freak bike fall

Updated event flyers.

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map!

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Friday:
*Alley Cat 6pm (if interested in doing stop talk to Dutch or Sam), meet up TBA, will end at Dropout Ride meet up.
*Dropout Bike Club Ride, meet at Col. Summers Park at 9pm and we ride at 10pm to mystery location.
----Bike events during bands (Rabbit's Bike Tractor Pull, Freak Drag race, and more)
----Live music at 11 brought to you by the Tall Tour Crew with (Grrrl Friend, Saucy Yoda, Drew Slum, White Fang, The Wrong Kind, Feral Pigs)
----at 1am prepare to dance with disco lights and all that jazz.

Saturday:
*11am to 2pm Brunch at Irondelles Ashley's, it's her Birthday too. SE 39th/Taylor.
*4pm to 10pm Block Party with bands and beer host by Dead Baby BC.
*10pm ride to After party

Sunday:
Freak Bike Olympics & Bar-BQ
*2pm under Marquam Bridge on SE side next to Hawthorne
Show off your projects, bar-bq, and fun bike events
*8pm Zoobomb!
*After races, movie at Elephant House hosted by Ashley.

Freak Bike Fall 2011

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FBF IV Friday Oct. 21st - Sunday Oct. 23rd

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It's happening!

Check out the facebook invite!

See you in October!

year 3, what a sucess!

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winners for this year are.....

alley cat- jacobo

dropout ride had a foot down derby & hand holding race on the ride

not entirely sure about saturdays events, but rollo, skid competition, & 6 pack chug were super fun! i'm missing some other events :(
thanks dead babies & j-ryde for bringing the party!

ZB races:
16"
party boy
guardrail
florian

freak:
turbo
martini
emily b. wings

olympics
round the block- gabe
strip foot down- dutch
chicken chug- party boy & college girl
beer chug- cedar
best trick- eliza

this weekend was the most fun, busy, emotional, super hilarious, fulfilling, depressing, ridiculous 4 days i've spent with the zoobomb family in a very long time. it was amazing! i love and cherish all the time i've spent with all my amazing west coast friends. thank you for making it the best!

see you next year!

ch-ch-ch-changessssssss....

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turn & face the strain!

Sunday olympics will be moved to Monday.
Munday Funday Olympics at Col. Summer's at 4pm.

tell your friends please!

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Friday Oct. 15th
Alley Cat race at 8pm SHARP! meet at Irving Park
Race ends at Col. Summers Park
Dropout Ride leaves at 10:30 to mystery end spot!

Saturday Oct. 16th

Brunch starts at 11am, will go until whenever everyone leaves

1605 SE 33rd Ave. sign on front of house says Skye Blue Can Sew
will be in backyard unless it is pouring rain, then everyone should go
in the front door and come up stairs.

Potluck style, some food will be provided, donations requested

Looking for donations of:

-food stamps for eggs (or eggs themselves)

-disposable or non disposable plates and utensils. OR bring your own stuff, and wash it!

-cooking volunteers

2pm meet at the dead-end of SE Brooklyn St, and SE Gideon St (accessible by SE 12th, or via the pedestrian footbridge off of Brooklyn) for fun time games! bring a mini.

7pm meet at Apex at 12th & Division for drink specials then ride to dirty 30 party! (out near devils' point)

Sunday Oct. 17th

Special Olympics have been postponed.
will be attending a memorial in SE portland.

Zoobomb! meet at the pyle at 9pm.
races! 16", open, skate, G-bike?, and FREAK classes! prizes for some! shame for others.

MONDAY OCT. 18TH

4PM AT COL. SUMMER'S PARK
SPECIAL OLYMPICS

have some stuff to give away, still want to have some fun..
it's usually well attended etc.. yaddah-yaddah-yaddah..

tell your friends!

Announcing 2010 FBF Dates!

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Oct. 15-17, 2010

oh yeah...

i've been approached by a few people with ideas about new things this year should include. yay!
there is a bit of a formula to the weekend, but i am always open for suggestions. some things are also pretty much taken care of too.

usually:
friday evening alleycat
ride to end spot for late fun, etc.

sat.
morning brunch
day event
PM party

sun.
possible 2nd brunch
olympics
zoobomb

i switched the dates to a bit later in Oct.

meeting at my house soon! (b/c i don't work at black sheep anymore, eff that.)
monday sept. 13th at 5pm
1735 NE Weidler st.
8|o 92E o29E

if you want to help out:
need alleycat station masters
PRIZES! for alleycat, olympics, and zoobomb freak, 16", open, g-bike and skate.
brunch locations
food! any & all kinds!
BOOZE! booze donations! money to buy cups, then fill with beer from a keg someone has paid for!
press, flyer design, flyer distribution
beg for donations from any and everyone.. ask your boss, or favorite local shop for coffee, bikes, grocery, snacks, books, clothes etc.. if you need proof it's for a real thing, i have a pretty cover letter/request thingy with my name & cause on it and junk.. heh.

FBF II weekend placings

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fri 10/9 alley cat:
larsen
pedi cab ryan
dutch

sat 10/10 deth trak:
twitch
dutch
larsen

sun olympics 10/11
egg & spoon: monica
PBR chug: sysfail
blind/dizzy race: jacobo & twitch
slowest tall bike: j ryde
tall bike foot down: jacobo & sysfail (2 rounds)
best trick: blake
pie jousting: dogeye

ZB freak bike race 10/11:
dogeye
larsen
SG

16":
guardrail nick
mech mark
tia

G bike:
clint
scrap
jave

hellway:
jon huey
clint
scrap

overall weekend:
1st dogeye - skid's bike
2nd dutch - doc's chopper
3rd larsen - tony's 20"

FBF is THIS WEEKEND!

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yeehaw! get psyched and ready!

dan from crankmychain.com will be talking to me on wed the 7th.

tune in at noon!

1st place trophy for Deth Trak!!!

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Work by: Zak Davis
Materials provided by: Malaya Signs

FLYER!

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Map for FBF II locations

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FBF II EVENT SCHEDULE ! details to follow.

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10/8/09
Mini bike pump track TBD

10/9/2009
5pm Freak Bike Alleycat
Meet at Dawson Park @ N. Williams and Stanton

9pm-ish
Meet at Lucky Devil Lounge for MMR
The earlier you get there, the more boobies you get to see.
BRING TIPS FOR THE DANCERS, YOU DEADBEAT!

Pro- Photographers will be on hand to snap photos of the most Freak Bikes in PDXXX. Bring yours!
- costume contest, WEAR YOUR BEST FOR HALLOWEEN!
- freak bike beauty contest , decided once and for all by a jury of your peers.
- 6 person jousting sudden death rally
- on to the mystery location! Ride is freak bike friendly.

10/10/2009
nooner brunch @ 5239 NE Garfield at Sumner

(go & set up for Deth Trak)

4:20pm @ NW 405 underpass at NW 18th & Savier
- DETH TRAK

6pm Meet at the Steele Bridge for Concourse D' Elegance/ Oregon Manifest group ride. They'll be Champagne! ride to OM location, Crash party!

10/11/09
11:11am brunch @ Black Sheep Bakery NE 19th ave at Glisan, N of Sandy Blvd.
Followed by Bike-Endo with Nature Boy at Buckman Field

3pm Freak Bike Special Olympics at 13th & Alder (Hawthorne Bridge if it RAINS!)
- best trick, open class
- tall bike musical chairs
- slowest tall bike race
- blind biker, dizzy switch-off race
- open flag race soda (four loko) chug
- egg & spoon race
- ‘pie’ jousting

9pm
-meet at the Pyle, 13th & Burnside, then on to the hill!

10:30pm
- races: open/family, 12", 16", g-bike, skate, fastest freak bike in Portland!
- on to Lego Haus for closing ceremonies & party fun!

FBF II MEETING thur 8/27 @7pm

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it's that time... i forgot i have to start doing stuff for this, and i need your help!

meeting is @ black sheep 7pm thur 8/27 that's less than 1 week away!

i highly encourage members from Irondelles, North Freak and Dropouts come to the meeting & be your representatives.
i want a big collaboration this year! more fun! we all know this weekend can get a whole ton better..

i'd also like to invite all the other fucking rad builder's and idea peoples we know to attend, help us make things, and participate.
i know you guys have ideas and things you wanna see happen. do it better!

Agenda:
event calender. kinda same layout? switch events some days? got new ideas?
possible oregon manifest collabo/participation.

friday- alleycat, contests, MMR.

sat.- breakfast, bike endo?, would anyone play polo? rollo?
mini bike derby, deth trak WE NEED A BUNCH MORE SHIT THIS YEAR. i'm in search of people/groups who want to build a single obstacle then join all of them at the location. making it a real deth trak!
party, we need beer & location! you-know-where-house pretty please?

sun: breakfast, olympics, jousting, zoobomb.

need: trophies as always. prizes, $, food, ass, titties. i have donation request letters written up that need distributing. the press release coming soon.

it's gonna be great! start builing a new freak bike, or a trophy. FBF 2.0 will be amazing!

FBF II

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freak bike fall is back this year. only i'm actually gonna do it better and get sponsors, beer, and party locations.
promise :)

oct 9-11 2009
never forget.

pay attention.

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10/17/2008
5pm alleycat starts at col. summer's park at 20th & SE Belmont
9pm
- Meet @ COL. SUMMER'S PARK AT 20TH & BELMONT! NOT irving@ 7th ave & NE fremont
- costume contest
- freak bike beauty contest
- Dropout & N. Freak group ride
- jousting!
- on to the mystery dance party!

10/18/2008
11:11am
- brunch @ Marc’s 4826 NE 22nd (NO MEAT ALLOWED!)
- ride to open bike polo showdown at alberta park.
between NE Killingsworth & Ainsworth just off of NE 22nd ave
minis, reg. bikes, tall bikes, choppers, chariots invited.
- ride to freak bicycle building workshop at N. Freak headquarters @ 2828 NE Hoyt

------------rest time------------

8pm @ NW 405 underpass between NW 20th & thurman
- mini bike (roller) derby
- death track

--------ride to eat food------------

11pm
- ride to dance Party! (location TBA)

10/19/2008
11:11am brunch @ Dutch’s - 2828 NE Hoyt
2pm Freak Bike Special Olympics under the Hawthorne Bridge
- mini bike track stand competition
- tall bike musical chairs
- slowest tall bike race
- tall bike pyle-on
- blind chopper switch-off
- open flag race soda (beer) chug
- egg & spoon race
CHAIN REACTION

--------rest and food time---------

9pm
-meet at the new pyle, then on to the hill!

10:30pm
- races: open/family, 12", 16", g-bike, skate, chopped/chopper, tall bike, chariot
- best in show (top 3 from all
classes) fastest freak bike ever! race
- on to lego land for closing
ceremonies & dance party fun!

i'm on bikeportland.org!!!!

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everyone has been really excited. which makes me really excited!
we've got team canada & team seattle coming! top bike builders, families & all sorts of shit.

so now we're down to the final 2 weeks and i need to ask favors, and make you all give me stuff & help & clean.

wait! come back! keep reading!! it'll still be fun... promise! ....hello? anyone still there?

fri oct 17th
alley cat needs another 1 or 2 stations.
dutch & b-lo have 2 station ideas.. and we need prizes.

the bike beauty contest will be judged on the following criteria: conformation, welds, paint, and overall creativity. i have 2 judges already... and they're awesome.
we also need prizes for the beauty contest and best costume. and score cards. 1-10 on index cards on a ring... do it!
justa- is blessing us with something rad for the best costume prize.
tiago- is making something snazzy for the most beautiful freak bike.

N. freak is bringing lances & cones.
then we go party & dance.

sat. oct 18th
brunch is going to be at ? marc's house. BUT no meat can be served there. so unless you damned carnivores come up with a better spot... it's there.
polo location is at alberta park... tall bike competitors may need mallets. jus' sayin.
the workshop is at dutch's house. (that's why breakfast is at your house on sun. instead)

bike derby starts at 8pm. we need cones and vests. can whomever brought them during MBS please bring them again? or contact me?
DEATHTRAK needs some explaining. pay attention.
this is to be one of the most brutal events ever. chariot wars is for girls. yup. cause i won. ha! no really... i want carnage, weapons, SAFETY GEAR, fireworks, food, liquids, and awesome. ya heard? this is an individual event. there will be a tiered competition. heats will go, then winners square off in the end. someone may go to the hospital.
we need old matress's, cardboard boxes, pallets, safety barrels, real barrels, food, edible or not, smoke bombs, roman candles, flares.... whatever.
skye-the obsticle course will be worked into DEATHTRAK.
FBF LLC. assumes no responsibility for said event, occurences, injury and entered contestant assumes all liabilities.

then we'll go party. which i don't know where yet. i'm deciding. and we need beer.

sun. oct 19th
brunch is at dutch's house.
special olympics are under the hawthorne bridge.

mini bike track stand comp. slowest tall bike, tall bike musical chairs, blind chopper switch off, tall bike pile-on, open flag race, egg & spoon race.
we need some canned beverages, a stopwatch, a dozen hard-boiled eggs, cones, blindfolds, & 7 prizes.
chain reaction is performing. yay! sorry sauce, that you have to leave work and then go back after you're done. you can kick me in the shin.

at night we meet at the pyle and have tall bike bad-ass challenge. JK!
races will be open class, 12", 16", g-bike, skate, chopped/chopper, chariot & tall bike.
best in each class will compete for the best in show!

then we go party at lego land!

a few updates and changes.

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-all day saturday will now be referred to as "Mandy's day"
it is her birfday, she makes sick burrito bikes, & she gets the entire day of events dedicated to her.

-the olympics title has been changed to 'special olympics' for they are not olympics. thanks to coach Ryno Dan for his assistance.

-jordan hufnagel of hufnagel cycles, and neal fegan of montana transit authority have agreed to be 2 of the judges for the freak bike beauty contest. dear chunk, i need 3... just say yes!

-there will be a freak bike alley cat to open the fest on friday the 17th. 5pm start time.
to all our Canadian friends: get down here quickly!

thank you and stay tuned.

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schedule is up!

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meeting last night was great. 10? people showed up... thanks everyone. we nailed the schedule down. some locations may change but... mama hope you like.

fri oct 17th 2008 at 9pm
meet at fremont park, 7th ave & NE fremont
-costume contest
-bicycle beauty contest
then N. Freak & Dropout ride to
-jousting!
then mystery dance party!

sat oct 18th 2008 at 11am
-brunch (NE location TBA)
-ride to bike polo at alberta park. minis, reg. bikes, tall bikes, choppers, chariots invited.
-ride to freak bicycle building workshop at N. Freak hdqs.

------------rest time------------

8pm at NW 405 underpass
-mini bike (roller) derby
-death track
-tall bike obsticle course

--------go eat food------------

11pm dance Party! (location TBA)

sun oct 18th 2008 at 11am
-brunch (SE location TBA)

2pm Freak bike olympics

CHAIN REACTION
-mini bike track stand competition
-tall bike musical chairs
-slowest tall bike race
-tall bike pyle-on
-blind chopper switch-off
-open flag race soda (beer) chug
-egg & spoon race

--------rest and food time---------

9pm meet at the (new?) pyle, then on to the hill!
10:30pm races:
-open/family, 12", 16", g-bike, skate, chopped/chopper, tall bike, chariot
-best in show (top 3 from all classes) fastest freak bike ever! race
-on to lego land for closing ceremonies & dance party fun!

negotiations are in the works..

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Freak Bike Fall planning meeting is being held on thursday sept. 11th at 7pm @ Black Sheep Bakery. 523 NE 19th Ave Portland, OR

please attend to share ideas, listen to mine, give advice, backrubs, talk about booze, eat, plan.

yay!

minutes will be posted.

thank you.

Freak Bike Fall is coming soon!

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seriously.

friday oct 17 - sunday oct 19

gear up for a wicked weekend of fun and freaks during portland's 1st freak bike fall!

stay tuned for updates, website, event list, volunteer opportunities and all that shit..

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