Jokers Wild Alleycat by
MatthewBK, on Flickr
With rave reviews of our first alleycat last season, we decided to get another one of these going.
Alright. Official Details.
1. The Alleycat WILL START Friday 8/27 (thats THIS Friday) at 6:30 PM SHARP at the Memorial Union (look for our bikes). Since an Alleycat is based on completing a set number of tasks within a time limit, we WILL be allowing late starts for a time. But you will be at a SERIOUS disadvantage.
We recommend showing up around 6:10-6:15 to register etc.
2. We are charging $5 per team. Teams have a MAXIMUM of 2 riders. You can ride as a solo rider, or as a team. Either way, it's $5 (so a team is really $2.50/person). Tandems ARE allowed.
3. There will be a 2 hour time limit. This means that we're GIVING you 2 hours to ride your bike to some of the coolest locations around the city. Beek and I have PAINSTAKINGLY sought out new and exciting spots for people to ride to, and we're GUARANTEEING a good time.
4. The purse. Cash will be awarded to the winner, depending on who shows up, we may add prizes for 2nd, 3rd, etc. But CASH is guaranteed for 1st place.
5. The course is designed SPECIFICALLY so that ANYONE can win. You can ride your bike 5mph for 2 hours and still win, I promise. Again, we've designed the course specifically in this way.
6. You will be provided with a map and a manifest (ie textual and graphical). Neither will be specific, but both will serve plenty fine to get you where you need to go.
7. Smart phones, moving maps, GPS, or any other software based navigation is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. As of right now, paper maps (store bought or made) are allowed.
8. Helmets ARE MANDATORY. This event is a UNDCC event, and safety is our top priority. We suggest bringing some lights if you've got them, if not, no worries... a small flashlight may be useful. Locks are probably not necessary, but some locations it might be easier to lock up (depending on your style).
9. The Alleycat will officially end at 8:40pm EXACTLY. Sunset is forecast for roughly 8:20pm. As I said, if you have lights, they might help. If not, please stop by the Ski & Bike Shop and ask those blokes to sort you out.
10. Every rider is expected to and MUST obey ALL traffic laws. Always. No exceptions.
As always, we reserve the right to change, modify or otherwise make more awesomer any details as necessary.
If people have further questions, please post up and I'll answer what I can.
Please see a post below for an explanation of what an alleycat is.