the Return of the U-BOMB!

 

Allen, a young U-Bomber at heart.

U-BOMB, 7pm on Sunday November 30th @ the SALT LAKE CITY MAIN LIBRARY (210 East 400 South) Bike RACK that spells "BIKE RACK".  Bring lights, $2.25 for trax.  (Full face helmets are sexy, any helmet recommended.)

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SLC Cranksgiving Recap 2008!

Cranksgiving was a total success, with 33 racers and a whole mess of food gathered for the hungered peeps of SLC. Here's a quick photojourney through the race, for more pictures click here!







Riders gathered and prepared for destruction. Cory, on the mini bike, rode all the way from the Gallivan to a single grocery store, bought a whole ton of groceries, and headed straight to the collective, only managing to crash once on the way. Good on 'im!




The first stop was the avenues Smiths. after mobbing Nicholas the Pharmacist for manifests the racers were free to go wherever else they pleased, all the other stops were down the hill.



Greg got nailed by a truck who was distracted by racers and didn't see him, moments before this picture was taken. He went flying, truck didn't stop. The truck was at fault.



It was Mr. Hartlieb's first day on a fixie, they finished building up the sweet ol' Paramount a couple minutes before the race and the brake wasn't even hooked up yet to boot. So what did we do? Sent him up the steepest hill in the city and hoped he made it down! Well done sir.



Patrick Beecroft of LMI (left) took the race and had an eight minute lead over the rest of the pack. Prescott (right) took second!

Jeff took third by buying a turkey, which allowed him to skip a stop. Sneaky bugger!



All told, we got a ton of food!



And a ton of turkeys.


Hope everyone had fun, thanks to everyone for racing, Jonathan Morrison for encouragement, Chris Ginzton for planning the race, and our hearts go out to the guy who broke his wrist at the beginning, get well soon!

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Tag, You Are It.

I have added a search engine for the Saltcycle Flickr Group. It searches by tags. So Photographers, please start tagging your photos if possible. Sorters, tag the existing photographs:


http://www.flickr.com/groups/saltcycle/pool

After adding tags, you will need to reload the page to see them added.


Thanks for everyones feedback + help.

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Cranksgiving + U-bomb: a wounded success!

AlleyCat: Cranksgiving (11-22) - Wrapped chain for lock around bottom tube of mini, chain came loose gripping pedal, vaulting me over the bicycle and smashing me into pavement. 13 year old boy made sound of "ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!" as I dragged me carcass from the flow of traffic in between two parked cars. I went on to win the Cranksgiving illegally.

I suppose this was better than a broken arm....

If you have pictures/video of Cranksgiving please post them and then send Saltcycle the linkage.

U-Bomb: 9th East 3rd South (11-23) - Kemmer in his drunken stupidness side swipe/rams me with his mini bike resulting in me crashing into pavement. Minimal damage done due to multiple layers. I went on to complete the U-Bomb down the parking garage, and as Kemmer screamed "U-Bomb!!!" I screamed "Assss-hole!!!" and rammed him with my bike. I hope he hurts when he becomes sober.

I am not one to crash often - nor Alleycat, nor U-Bomb had taken me previously with wounds for over a year... and yet in a weekend I have occurred more battle wounds than I had the entire summer 08.

More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31257830@N04/

Its time for a vacation. On to D.C. for me. U-Bomb will continue as scheduled without me - next week 7P Salt Lake City Public Library "BIKE RACK". Do watch out for drunken Kemmer - he is a wild child. We heart regular sized bikes too - ride whatever you feel like riding.

The event this next sunday, the 30th.

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U-Bomb! This Sunday, NOVEMBER 23rd! 7PM.

U-BOMB is rising from the ashes of discarded spokes and 16 inch wheels to bring you U-BOMB on Sunday @ the SALT LAKE CITY MAIN LIBRARY (210 East 400 South) Bike RACK that spells "BIKE".  Bring lights, $2.25 for trax.  7p.
gcal event listing: http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=YnBldGpkcjdrNWN0ZDgxajFua2FldHRsazggOGRjZm02b2hhZnJibDZuZzFlbG4xb2RoOWNAZw&ctz=America/Denver 
facebook event listing:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=35900209095&ref=share

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BIKE PORN TOUR II WEEKEND part 3

now for the final installment of
BIKE PORN TOUR II

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BIKE PORN TOUR II WEEKEND part 2

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BIKE PORN TOUR II WEEKEND part 1

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Tomorrow! Cranksgiving!

Matt Delporto did an awesome drawing for the 'cat, but we got it too late for the flyer. Still, mad cool.


Come one come all to the coolest freakin' charity ride out there, alleycat style! get food on some plates and a bit of warmth in your brisk pre-turkey saturday.

Idea and poster stolen from The New York Bike Messenger Association, sorry about the bad photoshopping!

**Edit: alright, so I worded things poorly. We're not eating anything, we're gathering food for the Utah Food Bank and donating it. It's no problem if you're vegan or otherwise dietarily restricted, cuz we ain't eating. Sorry about the confusion :)

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Bicycle Coverage at the Daily Utah Chronicle

Local Rider Bella writes a TON of articles on alternative transportation for the Chronicle. I'm really impressed at how regularly and professionally she covers bicycle topics. Her stories cover a wide range, from a unicyclist commuter to veggie oil shuttles to locking advice.

You can see the full spectrum of her articles here.

My favorite is this one on midnight mass, because it brings up some of the issues Zed's discussed before about speed and hooliganism. And it quotes me a lot :P.

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Critical Mass Mass : A month away religious experience.

be the Pope. a nun. even venture forth and be a missionary. a religious leader. Critical Mass Mass is about finding the spiritual side of your Critical Mass experience. more details later...

..for now.. facebook event listing: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=47427949088

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Sprints in Ogden this Saturday

map from Front Runner Ogden stop to Event Location:

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blurb:
Skyline Cycle is hosting Ogden's first indoor Gold Sprints November 22, 2008. There will be races, music, beer, and free swag for all racers. Doors open at 9pm at Bocchia's 1045 N. Washington Blvd. $5 spectator, $10 to race. Prizes are from: Chrome, Knog, Velocity wheels, Cars-r-coffins, kona, and more!! appearing on stage is ogdens finest live hip hip band 'natural process' with guests 'the auto-pirates'. dont miss the kick-off of ogdens cold season bike events! for information call 394-7700 18+venue.beer 21+w/i.d.

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PART II Bike Porn Weekend! JOUSTING

part II of day one of Bike Porn Weekend
STAY TUNED FOR DAY TWO

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remember bike porn weekend?!

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U-Bomb to Kickball: Mormons VS Hipsters

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Let The Games Begin!

FIGHT!


*** If you can't attend, watch for live photograph updates on SaltCycle Live! (on slideshow, above to the right, press refresh on your browser to get the latest feed.)

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Freak Bike Ride Video.

(had lots of fun, more adventures tomorrow @ noon @ Library Square bridge - u-bomb to Mormons Vs Hipsters Kickball III!)

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the FREAKS come out at night!!

O.H.F.U.C bc was out of it for a bit but now we are back!!
We are back for good this time and back to host this ride!!!
So come and join us and be freaky on two wheels or how ever many
you got!!
thursday night
11/13/08
8:13pm
sugarhouse coffee
2100 s near 1100 e

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U-Bomb to Kickball Instructional..

(*Turn right on 11th Avenue Should be turn left on 11th Avenue. opps.)

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Just a laugh

My, this photo seems to just pop up everywhere. I swear I see it on some website or someone's wall, or in some public city place. Am I famous yet?

http://slcityevents.com/calendar.html

-they have the photos to prove it! We are a symbol of FUN in SLC! wooP!
has anyone even heard of this website? It needs an events manager. Good thing we are on top of that. Good job SaltCYCLE!

-Chelsea

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Bike Tripod A Go.

Photographer-Cyclists of Salt Lake City have long talked about the possibility of fastening some sort of a tripod for photography. Camera shake while bicycling is an issue because you have to constantly keep your head in the right place (not look down or to the side too much). Often we looked to the instructables as inspiration.
I set out to overcome this issue and create a Bike Tripod that worked not just for my photo camera, but also for my video camera. Thus, the helmet cam, would not be an option because it would only work for video camera.
Additionally, helmet camera shake is generally atrocious unless you have the skills of Lucas Brunelle and the power of duct tape. I have neither.
So to the bike mount. I decided along with having a bike mount tripod, I wanted to be able to use it for multiple bicycles as I ride a mini, a road bike and a tall bike at various times. I also concluded that if I was able to get the low down (mini), regular(road bike) and high(tall bike) above angles for different events it would make the footage more versatile and interesting.
Hijacking my wife's bike basket I took it apart, promising to get a better greater one soon. I took it off the basket, and sandwiched packing bubble wrap in between the parts to act as a buffer for camera shake. Then, I mounted on the front of it where the basket used to be, the head of a tripod. I mounted it with screws and gorilla glue as an extra precaution. The tripod itself came with two quick releases, so I attached one to my Canon Rebel Photo Camera and the other to my Panasonic Video Recorder.
Attached together, the bike tripod also has a level on it so you can adjust the bottom support for various grades according to where you want to shoot.
I also intend on using the lanyard as a sort of safety hitch to the bicycle handlebars.

I am doing a test with the Panasonic this afternoon as I am U-Bombing the route for Mormons VS Hipster Kickball III & I will be sure to share the video when it is processed.


*sorry if the writing on this one sucks, i am a rider, not a writer.

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Sneak Peek of Freak Bike Ride.

Get your freak bikes ready. Regular bikes can ride too, but it is preferred if you dress yourself + your bike up freak-like. Be prepared to ride other peoples freak bikes.

Coming soon...

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Midnight Mass, This Friday.

click for calendar event details.

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Mormons + Hipsters U-Bomb to Kickball!

U-Bomb(downhill bicycle ride @ UofU) on mini bikes (childrens bikes) (we have about 9 of them to lend - just show up.) in route to Mormons VS Hipsters Kickball.
( http://pimpsworks.blogspot.com/ )

plan:
meet @ library square bridge, get minis, ride the trax up, bomb to kickball.

u-bombing resumes after kickball.

google calendar event listing.

**watch for combo flier of U-Bomb + Kickball @ Midnight Mass this Friday.

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Sundays in SLC: Park Tools Bike Month.

Sunday, the time to relax, throw off your shoes and catch up on some reading.

Here's to reading: http://www.instructables.com/contest/bikemonth/

Bicycle instructables ranging from 'How to create a smoothie making human powered bike blender for less than $25' to 'How To End Bike Theft: The Honeybike Project'.

enjoy.

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halloween masquerade mass 2008 *UPDATED*

A copyright owner has claimed it owns some or all of the audio content in your video SLC Critical Masquerade 08. The audio content identified in your video is This is Halloween by Marilyn Manson. We regret to inform you that your video has been blocked from playback due to a music rights issue.

Sincerely,
The YouTube Content Identification Team

The video, YouTube-Less, on photobucket + Working:

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Masquerading Minions of Motion!

The Critical Mass Halloween Party was a total freakin' success. Check out more photos in the saltcycle stream, or get all of 'em offa flicker:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59079355@N00/

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