Upcoming Alleycats/Races/Events
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Cranksgiving VIII. Albany, NY. Upstate, NY.
About
“A charity race for freedom from want”.
Saturday November 22nd @ 7pm!
Need more incentive? More information? This is the eighth Albany Cranksgiving (obviously with the VIII). So, even more the reason to make it out this weekend! This “event” 100% DIRECTLY benefits the Homeless Action Network of Albany.
How does it work? You meet other like minded cyclists that want to give back & help the community. You get a manifest (a small shopping list). Every cyclist gets a different manifest. Some will be riding to the same grocery store, but for different items. You lock your bike. Find and purchase the items from the list. Then ride to the next store for other items on your manifest (keep your receipts so we know you didn’t do a one-stop-shop). And even if you do – your UCI license will not get pulled! Continue this until thoroughly cooked! Think of it as speed-grocery-shopping by bike. Some people ride fast, and can’t shop. Or get stuck behind a dozen people buying cases of beer (my excuse for being slow). Point being, there’s no points. There’s only one winner, and that’s the people HAC help. That warm feeling you get as you’re loading a volunteer’s car full of food? That’s second place, which means you still podium-ed! YEAH YOU! Your mom will be proud! And you can tell her you made new friends too! And your non-riding significant other won’t be mad, because you’re helping others, even though you’re out “riding around”. Awesome!
“How can I play?!” Easy, meet at the monument in Washington Park (by Henry Johnson & State) at 6:30pm. Manifests will be handed out. Depart at 7:00 pm. IT’S FREE! But you’ll be purchasing about $20 of groceries. Plus any money for food and drinks afterwards – you did burn some calories! It should last about two hours, so check with your parents on the curfew thing, AND DRESS WARM! Remember what mom says about fingers & toes & your head.
What else? Your bike (obviously). $20 in cash or plastic. A bag/backpack to carry everything. A lock, unless you like walking back with bags of groceries. Lights/blinkies, helmet, and common sense are ALWAYS recommended. And a caring attitude and a sense of fun help. No UCI officials. No entry fee. You can have bar ends. Any tire width is legal. No governing body. We’re gonna ride bikes and feed people, and have fun doing it!
Need more incentive?
1. Buy more than what’s on your manifest & impress everyone with your hauling abilities….
2. Show up late, and still beat people with a 15-20 minute lead… seems to happen each year.
3. Hope that J and Stacy show up with a big bag of goodies, and you ride home with something you didn’t realize you wanted (bonus!). Goodies guaranteed!
4. Super cool spoke card to give your bike that extra flair!
5. Finish a good night of riding with some hot pizza & a well deserved beverage.
6. Do something new! Easy enough.
Pre-registration via email to J at
Jay@steinersskibike.com encouraged for planning purposes. Dear god help me make a better guess at how many of these damn spoke cards I gotta make.
Be well.
About
“A charity race for freedom from want”.
Saturday November 22nd @ 7pm!
Need more incentive? More information? This is the eighth Albany Cranksgiving (obviously with the VIII). So, even more the reason to make it out this weekend! This “event” 100% DIRECTLY benefits the Homeless Action Network of Albany.
How does it work? You meet other like minded cyclists that want to give back & help the community. You get a manifest (a small shopping list). Every cyclist gets a different manifest. Some will be riding to the same grocery store, but for different items. You lock your bike. Find and purchase the items from the list. Then ride to the next store for other items on your manifest (keep your receipts so we know you didn’t do a one-stop-shop). And even if you do – your UCI license will not get pulled! Continue this until thoroughly cooked! Think of it as speed-grocery-shopping by bike. Some people ride fast, and can’t shop. Or get stuck behind a dozen people buying cases of beer (my excuse for being slow). Point being, there’s no points. There’s only one winner, and that’s the people HAC help. That warm feeling you get as you’re loading a volunteer’s car full of food? That’s second place, which means you still podium-ed! YEAH YOU! Your mom will be proud! And you can tell her you made new friends too! And your non-riding significant other won’t be mad, because you’re helping others, even though you’re out “riding around”. Awesome!
“How can I play?!” Easy, meet at the monument in Washington Park (by Henry Johnson & State) at 6:30pm. Manifests will be handed out. Depart at 7:00 pm. IT’S FREE! But you’ll be purchasing about $20 of groceries. Plus any money for food and drinks afterwards – you did burn some calories! It should last about two hours, so check with your parents on the curfew thing, AND DRESS WARM! Remember what mom says about fingers & toes & your head.
What else? Your bike (obviously). $20 in cash or plastic. A bag/backpack to carry everything. A lock, unless you like walking back with bags of groceries. Lights/blinkies, helmet, and common sense are ALWAYS recommended. And a caring attitude and a sense of fun help. No UCI officials. No entry fee. You can have bar ends. Any tire width is legal. No governing body. We’re gonna ride bikes and feed people, and have fun doing it!
Need more incentive?
1. Buy more than what’s on your manifest & impress everyone with your hauling abilities….
2. Show up late, and still beat people with a 15-20 minute lead… seems to happen each year.
3. Hope that J and Stacy show up with a big bag of goodies, and you ride home with something you didn’t realize you wanted (bonus!). Goodies guaranteed!
4. Super cool spoke card to give your bike that extra flair!
5. Finish a good night of riding with some hot pizza & a well deserved beverage.
6. Do something new! Easy enough.
Pre-registration via email to J at
Jay@steinersskibike.com encouraged for planning purposes. Dear god help me make a better guess at how many of these damn spoke cards I gotta make.
Be well.
03-15-15, 12:01 PM
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Saturday, April 18
at 2:00pm
NC State University - 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, North Carolina
WESA's 6th Annual Alleycat Bike Race/Scavenger Hunt is finally here! Get hyped, invite all your friends, and come out on April 18th for the chillest bike race you will ever be apart of!
Registration: Includes race participation, event t-shirt, and admittance to the WESAcat AFTER PARTYYY in downtown Raleigh.
Pick up registration packets at 2 pm
Race starts at 3 pm!!!
$20 before deadline (4/4/2015)
$25 after deadline
To register or for more information, visit wesacat.wordpress.com
Remember to bring your own reusable water bottles to quench your thirst during the race because we're going to try and keep this a no waste event!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/816751488362794/
See you there....
at 2:00pm
NC State University - 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, North Carolina
WESA's 6th Annual Alleycat Bike Race/Scavenger Hunt is finally here! Get hyped, invite all your friends, and come out on April 18th for the chillest bike race you will ever be apart of!
Registration: Includes race participation, event t-shirt, and admittance to the WESAcat AFTER PARTYYY in downtown Raleigh.
Pick up registration packets at 2 pm
Race starts at 3 pm!!!
$20 before deadline (4/4/2015)
$25 after deadline
To register or for more information, visit wesacat.wordpress.com
Remember to bring your own reusable water bottles to quench your thirst during the race because we're going to try and keep this a no waste event!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/816751488362794/
See you there....
