Critical mass

Critical mass is tomorrow!

Everyone should go, I know attendence has been down because it has been cold, cops have been mean, and we've all been busy, but it would really suck to see critical mass go to the wayside just because of that. Think of it as a challenge. I've met alot of people I know now through critical mass rides, and I really feel like they are important for us to keep a strong scene going. Even if there are only a few riders things always start small. Think back to when there were only 5 or 6 of us riding in july, and then last winter when things picked up and we had 15 people riding in the dead of winter. Lets do it.

Critical Mass Bike Ride this Friday, January 30th, at 5:00pm at the Owen Park Bandshell (along 1st Ave.) in Eau Claire.

Also tentative date for EC Bike Film Fest is April11, so April4 is deadline for submissions.

get crackin'

So Im begingin to do a little more thinking and planning for the Eau Claire Bike Film Festivle this spring. That means you should be thinking about it too. Once again i would really like to take local submissions this year, so I figured this would be a good chance to get the word out so people can start working on any projects they may want to do. Any local submission will proboly get played, so feel free to get creative. Winter biking movies, bmx stuff, documentaries about the crap that has been going on the past 10 years or so, whatever.

Im also looking for film recomendations. I havnt done much searching so far, but I am always open to suggestion.

So yea, feel free to post any suggestions here as a comment, or e-mail me. Okay? okay!

stateside

Im back from peru. it was really really an incredible experience, and I am really happy I went, but I am soooo freaking happy to see snow again. Even if it means falling on my ass because I haven't been on a bike in over a month and snow is an additional challenge. Bike stuff peru-wise. There are tons and tons of work bikes. most of them are missing chains and cranksets or pedals or seats, and are just pushed, but alot are still ridden. The most impressive one I saw had a modified bed with a familey riding on it and a loudspeaker mounted on the top of a wooden pole. unfortunetly I didnt get many pictures while there. Otherwise there are lots of really realy awful mountain bikes. A TON of single speed mountain bikes, most of which are made by one-off brands and are total junk, but they were cool anyway. Lots of threadless stem adapters for some wierd reason.
Things I've seen used as handlebars:
bar steal
branches
plumbing pipe
pliars
and other assorted scrap metals, usually kept together with wire or tape

That out of the way I am super excited to be back, so call me and we can hang out.

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