Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - a dc PIRATE skirmish

we need to regroup our pirate brethren
so lets get something going on the board.
this friday night...

"dc PIRATE SKIRMISH" - come one come all
we will rally the skervy dogs for a ride of many miles
to be followed by mugs 'o vile grog and merry jig dancing

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/ballroom/images/jig.gif


yearr.....

oooOOOooo... I'm in. I'm so in.

can we make it somewhere cheap, please? i'm saving up to buy lots-o-beer for the elvisrace.

watch out for ninjas, they hate pirates.

http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm

are those pirates or matadors?

are those pirates or matadors?

Michael Flatley and friends.

Tink, I'm there if you wear knickers and a fluffly blouse, as pictured in your post.

i'm there.

dc needs itself a bike gang. i say we go freak out the squares.

what good is a gang if it has no rivals?
i say bring em out...

open invitation to any and all who wanna rumble.
lets battle it out for the rights to the 5 points.

as long as there's grog afterwards

what good is a gang if it has no rivals?
i say bring em out...

open invitation to any and all who wanna rumble.
lets battle it out for the rights to the 5 points.

as long as there's grog afterwards

I'll take all comers. NE rules.

Do I get grog, now?

Do I get grog, now?
I think you have to *show up* to get the grog.
avast ye.
or whatever.

I think you have to *show up* to get the grog.
avast ye.
or whatever.

Arrrgghh.

you can rival my baltimore bike gang Murder For Life.

so, avast ye, what the hell are we doing tomorrow night?
6pm meetup?
at a bar somewhere?
tink, whatcha thinking?

also- on an unrelated note-
if any pirates (or non-pirates) want to work a checkpoint for the elvis race on july 30, please let me know. naturally, there will be alcohol involved. act now and you can help decide how to torture the racers at your checkpoint. (shots? riding stairs? pushups? arm wrestling?)

I was going to race on the 30th, but if you end up short on checkpoint people, I'd be willing to help out.

no, if you wanna race, you should race! i'm just asking the usual non-racers.

6 pm or later meetup will work for me.
a bar with decent/cheap food would be nice.
tink...i'll let you work out the details.

i can probably work a checkpoint, we can talk more later.

tink, where are we going??

To all my DC bicycle brothers and sisters.

Any and every rider interested in post workday revelry,
Come join us in our boisterous merrymaking today in Adam's Morgan.

We will start this evening's activities at the Toledo Lounge (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2435+18TH+St+NW+Washington,+DC+20009&spn=0.029371,0.077136&hl=en) where we shall enjoy good food and cheep beer. Arrive no later than 6:30pm! THE FIRST ROUND IS ON ME!!!!!!! yes thats right.

Having had our fill, let us ride.
Let us twist and thread our way through the traffic - championing our pirate ways!
Then arriving at the proving grounds, let us match strength and vie for glory in the battles of yore.

May the vile brew slake my thirst
And never cause me harm.
I ride with the protection of the seven seas
and the support of my pirate brethren!!

yarrr

wow, a map link to toledo.

perhaps it will be drunken wheelbuilding night as well
(what do you mean, you've never seen that spoke pattern before?)

and all you lurkers -- C'MON OUT! we're friendly, noncorrosive, and superfun.

Oh good God!
I'm so sorry I'm missing this....have fun guys!

pour one out for me....wait....who am I kidding?! drink it, LOL

DC_Em


To all my DC bicycle brothers and sisters.

Any and every rider interested in post workday revelry,
Come join us in our boisterous merrymaking today in Adam's Morgan.

We will start this evening's activities at the Toledo Lounge (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2435+18TH+St+NW+Washington,+DC+20009&spn=0.029371,0.077136&hl=en) where we shall enjoy good food and cheep beer. Arrive no later than 6:30pm! THE FIRST ROUND IS ON ME!!!!!!! yes thats right.

Having had our fill, let us ride.
Let us twist and thread our way through the traffic - championing our pirate ways!
Then arriving at the proving grounds, let us match strength and vie for glory in the battles of yore.

May the vile brew slake my thirst
And never cause me harm.
I ride with the protection of the seven seas
and the support of my pirate brethren!!

yarrr

bah

i have to go fraternize with my class mates....and i wont have time to pick up my new wheel....but if anybody want to ride sat....im definately down

I'd really like to meet some of you guys; I don't really know anyone around here who rides. Unfortunately, I am off to the beach just as soon as I am showered after work this afternoon and it looks like I may not be able to make it to CM in August because I have to go to some stupid wedding. (The wedding isn't until Saturday, but they're making us go to some rehearsal crap way up in bum****, Maryland.) PM me if you guys are planning rides next weekend or something.

actualy....i dont think the bike forum/critical mass overlap is all that big

Dag,I'd go,but I can't get out of work in time. Maybe next week?

lets face it.
the dc scene = huge
the 9-5ers posting about it ... = no so large

its just perception.

i normally just lurk, but am interested in this elvis race. i have an obsession with bikes of all types, have never raced but think it sounds fun. what can i expect? i'm perfectly content riding solo, but think it would be cool to hang with like minds. i'd like to check it out, but would rather avoid being an "outsider" if you know what i mean...

i was about to start an elvis race thread. that may be coming still.
it's an alleycat. it's going to be dark out. the course is about 20 mi long.

if you haven't ridden an alleycat before, i'd suggest coming out and volunteering for a checkpoint and then coming to the finish party. you'll meet people (all the racers will need your signature) and then drink with them later and get a sense of what these races are all about.

but you can do whatever you'd like, of course...

What has 8 arms and 8 legs?

8 pirates

hehe.

haha.....nice one.

Did you guys hear about the new pirate movie?? Its rated aarrghh.... Wait wait one more. Hey whats a pirates favorite letter?? Its aarrghhh .. hahahahahah I crack myself upm oh who am I kidding those suck!!!!