We had a simple and relaxed race+party to celebrate our 3rd year as an organization. 

The night started off with the hill climb up to Altamont School. This isn’t a traditional alleycat - racers started 1 minute apart and climbed up the same route, with whoever had the fastest time winning the ultimate prize - money! We also had a prize of cookies for first fixed/ss and fastest person who rode in “street” clothes. Thomas won that coveted prize because he repp’d in the clothes he wore to a wedding he was attending right up to the start of the race, and which he returned to after collecting his spoils.

After the race we tucked into a keg and celebrated both the co-op’s ability to last this long, and the people that have helped keep us going. Thank you everyone who attended, who has supported the co-op in the past, and those of you yet to come. We appreciate what everyone has done for us over the years, and look forward to what the future brings for the Birmingham cycling community. To bikes!

*Thanks to Daniel Jordan for taking photos! And thanks again to Neil Russler for the amazing poster!*

Poster by Neal Russler.

It’s been 3 years! That means it’s time to put on your climbing legs and your drinking arms! If you don’t feel like climbing, leave your legs at home and just give you arms a workout. We need your help to empty a keg.

Registration starts at 7:00PM, and race starts at 8:00PM. Route here.

This will be a time trial style race, meaning each person will be racing the clock. There will be a 1 minute gap between each person, so no mass start.

$5 to race, $0 to hang and empty the keg. There will be a CASH PAY OUT! KOM (first place men) and QOM (first place women) will split the cash from the entry fees. Extra special prize for DFL, and maybe a few more goodies here and there.

Yep, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BICI!

There are lots of fun events scheduled for the Bike!Bike!SE weekend. We’d love for you to attend the entire conference (bikebikese.tumblr.com for more info), but if you can’t commit to the entire weekend, then consider coming out for at least one of these fun things…

Goldsprint at Bottletree Friday March 23

Alleycat starting at the Spring Street Firehouse Saturday March 24 at 6-ish

Show at Spring Street Firehouse with Probably the Tornado, Henry Dunkle, The Hundred Years Whore, and Wet Rainbow Saturday March 24 at 7-ish

Birmingham+Bike Filled Weekend=AWESOMENESS

I am still taking it all in; this race was completely amazing. We had 45 total racers, a huge number compared to our usual turn out; so many men in drag, so many ladies kicking butt, so much fun! The amount of sponsors we were able to get on board made the prize give away a blast - everyone who won something was totally stoked. And the food. Oh my god the food. SUSHI! VEGAN COCONUT CAKE! Green Central Station brought an unbelievable spread.

Congratulations to all our winners! Alan was first for the guys, Elizabeth was first for the gals. Maaike won the Po Campo bag for best dressed among the ladies - check out that fancy necklace! Rishi won the Chrome bag for best dressed among the dudes. The competition for that prize was tough, but as you can see below, he really did it up right. Stuffed what needed to be stuffed and all.

Thank you to every who donated, volunteered, raced, hung out, gawked. Also thanks to the photographers who shared the photos for this post - Virginia Jones and Mary Lou Davis. Some others that the Bici crew took should show up sometime soon.

This race was the best. Be sure to visit our sponsors and say thanks!

Cahaba Cycles - http://cahabacycles.com/
Church Street Coffee and Books - http://www.churchstreetshop.com/
Charm - http://www.charmonsecond.com/
Chrome Messenger Bags - http://www.chromebagsstore.com/
First Avenue Rocks - http://firstaverocks.com/
Green Central Station - http://www.localgreencentral.com/
Naked Art - http://www.nakedartusa.com/
Po Campo - http://www.pocampo.com/
Primavera Coffee Roasters - http://primaveracoffee.com/
Sarah Johnson, Massage Therapist - http://www.sarahjohnson.massagetherapy.com/
Urban Cookhouse - http://urbancookhouse.com/
Urban Standard - http://www.urbanstandard.net/
V Richards - http://www.vrichards.net/