Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Central Park ride/races Tuesday night

Tuesday night, 8pm, at the corner of 60th and 5th.

1 lap ride + 2 lap race.

All riders will get extra points for showing up.

Be there or not.

hey, can we give 500 points to the winner and 100 points for everyone else? or we can have it so that third place gets 10000000000 points. yeah!

sorry, can't make it this week. i have to mind the shop.

no sweat - it'll probably be a small group tomorrow night so we may just do a ride, depending on how people feel.

But you do get 125.25 points for replying.

how about giving -2 points for not listening to rules? then extra -3 for *****ing about it?

hehe.

you polish guys are funny. maybe i should spot you 50 seconds next week.

watch out for that 15mph bike speed limit.

watch out for that 15mph bike speed limit.
Cause we could have points taken off?

I get 100 points for being one post closer to not being a newbie

i say 100 points for getting a speeding ticket

Man, I am having such an awful day at work. I can't wait for Central Park. I think I'm going to do laps from 6pm on. 11 of 'em.

I get 100 points for being one post closer to not being a newbie
come again?

come again?


um.. yeah. I'm just a n00b actin' like a n00b.

What does it take to get the glaring red NEWBIE away from my name? More Posts? Bribes? "Favors"?

aha! see? Now it's gone. heh.

congrats

Good ride/race tonight guys. All 4 of us get an extra 150 points for showing up!!

Recap:

s_9 got 100 points for being one step closer to not being a newbie + 100 bonus points for not being a newbie + 100 points/lap for the 4 laps he soloed before we started + 150 points for showing up.

Mr Monster Legs got 250 points for winning the intermediate sprint + 150 points for showing up.

Matt gets 200 points for winning the "king of the mountains" jersey + 150 points for showing up.

gnawa got 400 points for winning the final sprint - 300 points for cheating + 150 points for showing up.

So far the standings are:

1. s_9 750 pts.
2. Mr Monster Legs 400 pts.
3. Matt 350 pts. + 3rd place bonus 10000000000 points*
4. gnawa 250 pts.
5. Msngr 125.25 pts.
6. evanyc 100 pts.
7.marcelinyc -5 pts.*

* subject to change

I strongly encourage everyone to show up (if nothing else it'll still get you some points). The first lap is a warm-up lap (at least when Mr Monster Legs isn't at the front) and the pace will be kept slow enough for the group to stay together. Non racers should come out and ride at least the first lap.

Next race next Tuesday 8pm.

no speeding tickets, i see. good job gnawa and company.

Bonus points rule.

where do you guys find these animated pictures to upload? Did you make that thing yourself, ken? (ps. this is jason, 1/3 of the team 1 trifecta of last week).

* subject to change
please change it, i can't stand having -5 points.

I made that myself. Wanna know what's even better? The pieces I made it from were originally cut out of construction paper. It was all part of this grand scheme I had to create an animation for the bike film fest. I largely abandoned it after I cut out those four bike frames.

I made that myself. Wanna know what's even better? The pieces I made it from were originally cut out of construction paper. It was all part of this grand scheme I had to create an animation for the bike film fest. I largely abandoned it after I cut out those four bike frames.
is that y the wheels are square? how was your red curry?

Matt gets 200 points for winning the "king of the mountains" jersey + 150 points for showing up.

WooHoo! Polka Dots...

gnawa, How'd you cheat on the last sprint?

is that y the wheels are square? how was your red curry?


Delicious. Everyone support marcelinyc at that Thai restaurant he delivers food for on 5th Ave in Park Slope right down the street from my sister's place. (I can't remember the name).


The wheels aren't square. You're square. They're round-ish.

But u can make them square. The place is called Long Tan between union and sackett on 5 ave. come hang out with the polish hammer.

I go there all the time but I always pick up my own food. From now on I will ask for the hammer. They have a brilliant beer on tap there.... Dentergems? something like that. I live two blocks from there -- when do you hang out?

is that y the wheels are square? how was your red curry?
i love the way the polish guy is questioning the square wheels.

i love the way the polish guy is questioning the square wheels.

haha. that was clever! hey hammer you didn't vote for the conservatives in the election did you?

rob, i'm always there.
adam, i'm as conservative as they get u commie bastard.

u commie bastard.
yeah, baby! yeah!

na, klar... it's okay to be lefty, isn't it? we all ride bikes, many of us for a living... so let's not be too delusional about where our politics lie, okay!?

also FYI i am being kind of serious here... agree or disagree: a messenger almost requires a leftist set of core political convictions... otherwise his/her lifestyle and politics are in basic conflict and he/she risks spontaneous combustion...

no politics please. thank you for not replying to this post.
so, i got thursdays off. beware!
edit: oops, wrong thread

so are tuesdays working out better than mondays?...hopefully i will soon be not working rediculous hours and will be able to let you all kick my slow ass again...but probably not until the end of the month

so are tuesdays working out better than mondays?...hopefully i will soon be not working rediculous hours and will be able to let you all kick my slow ass again...but probably not until the end of the month
There were only 4 people last week. Hopefully some more will show up tonight. See you soon.

I may or may not come. Feeling kinda tired.

so what's the format? two lap scratch race or the sprints that you were doing last week?

i'd be there if it wasn't for the flu.

I saw like 4-5 fixies hanging around CP @ 5th & 60th at ~ 8pm tonight. Hope you guys had a good race.

So here are some thoughts/ comments/ critiques on the Central Park races. I thought the reason Gnawa changed the races from 10pm to 8pm was because people were saying it is too late. Well since the time has been changed, no one new has shown up. I think if we are going to keep the CP races going, we should move the time back to 10pm. The main reason for moving the time back is because the park is still very busy at 8 and even 9pm.

However, since everyone coming to the race is from Brooklyn, would it be okay to have another race night at PP instead? I realize Gnawa works uptown and the Bronx and CP offers a change of scenery, but I think overall we would get more of a showing. This wouldn’t have to interfere with the Thursday night races. Instead, we could do longer individual races (say 6-lap races).

I'd show up to the CP races only because I work in Manhattan, and wouldn't mind going for a few laps before I go home. Work ends around 6pm though. As it is, I have to kill 2 hours. If it were 10pm, I probably wouldn't do it. If it were 7pm...now we might be talking.

I definitely vote no for 10pm. As it gets colder & darker, less people will be in the park earlier.

well, just to reiterate: aside from Ceya and gnawa no one has shown up for a CP race regularly that is not coming from Brooklyn. CP race turnout is really low (4 riders last night and I'd put the average at 5 tops overall.) And CP is a long way to go from Brooklyn to race in a race that you wish were in Brooklyn in the first place. Additionally from a Brooklyn point of view races in Manhattan at 8 are a pain in the ass. Not enough time to go home, but people who work in Manhattan have to hang out betwen 2-3 hours waiting for the race, etc. It ends up being something that takes up my time for 4+ hours and given the turnout and the resulting lower enthusianm it is hardly worth it.

SO I guess the question is this: If I stop going (which I think I'm planning to at this point) and Tyler stops going too and all the people who say they are going to come but don't still don't come then the race will be between 0-2 people.

If we want two races per week another set of options needs to be explored. PP races are doing awesome and I'm optimistic they will survive the winter and the very fact that we regularly have 20+ riders at PP seems to point to there being good chances of having more thant 4-8 people show up there for a second race. Also there are a lot of people that want to do individual races at PP, too, which the Thursday night races try to avoid to keep the competition balanced and the fun level up.

CP races are only eeking by at this point and at this point it is starting to get to the point that the only reason I'm showing up for them is that I want there to be two races per week (even though there really isn't.)

Maybe it shouldn't be a "race", per se. I think I'll get myself into the habit of riding in CP on Tuesdays. Some tuesdays, at least. I'd probably start at 6:30. If anyone wants to join, feel free. If we feel like it, we can throw in a sprint or two just for a bit of competition.

I'm definitely in favor of relocating to PP for a second night of races. More people will show up and it'll be more fun in general. I'm also up for rides in CP, perhaps earlier like s_9 suggested.
btw, I'm really sorry I didn't make it last night, I was sleeping. 8pm is just too late!

anyone riding/racing tonight?
weather permitting of course.

forgot my tights. also, need to reserve energy to win a mousetrap on thursday.

SO I guess the question is this: If I stop going (which I think I'm planning to at this point) and Tyler stops going too and all the people who say they are going to come but don't still don't come then the race will be between 0-2 people.



yes! now i can finally win! my evil plan is working.

yes, i realize i will be racing alone, but i could still post the times...haa

yes! now i can finally win! my evil plan is working.

yes, i realize i will be racing alone, but i could still post the times...haa
I'll be there at 8pm tonight for a few laps.

I'll be there at 8pm tonight for a few laps.

I'll be there depending on the weather

I'll be there at 8pm tonight for a few laps.

actually cant make it tonight, but it would be nice to catch up and ride a little with you. i am gonna be out
of town for a bit...but when i get back!

you racing on halloween at all?

sorry i missed tonight. i got caught up doing work and lost track of time.

anyone go?

sorry i missed tonight. i got caught up doing work and lost track of time.

anyone go?
Brandon and I were there (in CP) and we got a good ride in before the rain started coming down. It's too bad that this location is so inconvenient for so many folks because the ride in CP is really nice I think. If enough people want to ride, and show up, we could try riding at 8pm in CP before 10pm races in PP. Any thoughts?