National Bike Month

May 3, 2008

Hello Friends,

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying this nice weather we are having here.

Do you all know what month May is? It is National Bike Month according to the League of American Bicyclists. What is National Bike Month? Basically, it is a month-long celebration of the bicycle! This fun month encompasses National Bike to Work week (the 12th through the 16th), which culminates with National Bike to Work Day on Friday May 16th. So definitely keep those dates in mind this month. What else can you do to commemorate Bike Month you ask? Ride your bike 100 miles in a day, attend a local bike race just for fun, or donate an old bike to Cyclesafe.org or another advocacy group. There are so many possibilities!
For more information visit www.bikeleague.org.

Moving forward, here is something else that is very cool: Tuesday Night, May 27, in lieu of the Tuesday Night Special ride we will have a screening of Kranked 7 at The Garage in downtown Winston-Salem. This is the latest in the “Kranked” series of mountain bike films. Just when you thought you had seen it all, these guys keep going bigger and badder! Check this out, here is the official synopsis:

The Cackle Factor – Kranked 7

Radical Films detonates into mountain bike mayhem with ”The Cackle Factor-Kranked 7”.

Inspired by old hipster slang for the insane asylum (the cackle factory), the film trips with stunning footage cut to a post-industrial explosion of funk, rock, reggae, hip-hop and punk.

As the world spirals into madness, seemingly at war with itself, the best mountain bikers are judged against it. Join us as we freak out and explore WHO IS INSANE?
US OR THEM?

Featuring epic riding sets from: Jamie Goldman, Nathan Rennie, Steve Romaniuk, Mike Kinrade, Eric Porter, Kyle Ebbett, Timo Pritzel, James Doerfling, René Wildhaber, Mike Hopkins, Ben Boyko, Kirt Voreis, Garett Buehler, Ryan Berrecloth, Josh Bryceland, Ben Walker, Dylan Dunkerton and Curtis Robinson

Filmed in HD in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Vermont, Switzerland and France.

Soundtrack features: the Hilltop Hoods, the Kinks, Zebrahead, Tsunami Bomb, Ziggy Marley, the Guess Who, Anti-Flag, Five Alarm Funk, Placebo, Lagwagon, the Misfits, Supercabin, Pennywise.

The fun begins at 8 pm on the 27th. Cruise on over to The Garage and check out Kranked 7!

As a side note, check out the Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association’s website. They are a great club with a lot going on in the way of events and races, most of which are not too far away from the Winston-Salem area. Here is the website: http://www.svmba.org/.

Join Erika tomorrow morning at the shop at 9:30 for the Saturday Morning MTB ride!

Thanks and we’ll see you soon!

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