Do This Thing

I just got an email from Pedals2People, and in that email it told me about a fun January event happening on the 28th.

The first annual Gloomsday ride should be a fun. Starting at the P2P shop, there will be three lengths of rides to choose from. You can pick your poison, so you can get to the bar and pick your poison.

There are more details at their Facebook Events Page. Hop over there and tell them that you will most definitely be attending this event. (link below)

Gloomsday

First Fiasco 2012

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It's official. 2012 is underway with the first Full Moon Fiasco of the year behind us. I initially had a very short route planned out, but with the un-January like weather, I thought it would be nice to throw some lefts and rights in there to lengthen our time in the saddle. It worked out pretty good. We rode a circuitous path through town to end up on East Sprague at Jones Radiator.

It was almost a year since our last visit to Jones, and I would like to go more often but there are so many of us and so little of Jones. It's tough to pack us all in there. This ride was a perfect amount of people for them to serve. Tom set us up with a DJ and enough servers to keep us from getting thirsty. They have big plans for the coming year, so we may have to make a non-full moon, summer time ride to check that out.

Thanks for coming out everyone.

50+ riders; 30º and sprinkles

First Ride of the Year

A new year, and still I am way behind. I hope I can rally from this pretty soon.

Anyway, already time for a Full Moon Fiasco. Join us for the first ride of 2012.

Meet at The Swamp

Monday Jan 9th at 8:00pm

Festivus 2011 Wrap Up

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2011 was a crazy busy year for me and the FBC. I was constantly hustling to make it all come together at the last minute. I could not have made it all work without the hard work of some Lifetime Members For Life. I'd like to think that 2012 will be different, and I will be organized. That is probably not the case.

The Festivus ride this year was a lot of fun, even though there were a few issues that kept us from having the outdoor games that are always fun. Hell, I didn't even get a chance to set up my bike frame tree this year OR decorate my bike. Not even a fancy Christmas sweater. I was probably the least festive looking attendee.

We certainly did not have a shortage of willing participants that happily donated presents. So many in fact, that I neglected a couple. I forgot to call back. Sorry about that. Below is a list of folks that helped us out this year. I can't thank you enough for your donations.

Chrome Bags - Gave us another kick ass item. This year, a bag!
Knog - Another bulging envelope of goodies from Australia.
Elephant Bikes - Glen gave us some great shirts, hats and hoodies. Let this guy build your next bike. Totally worth it. They are beautiful.
Wapparel - A new contributor to FBC. These guys are the best. T brought us some great tees and a hoodie.
Neato Burrito - Patty's famous Gift Cardboards! Ask Tim for the 'Brown Mound'.
Anvil Coffee - POUNDS of coffee. You can find it around town, or call Mark and tell him to update his website.
Garland Theater - Dena hit us up with movie tickets again this year.
North Division Bicycle Shop - Loyal contributor to every Festivus with a huge bag of fun.
Cycling Spokane - John is the luckiest finder of road finds. He gave us another gem this year.
2 Wheel Transit - Some things donated, some purchased by an anonymous donor.
Hop Shop - Gift certificates for a few beers. Can't go wrong there.
Beyond Decals - Not a donation, but definitely cheap. Silas hooked us up with another batch of stickers in some interesting colors. I still have a few that I will bring to the next ride.

I'd also like to thank the crew at Tailgaters for their awesome hospitality. They made us feel right at home, even provided us with access to their comedy stage for our present give away.

Thanks again to everyone that contributed to the Festivus Ride this year, and to all of my friends that help to make the Full Moon Fiasco happen every month. I hope that 2012 is as successful as 2011.

100+ riders; 18º and clear.

Tomorrow I will post for the January Fiasco. By the way, it's Jan 9th. It's Next Monday. I told you I was behind.

UPDATE: HOW COULD I HAVE LEFT OFF NEW BELGIUM BREWING? These guys came through with some great last minute donations. Awesome stuff from some awesome people. Sorry I left you off, guys.