Come meet Marty from Geekhouse, drink some beers, eat some food, do some BoldSprints (maybe), see some pretty bikes, and meet some awesome bike people. Got the following from Marty.

(and yes this picture is related…that’s a Geekhouse she is on)

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Guys,
I’m having my annual Open House/BBQ on Sat May 16th from 4pm until later. We’re going to have a bunch of free beer, and also veggie burgers, and pizza from Upper Crust. All are welcome! Also, I’m going to try to get Bold Sprints going on in the evening if Brandon C is nice enough to let us use them. Hope to see you all there! Thanks!

-Marty

Okay, yeah, it’s out now. I’m coming out of the closet.

Sure I let people see pictures of my feet and I even went so far as to make a very identifiable bag. But I never posted anything that would really identify me…until now.

It’s on the internets, as the Boston Globe was at the last Boldsprints I went to. I’m not sure how I feel about coming out – it’s a little scary…but hey, for someone that slid down Mass Ave on her butt to get to the Middlesex, I don’t look so bad, right?

Seems that the last BoldSprints event made it into the paper, or at least the virtual online paper.

More here.

Having gotten my polo fix earlier this week, and today being a holiday, I was on the look-out for some weekend bike-related goodness.

Thank God for Boldsprints!

It was snowing as I left for Cambridge, and it felt like I was getting facial acupuncture as I pedaled. And then nature and gravity decided to show me that my conviction that “I have a ‘cross bike so therefore I can bike over/through anything” was just totally wrong. Good thing I wasn’t with anyone though, as sliding down Mass Ave on my ass is one of my less charming moments.

I made it to the Middlesex, though, in one slushy piece. Hats were delivered, old faces seen, new ones met, and [some of a] beer consumed. And while ‘Sprints didn’t happen due to some impossibly difficult technical problem, fun times were had.

Until, of course, I was faced with the choice of pedaling home in the snow. With the roads not that plowed, fate seemed to imply that I would either be walking it or sliding home on one buttcheek.

But lucky for me, a friend offered me a ride home…if I biked to his house/car in Somerville. There was walking involved, but I’d like to think much less sliding.

Then a whole other adventure ensued in which the guy who was parked behind my friend wouldn’t wake up but we could hear the TV on. Oh, and sliding sideways down the hills of Somerville when we finally got on the road. But of course, it was well worth it.

So…when is the next Boldsprints, again?

Ohh yea! Even though it’s cold, and even though it’s nasty, get your racing cog on and bring your shizzle down to the Middlesex for some fun indoor racing OPEN is hosting another BoldSprints par-tay at Middlesex Lounge this Sunday, the 18th of Jan.

DJ Brek.One will be on the decks, plenty of prizes for you gear-hungry kids, and FREE Harpoon beer for all attendees, plus more FREE beer for BoldSprinters.

7PM Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge.

(Apologies for the blurry picture…)

I lost my [riding fixed in the snow] virginity yesterday.

And like most good things, I’m totally hooked on biking in this snow. Sure, I did it last year on a freewheel but this is a whole new level of awesome.

To make today even better, Open is having another Boldsprints & party event.

I can’t wait – the perfect event to let me stay up all night before I fly home to Tokyo. Which is why the store will be closed for a while; but I’m coming back with more hats and a few more tricks…stay tuned!

I will be going back to the Midwest for the holidays (wish me luck), but while I am gone you should check out this amazin’ bidness here!

From the Open Bicycle Website

YES, we’re going to throw another epic event….BOLDSPRINTS & OPEN PARTY!

When: December 21, 2008 / Doors at 7p, Sprints at 8p

Where: Middlesex Lounge

Who: Come with or without a bike and at least 1 leg! Ages 18 and above.

Expect: prizes, giveaways, drink specials & the best DJ in town – BREK.ONE

This looks like it is going to be a great time, if you are in town CHECK THIS OUT. Support the open guys, they are awesome!

I’m terrible at poker.

I think the last time I played, the best hand I had was a pair of 2s. I folded almost instantaneously.

And while I tend to play my hand close to my chest when it comes to life in general, I ironically cannot keep a straight poker face.

So it was with a stupidly happy smile on my face that I met Joshua and Zack of Open Bicycle a few nights ago at Herrell’s in Allston. I handed over to them my first full custom job for the Royal Flush Pokercat & Boldsprints event this Sunday. I was so excited, I even did a fair share of giggling.

And while the cards are stacked against my attending this event – a fact that I’ve been upset about all week – this is going to be awesome. Not only because one of my hats will be a prize, but who can really turn down 100 free burritos at 10pm after an alleycat, boldsprints, and a few beers?

[And with the exception of a particular law student with an Environmental Law final from hell on Monday,] no one, that’s who.

Royal Flush PokerCat – December 7, 2008

5 Stops, 5 Cards– beer, pizza, and prizes, prizes, prizes for best hands.

BoldSprints, After-Party with Free Beer & DJ’s at Middlesex Lounge

more info here

Ohh yes my friends, the good people over at BoldSprints have now integrated video into their bag of tricks.

Could this be me getting beaten by a good 2 seconds…yes it could be.

Could this be me rocking the pants of Greg from Suffolk bikes…I think it could be.

Is this me whoopin his ass a second time? Snap!

Whats this? Jacob nearly falls over on that tiny little bike he is riding, watch the end, he makes a hard right…on rollers. Amazing considering these guys had already had a good amount to drink before they got up to do this.

More videos here.

more awesome pictures here (Natasha is the best photog ever!)

You so need to come check the next one of these out. Next Sunday the 29th at the All Asia bar on Mass Ave near Central Square T-stop. Come race, come watch, just come!

Free Beer, Free Food, BoldSprints Racing, Good Times!

This years Annual Meeting, a fun open to the public event, will be held at Coogan’s Pub.. Come out and join us Wednesday November 19th
at 6:30pm.

What: MassBikes Annual Meeting
Why: Free beer from Harpoon, free snacks, Boldsprints!

Ohh yea, the Nov. schedule for Bold Sprints is out!

Nov 2, 16, 30 at the All Asia bar 334 Mass Ave. Cambridge.

While I’ve never been masochistic enough to get on a pair of rollers, head to head with another person, and pedal like crazy for one full minute, I still feel an obligation to contribute/reward those who choose to engage in such behavior.

Which is why two s*class hats will be given to the top male and top female racers tonight at the Boldsprints event.

Want a hat for free? Check out All Asia from 7pm tonight!

(click for larger image)

Ohh yea Boldsprints is coming back!

Sunday October 19th 7pm, at the All Asia Bar (334 Cambridge St Cambridge MA)

(awesome pic from: kirsten tamme)

It would seem that I am getting a smidge faster…a smidge.

Read the results here.

eek, late on posting results again. here you go (csv here):

the races, in order:

   laps             yellowname yellowsecs          redname redsecs
1     2                   Josh      37.95            Issao   44.54
2     2           Jeremy Stark      45.12              Mur   47.27
3     2             Aaron Legg      52.19 Tristan Beaulieu   48.52
4     2              John Dube      51.69        Fisticles   52.80
5     2                 Jordan      45.03          Buckley   50.09
6     2        Andrew Fuckface      46.78   Jesse Fuckface   52.17
7     2                Shane J      50.45          Pugatch   52.01
8     2                  Arwen      57.85           Cait D   65.79
9     2                Craig R      45.49      Jeremy Dunn   45.24
10    2 Nick (on Croth's bike)      44.25         x Jeff x   47.01
11    2                    Mur      46.26          Buckley   48.26
12    2           Brendan Shea      47.69      Amy Wallace   48.82
13    2                   Josh      43.39     Jeremy Stark   45.90
14    2                  Issao      43.77            Croth   45.19
15    2            Jeremy Dunn      44.65             Nick   43.68
16    2                 Jordan      45.15              Mur   45.71
17    2                   Josh      42.01             Nick   44.20
18    2                  Issao      43.63           Jordan   44.91
19    2                  Issao      41.66             Josh   40.02

qualifiers:

                    racer  secs
1                    Josh 37.95
10 Nick (on Croth's bike) 44.25
13                  Issao 44.54
5                  Jordan 45.03
2            Jeremy Stark 45.12
21            Jeremy Dunn 45.24
9                 Craig R 45.49
11                    Mur 46.26
6         Andrew Fuckface 46.78
22               x Jeff x 47.01
14                    Mur 47.27
12           Brendan Shea 47.69
23                Buckley 48.26
15       Tristan Beaulieu 48.52
24            Amy Wallace 48.82
17                Buckley 50.09
7                 Shane J 50.45
4               John Dube 51.69
19                Pugatch 52.01
18         Jesse Fuckface 52.17
3              Aaron Legg 52.19
16              Fisticles 52.80
8                   Arwen 57.85
20                 Cait D 65.79

thanks to everyone for coming out on a monday! the next event is sunday, 4/20. yes, 4/20.

we’ll get details on points for the series posted soon. we’ve already decided to do a raffle when the series ends — everyone who’s raced gets one point per race; racers who do well within their bracket get more. every point will count as a raffle ticket. there’ll be prizes for bracket leaders too.

BoldSprints isn’t this Sunday so you can rest easy…FOR NOW (Dun dun dun!)

I worked up this little video from some footage I had taken at the second Boldsprints (I know the video is dark, but hey it was a very dark bar!). Find out more about this great event here. These guys and gals could really get the pedals moving. The stage would vibrate with the sheer force of it. All the while surrounded by cheering screaming fans. It is a fantastic event and even if you don’t race you should show up 4/7 to check out the next one. Check the event calendar (over there on the right) for more details.

Highlights:

• Be sure to check on the first race how yellow lost his footing, then came back to win
• Catch Nick Mashburn and Peter Bradshaw battle it out
• Don’t miss Conor’s awesome double thumbs up
• Watch in general as people DEMOLISH these pedals I am continually amazed by how fast these people go.

I know for a fact that puking does and has happened after this sort of event, so you know, thats one more reason to show up!

Do you recognize yourself in this video? Drop me a comment to let me know when (time) and who you are (red/yellow).

I just wanted to say that BoldSprints is turning out to be one of the most fun things I have done in a long time. Sweaty faced competitors surrounded by a sea of insane screams pushed out past smiling faces. Amazing. See results here. If you look close you will see that I have not gotten much faster. But in my defense, the resistance was much more brutal even so it was harder to get really fast times.

The next races are on the following days, bring your bike and race till you puke!

4/7 6:00
4/20 6:30
5/11 6:30

These are all going down at the All Asia Bar in Cambridge. If you raced at Bold Sprints 3 you are into the Omnium Series and as such you are building up points so be sure to race in the next three as well.

For a much more eloquent and well written review be sure to check out Embrocations very nice writeup of the event.

results (csv here):

   laps     yellowname yellowsecs        redname redsecs
1     2          Shane      50.48         Andrew   47.55
2     2           Mary      59.60          Arwen   57.99
3     2          Bryan      48.99            Mur   47.16
4     2            Dan      50.63  Alex Whitmore   44.77
5     2           Seth      46.98            Ian   44.23
6     2           Josh      42.82         Graham   49.48
7     2    Harlem Sage      47.34       Jeremy S   48.36
8     2          Lodri      53.28         Lauren   54.51
9     2       Jordan W      47.41          Jacob   43.83
10    2          Conor      47.45       x Jeff x   46.89
11    2 Peter Bradshaw      44.25     Craig Roth   48.66
12    2         Nicole      60.93       Michelle   65.10
13    2           Luke      56.93         Brad L   51.29
14    2      Tall Erik      44.73           Lang   49.43
15    2           Kate      64.85        Natasha   59.05
16    2         Eric S      45.88        David W   52.17
17    2          Mat W      47.44       Andrew S   52.24
18    2  Alex Whitmore      43.51            Ian   42.94
19    2          Peter      41.75      Tall Erik   42.90
20    2           Josh      42.55           Seth   45.07
21    2          Lodri      52.51        Natasha   54.66
22    2         Eric S      45.49          Jacob   43.14
23    2         Lauren      53.63          Arwen   56.24
24    2           Josh      40.52 Peter Bradshaw   42.69
25    2            Ian      42.90          Jacob   48.46
26    2          Lodri      51.64         Lauren   54.24
27    2           Josh      42.51            Ian   43.75

qualifiers:

            racer  secs
             Josh 42.82
            Jacob 43.83
              Ian 44.23
   Peter Bradshaw 44.25
        Tall Erik 44.73
    Alex Whitmore 44.77
           Eric S 45.88
         x Jeff x 46.89
             Seth 46.98
              Mur 47.16
      Harlem Sage 47.34
         Jordan W 47.41
            Mat W 47.44
            Conor 47.45
           Andrew 47.55
         Jeremy S 48.36
       Craig Roth 48.66
            Bryan 48.99
             Lang 49.43
           Graham 49.48
            Shane 50.48
              Dan 50.63
           Brad L 51.29
          David W 52.17
         Andrew S 52.24
            Lodri 53.28
           Lauren 54.51
             Luke 56.93
            Arwen 57.99
          Natasha 59.05
             Mary 59.60
           Nicole 60.93
             Kate 64.85
         Michelle 65.10

When: March 16th 6pm
Where: All Asia Bar Cambridge (334 Mass Ave)
What: Freaking awesome!
Who: You, be there!
How: The power of your own two legs, and the desire to go faster than anyone else.

Check out pictures from the last event here.

When: March 16th 6pm
Where: All Asia Bar Cambridge (334 Mass Ave)
What: Freaking awesome!
Who: You, be there!
How: The power of your own two legs, and the desire to go faster than anyone else.

When: March 16th 6pm
Where: All Asia Bar Cambridge (334 Mass Ave)
What: Freaking awesome!
Who: You, be there!
How: The power of your own two legs, and the desire to go faster than anyone else.

See the rest here.

well, we were more polished this time around… the toughest technical difficulty last night was a loose VGA cable!

csv results here. more data coming soon — i logged the sample times for every race this time.

muchas gracias a you all for coming out. sorry for name misspellings. i’m sure i got a bunch of those wrong.

   laps          yellowname yellowsecs            redname redsecs
1     2 Bryan Hollingsworth      43.26      Nick Mashburn   36.31
2     2        Mark Belcher      46.32        Danny Rocks   46.08
3     2              Lauren      48.79            Natasha   58.24
4     2                Greg      39.97            Buckley   41.11
5     2               Ian W      37.39              Shane   52.19
6     2            Amanda W      64.39              Tammy   67.53
7     2                 Mur      40.46    Dan St. Germain   45.02
8     2           Tall Erik      36.61        Nick Feeley   44.06
9     2       Alex Whitmore      37.59        Marty Walsh   42.64
10    2       Dan Paul Mary      47.87       Brendan Shea   39.34
11    2           Brandon C      43.21            Shannon   65.70
12    2              Connor      36.18 Michael McKittrick   33.99
13    2         Harlem Sage      41.24             Jeff O   44.92
14    2             Buckley      40.16        Nick Feeley   42.14
15    2                Dave      43.55     Peter Bradshaw   32.65
16    2     Dan St. Germain      39.93                Mur   39.84
17    2        Three Course      47.35             R Kunt   56.58
18    2               Sonia      62.88        Jeremy Dunn   67.38
19    2                 Jav      44.52        Danny Rocks   45.91
20    2              Connor      35.79       Brendan Shea   39.50
21    2       Nick Mashburn      37.02                Mur   45.36
22    2  Michael McKittrick      33.43              Ian W   33.69
23    2               Peter      32.25          Tall Erik   36.65
24    2              Connor      35.41 Michael McKittrick   34.74
25    2       Nick Mashburn      34.65     Peter Bradshaw   33.71
26    2              Lauren      45.30            Natasha   49.23
27    2  Michael McKittrick      34.43     Peter Bradshaw   34.27

qualifiers:

                 racer  secs
        Peter Bradshaw 32.65
    Michael McKittrick 33.99
                Connor 36.18
         Nick Mashburn 36.31
             Tall Erik 36.61
                 Ian W 37.39
         Alex Whitmore 37.59
          Brendan Shea 39.34
                   Mur 39.84
       Dan St. Germain 39.93
                  Greg 39.97
               Buckley 40.16
                   Mur 40.46
               Buckley 41.11
           Harlem Sage 41.24
           Nick Feeley 42.14
           Marty Walsh 42.64
             Brandon C 43.21
   Bryan Hollingsworth 43.26
                  Dave 43.55
           Nick Feeley 44.06
                   Jav 44.52
                Jeff O 44.92
       Dan St. Germain 45.02
           Danny Rocks 45.91
           Danny Rocks 46.08
          Mark Belcher 46.32
          Three Course 47.35
         Dan Paul Mary 47.87
                Lauren 48.79
                 Shane 52.19
                R Kunt 56.58
               Natasha 58.24
                 Sonia 62.88
              Amanda W 64.39
               Shannon 65.70
           Jeremy Dunn 67.38
                 Tammy 67.53

Be sure to make it out to the All Asia Bar and sprint your hearts out, TONIGHT!

results: (here in csv format, for stats nerds)

   laps            yellowname yellowsecs         redname redsecs
1     2             Christian      35.57            Eric   38.27
2     2                 Kevin      42.38           Colin   41.91
3     2       Dan St. Germain      51.03            Will   37.72
4     2                  Lang      43.22             Mur   46.57
5     2         Eric Davidson      34.37            Phil   54.02
6     2                   Gus      46.05  Peter Bradshaw   35.05
7     2        Erik Petterson      41.24            Sage   45.82
8     2          Rob Gigantic      36.45         Brendan   42.88
9     2                 Jacob      33.24  Jesse DiAngelo   43.80
10    2                Lauren      47.76       Dan Bones   41.48
11    2      Conor Hutchinson      51.20    Shane Jordan   49.21
12    2 Geekhouse Marty Walsh      41.74    Mark Belcher   48.80
13    2        Howell Moffett      49.60         Buckley   39.74
14    2                  Sage      65.38 Dan St. Germain   40.29
15    2                 Flinn      53.98        Ladybird   65.72
16    3             Christian      59.72         Buckley   65.07
17    3        Peter Bradshaw      56.54            Eric   58.92
18    3         Eric Davidson      55.87            Will   61.31
19    3                 Jacob      56.93    Rob Gigantic   58.43
20    3                 Jacob      62.66   Eric Davidson   54.28
21    3        Peter Bradshaw      50.18       Christian   49.81
22    2         Eric Davidson      29.17       Christian   34.80

qualifying race times:

                   racer  secs
9                  Jacob 33.24
5          Eric Davidson 34.37
21        Peter Bradshaw 35.05
1              Christian 35.57
8           Rob Gigantic 36.45
18                  Will 37.72
16                  Eric 38.27
28               Buckley 39.74
29       Dan St. Germain 40.29
7         Erik Petterson 41.24
25             Dan Bones 41.48
12 Geekhouse Marty Walsh 41.74
17                 Colin 41.91
2                  Kevin 42.38
23               Brendan 42.88
4                   Lang 43.22
24        Jesse DiAngelo 43.80
22                  Sage 45.82
6                    Gus 46.05
19                   Mur 46.57
10                Lauren 47.76
27          Mark Belcher 48.80
26          Shane Jordan 49.21
13        Howell Moffett 49.60
3        Dan St. Germain 51.03
11      Conor Hutchinson 51.20
15                 Flinn 53.98
20                  Phil 54.02
14                  Sage 65.38
30              Ladybird 65.72

thanks for coming out on a rainy sunday & putting up with our frequent breakdowns! we’ll be more polished next time, i swear.

suggestions for fixes/improvements are always welcome.