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China Is An Emerging Superpower For A Reason

2009-12-10T09:13:00.001-06:00

The Death Of Dirt Rock: From Brauer Power

2009-12-03T12:31:00.003-06:00

Dear Throngs:

Screw 2012, the world is actually ending on December 6th, 2009, right here in Minneapolis. The standard bearers of all things Dirt Rock, 4130, will be performing their last show. After nine years of rock, turmoil, legions of adoring fans, and a few beers, the band is bidding farewell to DerBeast, our fair-haired guitar player. He's moving on to a higher calling out in Utah. We've pleaded with him to stay, but the Oracle has spoken, and you frankly just can't mess with that.

Fittingly, we will be playing with God Came From Space, who will deliver Bailey to the next world as the rest of us, mere sinning mortals, will be cast into the fiery chaos of Armageddon as soon as the last power chords have rung.

Please join us at this solemn ceremony on December 6th at the 501 Club in Downtown Minneapolis. Because of the holy nature of this event, it will be held on a Sunday. For those of you who are under the false impression that you will be working on Monday morning and not descending to the deepest pits of hell, we have arranged an early set time. Live music will occur between 8:00 and 10:00pm, followed by a record spinning session where we can all share our favorite Bailey stories before facing the rising wall of fire encroaching on us from the East.

No cover charge. Bring your drinking shoes. Bailey will be signing autographs for a nominal fee.

Dirt Rock is dead! Long live Dirt Rock!

God Came From Space

4130

501 Club

Merckx Wood

2009-12-01T16:41:00.002-06:00

This link pretty much roolz....

20th ANNUAL PUNK BIKE ENDURO

2009-11-23T08:39:00.002-06:00

this is from Mo Tierney over at Dirt Rag/Bicycle Times. Can't believe it's been 10 years since the Gnarly Factory Pro, & myself absconded into the Pittsburgh woods for the 10th Annual PBE. If you're in the greater Pittsburgh area, then yinz know what to do...

OUTLAWS
READ UP THIS TIME FOR NEW INFO!!!!!!!!!!!
COME TO THE
20TH ANNUAL
PUNK BIKE ENDURO
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6TH, 2009
11 AM SHARP
NEWLOCATION!
PITTSBURGH HARLEQUINS RUGBY CLUB
101 EISELE RD, 15024
A MULTI-STAGE RACE FOR FUN AND POINTS
NO FEES, NO NORBA, NO RULES
EATS & PARTY AFTER IT'S OVER
WE'LL BUY SOME BEER
YOU BRING THE REST (OR GO THIRSTY AND/OR HUNGRY) PLEASE BRING A SUITABLE DRINKING VESSEL FOR THE DAY
NEW!!!!!!! NO KITCHEN AVAILABLE THIS YEAR, FOOD MUST BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE REFRIGERATION AND A PLACE TO PLUG IN YOUR CROCK POT
DRESS FOR STANDING AROUND IN COLD, WET WEATHER
YOU MIGHT WEAR A HELMET AS THERE IS NO INSURANCE
COURSE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29TH
SATURDAY DECEMBER 5TH
TRAIL MAINTENACE PRE-RIDES
CALL 412.302.9070
BE READY FOR ANYTHING

Google Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=101+EI...=101+EISELE+RD
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This Is How We Do Things In The Country...

2009-11-17T16:38:00.001-06:00

Ol' Jim was rarin' to go at Saturday's MN State CX meet. Or is it meat?

Homie Fall Fest 2009

2009-11-02T11:08:00.003-06:00

Good times, great oldies. Lots of actual RIDING this year, which takes us back to the reason for this event originally. The HFF was a culmination of the old MMFMSSS of the late '90s. That series may be dead, but the HFF lives on. Meanwhile, here's a few more.

But Wait: There's More!

2009-10-28T16:27:00.003-05:00

DATELINE 28 OCTOBRE:
we are now meeting at WHITEY'S WORLD FAMOUS SALOON! That is all.

ATTENTION: We Interrupt This Broadcast

2009-10-21T16:08:00.002-05:00

this just in...

OX-OP Presents: "Non Consensual Post Dada Constructivist Cerebral Warts" Art/Music/Film Festival 2009 OCTOBER 22nd- 25th SOO Visual Arts Center

2009-10-19T15:58:00.002-05:00

Check out the line up for this mind blower. A nice way to get ready for All Hallows Eve Week....

"I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous...."

2009-09-28T14:04:00.004-05:00

We're Having Much More Fun...

2009-09-14T17:26:00.009-05:00

Just back from the Rapha Gentlemen's Race (RGR) this past weekend in Oregon. 138 miles, riding from Otis on the coast, to Portland. Photos soon. Meanwhile, there is so much crap going on this month it's hard to wrap the head around. Here are a few upcoming events for you to check out if you're in Mpls:

The 8th Annual All British Cycling Event welcomes all nutters of the realm this weekend, with the ever popular Gravity Race & Pastry Joust, and other festivities, centered in and around Barley John's Brewpub. Remember: this is a lycra-free event...

BABES IN BIKELAND returns for another Alleycat for the Ladies. Afterparty at the usual afterparty spot....

Stalwart Almanzo 100 race promoter Chris Skogen offers his take on a gentlemenly Gentlemen's Ride, this Saturday, 19 September. Wish I could be there, but alas, I cannot.

Sunday, 20 September is another go-round of the Minneapolis Bike Tour. Check out that sweet Adam Turman artwork!

The HECK OF THE NORTH will be my last long distance race/ride of the year. This one will be a bit more remote than Ragnarok/Almanzo, and I'm looking forward to it.

Pictured here is the tshirt art for the returning New Belgium-sponsored URBAN ASSAULT RIDE returns to Mpls on Sunday, 27 September. Get thee to the start line and defeat defending champions Wheels + Zitox.

Steak Dinner 5:09

2009-09-08T15:08:00.005-05:00

[photo: geno from 2008]
Didn't crack 5 hours, but still shaved ~~3 minutes~~ 9 minutes off last year's time. [good lookin' out, Huber!] No '09 photos yet, but rest assured I beat Fitzgerald @ the Dakota 5-0. Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon never tasted so good....

Just Like That...

2009-09-01T13:17:00.002-05:00

I just stumbled across this bit of awesomeness. I have no idea who's in on it, but it looks delicious.

You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby...

2009-08-31T14:47:00.007-05:00

I just read a post over at the Surly blog that, to borrow a phrase from my little brother, totally Gores My Ox. Some mega-tool wrote in to Surly complaining that he could not do barspins on a stock Steamroller, and that he should have been told as much via their website. Surly's Sir Kenneth Bloggins, esq. was quite charitable in calling this person an asshat. Listen, Einstein; when Surly first introduced the Steamroller, back in 1999, there was a lot of headscratchin' and "what for?" askin' wherever and whenever it was presented. Fast-forward 10 years and nearly every bike company this side of the sun is offering a "fixie." Now some people say, "Hey, it's cool cuz' ultimately it just means more people on bikes." Fuck that, I say. Sure, some of these riders may be "pushing the envelope" by doing circa-1988 Freestylin' Magazine "trix" on fixed wheel bikes. But some of these people are also grade A fucktards, who were probably still at home playing with their Pokemon dolls when the Steamroller was introduced. Ok, enough about that.

Local Lothario's HANDSOME CYCLES will be hosting their 2010 Launch Party, Saturday 12, September @ One On One Bicycle Studio in the beautiful Warehouse District of Minneapolis. Be sure to show up or Ben will be sad...

Off to the Dakota 5-Zero this weekend, for what promises to be another trip around the lollipop of pain. And steak dinner....

All Sorts O'Shit Going On

2009-08-25T16:51:00.007-05:00

Hang on, hands inside. It's going to get bumpy:

Back in stock @ CRC Coffee Bar/Cykel Garage after a way too long hiatus, the venerable BLENHEIM RED HOT #3 GINGER ALE is not going to last long. This is the elixir of kings, prophets, philosophers, and drunks. Speaking of drunks, the MAYOR OF DRUNKINGHAM's got a brand nü bag. Top notch interblogging right there for your perusal and enjoyment.

Zitox is back, with another disembowelment, I mean, installment, of the FREERIDE. Be advised, and be prepared for just about any type of calamity that two wheels + two hundred million thousand beers can produce.

On 6 September I'll be thrashin' and bashin' in Spearfish Canyon. If you are not, and you're in Minneapplepuss, then you should go to the following, dammit:

And don't forget that Anitra is one of the major forces behind this years GNOMEFEST (6)

Border Battle-Geno Update

2009-08-17T17:07:00.003-05:00

UPDATE: GNARLY PHOTO BELOW.

photo skinnyski

Well as you can see here, Gene O was slicin' and dicin' at the WORS Border Battle. This shot was before he apparently cased a tree and wound up in the Horsepistol with a broken scapula, cracked rib, and punctured lung. Nice work, GFP, get well soon.

Kelly Mac increased her season record to 3-0 by winning the Sport Single Speed Female class. Such a stud.

Me? I blew up on the second lap but recovered enough to barge thru 4 laps to finish solidly mid-pack in the Comp Single Speed Open class. 3 weeks til the 5-0

Freeride 4 - 29, August [note the date change]

2009-08-17T10:29:00.002-05:00

Zito's at it again, and by again, I mean he's changed the date for FREERIDE 4 to Saturday, 29 August. Keep your ears to the ground for further updates.

People Get Ready...

2009-08-10T11:02:00.001-05:00

Ya' Heard?

2009-08-04T10:38:00.003-05:00

Steak dinners are on the line all over the place. Fitzay better get ready...

They're Gonna Fuck You Up...

2009-07-28T12:29:00.004-05:00

'cuz they're 4130.
This Friday night @ Big V's, along with Wizards Are Real, Dragons Power Up, and Party Ready. And how...

You Can't Handle The Truth...

2009-07-11T19:40:00.000-05:00

Great reading here.

BFF-Bicycle Film Festival: Minneapolis-July 8-12

2009-07-06T16:13:00.002-05:00

There's some hot flixxx to see this year, including I LOVE MY BICYCLE: THE STORY OF FBM BIKES, on Friday night. The whole business kicks off Wednesday night at the 501 Club with a very special ROCK SHOW, featuring KNIFEWORLD, GAY WITCH ABORTION, & NO AGE. Holy. Crap! Get ready to rumble!

Ed McMahon-R.I.P.

2009-06-23T09:26:00.002-05:00

Ladeez & Gentlemen,
doff your chapeau(s) in honor of America's Top Second Banana, Ed McMahon, who passed away today at age 86. That Budweiser blazer blows Stevil & mine's Budweiser sweater out of the water. HEY-OHHHHHHHHH!

Midwest SS Champs

2009-06-22T13:54:00.002-05:00

NOW HEAR THIS, NOW HEAR THIS...

Dirt Burger-This Weekend

2009-06-15T11:39:00.000-05:00

It's happening this weekend. Get. On. It.