RiotACT Bicycle Bar Crawl 2008 - We survived!

I’d like to put posting names to faces in the slideshow if that’s not to stalky?

The Stalker. The bourbon.

May not be wise to offer one’s self up for stalking duties on RA, particularly with a handle like Feathergirl – sounds like someone who does burlesque at Kokoloco or such…? 🙂

occasional moments of silliness

Good stuff – at least you guys had fun with (minimal to) no injuries to yourselves.

Try as I may, I just cannot be sorry I missed the Rugby.

*chuckle*

Ahh, you’ve got to turn up yourself to be party to that sort of thing I’m afraid.

Fair’s fair, we like to know who you are too.

Who ended up attending? I’d like to put posting names to faces in the slideshow if that’s not to stalky? Sometimes I wonder if I’ve passed a Riotact frequent writer, it’s a good passtime at red lights to look into the car next to me and think I wonder if that’s Mr. Evil, Pandy, PeterH, ant etc etc

Walmart sells walls, doesn’t it? 🙂

grunge_hippy said :

i was always under the impression that riding drunk was just as illegal as driving drunk.

but it looks like it was fun!

I was always under the opposite impression, that there’s no “drink-riding” offence, anyone know for sure? I figure it might be different depending on whether you’re riding on the road or on a path.

I does look like fun, shame it will be a whole year until the next one!

There might have been occasional moments of silliness which lead in turn to bikes needing some adjustment.

I went to Walmart…..Once

How is it that you had to stop so many times for repairs – were you using on road cycle lanes ?

I ride 96km a week and have done so for 6 weeks – never had a problem.

A helmet saved me from what I reckon would’ve been fairly serious head injuries when I stacked the Deadly Treadly in high school.

I was keen, but instead I drove to Uranquinty and picked up two new family additions – Labrador pups.

Ant, I’ve got to ask – and I’m not having a go at you – what is with the Walmart references? It seems every time there is a reference to cycling on this site you mention how you got your bike from Walmart. I don’t get it – what’s the big deal?

The police interaction was entirely amicable with a passing policeman.

To be fair we were stopping at a pub outside their station.

What the? every second car in Canberra is tailgating every first car, and the cops are after helmetless riders?! Ye gods. (er teh cop wasn’t a disgruntled ex-riotact poster, I wonder?). I hate helmets. I rode my walmart mountain bike all over salt lake city, and had every safety dodge known to man (you shoudl have seen my excellent light array) except a helmet.

I had an urgent appointment spraying 10 acres of St John’s Wort, plus my bike is a popular home for spiders after being used once, so I was not there. Plus I’d forgotten about it. and I still don’t have a helmet.

grungehippy you either live northside and have the same insecurity that many Melbournians have about their city vs Sydney or live southside and don’t get out much.
Either way, pretty ignorant.

We finished the night off with a tasty keg of Zierholz brown ale thanks to Christof, most appreciated and delicious.

Very disappointed to see the helmetless character.

HAHA classic missed it again though. We’re going to be doing a similar thing on the Gold Coast. Start somewhere in Burlie and finish up in Surfers.

what, pj’s to the southern cross club, tuggies and then home?

not quite the same feel me thinks…

I seriously wanted to come along but the haul back to Kambah would have been to fearsome and negated the relaxation that the event offered. That said, I’ll work out a way to partake next year.

Alternately, perhaps we can arrange a similar event for those on the southside of town?

i was always under the impression that riding drunk was just as illegal as driving drunk.

but it looks like it was fun!