We almost forgot to add this event to our calender for this week! The Boston Bike Messenger Association (BBMA) is throwing a criterium as a benefit to send Boston messengers to compete in the North American Cycle Courier Championships (NACCC) in Richmond, VA this year. It is $10 race entry fee and there will be t-shirts for sale. The race will be a figure 8 criterium, Australian style. For those that don’t know what an Australian criterium is then you’ll just have to see for yourself. The race will be on a set course in Winthrop Sq. Downtown Boston starting at 9:30pm this Friday May 18th. Come out to watch, race, or just support your local bike messengers!
This weekend was the 2012 Boston Messenger Invitational. This is not like a normal alley cat but is by invite only to working Messengers and is a simulation of a real work day. The person that makes the most “money” wins. Our shop was one of the check points of the race so we had front row seats to see all the racers coming by to drop off and pick up packages. There were a good number of racers from Boston as well as other cities and it was a perfect day for riding all over town. Our friend Butters won the race and sent a shout out to our mechanic Tom for replacing his bottom bracket and chainring the day before the race.
Checkpoint
Racers
Vivalo
Joker Headtube Badge
Modified Superb Decal Super(b) Racing on Ben’s BBW
Butter’s Bike
Butters
Yesterday was the Boston Barbeque Cat, a benefit for the Boston Bike Messenger Associations Hard Luck Emergency Fund.
Checkpoints were stationed throughout Boston at different spots, and here at Superb we got to see some of Boston’s swiftest riders eating, drinking and getting smacked by pickles for points and pogs.
Checkpoint workers wait with pickles in hand for the next racer to arrive at the shop.
Pickle noming.
Pogs were distributed as a points system every time a pickle feat was performed.
In order to get the big points, you had to make big risks, and in this case it meant drinking a whole solo cup of pickle juice. At least two others took the pickle juice plunge.
Jason and some other observers watch the pickle carnage from the safety of the shop entrance.
Roz took first place in Women’s. Tom marks her manifest while she takes on the pickle juice challenge.
Thanks so much Jared for putting on an incredible race!
Registration 7pm at Evan’s Way Park
Race Start at 8pm
WILD CARD: After Party 9:30pm at 20 Rugg Road
The After Party is being sponsored by Sam Adams, Magic Hat, Dancing Deer (all free beer and baked goods for guests and party) and features a photo booth, poker games, raffle prizes, and DJ Altered Beast from NYC. The prizes for the racers will be handed out here. All are welcome to come to the After Party, but the owner of the space does want a guest list. You can RSVP on the Facebook event page. or by emailing Roz at rosalind.patterson@massart.edu
Come out tonight for the 4th Annual Pony Up Race! We are sponsoring the event so you’ll have a chance to win some of our tees and caps along with other great sponsor prizes. The race is going to be messenger style, consisting of pick ups and drop offs. The first person to the first check point automatically gets 50$! Registration starts at 9pm in Chinatown and races will start around 11pm. So bring yourself, your friends and a definitely bring a wad of cash!
You can RSVP at their facebook event page and find more information there. See you all tonight!
