[Allroy]

Tour de France Urban Ride – Thursday July 22nd

This is a night that bikers dream of, come out and enjoy an urban assault through DC, for all skill levels, followed with watching Stage 17 (which will be one of the toughest mountain stages) at McFaddens (2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20037 - (202) 223-2338). MORE, OLN & DC101 have teamed together to deliver a great night of biking, prizes and some healthy competition, don't be the only one to miss out!

If you’ve ever had a hankering to watch people jump off loading docks, ride on narrow railings, lots of other random dumb stuff that makes you grin from ear to ear and last but not least ‘bomb’ some secret steps cough cough… (easy fellas, that just means ride down, in bike speak), can’t forget you’ll get the absolute best view of the Watergate hotel, that is far more interesting than any history class can teach you! This will be a no pressure fun ride, any bike you have is fine, just make sure you bring a helmet!

Check out the MORE website for additional info, or shoot me an email.

Let’s meet at McFaddens and be ready to ride by 6:30, see you there.

-jason

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

i'm down... dunno if i can make it at 6:30, but mebbe i'll call ya and see where y'all are. i'll prolly end up skipping the tour viewing, i've been geeking for a good street ride. we'll hook up the regular thursday street crew with the MORE crew.

 

[triumphbc]

I'm down for a street ride too. I don't think 6:30 is going to work for me though. Again I have to ask... doesn't anyone here have a job?

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

naw, it's just that everyone doesn't work out in the boondocks like you

 

[triumphbc]

i hate whoever invented boondocks. maybe we could meet up at a more feasible hour and catch up with the group? my gf lives by a metro, i may try that this time... dunno.

ps - got a screen printing kit this weekend, first project being a dc street t-shirt. should be the bees knees.

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

swweeet! i can send you the AI file if you want it.

i've been haggling with my host all day trying to get the dcstreet.com back up online. that's what i get for having such a cheaparse host i guess...

**edit: yeah, 6:30s early for me too, let's plan on the standard 8pm meetup and hook up with jason's crew wherever they may be. maybe we meet up in the city instead of rosslyn??

 

[Superdeft]

so i assume you're back from AZ?

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

yuppers, got back late saturday nite. full report & pix to come.

 

[Drevil]

... we'll hook up the regular thursday street crew with the MORE crew.

This is what you get when you mixed the skilled (y'all) with the unskilled (me):

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

yeah, but we've all got our skillsets... i mean, not many folks here can don the red spandex shortie-shorts for a snow ride and get national coverage for it

 

[arsenic]

watergate ?!? ack ! i work near there and see that thing about everyday heh.

 

[MikeT]

swweeet! i can send you the AI file if you want it.

i've been haggling with my host all day trying to get the dcstreet.com back up online. that's what i get for having such a cheaparse host i guess...

http://www.lipweb.net/

good service and cheap rates

on topic, I might make it down, but the only meeting place i know is rosslyn...

-Mike T.

 

[triumphbc]

i've got skills comparable to a bag of rocks, so it should be fun. anyone who says otherwise is going to have to answer to my boondocks.

a later meet in dc sounds good, details to come i assume

 

[Superdeft]

I'm a bit confused, as is typical, are the MORE people riding, or just going to the viewing party?

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

at least a few will be riding pre-TDF viewing. i know ricky's been known to throw down some trialsin' maneuvers & jason's been out on a few rides with us.

what say we change the meeting place this thursday to 8pm @ freedom plaza? that way we can hang with the more crew a bit before they head off to watch TV neaky:

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

http://www.lipweb.net/

good service and cheap rates

on topic, I might make it down, but the only meeting place i know is rosslyn...

-Mike T.

thanks for the referral, i'll check 'em out. freedom plaza is pretty easy to find. if you think you'll make it down, drop me a pm and i'll getcha directions.

 

[CowboyLeo]

Maybe im just a defective human being (ok fine I am)

But when is the ride ending and the viewing starting? Cause if its not too late, all the Rosslyn crew who coudln't come early could show up at McFaddens and meet up with anyone who didn't wanna stick around for the viewing and we'd keep ripping up the city

 

[CowboyLeo]

Oh and does anyone have any spare liquid latex? Need some for my rear tire ghetto tubless setup

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

Maybe im just a defective human being (ok fine I am)

But when is the ride ending and the viewing starting? Cause if its not too late, all the Rosslyn crew who coudln't come early could show up at McFaddens and meet up with anyone who didn't wanna stick around for the viewing and we'd keep ripping up the city

according to the MORE website the viewing begins at 8:00 at McFaddens. since we're talking about moving the meeting place to DC anyway, maybe it's a good idea just to meet there. is this place all ages??

if anyone can make it out early, there will be a crew leaving mcfaddens at 6:30 riding till 9ish.

 

[goofy]

I'll be there at 6:30 but I need directions from bethesda.

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

I'll be there at 6:30 but I need directions from bethesda.

wisconsin to m to penn ave.

http://www.mcfaddensdc.com/directions.php

 

[Superdeft]

where's the 6:30 meeting?

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

same place, McFaddens.

 

[MikeT]

where can we park thats close to McFaddens ?

-Mike T.

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

whew, parking at 6:30 in that area is going to be rough. the meters become free at 7 and parking spaces magically appear. before that, you may have to do a few laps or just park wherever you can and ride in from there.

 

[triumphbc]

This is not looking good
http://www.weather.com/weather/detail/20006

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

yeah, i know... i figure if it rains, we'll just hang at the bar and watch the tour and maybe ride after it stops raining...

oh by the way, i just found out that mcfaddens is not all ages... only 23 and up will be allowed in. retarded. see y'all at 8 regardless...

 

[MikeT]

well that was awsome, show up in dc, find parking, get out of the garage at 6:30. Starts pouring hard... great, go back to the garage.

-Mike T.

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

shoulda stuck around. me and the brians rode from 9 till 11:30ish. dry as a bone.

 

[MikeT]

not 23 :-( so we had nowhere to stick around to

next thursday though!! it better not rain

-Mike T.

 

[TryAndStopMe]

"oh by the way, i just found out that mcfaddens is not all ages... only 23 and up will be allowed in. retarded."

retarded is right! whats their justification for making it 23+? 21 and 22 year old's money isn't green enough? eff mcfaddens!

 

[rideLIKEjehu]

yeah, it was seriously a place that i'd never set a foot in otherwise... my only thinking is that they're near GWU and they wanna keep those pesky college kids out. too bad the crowd was fulla just-graduated ex frat guys and gals.

 

[triumphbc]

i thought it was especially funny when they told me i wouldn't be let in dressed like that if it was friday/saturday