23 replies to this topic

[Matt Hartman]

SpokedSTL is holding its first alley cat race this Friday, September 30th. This race is the first in a series of 5 races. The cost is only $5 and all registered racers will get free PBR.

Go to www.spokedstl.com/events for more info.

[FattyM]

Closed course?

Have race insurance?

ahhh, forget it, who am I kidding.  You're a caricature of yourself.

[The Honorable Fuji]

FattyM, on 28 September 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Closed course?

Have race insurance?

ahhh, forget it, who am I kidding.  You're a caricature of yourself.

Gee Matt, what do you really think about Alley Fats, err cats?

[Matt Hartman]

The Honorable Fuji, on 28 September 2011 - 07:17 PM, said:

FattyM, on 28 September 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Closed course?

Have race insurance?

ahhh, forget it, who am I kidding.  You're a caricature of yourself.

Gee Matt, what do you really think about Alley Fats, err cats?

Seems like I'm missing something.

[DanSchmatz]

Matt Hartman, on 04 October 2011 - 08:01 PM, said:

The Honorable Fuji, on 28 September 2011 - 07:17 PM, said:

FattyM, on 28 September 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Closed course?

Have race insurance?

ahhh, forget it, who am I kidding.  You're a caricature of yourself.

Gee Matt, what do you really think about Alley Fats, err cats?

Seems like I'm missing something.

I lay no claim but this is what you may be missing:
http://www.xtranorma...fixed-gear-bike

Or




And mostly

[Matt Hartman]

DanSchmatz, on 04 October 2011 - 08:44 PM, said:

Matt Hartman, on 04 October 2011 - 08:01 PM, said:

The Honorable Fuji, on 28 September 2011 - 07:17 PM, said:

FattyM, on 28 September 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Closed course?

Have race insurance?

ahhh, forget it, who am I kidding.  You're a caricature of yourself.

Gee Matt, what do you really think about Alley Fats, err cats?

Seems like I'm missing something.

I lay no claim but this is what you may be missing:
http://www.xtranorma...fixed-gear-bike

Or




And mostly

Well, a few things.

That 3rd video was really ****ing funny.

Please don't get the wrong idea about SpokedSTL. We promote all kinds of urban cycling, both fixed and free wheel.

94 racers competed in that alley cat and only about 10 were on fixed gear bikes, there were even a few tandems. 2 professional cycling teams in kits on road bikes competed, too. We don't care what kind of bike you ride as long as you share the same passion about it.

Hating on hipsters is almost as cool as being one and those lines are becoming more blurry every day.

One of my bikes is a fixed gear. I do race track and CX in spandex. You will never see me without a helmet on. Everyone who rode in that race was required to have 2 lights and a helmet. We turned about 5 people away because of this.

The second race in the series will be in 2 months. Come out and have fun with everyone. And yes, the races are sponsored by PBR, the hipster beer of choice. Come out and have one on me.


No hard feelings. Come join the fun.

[jowottowa]

Matt Hartman, on 04 October 2011 - 09:14 PM, said:

2 professional cycling teams in kits on road bikes competed, too.

Which 2 pro teams were in attendance?

[Rusty-P]

jowottowa, on 05 October 2011 - 07:30 AM, said:

Matt Hartman, on 04 October 2011 - 09:14 PM, said:

2 professional cycling teams in kits on road bikes competed, too.

Which 2 pro teams were in attendance?

Probably US Postal and Phonak. I saw some of their crew riding around town this past weekend...

[klages]

I don't know Rusty.  RadioShack has quite a few riders on the market.  Horner was here, wasn't he.  Dammit!

[Eggman]

klages, on 05 October 2011 - 08:31 PM, said:

I don't know Rusty.  RadioShack has quite a few riders on the market.  Horner was here, wasn't he.  Dammit!

WIth or without amnesia

[robertm]

Fred on Fred action.

[Kurt Fletcher]

Hey Matt.  Don't mind the anal retentive STL roadie bitches.  Do your thing.  ****'m!!

[DanSchmatz]

Kurt Fletcher, on 09 October 2011 - 07:22 AM, said:

Hey Matt.  Don't mind the anal retentive STL roadie bitches.  Do your thing.  ****'m!!

I agree.

[FattyM]

I totally forgot about posting in here!  I could have been totally ripping you!

Seriously, you have no business promoting unsanctioned races on city streets.  Glad no one died (I'm guessing).  

http://www.movingtar...tour-de-chicago

We saw him die as we were at a Starbucks waiting to start a ride.

The derps just make ghost bikes and keep on derping.  I can't ride two blocks in Chicago without seeing a ghost bike.  

Idiots.

[xikillmex]

To all of you who are being positive about this race event, I thank you.  Matt is a good friend of mine, and he is into cycling for all the right reasons.  I'm a helmet wearin', lights havin', no car havin', courteous, law abiding cyclist who happens to have gotten his start in cycling in fixed gear when he was a food courier through college.  

Some of you may remember me saying some mean things I said in the past regarding people with negative attitudes towards my riding preferences, particularly riding track bikes in the street (even though now I mostly ride with gears).  I'm over that now.  I'm done fighting with other cyclists, as I embrace everyone, regardless of how you feel about track bikes in the street, cross bikes on singletrack (which is awesomely fun), even mtb bikes on a paved path in forest park.  

I now organize a FB Group based STL urban group ride which takes place weekly, every Thursday.  Helmets, lights, safety, and communication (voice and hand signals) are all encouraged, not compulsory.  After a couple rides with The Wolfpack Hustle-STL, most people pick up on our good habits and because of the positive, welcoming culture of the ride, start imitating them.  In other cities, where fixed riders have been accepted into the rest of the cycling community, like SF, NYC, MIA, CHI, St Pete, FL, MKE etc... the majority of these typically young fixed riders get into other forms of cycling, and, I posit, one day become that 70-yr-old Campy fanatic that always rides his bike in wayyy to high a gear, and stops you in the park to ask you about your vintage build, or what new parts/tech there are out there.  I am not assuming anything about all fixed gear riders, I am just describing trends I have seen.  I know that there is a whole spectrum of cyclists in the world.  (Surly is my favorite bicycle manufacturer)  

I'm reaching out to all on this forum, and asking you to help us become better cyclists, and not judge us for our interests relative to yours.  I implore you, STL, please just accept us, with all of our flaws (everyone has them), because we are just trying to have fun on a bike, which is all any of us on this site ever wanted to do.