this setup is just too awesome!! The mini takes me back to my childhood, spent 2 years in London in the mid 70s...those things were everywhere!!



andy

I want to Play this so bad but Marietta GA is very unfriendly to this Yankee city slicker game. LOL

^ Those are the old challenges! Here are the updated ones:

Easy: Your bike in front of a your favorite Cafe' or Coffee Shop. No chain shops allowed. (must have a beverage from said Cafe' pictured with your bike)
Moderate: Picture of your C&V next to a sign welcoming you to a state/province/territory/etc. in which you do not currently reside.
Hard: Your bicycle with someone in full riding gear (spandex, jersey, helmet, etc.) on a new(er) high end bike riding by in the background.

Are those regionally specific, too?

Neal

26" balloon, but also a rare size - 26 x 1 3/4 x 2, 571 mm (rims are original Sturmey Archer, 40 spokes R, 36 F).

That is what is on mine as well. I've been told in the past that this model was made for the South African market.

ftwelder should be able to complete the moderate challenge in 10 minutes or less, since he lives and works in VT about a mile or so from the bridge to NH.

I stopped into my favorite coffee shop this afternoon during my March century ride. Imagine my surprise at finding it closed. That blue bag next to the rear wheel contains two liters of water and a jar of instant coffee. Will the judges accept that? Mickey Way?

I vote to accept.

I vote to recuse myself, since I was just about to grab the easy challenge tomorrow morning!

+1, accept. You're docked a couple bonus points for not having the appropriate beverage, but since bonus points are theoretical to begin with, the math is complicated.

+1, aceptada. Has de eligir el proximo desafio seedsbelize.

Gracias a todos. Necesito pensar. Voy a tener un nuevo por fin del dia.
RHM--Theoretically there was coffee in the photo. It just wasn't mixed together yet. But rules are rules, and I'll give up the bonus points this time.

Oh, I understood that there was coffee in the photo. But the shop being closed, I figured the coffee was from a different shop. That's the technicality that cost you so dearly.

But to serious matters now: what's the new challenge?

Translated: Thank you all. I need to think. I'm going to have a new one by the end of the day.

I've effectively been out of the US for a little over 9 years now. So I'm a bit out of the loop as to what's going on there, day to day. My first thought, In the spirit of bike commuting and such, was to get a photo of your bike in association with some form of public transportation, other that a Taxi. A lot of the smaller towns probably have none, except taxis, so I guess we should include them as well. Here, it would be a piece of cake. So tell me if it's too hard, or too easy(it IS the easy challenge). If it stands, we can make it official.

Saludos a un compañero que habla español! (Si, tengo la ñ en mi teclado...)

Easy: Your bike with a form of alternative transportation
Moderate: Picture of your C&V next to a sign welcoming you to a state/province/territory/etc. in which you do not currently reside.
Hard: Your bicycle with someone in full riding gear (spandex, jersey, helmet, etc.) on a new(er) high end bike riding by in the background.

Gracias, un gusto. De vez en cuando tengo mi teclado programado para espanol (o castellano como aprendi yo), pero ya no. Hace mucho que lo he necesitado.

oh I am so getting the easy one tomorow morning unless someone scoops me!

The only alternative transportation I have in my area is horse and buggy. Does that count?

I was gonna snap a shot in front of the planes at the local airfield so I'd vote yea for the horse and buggy as being equally creative

I would defer to seedsbelize's judgement, but I can see from looking back at the earlier post it did say public transportation. However that's defined is up for debate?

Easy: Your bike with a form of public transportation.
Moderate: Picture of your C&V next to a sign welcoming you to a state/province/territory/etc. in which you do not currently reside.
Hard: Your bicycle with someone in full riding gear (spandex, jersey, helmet, etc.) on a new(er) high end bike riding by in the background.

Yes, public.

Could you describe some examples of alternative forms of transportation? Especially what you had in mind.

Does walking count? It is an alternative to biking. How about skateboarding?

For the Easy Challenge:

I'm having a hard time deciding what to use to go to the church this morning.

My '88 ST 400 Cannondale with fenders, or the Yukon Jacks?





To be honest, this challenge seemed too Easy (at least to me). All I had to do was walk out of my basement to pose this shot 15 minutes ago. I'm not certain it is fair nor in the "spirit" of the competition. Or if it counts as "alternative" transportation. I'll defer to the Challenge's OP, and any official or unofficial judging associated with this cool contest.