Southern California - Ilia Pankin Memorial Ride

Ilia Pankin is the man killed in the Beverly Hills accident, he was 23 years old. He was an emplotee of the Performance Bike in Santa Monica.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_262225104.html

I stopped at Performance today and they will be having a memorial ride in his memory on Friday (9/22) 9pm at the corner of Santa Monica & Wilshire.

There will be at least three starting groups:

Santa Monica: meet at Performance Bike Santa Monica at 8pm
Downtown: the bridge between 3rd&5th on flower at 7pm
Wilshire & Western at 8pm

Please wear a helmet & bring lights. They will be lighting some candles at the fountain of that intersection also.

The Midnight Ridazz will also join in later.

That's why 98 % of our riding is on the path. Some think it's boring but we've almost been hit so many times out here, it aint funny. My immediate area aint rider frinedly.

Even on the SART, there was a detour but the golf course at last year. We had to cross at a light. We got the green so we take off. No cars around. As we reach the other side, some old man comes flying up to the intersection and slams on his brakes sliding inot the direction of our legs. All we can do is grip the bike tightly. He stopped about 2 feet from our legs as the back end of his car lifted!

A group of scouts on the trail just watch as half of them shout,"WHOOOOAAAHHHH!

A 30 yard ride across the street and we almost get taken out! I think tandems are a target!

I feel for the guy's family! I'm not ready to feel for mine yet!

i'll try my best to be there. say hi if you see me, i'll be on an orange pinarello.

i'll try my best to be there. say hi if you see me, i'll be on an orange pinarello.

I'm "trying" to be there myself.:(

Ilia Pankin is the man killed in the Beverly Hills accident, he was 23 years old. He was an emplotee of the Performance Bike in Santa Monica.


:(

Damn..Thats scary

If it wasn't in SM I'd go. That's an awfully long drive to go on a short ride