i don't think trackstar is putting on the rich-guy race.

You have no faith. I'd ride. Maybe. Want to wander down for a practice run sometime? Also, you could give away $100 to me anytime you want.

I wonder what the course will be like for the Benjamin race...anybody know?

is mafia coming?

anyone here considering a team run at the cheaper race, or are we all doing this solo?

tempting. really f'ing tempting...
but i just found out my court date is that friday.
crappy.

I'm sure missmercian is gonna do it, if not she should. chOmbO, is the cheaper race a team race? I thought it was solo. I'd be down to do the cheaper race since I have neither the money nor skill to do the richie rich race.

yeah, in the classic alley-cat publicity style, there is very little explaining -- i.e. team vs. individual? bah. who knows.

Three days of events.
Friday: Benjamins, $100 in winner takes all. Outta towners compete only against outta towners. Locals agains locals. All ladies against all ladies.
Saturday: La Calavera is team and solo. Individual $10, Team of three $20 (Cheaper to race as a team)
Sunday: Church of Track, FREE. Skids, Bkwrds Crcls, Track Stands, Sprints, Foot Down, Polo, Whatever.

alex, you gonna do the benjamins race?

someone's gotta do this with me. i figured a race like this would filter out the weak, of course, but not the strong and poor (which is most of the people i know). i mean, all ya gotta do is win, and then you get your money back plus.

what about zack? he's got a good chance of winning, too.

btw, i am still not 100% on the benji race. i don't like the way they are not releasing the checkpoints prior to the race, and i know the after party is at capone's in brooklyn, so i know there will be brooklyn checkpoints. i am still a little new to this side of the river, and i live out in bed-stuy, so i am always lost when there are checkpoints in brooklyn. it's like an out off town race for me at that point.

that is because many people from out of town come to alleycats nowadays, so posting checkpoints early is more fair to them. and in nyc, if you have brooklyn checkpoints, it IS like out of town for many messengers.

i DO miss the old alleycats, especially the phantoms, where you didn't know the next checkpoint until you got to the previous. they were fun, but i think those days are over.

Dumb question: Is this thing fixies only?

wow , ignored...
any bike is ok. how's ur ass?

wow, you guys must know each other really well. . .does ur wife know about this, marceli?

yes she does.
now answer my questions

about mafia? dunno. i'll give craig a call right now. i'd like to race lucas in this thing. or pete or craig.

this one brean

yes, i will kick my own ass.

this was not my idea (but i thought of it first, dammit).

trackstar has nothing to do with the benji race.

just talked to craig. they are coming, but maybe not for the benji race.

more to come. . .

I only ask because I don't want a bunch of guys kicking my ass cause I'm bringing a litespeed to the race. Honestly I'm not pretentious but it's the only bike I have that can even remotely go fast, my commuter and mtb are both heavy as hell.
Ass is feeling better, I'm more embarassed than anything.

did i miss something?

i'm normally up on the asses posts (pun intended, ask nona), but looking at your avatar makes me nervous, slvoid, yikes!

Hey if you bring the litespeed, more power to ya, whatever makes you go fast. I'll do the poor man's race, the benji one's just too over the top for me. Who's gonna go to bikekill this year? miss last year, but I'm gonna go to this one since its pretty close to me. Always a fun time to watch people hurt themselves on crazy bikes.

y 100$?
the real race is : if u lose , u lose ur bike!

Was flying with a bunch of guys in a paceline when someone veered into our path, everyone checked up, I thought we all had enough room to make it through, apparently I misjudged, didn't even brake that much, just coasted by the guy in front of me on his right just as he served his rear wheel into mine and I went down ass first. I never knew it was possible to bleed off 25mph using my right ass cheek.

i hate those things. makes us look silly.

I'm gonna take my $15 beach cruiser then...

I like those guys, I really do, but I probably should've known it wasn't too bright to be riding w/o lights in near darkness at 30mph. The 3rd time this whole year I rode with em at night, this happens.. no more.

try riding with us.we are real pros, me msngr and the rest...

That's what I'm afraid of...

I thought your rides were fixed only.

time for you to come to the otherside...the temptation's too great... join us, grass is greener on the otherside or some sh*t like that...

we ride both,....it does make us bi cyclists, doesn't it?
slvoid you can come thursday nite to watch us before you switch to tghe darkside.
p.s. just don't bring that rubber glove ok?

that roosevelt island bit is a mother****er, yeah? what's the tactic? train, tram or back to queens and back over? Can you even take bikes on the tram? I pity the fool who gets halfway across the 59th only to realize there is no way down onto the island...