Once again, congratulations to all that placed in the Westside Invite. Thanks to all that came out and made this one of the biggest and best events to take place in Seattle’s cycling community.

I also have to give a big shout out to Claude, the women’s Omnium winner, for forever changing the way that I pile bicycles on fences. Thanks!

To sum up who’s on first:

King of the Track
-Daniel Velasco (Seattle WA)

Queen of the Track
-Sara Charrouf (Vancouver B.C.)

Men’s Omnium Winner and fastest cyclist in Seattle
-Craig Etheridge (Seattle WA)

Women’s Omnium Winner and fastest cyclist in Seattle
-Claude Beaudoin (Vancouver B.C. / Montréal)

All day Alley cat Results
-Buttercup – 1st place, missing only 7 items and receiving the only traffic violation

Time Trail
-Danny V (Sea) (1st fixed) 0:43:45

Track Skid Results
-Nerf —- PDX

Track Stand Results
-Tim Mason

Main Race Results
-#50 Craig Etheridge, Seven Manifests – Complete

Trick Competition
-Keo (Seattle)

Women’s Core Whore Winner
-Stacy (Seattle)

To find out who’s on second (No. Who’s on first, What’s on second), head over to the Westside page.

By PAT DOORIS, Kgw.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new statue erected in downtown Portland celebrates Zoobombers, a group of bicyclists that enjoy a love-hate relationship with the city.

The group was named for bike riders who began riding MAX up to the Oregon Zoo, then taking an elevator to the top of that stop — and then bombing down West Hills neighborhood streets.

Read the full story here


Check out Zoobomb HERE

Pure Sweet Hell.

From the same guy that did: Where are you go? Brian Vernor

A Ohio man (Phil Nagle) will attempt to ride his bicycle through 48 US states in 48 days to raise US$48,000 for the Lymphoma & Leukemia Society, and land a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Seen Here.
That’s 8000 miles. Best of Luck Phil.

I just got this in the ol’ Myspace mailbox today. It’s about time Seattle had a film fest. The fact that entries are due by today, June 1st, makes it a little more difficult. But since I’ve got nothing to submit, I’ll just be happy to know that this is taking place. Hope to bring out more info as I get it, and I’ll see you there!

seattle bike in

Ok, so I don’t only like bikes. I also like the Muppets. And though mashups are so 2002, I still like them as well. And I like Peaches. So this is awesome. John V. was telling me about this last night at Freiburgers bday during polo.
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Who’s in? I want to drive up on Wed. morning, cruise around Vancouver all day, sprint that night, and head home on Thursday. Looking to split fuel with some folks.

I’d love to rock one of these on my top tube. Click on the top image to be whisked away to youtube where you can watch it in action. I wish the commercial was still floating around about this bike.
So rad.

I really like the look of the old high wheelers, and would love to get one, even one of the newly constructed models. A bit of history that you can experience first hand. It wasn’t that long ago that penny farthings were the fastest things on earth. So occasionally I’ll put a snippet up about the people that still race them, or the folks that toured on them, or, as in this case, the other people in the world that are inspired by them. I can’t say I agree with the route they went down, but I give them points for originality. It looks like the danger factor was one of the elements they wanted to keep around.

Alright. Just a quick post to say to clear your calendars for two events. One in June, one in July.
June 20th 9:11pm: Solstice Scavenger hunt. ends at 5:11am on June 21st. Scavenge all night for things on your list. Finish up with a big group breakfast!

July 12th: Tour de Watertower Guerilla Time Trial.