Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 2:30 am Tour d'Hope Race

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chicagoamdream
02-04-06, 01:38 AM
Scenes from tonight's first-ever 1-block track bike vs. Schwinn cruiser race:

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CHICAGO! TOMORROW! NEXT STAGE! BAR TIME OUTSIDE THE HIDEOUT!

giboyeux
02-04-06, 02:34 AM
I'M THERE. Please prepare to get PWNED.
chicagoamdream
02-04-06, 02:37 AM
I'M THERE. Please prepare to get PWNED.

DO IT! It's going to be an excellent race. Dane (guy who's not me) is a powerful racer.

giboyeux
02-04-06, 02:38 AM
(what is BAR TIME?)
chicagoamdream
02-04-06, 02:40 AM
2:30ish? Route TBA.
absntr
02-04-06, 08:33 AM
Haha! Nice. That lasp photo of Dane makes it.
wunder
02-04-06, 09:11 AM
At first I thought I was looking at a JC Penny catalog.
Yuppie
02-04-06, 09:55 AM
At first I thought I was looking at a JC Penny catalog.

OMFG!! ROFL!
schloe mo
02-04-06, 10:48 AM
hilarious. that helmet makes him look like he's about to be shot out of a cannon.
teadoggg
02-04-06, 10:50 AM
hahaha, this thread is perfect. we need more **** like this.

going to the hideout? i love that place! i haven't been there in a while.
pitboss
02-04-06, 11:11 AM
awesome 'wipeout' pic

shut the **** up tristan.

Cleo's tonight...elimination rounds? You know you want to...
teadoggg
02-04-06, 11:15 AM
']awesome 'wipeout' pic

shut the **** up tristan.

Cleo's tonight...elimination rounds? You know you want to...

can't do cleo's tonight.
you shut the **** up, josh.
chicagoamdream
02-04-06, 11:16 AM
Oo, man, that was some race. There was to be another stage (pantsless) after a few more drinks, but we passed out watching MTV2.

I've got to hit the Division St. Bath House before I can decide whether doing this again tonight is a good idea.
kennethalan
02-04-06, 11:17 AM
Josh and Trista.n, Shut the **** up.
giboyeux
02-05-06, 01:58 PM
FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL

Get this: on a fixed gear bike, if you take a corner too sharply, your pedal can hit the ground and...wait for it....TOTALLY COMPROMISE YOUR TRACTION. You might even crash! Be careful out there, kids! Especially if you're drunk and it's 4am and you actually know about pedal strike but decide to ignore it because, you know, it's 4am and you're drunk.

FYI
cardstock
02-05-06, 10:05 PM
bring that down to pilsen and well show you how we roll
steaktaco
02-05-06, 10:11 PM
FUN FACTS TO KNOW AND TELL

Get this: on a fixed gear bike, if you take a corner too sharply, your pedal can hit the ground and...wait for it....TOTALLY COMPROMISE YOUR TRACTION. You might even crash! Be careful out there, kids! Especially if you're drunk and it's 4am and you actually know about pedal strike but decide to ignore it because, you know, it's 4am and you're drunk.

FYI

congrats... isn't it pretty hard to pedal strike on a pista?
chicagoamdream
02-05-06, 10:29 PM
I'm not sure I would have won stage 2 if Evan hadn't fallen, and Dane hadn't gone two blocks out of his way.

Imagine my disappointment when Lazo's wouldn't serve a pitcher of beer at 5:30 am postrace.

I really need to get more sleep.
steaktaco
02-05-06, 10:37 PM
is every weekend like this for you? I must be gettin' old.