Heres the deal: I just got diagnosed with mono, and due to complications from riding ~50 miles (on trails!) per day for a week, I am not going to be able to do any real riding for another 2 months. goddammit. But as I am at the tender age of 16, I figured that I could live vicariously through all you other whippersnappers who enjoy your bicycles. Plus, we can't go to many venues, can't drink (technically) can't smoke (again, technically) and for those of you under 16, you're still required by law to wear a helmet (you law breaking ruffians, you). So what's an angst-ridden teen got left to do but ride?! I started to throw around some ideas about starting points, themes and other possible events last night, and thought I should probably see how well this would be received by the fixed community before I continue. If a large enough group was attracted, there could be other comp-E-tishuns and some such other events. The under 21 rule would be pretty regulated, but I'd like input from everyone, no matter how old. And give me your honest opinion, though I'm likely to discount such sentiments as, 'fakenger...messengers this messengers that'. and also concerns about safety/responsibility, while possibly valid (though no more so than at normal alley cats) are probably gonna be ignored. also, 'Alleycat' or Alley cat' ? both spellings seem right. thanks for reading, please leave some feedback.

just call it a checkpoint race.

sorry! get a fake that says yer 19. I heard underage is the new 21 anyways. Now that I have Freebird's blessing, I may proceed. (dead serious). Actually, If you'll race on that fucking awesome tracklocross bike I could perhaps bend the rules?

I'll be there, and help out at all if you need it?

I'll run a checkpoint for the hell of it. why not.

well I'll be. looks like the older folks want in. HMMMMmmmm....well maybe there could be other events for folks of all ages. ACTUALLY I just got a great idea. I'm thinking about holding some kind of gigundus ghettodrome at Grant's track, among other things, and if all you over 21-ers wanted to help man checkpoints/do other odd jobs in the preparation I could grant you guys access to the rest of the events. 'Course you'll all probably just show in a big, drunk, adult mass. And that's practically unstoppable.

yeah thats a good idea. 'course, with a setup like that, we'll all just be competing for 2nd. ain't no shame in silver, I guess. maybe i'll get the old man out there on his old girardengo roadie (a not very nimble 200 something pounds) just so Max has some competition.

I know about 6 people, including myself, who would LOVE to see this happen.

get a megaphone and some free issues of vice as prizes

walton:

get a megaphone and some free issues of vice as prizes

haha

i'm willing to help out with this.

I'm totally down for this, and this is what I think:

The alleycat should only be in Northwest so we could call it NWA = Northwest Alleycat
I don't think it should be strictly U 21 but let everyone know that the vast majority is going to people under 21
If its NWA then one of the check points or start or finish should be above the Thurman Street Bridge.
As for standings go, if its U 21 that means Walton is going to win, so Second place should count as first, 3rd= 2nd, 4th=3rd.... and Walton gets the Untouchable Award

It would be fun to do a long race, move it around portland, if that doesn't workout the NWA idea doesn't sound to bad.

dude... just ride around NW for like a week before the race. Make a special map for yourself and you'll be set. Plus you'll have a super cool handmade map, always useful in times of duress. Think about it...

stick and poke, i think those hurt less

im doose doose, let me in on that!

count me in! I have been wanting to alley for quite some time now

i second that. plus my condition has gone from 'sick' to 'all kinds of fucked up' so this is now, officially, a group effort. a communist alleycat? and jon, I think we're gonna open it up.

sorry man, I didn't look on the site. Thanks

I've started marking checkpoints in NW, just mark places you think will make good checkpoints I'll try to come up with a icon for it soon.

felldownthewell:

I like the idea of a NW-specific race. Maybe we could start somewhere up north in the industrial district, then race into town, although that will probably mean going through that gnarly I-5 exit intersection at the bottom of 23rd. We also have that cool park to hang out in before/after. Thurman bridge is also a good call. NW is flat enough that some of us less apt riders (read: Me) may actually have a chance to finish.

Thanks for the backup phil.
Definetely needs to be a checkpoint in the industrial district, and one in the Montgomery Park parking structure.

So Rev. Jackson what do you think of all of this? I know its not in the Grant area like you wanted but it all sounds pretty sick to me.

That offramp by NW 23 is the best place in Portland to get runover!!! YEAH!

When I ride NW I just ride on peoples faces.

krystenr:

Max is NOW!:

When I ride NW I just ride on peoples faces.

Haha, that's a great idea. But seriously, I got a flat there once and you know what the culprit was? A fucking syringe.

Oh shit... sorry about that.

Yeah and if anyone finds any condoms on the street those are mine too... I'm trying to create a chud baby.