May: The Busiest Bike Month

There are a ton of bike things going on. Below I will post a couple of them. But first, I will tell you about the most important one of them all.

Prom Fiasco!

Time again to get out you fancy finery and jump on your bike. We will be meeting early again this month. I will probably remind you again. This is just a heads up to get out there and find yourself something sparkly for the ride.

Meet at The Swamp

Saturday May, 14th

@ 7:00pm

As for the rest of the May bike happenings. Here are a few things that have arrived in my email, Twitter feed and Facebook.

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PEACH and Fresh Abundance

County Fair

Saturday May 30

Sorry I couldn't get this up sooner. This is a fun ride that takes less time than you think. I have followed the Google maps bike route out there before, and it was not disappointing. There are also some trails that lead down that way from the South Hill that are pretty spectacular.

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NeighborWoods Launch Party

Bike event

Saturday May 7

This looks like another fun one. This is what I got in my email: 

What: We’re pulling 2 or 3 trees from Pedals to People to the new Spokane Public Market, where we’re having a tree planting party with a DJ, wine-tasting, taco truck, etc… 

When: Saturday May 7^th, Meet at Pedals to People at 4:30.  The bicycle-tree parade starts then and will proceed to the Public Market. 

They will have a trailer and some saplings for you to pull to the Public Market. Should be a good time.

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And as always, May is when Bike To Work Week is. This year, it looks like they are expanding it to take over the entire month. Hazzah!  And by they, I mean the formerly known as Bike to Work Spokane, now Spokane Bikes. There is the Kick Off Breakfast, Energizer Stations, an Awareness ride; Seriously, there is a lot of stuff. I'll just put up a link to their Facebook page from here.

Anyway, if I don't see you guys out there at some of these events, I will certainly see you at the Prom Fiasco.

First Spring Ride The Funnest

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Seems like I begin each wrap-up post with an apology for posting so late. This one is no different. I've been stupid busy lately, and haven't been able to stop drawing stuff to take the time to type. I don't see that changing for a couple of months. Anyway, on to the wrap-up. It will have to be short a sweet this time.

We started an hour early and I'm glad we did. The weather was outstanding and the sunset was just as good. Because of the early time, we were able to drag our asses up Post St. to the Garland Theater and Bon Bon. Dena was nice enough to open up just for us, and show a movie. The movie? Oh yeah, we watched Rad. That's right. The one with Uncle Jessie's girlfriend from way back in 1986. I'm sure you all have been scouring the internet looking for a copy of the movie, only to find that it is not available on DVD. Though, with the right resources, you can find a friend that can get their hands on the finest quality bootleg copy on DVD. Bonus points and a huge thank you go to N&G for letting me borrow it for the night. It is safely in my possession, and I will get that back to you real soon.

The only issues that we had on the ride was an incident at the fountain. When we rolled through, we made our circles around it. There were four or five drunk college kids causing some douchbaggery. In their efforts to be cute, they knock over a rider, busting her saddle. She was a trooper and rode it as far as she could, and the Good Doctor put a quick fix on it that Speare would consider a permanent solution. Love ya, John.

Great times. I'm looking forward to the rides this summer. Speaking of which, next month is the Prom Ride. Start looking now for your finery for the ride. I'll post some more details as I invent them.

100+ riders; Low 35º and clear.

Fiasco 45 Is Here

Winter and Spring are in negotiations about what is about to happen. My money is on spring. And with that, it's time for a ride of a little length and much fun.

I don't have a theme for this ride, but that doesn't stop certain groups from putting one together on their own. And I love it. If you feel like putting together a theme, and you would like others to participate, feel free to mention it in the comments section below. If not, surprise me.

And not to surprise you, I have two things to tell you that are important.

1. We will be going up for a small portion of the ride.

2. We will meet at 7:00 p.m.

That's right. We are meeting at The Swamp an hour earlier this time. We have a LMFL with a new GoPro and I would like to see what it can do with a little more light.

I'll see you then. Dollar donation if you have it.

Sunday April 17th

The Swamp

7:00 p.m.