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nes...go go whalley ranger!

this is me and Pan, currently off the road whilst I build some wheels over xmas hols...

this is what i'm riding at the mo though...

Oh and I made the Fakenger stickers if anyone wants one.

Nasty once called me a dissenger (as i had a go at being a messenger and I thought it was SHITE- no not too much hard work just a bit boring, the pay was shite, the gut i was working for wasn't a great boss and the office girls were well rude, not in a good way. I'm sure it can be a great job if those factors are taken away. Think I just had this idealised impression of what it would be...)

...but I didn't know enough of them to make some stickers up..however i do know enough hipsters so if you want a hipster sticker let me know...x x x x

i have some of those, thanks though. Wanted nice little spd double sided plain silver and teenytiny/pretty

hmmmm isn't this nasty on critical mass like a week ago????

oh no i just realised who you are, and prolly don't know vantim...i guess you mean tim in hospital tim...well he's sorta ok but broke his thigh in two places..not been to see him for last two days cos I've been proper ill, hence spending my days perving over components..

hmm time? i'll have a look...been searching ebay for a coupla weeks and not seen anything nice.

which tim?

vancouver tim??he is in vancouver!!! but i'm going over to visit soon..

anyone seen any nice plain pretty silver 2 sided spd pedals that don't have SHIMANO written in horrid black paint on them.

I know i could risk my eyesight by getting the caustic soda out and try to get the shimano tag off but i kinda like being able to see etc so was looking for some nice plain pedals...any idea where to look...or if you have some let me know

..need two pairs though

love nes x

thanks everyone x

the other point i forgot to mention was that I'm not too concerned about price as I already forked out loads for the hubs I sorta don't want to skimp on the rims. So bearing that in mind would you go for the DT Swiss or are they really not any better?

no not really rimming just wanted to get your attention.

I have some lovely high flange phil wood track hubs that I bought myself as a present as i always always wanted some but now i can't decide on rims. I want strong but light (doesn't everyone) and I want them to last (doesn't everyone). Not too overly bothered about aesthetics just want nice good rims.

I have some old CXP30's that I was gonna use but really I want to build the hubs on to nice new rims..DT Swiss?

Anyone got any thought or advice please?

Cheers

nes

ace see you there! x

Last alleycat 44 people entered and fun was had by all. You don't need to
be mega fast to enter or to win a prize! Whether you ride a shopper or a
fixie, work as a courier or a bin man everyone is welcome (though please be aware it's more of an adults event really)
I Bike MCR celebrates the holidays with an exciting alleycat/ bike
treasure hunt.

This time we show our goodwill as the race will require all
cyclists to pick up toys and stuff en route that will be donated to the
MCDAS (Manchester Campaign to Defend Asylum Seekers) Children's Christmas
Party...how ace is that??? Bike fun, amazing prizes AND do-gooding all at
once. Get in!

Saturday 6th December
Meet 2pm Outside The Sandbar in Christmassy fancy dress (to get more
points and prizes!)

A race on bikes to open 12 doors and bring back items on a shopping list.
Ride in pairs (come with a friend or find one on the day) and get some
exciting fun tasks for extra prizes too..

Amazing prizes to be won from Bagaboo, Bicycle Doctor Workers Co-op, Can'tGoSlo and
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op

£5 donation to be spent on shopping list items you need to pick up en
route that will be donated to MCDAS Children's Xmas Party...Aw! see what
amazing do-gooders we can all be...

Bring a bag, an A-Z, £5, fancy dress, a bike, some hohoho...
You don't need to register but it would be good to get an idea of numbers.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=50154147813


Love nes

Tour de TIF : 80 mile tour of Greater Manchester, Saturday 29th November.

Starting from Swinton Town Hall to Manchester Town Hall via the town halls of: Wigan, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Ashton, Stockport, Altrincham, Sale and Trafford. See the route here.

Voting for the #3 billion Transport Innovation Fund starts on 25th November. A yes vote would massively increase the quality and quantity of public transport and opportunities for cyclists. Cleaner, cheaper and more convenient public transport options will take cars off the road and make cycling safer and more enjoyable. Come with us on a ride round the whole of Greater Manchester and dare to dream what it could be like.

The start will be at Swinton Town Hall, (officially called Salford Civic Centre), Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5AW. The finish, 80 miles later will be at Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square.

There'll be 3 groups to cater for all abilities (within reason) so whether you're a club cyclist, a leisurely tourer or a dawdling commuter there should be a pace to suit. If there isn't then there's a web page here: www.cleanairnow.co.uk, where you can find out the estimated time of arrival at each town hall for each of the 3 groups.

The slowest group will set off at 8.30, the middle group at 9.30 and the fastest group at 10.30. There'll be a broomwagon too to pick up those that can't go on any further and either fix their bikes or drop them off at the next railway station.

There will be a warm place to get changed, wait for your friends, have a cup of tea and sit down at the Friends Meeting House on Mount Street from 2-5pm.

You don't have to cycle the whole route - please join in at the start, along the way or or the final section into Manchester. Ride as much or as little as you want.

For more information e-mail tourdetif@googlemail.com or call Charlie on: 07512 043 873

see: http://www.cleanairnow.co.uk/tourdetif.php

The 3rd I Bike MCR Annual Festival 2009

Timetable

The festival will run from 27th March- 24th April 2009 (inc.)

The timetable is looking a bit like this BUT DATES MAY CHANGE:

Bike Art Blitz
During the whole festival we shall be running an art exhibition literally
in our city. Put up your bike art for everyone to enjoy without the
complications of walls and ceilings! Then send in pictures of it with it's
whereabouts so we can show it off on the website. Then on the 24th April
Critical Mass will ride to each arty site to visit and admire your work.

Friday 27th march
6pm Critical Mass
8pm-2am Opening Party with Roller Race (TBC)

Saturday 28th March (date TBC)
From noon til 6pm
I Bike Platt Fields park-
An event in Plat Fields including: A race round the lake, bike confidence
classes, bike maintenance workshop, mallet making workshop, welding tall
bikes skill share, bike polo demo and class, The Spokes Bike Dance Troupe
performance and auditions, Bike Treasure Hunt around the park and much
much more!

Sunday 29th March
Kidical Mass and Mural Painting on the Fallowfield Loop
A family bike ride with lots of kids so pretty slow pace along the
fallowfield loop ending with mural painting under one of the bridges with
a tea party picnic. Everyone welcome (even if you're childless!)

Friday 3rd April
6pm Registration, 7pm Ride. Meet behind the Sandbar, Grosvenor Street Hell
Of the North West Alleycat Race/ Bike Treasure Hunt.

Saturday 4th April
8pm meet at The Sandbar
Moonlight Ride around Cheshire/ Dunham Massey

Sunday 5th April
Ladies Day- with Clitical Mass, ladies bike maintenance class, The Spokes
Bike Dance Troupe auditions/ performance, followed by a talk and films
about biking and women and Female DJ's and bands.

Friday 10th April
Timetrial/Race
Poss to Staleybridge (TBC)

Saturday 11th April
Beer Ride
A ride in the Peak District with lots of beer stops

Sunday 12th April
Noon Mountain Biking in Delamere Forest
2pm Open Toolbox. A workshop/ tool share for people wanting to fix up
their bikes
6pm GMex Ride It Sunday!

Friday 17th April
Keirin Race Night.
No not a proper one, instead we get to watch footage of keirin racing and
bet on who we think will win. Those who pick the correct winner will win
the pot!
Followed by practising tricks for tomorrows Yo Fixie inc. Strip trackstand
comp.

Saturday 18th April
Yo Fixie. A fixed only comp with events inc. Trackstand, Skid, Elimination
Race, F.I.X.E.D etc.

Sunday 19th April
Bike Polo Tournament- Teams from all over Europe invited

Friday 24th April
5pm Get to Central Library for a workshop in Bike Art- make your bike look
beautiful for our bike art parade around the city

6pm Critical Mass- critical mass/ bike art parade- Dress up your bike and
win a prize for the most beautiful bike. The ride will stop at different
pieces of bike art created in our city during the festival (see "Bike Art
Blitz")

8pm Closing Party with BIKE JOUSTING COMP

• We hope to also include:
  a velodrome day/ session
  a pedal powered cinema event
  a bike film screening at the cornerhouse cinema
  
  

But we are waiting for confirmation form the venues for dates/availability

If you want to get involved in organising any of this or if you can offer
the following skills please get in touch asap:

welding, bike maintenance, cycle instruction (national cycling standard),
filming/photography, flyering, graphic design, sound engineering,
squatting (buildings not exercising), art, writing press releases, filling
in funding bids...

also if you have any of the following get in touch:

spare/old steel bike frames, bike components, arts materials, paint, paint
brushes, free use of a photocopier/ printing press, screen printer, free
use of buildings/ venues to do maintenance workshops in etc.

Further Notes:

Website: Tom is currently building a more accessible website which should
be ready at the end of the week!

Funding: We need some! If you're good at applying or know of a rich person
then please get in touch ASAP

• I was thinking of asking people who take part in an event for a
  suggested donation (for each event) of a pint. It wont really be spent on
  a pint, it will be spent on equipment etc (we are all organising this
  voluntarily and in our own spare time, quite often taking annual leave
  from work to do it). I felt that the idea of buying I Bike MCR a pint in
  return for taking part was quite a nice idea. E.g. £2.50 per event.

• we will also have more tshirts, hoodies, stickers etc. for sale which we
  will also hopefully be selling on our new website soon.

Hope you're all excited

love nes x x x x

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I Bike MCR Mini Autumn Festival
29th September to the 5th October 2008
http://www.ibikemcr.org.uk/mini.htm
Blog: http://ibikemcr.wordpress.com/
Spokes Blog: http://thespokes.wordpress.com/

I Bike MCR Festival #3: Friday 27th March to Friday 24th April 2009
http://www.ibikemcr.org.uk/annualfestival.htm

Email: info@ibikemcr.org.uk
Web: http://www.ibikemcr.org.uk
Telephone: +447530780383

Some comments that people that came to this years festival sent us:

"Just want to say Manchester cyclists are lucky to have you.
Thanks for I Bike MCR 2008"

"The festival brings cyclists together who would not normally get to meet
and socialise. It makes me feel as though Manchester has a community of
cyclists and makes me feel more positive and steadfast about using
sustainable transport and enjoying travelling round Manchester."

"I Bike MCR Festival was a month of bike related bliss. It opened me up to
a world of new cycling experiences and even more importantly I ended the
month with a wonderful group of new friends."

"(The I Bike MCR festival) Brings the cycling community together, brings
awareness to environmental issues occuring on our doorstep. Encourages
creativity and expression amongst participants."

"...it is at the forefront of promoting cycling in Manchester.it forges a
worthwhile and healthy community spirit."

"A heartfelt thanks for organising this year's festival."

"I really enjoyed the Ladies Bike Ride. I've never ridden with a group of
other women before and found it really refreshing to be with a group of
women who also really loved riding (none of my female friends have bikes).
I really loved it, and it's made me even more keen to take part in other
regular rides and next year's festival. It's also made me want to improve
my riding more, and my knowledge of bike maintenance, so I can enjoy even
more independence on the roads and trails of Manchester and beyond! Thanks
for organising it all!"

"the festival has been awesome and hope i can come back next year..."

"When it comes to cycling in Manchester, the folks at I Bike MCR really
have something up their sleeve. Not only are they revolutionizing the way
Mancunians think about transport, but they are rockin' the casbah all the
way to the streets. Once you take part in an event, you realize the heart
and soul that has gone into making this year's festival a uniting and
empowering experience. Get off the bus and on a bike, we have a home for
you!"

I Bike MCR presents a week long series of cycling events and activities to celebrate the bicycle.

Every week-day morning we will be having a group ride from Owen's Park in Fallowfield down Oxford Road to the Universities so that students can meet each other and gain confidence by cycling in together as a group.
Meet in the carpark area of Owens Park

8.15am, we'll leave at 8.30am PROMPT to get into uni at 8.45am
We hope this will continue after the week festival is over.

Monday 6th October
7.30pm Council Chambers Manchester University
Bicycle Film Night

Tuesday 7th October
Meet 6pm Outside Manchester University refectory
A bicycle tour around our city, taking you to the nicest parks, the best bike shops, cool places to hang out, the best cycle routes, nice landmarks and nice pubs.

Wednesday 8th October
2pm - 5pm Email info@ibikemcr.org.uk to book a place
FREE Bicycle Confidence lessons. Book asap to reserve a place.
No matter whether you need some tips on how to deal with a particular junction or how to ride one handed you can benefit from a bike confidence class with a qualified cycling instructor.

7pm Basketball courts in Platt Fields Park
The Spokes Bicycle Dance Troupe,
The all woman Spokes bike dance troupe have an open practice to encourage more bike loving women to get involved and join them in dancing with their bikes to encourage more women and girls to cycle.

Thursday 9th October
6pm Whitworth Park, Denmark Road
Bicycle Polo Practice. We will teach newcomers how to play this exhilarating and fun sport.

Friday 10th October
Register at 6pm, Ride at 7pm...
Meet in the carpark behind the Sandbar, Grosvenor Street (map)
I Bike MCR Superheroes Treasurecat.
No matter what bike you're on or how well you know the city you can take part (and have a chance to win!) in this treasure hunt on bicycles.

• Dress as a superhero for more points..go all out!
  
• Ride as a dynamic duo, both people must be present at each checkpoint but only one needs to do the task (if you can't find a partner beforehand, don't worry you're sure to find one on the night)
  
• With a final sprint to see which out of your pair is the superhero and which is the sidekick
  
• If the phone rings answer it. You may get a secret mission to win more points, then choose if you want to go for fastest time or most points
  
• Prizes for a wide variety of things NOT JUST FASTEST. inc.Team back at any time with the most points, Winner of the final sprint, Best costume and loads more...So it's open for anyone to win a prize no matter how little you know the city or how fast you can ride
  Amazing prizes from:
  Cantgoslo
  Bagaboo
  Seagull Bags
  Knog
  Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
  
  

Saturday 11th October
Noon at Piccadilly train station
or 1.30pm at Delamere Forest Information Centre
Mountain biking in Delamere Forest
(you can hire mountain bikes there)
8pm The Sandbar Grosvenor Street (map)
Moonlight Ride: a 3 hour circular ride into the night with a pub stop.

Sunday 12th October
Noon Meet Sainsbury's Carpark, off Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield
A ride along one of Manchester's nicest off road cycle routes, the Fallowfield Loop, where we will stop off to help create a mural depicting the celebration of the bicycle. Everyone welcome to get involved making the Fallowfield Loop brighter and fun. Bring brushes, tatty clothes, paints and lots of enthusiasm (don't worry if you not that artistic we'll
find some way for you to help!)

And...

Friday 26th September
6pm Central Library. Critical Mass bike ride to celebrate the bicycle over car culture. A ride round the city.

Friday 31st October
6pm Central Library. Halloween Critical Mass bike ride to celebrate the bicycle over car culture. A ride round the city in your scariest costumes followed by a Halloween Party Extravaganza!!!
It's not totally necessary but would be helpful if you register to take part in all the events by contacting us with your name and email address/ telephone number:

Telephone 07530780383
Email info@ibikemcr.org.uk

Part of the I Bike MCR Mini Festival
http://ibikemcr.org.uk/mini.htm

Friday, October 10, 2008 Behind the Sandbar, Grosvenor Street, Manchester

Register 6pm (and pair up if you haven't found someone already)
Ride 7pm

I Bike MCR Dynamic Duo Alleycat. No matter what bike you're on or how well you know the city you can take part (and have a chance to win!) in this treasure hunt on bicycles.

• Dress as a superhero for more points..go all out!

• Ride as a dynamic duo, both people must be present at each checkpoint but only one needs to do the task (if you can't find a partner beforehand, don't worry you're sure to find one on the night)

• With a final sprint to see which out of your pair is the superhero and which is the sidekick

*Lots of the checkpoints will be at or near callboxes. If the phone rings answer it. You may get a secret mission to win more points, then choose if you want to go for fastest time or most points

• Prizes for a wide variety of things NOT JUST FASTEST. inc.Team back at any time with the most points, Winner of the final sprint, Best costume and loads more...So it's open for anyone to win a prize no matter how little you know the city or how fast you can ride
  
  

Amazing prizes from:
Cantgoslo
Bagaboo
Seagull Bags
HK Fixed
Knog
Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
Bicycle Boutique

The first 15 people to register BY EMAIL (info@ibikemcr.org.uk) will get a FREE ALUMINIUM EBC WATER BOTTLE

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I need people to be marshals too so if you're not riding for whatever crazy-ass reason then please help your local friendly bike community by donating some time to standing on a street corner signing manifests etc.

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share ideas on costume, find someone to pair up with etc here:
http://ibikemcr.freeforums.org/dynamic-duo-alleycat-10th-october-t71.html

a few of us from mcr would be up for coming up for it if we're welcome, would be ace to meet some more northerners..just let us know when.. x x

hello!

CRITICAL MASS
Friday 30th May 6pm
Central Library Manchester

A totally ace bike ride around our city to meet other cyclists and ride
without purpose on our roads for a bit...it's such a nice and sociable and
fun way to spend a Friday evening on a bicycle..wow. so ace. and now we're
getting bigger and bigger..someone said they counted at least 100 people
on the one last month, how ace is that?!!..come and be part of our lovely friendly cruise around..to collectively enjoy the beautiful experience that is riding a bike.

We're probably gonna go for a beer at the sandbar afterwards and then some
of us are riding on to stockport to go to the Stockport Beer & Cider
Festival at EDGELEY PARK, Stockport..if you want to join us it would be
ace.

People's comments about Manchester Critical Mass

"...it's brilliant. Usually I'm charging around on my bike, getting where i need to go as fast as i can. Critical mass is different. It's about enjoying riding. It's the most relaxed ride around the city I've ever had. Where all my worries and fears float away. And I've met some lovely people too"

"I was scared it would be some angry bike militants but everyone is so friendly and the ride is fun no aggro at all. See you next month!"

"it's quite something to have that many peeps riding round at once."

"Critical Mass sometimes has a reputation for being an angry rabble of cyclists that want to string up any car drivers they see. This is not true of Manchester Critical Mass, it is a fluffy mass of people that like to have fun on bikes, there are often have children with us and a bicycle sound system to add to the party fun atmosphere. As well as being fun and a social event it is also to show how great a car free city will be. This is achieved every month by showing motorists an alternative, yet critical mass Manchester doesn't aim to annoy drivers we want them to join us.."

(taken from emails we've received)

MIDNIGHT RIDE
This month the Midnight Ride will be a total treat. FRIDAY 6TH JUNE

We'll be cycling around 20 miles to an amazing castle then camping out
then riding back the next day (or for those sleepy heads there's a train
station real near that will take about 30 mins to get into mcr)

So you will need:
tent/bivvi
sleeping bag
food
water
drink
the OS Landranger map for Manchester ould be very useful
Tools e.g. spare inner tube, spanners, allen keys, tyre levers etc.

As usual we'll be meeting up at 10.30 at the sandbar leaving at quarter to
midnight

We will have 2 rides 1 that will go a little faster to set up camp and one
that will ride at a slower pace. We hope that people will join these
groups so that we can cycle and socialise at the same time and also look
out for each other.

Please email us with your telephone number if you will be attending, and
let us know if you can't attend (if you have registered on the ride)

SUNDAY RIDE
i was thinking that next Sundays ride (sun 25th may) could be to Liverpool
along the tpt (and back?! or the train!) as we didn't go yesterday due to
exams and stuff.

Anne Tucker told me it's the Liverpool Streets Ahead Festival from 9am to
5pm so that would be nice:

Liverpool will be awash with fantastic street theatre, music, dance,
puppets, both shows and spectacle, featuring leading artists from all over
the world.

With shows on every corner, roaming acts along the streets, surprises in
the squares and shop windows, performers hanging 60 feet above your head,
the best of European street arts of the past decade are revealed. Streets
Ahead will be a high energy weekend of delights culminating on Bank
Holiday Monday evening when the festival is handed over to you, the
audience, to ‘play the city’.

And we'd ride along the lovely tpt:

we'll follow a winding riverside path near the southern suburbs of
Manchester, passing by Chorlton Water Park Local Nature Reserve. Canal and
railway paths take us through Trafford to Warrington and on to the
tranquil St Helens Canal.

Towards Liverpool we'll pass through Halewood Country Park and the village
of Hale - complete with thatched cottages and country pubs - past
Pickering's Pasture Country Park with open views of the dramatic Mersey
Estuary, dedicated as a European Ramsar site for its wildlife importance.

it would be ace.

unless someone has a better/ different idea???

Can you come to any of these? let us know

also see http://ibikemcr.org.uk/index.htm

NEW WEBSITE COMING REAL SOON...WOOOO!

x x x

"If a white flag means surrender, a black flag represents anarchy." Raymond Pettibon

Friday, May 16, 2008
7:00pm Behind the sandbar, Grosvenor st, MCR

I Bike MCR Bicycle Treasure Hunt- a list of tasks with an assigned number of points for each one. How many points can you get in a 1 hour dash? Bring digital camera/camera phone, bag, pen, paper, oh and a bike.

It doesn't matter whether you're riding a shopper or a carbon fixie...use your ingenuity and skill to win

EXAMPLE OF POINTS SYSTEM:
20 points: Get a token from outside bike doctor
10 points: visit checkpoint at All Saints park

£5 entry..cash prizes..

Followed by BBQ and bike games in Platt Fields Park

see www.ibikemcr.org.uk

email: info@ibikemcr.org.uk

yeah places to crash would be great. we'll probably cycle down from manchester and get there the day before...we might bring a few teams..estimating around 9 of us but can confirm nearer the time..

i know we are coming...think we're gonna ride down..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26052418@N07/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26052418@N07/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26052418@N07/

the mcr dropouts will be there...we might bring a few teams..

times...really? i have no idea..and don't really want to know mine..it can't have been good...in fact it wasn't good..however the others were amazing and i could probably find out..and yes it could have been mcr vs ldn if you'd come up for it me dear. next time eh? x xx