big enough to eat rims. i'm gonna probably just take the sidewalk over the bridge next weekend, i don't think there are any joints there.

Is there anyone I can follow around that day just for fun? I didn't even have time to check out any of the checkpoints or the course itself and I doubt I'll have time next week. Plus I get lost easily and don't want to end up getting kidnapped.

NEXT sATURDAY! yes!

SF,
Ceya!

Those joints scare the ***** out of me. Go across them at an angle, or watch them eat your rims whole!

...just did the course today. Took me a good 4+ hours. Of course, I stopped at Ho's place, got a burger in the Lower East Side, and swung by 49 E. Houston to say Hi to Judith, but still, it's a long course.

FACT!

so how long is the race without the buger and 49th houston? eitherway, thats a loooong race. Its gonna hurt.

26.88 miles how i plotted it out. but that's all assuming that the only order you have to keep is starting on the east river @ 20th and ending there as well.

Just got back from riding the course..... It's a long course and the R.I. portion sort of
had me scratching my head, but got through the whole thing and took about 2 and a
half hours. Now to go rest lay down and rest my back....

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=148682

for the CM people. I will be behind the bar till 1am. pay the cover and say hello, i'll throw you a free beer.

you aint kiddin'! I basically walked my bike over that section of the bridge, and probably will do the same for the race. I hope for the best, but I have a feeling that someone’s going down there.

No problem for me with the bridge.. they are like that because it is a working draw bridge.

S/F,
CEYA!

anyone wanna do part of the course tomorrow after work... around 6:30ish? I don't think I'm gonna do the whole thing but definately try to hit all the manhattan ones.

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closest train for your non-biking friends: g to bedford-nostrand, exit nostrand side, walk down to willoughby and make a left.

just got back into town and i am gonna go and ride the calavera calabaza bad boy to
plot it out early one morning before work. anyone wanna join in? chombisimo?

Anyone want to be designated checkpoint photographers for nybma.com? Amy Bolger's taking pics as usual, but she can't be everywhere. pm me if you're interested. I'd appreciate it.

unfortunately, I'm just about outta time 'til sat. Been doing the course piecemeal all week. You get the message I left ya?

sorry guys, i won't defend my last years victory for i'm sick.
(i just bought a bottle of rum with intend to drink it all tonight in last attempt to cure myself).good luck my friends.

dude, that bites. i was just talking to squid about how amped you were about defending your title.

try gargling with a little warm jameson's.

get better, hammer!

gotta defend it hammer.

msngr, zach and them never showed... wtf?

Oh well, the course isn't complicated.

okay so i never had the chance to ride this thing through, but i'm going to race anyway. someone fast who knows the course: don't get too mad at me for sucking your wheel... :)

i'm hoping to still have use of my finger (it's my favourite one!) by then... most of the day i didn't think it was broken but now i think it might be... or it might not, in any case it hurts like a bastard and i can't move it as much now as i could before. ow. it's been a bad day. quite bad.

Has anyone announced whether or not you have to do the checkpoints in order?

I don't think I'll ride the course before then too, ***** keeps coming up to keep me from it. It seems to be pretty straight foward as far as checkpoints, nothing too hidden or obscure, except for the stop on RI and in Mespeth. Everything else seem alright so I'm gonna race anyways. Hope I don't get last, that would suck for my first alleycat.

I crashed an hour ago. my first one since 1994-1995 time frame.

the bike looks ok, computer seems ok (Im Typing on it) my hands and legs are hurting. Look out guys at the intersetion of 8th ave and 57th street.

There is a big crater with a concrete slab sticking up and will go in about 2-3 inches. The cops was right behind me so they asked if I was ok.I was making a left on 57th and didn't se the MF.

S/F<
CEYA!

you sure that works? I went over 'em this morning and I still got nicked! guess the angle has to be sharper.