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great times, evybody :beer:

anyone have the complete list of Check Points? just curious what the route was.

1st Manifest

61st and 1st Ave
100 Amsterdam
294 5th Ave
73 Morton St

2nd Manifest
61st and 1st Ave
1221 6th Ave
38th and 8th Ave
300 E 3rd St

3rd Manifest
Trackstar
King Kog
Finish

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong or left anything out.

ughh 80th for me. i thought i did better, but whatever, it was my first time doing MT. hopefully there will be some improvement next year.

ughh 80th for me. i thought i did better, but whatever, it was my first time doing MT. hopefully there will be some improvement next year.
not bad, at least you finished.

86th,My first Mt and second alleycat (thank you Allston Scramble for breaking my Alleycat cherry) cityraincityst was that you in 10th?

86th,My first Mt and second alleycat (thank you Allston Scramble for breaking my Alleycat cherry) cityraincityst was that you in 10th?

yup. and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. haha. But seriously, great race. So much fun.

yup. and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. haha. But seriously, great race. So much fun.
Regardless it was sweet to see Boston in the mix of all those NYC's at the top.

yup. and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. haha. But seriously, great race. So much fun.

hey, hey, hey. a lousy tshirt, and stuff written on your arse by mike dee. that's gotta count for something.

Even nicer to see ATL on the map finally. Two of the dudes in our crew got 52nd and 48th.

For both of them... it was the first time either of them had been north of Mason Dixon.

hey, hey, hey. a lousy tshirt, and stuff written on your arse by mike dee. that's gotta count for something.

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy every second of it... and besides... I'm not actually sure if I got anything because I had to catch a bus before the awards actually happened.

Even nicer to see ATL on the map finally. Two of the dudes in our crew got 52nd and 48th.

For both of them... it was the first time either of them had been north of Mason Dixon.

Who?? What??

I NEED DETAILS MAN!

thanks new york!

86th,My first Mt and second alleycat (thank you Allston Scramble for breaking my Alleycat cherry) cityraincityst was that you in 10th?

haha dude, same here. first MT, 2nd alleycat, the first being the allston scramble.

Yo people. This is my first post here and I am pretty psyched. Friday night, I find that I am on the cover of Amy's book: New York Alleycats. I had the good fortune to be between Mike Dee and Ken (me wearing white helmet). Then I come in 14 in Monster Track!! Last year, I got 38 and the year before 33. Watch out for next year (not really, I could never win this race but maybe top 10). I even got sideswiped by a car on 5th Ave. near 17th heading to Morton but no harm, I just bounced around a little (I think off the mirror mostly) and kept going - there were many witnesses. Any helmet cams of that one?

Eric from Boston was with me the whole second manifest and really until the end (except for when I flaked getting on to the WillyB bike path, turning too soon and plowing through a bunch of snow while Eric zoomed by me on the road). I was glad for the company because there is always strength in numbers when you hit intersections. I also had some people with me on the first manifest when we cut across town from 61st thru Central Park at 65th over to 100 Amsterdam. Some good moves there.

Great job by the organizers and a nice ride all through and around mid-town.

I had fun. next year ill finish.

edit:accident free.

luke it was great riding with you. lets do it again on your turf.

i had a lot of fun & am happy with how i did. quote from minutes before the race: "i don't really feel like racing today" -- so much for that.

Seren, check the 'stache. All the details are there.

yup. and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. haha. But seriously, great race. So much fun.
just a lousy t shirt?email me and lets see what i can do for you!

yo triplerush - thanks a ton for all the work you put into this, holdin **** down, and puttin on a great race.

Who?? What??

I NEED DETAILS MAN!

While we were riding to pre-registration,we wound up following the kids from Atlanta. We ended up going to the wrong bar before we figured out that they weren't from the area.

--Aaron

While we were riding to pre-registration,we wound up following the kids from Atlanta. We ended up going to the wrong bar before we figured out that they weren't from the area.

--Aaron

Ha! So many people asked us for directions and we just made **** up... it was great.

When we were headed out to Goldsprints we were just following someone else... and you were following us. Brooklyn is a mess.

Monstertrack broke my spoke, and my confidence. And made me nearly lose a crank arm. I love you, Monstertrack. Next year, I will conquer you.

ahh, skingry... i lost track of how many times i drunkenly shouted "ATLANTA!!" at you dudes, but i'm sure it was well beyond an appropriate level. just know that i did it out of love and i'm really glad you all represented and had a good time.

stickyfoot, when did you break a spoke? shooooooot, i didn't know that. next time you're in brooklyn i'll be a better host.

ahh, skingry... i lost track of how many times i drunkenly shouted "ATLANTA!!" at you dudes, but i'm sure it was well beyond an appropriate level. just know that i did it out of love and i'm really glad you all represented and had a good time.

stickyfoot, when did you break a spoke? shooooooot, i didn't know that. next time you're in brooklyn i'll be a better host.

Ok, I wasn't hearing things then... It sucked after the race we had to remain sober to be able to drive the 15 hours back to be at work on Monday. Next year, a full week off and I'm taking a damn plane.

luke it was great riding with you. lets do it again on your turf.

**** yeah, lets rip that **** up in 2 weeks.

**** me, 91st. Getting lost twice. Next time I'm just going to stick with queerpunk. As soon as I leave him I always get lost and he beats me.

Hey hey! Great race everyone!
Glad there were no major injuries, and the weather was about as good as it could be.

I was the guy on the highwheel bike. I kept up fairly well to the first check point, but by the time I finished the first manifest and returned to the start area, most folks were headed to Brooklyn, and the organizers and I decided that it would be best if I skipped the second manifest, and headed across the bridge myself. I bumbled my way through the brooklyn checkpoints and ended up getting a low 40s finish. However, I didn't really finish the whole race. So if your rank was in the 40s or more, you really finished one place better!

I'll be back next year, ready to rock the whole thing, and then folks can gaze at my works and despair!
Fergie

fergie, it made everyone's day so much brighter because you came out. monster track on a penny farthing is the stuff of legends. you and the dude who rode with a cast on his ankle took the fancy cake last weekend.

if i spot you on the street i'll be sure to say hi in person!

**** me, 91st. Getting lost twice. Next time I'm just going to stick with queerpunk. As soon as I leave him I always get lost and he beats me.

next time i'll be strong enough to keep up with you!


edit: oh, and Fergie - ****ing awesome footage of you by Nick James. props!

Wait - were we suppossed to do BOTH manifest 1 & 2? Because after the first when I got back to home base, they gave me Manifest 3. Does anyone still have a copy of the rules?

yeah, both. finish one, come back, get the second, and only after you finished both numbers 1 and 2, you were supposed to get 3.

woops. well, i guess if I go finish mnifest two i can qualify for DFL

Hey hey! Great race everyone!
Glad there were no major injuries, and the weather was about as good as it could be.

I was the guy on the highwheel bike. I kept up fairly well to the first check point, but by the time I finished the first manifest and returned to the start area, most folks were headed to Brooklyn, and the organizers and I decided that it would be best if I skipped the second manifest, and headed across the bridge myself. I bumbled my way through the brooklyn checkpoints and ended up getting a low 40s finish. However, I didn't really finish the whole race. So if your rank was in the 40s or more, you really finished one place better!

I'll be back next year, ready to rock the whole thing, and then folks can gaze at my works and despair!
Fergie

did you get a prize?I had one earmarked for you,just for showing up in style!.email me if you did't

Wait - were we suppossed to do BOTH manifest 1 & 2? Because after the first when I got back to home base, they gave me Manifest 3. Does anyone still have a copy of the rules?

lol...word, instructions were definitely not clear

that **** was fun. shout to all the peeps I shared the road with. i'm feinding for this alley cat **** now. 1st ave was craaaaaazy. thanks to all organizers. congrats to squid and amy on book and to be baby.

I'll be back next year, ready to rock the whole thing, and then folks can gaze at my works and despair!
Fergie
Man, that was awesome! I love how in the video you are passing people at the start! So excellent.

Afterthisnap (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=45616) was the guy in a cast, he earned serious hardcore points for that one.

anyone else got pictures/video?