great race. It was super well organized and a lot of fun...hopefully I'll be able to say the same about my route next time!

Hey, a few people didn't finish at all. Lost manifest, missed checkpoints, blown-out BB...

Sounds like I have a lot to live up to!!!

The pictures look great and its so good to hear that you guys had so much fun! I was sad I couldnt be there. Congrats to Dennis and Koshi - I am truly impressed, and somewhat shocked ;) From what I heard it sounds like it was a killer route.

Big thanks to all the sponsors:

The Shadow Conspiracy - http://www.theshadowconspiracy.com/
Timbuk2 - http://www.timbuk2.com/
IRO - http://www.irocycle.com
Chrome - http://www.chromebags.com/
Freewheel Hayes - http://www.thefreewheel.com/?s=Contact+Us
Lovelife Bags - http://www.lovelifebags.com/
Phil Wood - http://www.philwood.com/

Judah,
thanks for throwing an awesome race. i was totally surprised that i did that well. the prizes were awesome! i handed off my winnings to my girl before i was able to blow it all at the ZG.

word! let's do it again soon!

can you post up a copy of the manifest/scavenger bonuses?

where are the girls!?

where are the girls!?

there was only ONE girl! :mad:

word! let's do it again soon!

can you post up a copy of the manifest/scavenger bonuses?

Someone else organize it next time :p

I would post a pic of a used manifest/bonus sheet, but Tightpants has them all, and I have a feeling that they got thrown away.

Checkpoints were:

Mandatory first - Alamo Square @ Pierce
then I would have gone:
- Peace Pagoda @ Japantown
- Dutch Windmill in GG park @ the ocean
- 26th and Ortega
- 21st and Chatanooga
- 39 Isis
- Gallagher and Clemetina

Then I would have gotten my bonus points by going to:
- Parking garage (for a ticket) @ 4th and harrison (whole foods) on the way to:
- Indian/Pakistani on 3rd between Harrison and Bryant (for a menu)
- Caltrain @ 4th and king (for a caltrain pamphlet)
- Trader Joe's @ 8th and Brannan (for fearless flyer)
- Back up the zigzag, stopping along the way at one of the liquor stores (for a sixer of cans and a sixer of bottles)
- searched for a big rock while heading for:

The end at Buena Vista park on Haight and Buena Vista West/Central

Koshi finished with a non-adjusted time of 1:54, but we made him go get beer and fruit so that he could get some bonuses. It took him ~ 6minutes to get those things, which gave him a 11 minute bonus. He would've beaten Dennis if he'd only gotten a six pack of bottles, instead of, or as well as, a sixer of cans.

The whole crew we handed flyers to at CM included a bunch of girls but none of that crew even showed.

Wait a minute I thought there were two first places and that I was second ;) jk!

Anyway it was a blast! Thank you so much for putting this on. To the people at lovelife - thanks for the cool bag! My wife is very happy with it! To who made the spokecards! Thanks! They look great! To the loin thanks for the great shirts - very nice! Thanks to all the cp workers and nikki's crew for putting up with us

I did the course somewhat reverse but worked well too:

Alamo Square @ Pierce
- 21st and Chatanooga
- 39 Isis
- Trader joe's
- Gallagher and Clemetina
- Peace Pagoda @ Japantown
- Got big fruit on Irving street
- 26th and Ortega
- Dutch Windmill in GG park @ the ocean
- Picked up a 1 minute rock.
- picked up much beer on haight.
- went to finish

Thanks again!
See you next time!

Mandatory first - Alamo Square @ Pierce
then I would have gone:
- Peace Pagoda @ Japantown
- Dutch Windmill in GG park @ the ocean
- 26th and Ortega
- 21st and Chatanooga
- 39 Isis
- Gallagher and Clemetina


nice, that's exactly the route i took. got the 15 minute flat tire bonus at the windmill, and picked up a MUNI ticket and 6-pack of bottles on the way to the finishline.


Someone else organize it next time
thanks again for organizing! it went super smooth.

Anyone have any info on the podcast of this race that John was doing? Anyone have a link to his site or similar?

There was also someone writing about the race for a newspaper/zine in Japan. Would be great to see this when its done.

podcast of the Scramble? Who'd have thought.

As for the podcast:
I have a link at home, although I'm not sure what it's going to be like. Dude seemed a little pissed off at me for DQ-ing him.

He was handing in his manifest and he hadn't marked down either of the questions, when I said something about it he started filling them in, but could only remember the first word in the name of the mural, and I was joking with him that I was going to DQ him, then I looked at his manifest closer and realized that he didn't have 26th/Ortega either, so then I was like, "oh sorry dude". He was like "but I collected all this stuff, doesn't that mean anything?" Sorry man, "Mandatory Checkpoints" means you gotta do it. He then proceeded to open his extremely shook up beer at me and sulk off.

I felt kinda bad, but it wouldn't have been fair to people like Colin or Pip who, after realizing they had missed 26th and Ortega, trekked back across town to hit it. Oh well...

The guy from Japan was cool, he came up after the race and asked if it was cool to write an article about it. His name was Yohei, but I don't have any other info about it. He was riding with a guy named Daniel and that otehr Japanese guy who didn't start because of a flat at the beginning....

interesting...here is the link...http://bikescape.blogspot.com/

As for the podcast:
I have a link at home, although I'm not sure what it's going to be like. Dude seemed a little pissed off at me for DQ-ing him.

He was handing in his manifest and he hadn't marked down either of the questions, when I said something about it he started filling them in, but could only remember the first word in the name of the mural, and I was joking with him that I was going to DQ him, then I looked at his manifest closer and realized that he didn't have 26th/Ortega either, so then I was like, "oh sorry dude".

Actually, I saw him, out at 26th and Ortega. Maybe there were two guys doing a podcast, or maybe he missed a different checkpoint?

Older dude, riding a brakeless SOMA fixed, riding around with two other guys on SS's, right? He seemed cool--we joked about how the podcast was just going to be him huffing around and cursing at cars that cut him off.

Actually, I saw him, out at 26th and Ortega. Maybe there were two guys doing a podcast, or maybe he missed a different checkpoint?

Older dude, riding a brakeless SOMA fixed, riding around with two other guys on SS's, right? He seemed cool--we joked about how the podcast was just going to be him huffing around and cursing at cars that cut him off.


Hmm, maybe it was 21st and Chattanooga that he missed.
Terror? Did you see him at 21st and Chattanooga?
If so, then I will send him a shirt, since he came in just ahead of Colin and Cory....

I was pretty sure he was missing one manned checkpoint on his manifest, weird...

I dont know who is in charge of those shirts but i want$ one too!

Thanks again Judah, great race, supreme organization. Long, hilly, with some obscure alleys; it was a vomitously good time.

My Route:

http://www.jkoshi.com/fixed_gear/koshi_route.jpg

I had all the manifests and such going to the bar, but then handed them over, where I believe they were taken back to the prize area. I don't have them anymore.

Jkoshi, did you do that map with a GPS device and expedia?

Judah, do you have any tips for planning an event like this and being safe about it? I remember reading something about Team Puma's main organizer talking about how he was worried someone was going to die in traffic because they were pushing too hard and too crazy for the money.

I'd love to plan things but haven't seen a lot of tips about how to plan a successful scavanger hunt/race. Any tips/links?

Hmm, then the manifests are gone. Unless Kendall found them.

As for the shirts, if you want one, PM the_loin, he was the one who printed them up and he still has the screens for them.

Koshi, that's a great route map, I like how you put Zeitgeist on there. Glad you had a good time, and got a nice red Chrome to match the rest of your gear :D

No GPS, no Expedia, Harryhood sent me a bunch of Y!maps stitched together and I just used my memory to map my route. I made the overlay in Illustrator.

How much time did u spend planning your route john? Yours was so well thought out.

Routing done on the fly...

Routing done on the fly...

Doh. I feel like an even bigger chump now.
Btw, I missed the trackstand competition. How long did harry hold it for?

don't feel bad about it! I set it up all in advance. took about 15 min. I think I was the last to leave. still got 3rd. I think it is whatever works you. at the last race I did it on the fly and that didn't work well for me at all. this time i had the route in my head before I left and only needed to check the map once during the race.

Koshi unfortunately had some uneven terrain in Nickies. it was a quick battle (under 30 seconds).

Koshi unfortunately had some uneven terrain in Nickies. it was a quick battle (under 30 seconds).


Congrats on thw win, Harry. It sounds like it was well deserved. Sorry I confused you with Koshi I have bad vision and no glasses =(

What was your route?

Tips for a successful scramble:

1) Don't go out drinking until the wee hours of the morning of the race, and pass out on a friend's couch. If you do, at least get a good breakfast in you.

2) Plan your route before riding off with the manifest. If you're planning while riding, at least look at the whole thing, not just the first couple of points.

3) If you end up riding with someone, don't assume they know the city. They may be from out of town (hi Jessie). If they think all your ideas are great, then double check where they're from.

4) Climbing over twin peaks on a fixie is not big or clever.

Still had a good time regardless, props to Judah for everything.

Hey Pip, thanks for helping with signing everyone in at the start. I'm glad you raced. Hope you remember it fondly when you move across the pond.

Tips for planning:

1) Find people who want to race
2) Find some dependable people to work checkpoints
3) Find a few obscure alleys that are still named on most maps
4) Find a few intersections on top of hills
5) Find a few points of interest
6) Find a few easy intersections
7) Combine 3 - 6 into a manifest
8) Don't tell anyone the checkpoints

Congrats on thw win, Harry. It sounds like it was well deserved. Sorry I confused you with Koshi I have bad vision and no glasses =(

What was your route?

<edited to match with Koshi's touch-ups to the map - thanks dude!>
Start. Fort Mason
1. Alamo Sq
2. Japantown
3. Windmill (took the flat tire challenge)
4. 26th/Ortega
5. 21st/Chattanooga
6. 39 Isis
7. Clementina/Gallagher
Finish. Buena Vista (picked up beer on the way)

thanks to Koshi for hosting my map and the blank one. if you want a blank one, you can grab it here (http://jkoshi.com/harryhood/bigassmapsf-blank.jpg).

http://jkoshi.com/harryhood/route_harryhood.jpg

Last call for t-shirt orders. PM me for the details, request a size, most were black, if you can't handle black I can get something else, I have to order some anyhow. They are on American Apparel tees, they tend to be slimmer than most other cuts. Congrats to the winners, thanks to Judah for supplying the design, Nyrie did a great job on the spokecards, and everyone was super cool, a fun day in all, can't wait for the next one. Whoever is organizing the next hit me up about tees if you want some (and/or a marshal).

Also, the 2 winners will be getting tees with a checker flag on the sleeve, so look for them blasting past you in the near future.

BTW, Clayton, I just talked to Steve from Lovelife bags, seems that he knows you from your downhill skating days and from State, said to say hi, and he was happy to hear that his larger bag ended up with a friend.

Oh cool, yeah I know Steve! He used to get wheels from me. It's been a while I guess - last time I talked to him he was telling me that he was starting a bag company. Small world, very small world.

Some more pictures, this time of people's rides

Next San Francisco Scramble Date has been set: (i have heard rumors of saturday june 21st - but that doesnt exist)

JULY 23rd, 2005 @ 1pm

this leaves you plenty of time to practice your skills ;)

Whee, I get to ride this time. PM me and I'll give you my sponsor contacts, or I can contact them for you. Scavenger Scramble is mine though, you need your own name and format :p