"It's like a hundred Lance Armstrongs!"

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Was yelled our way as we rolled from red light to red light on our way to the Centennial Trail. After navigating the dark and lumpy trails we came out into the GU campus just in time for the girls to get a face full of mens soccer practice. From there it was just around the corner to The Bulldog.

I was impressed with the thought that went into all the outfits for the Back To School ride. There were the requisite catholic school girls, the jocks, the sharks, the jets, Poindexter and Horshack. Our friend Hank came as the Assistant Principal, complete with clipboard, detention slips and the 'Board of Education'. Though, I wouldn't expect any less preparation from Hank. He was the one that wired up some crazy system of lights and made his own studded tires for the Festivus ride.

The plans for the next Fiasco are still being kicked around so stay tuned for that one. There may be a second ride on Halloween that will end at a kick ass party. Maybe.

Thanks to everyone who came out to ride after reading about it in the Inlander. I hope we didn't disappoint. Stick with us through the winter, it will be fun. Final count: 50+

Spokefest Highlights

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Just another day on the road with 1000 cyclists.

Sunday was the first annual Spokefest and minus a few expected glitches, things went quite well.

We met downtown for some pancakes, rode the River Loop and ended where we started with some pizza and the token free water bottle. Everyone seemed to have a great time.

Speaking of a great time, Monday Sept. 15th is the Back To School, Full Moon Fiasco. Show your school spirit or love of spirits and come down to The Swamp at 8:00pm.

Inlander Cover Story

Well, here it is. The Inlander that you've all been waiting on so patiently. This week Joel wrote about cycling here in Spokane and we were lucky enough to land a cover and a sizable write-up. To visit the Inlander webpage, click on the picture.

As a reminder, Spokefest is this Sunday. If you haven't registered yet, fear not, there will be a booth set up for late registration. You don't want to go home without a t-shirt, do you? Of course not. Check out their page for more details.

And don't forget, the Full Moon Fiasco will be Monday September 15th. It is the Back to School ride. You can show your school spirt in whatever way you showed it back in the day. Were you a jock? A nerd? A cheerleader? A pain in the ass? Derek asked if there will be a test. I don't think so, but it's a good idea. I'll hang on to that one and give you kids a pop quiz on one of the rides next summer, so pay attention and take notes.

So here's your sylibus:

1. Spokefest
   
   
   
   • Sunday Sept. 7th at the Flour Mill
     
   
   
   7:00am registration and pancakes
   9:00am River Loop (21 miles)
   
   
   
2. Full Moon Fiasco
   
   
   
   • Monday Sept. 15th at The Swamp
     
   
   
   8:00pm Beer and Spoke Cards
   9:00pm Ride your bike

I once had a Science teacher that said "Treat me like you want to be treated." I asked her if we first needed to establish a "safety word". I had to go see the principal.