Late Wrap Up

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The Back To School Fiasco marked my last days of summer as I have indeed started back to school. Because of this, the blog post has been put in the bottom of the pile of stuff I have to do. Sorry for the delay. I know you want to see the pictures and so you shall.

I thought we were going to get rained on and it sort of sprinkled, but nothing we haven't seen before. It stopped before we left The Swamp and just served to make everything sort of shinny.

After a brief detour around the gaping hole in 2nd Ave, we made it to the fountain to regroup and head down the Centennial Trail toward Gonzaga. I was running my mouth and got a little distracted and instead of taking a left into campus and riding over the storied speed bumps, I decided to climb up the bridge that leads over Hamilton. As I was descending this concrete and steel rainbow, I realize my error. There were other options at this point, but I thought it would be more of an adventure to let more than half of the riders make it over the bridge before I started leading them back up and over. As we were riding towards them, trying to convince them that they did not have to go over the bridge, they refused to turn around and climbed up and over, and up and over again viewing it as a Simon Says moment. Awesome!

We made it mostly error and injury free to The Bulldog where they were more than prepared for us. I would like to thank The Bulldog and their staff for being so awesome every time we go there. You guys make us feel at home and have some pretty sweet prices. Be sure to go check them out when there is a game to watch and significantly fewer bike people in there.

MC+♥ from The Shop, was kind enough to drag all of his gear out for us and entertain with some sweet sounds even though he was a bit under the weather. He started feeling better with a little of the brown bottle cure. We are always glad to have you. Also a thanks to Joe for making the calls to get the FBC set up there.

125+ riders; 43° and cloudy

Coming Up:

Fiascoween! Be sure to get your costume together for the fourth annual Fiascoween Ride on Saturday October 23rd. There will be a costume contest and prizes. As it stands now, there will be a band as well. Stay tuned. I'll have further details as we get them nailed down.

Back To School

It's September and that means this Full Moon Fiasco will be the Back To School Ride. You are only limited by your imagination as to what you will wear. I am pretty sure your outfit should include dancing shoes.

This ride will not be as challenging as last time, though I understand that you had a pretty good time even with the ride up Post.

Meet at The Swamp, Thursday September 23rd at 8:00pm. Be sure to get there early for a spoke card, they go fast for a one dollar donation.

REI Bike Expo

I hope everyone is registered for Spokefest this year. Today is the last day to get the reduced rate for registration! Should prove to be a fun ride. I'm trying to talk myself into the 40+ mile option, but the good doctor and I may have only enough time for the 20+ mile option.

I got an email today asking the FBC and its Lifetime Members For Life to attend the REI "Bike Expo" on Saturday, September 11 from 12:00 to 4:00. That's the day before Spokefest, and the way I figure you will be headed to Mountain Gear to pick up your registration packets. Why not head over to REI and hang out with some other bike folks and tell them of the fun adventures of the FBC and convince the roadies we aren't critical mass. Then we may go get a snack and beverages.

Here is an excerpt from the email:

We’re calling it Spoke-ed Day: Be Ready for SpokeFest and Beyond! My goal is to 1) make sure people have a safe, fun ride on Sunday; our bike techs will do a free safety check on bikes, a sales specialist will help ensure correct fit and Fat Tire Trail Riders will assist folks with proper helmet fit and 2) to give people the tools and information to stay involved with cycling after SpokeFest is over. That’s where you come in! I understand that your group is involved with mountain biking in the area. Your presence and promotion of your club would raise awareness of who you are and what you do, and help to get more people involved in the mountain biking scene in Spokane.

In addition to the organizations mentioned about, we will have all the local trails on site (Centennial, Fish Lake, Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Haiwatha and Riverside State Park) and we’ll be hosting several local biking clubs.

I hope to see you there and at Spokefest, but for now I am going to go work on the Back To School spoke cards so I don't end up with the same problem as last time.