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[ba3bous]

[Bast]

[ba3bous]

Oh yeah, I forgot to update the post with some details and questions.

Here is what I have so far for rules:
The race starts at Westlake Center (or possibly somewhere different if someone knows a better place to start) each participant will receive a spoke card and when the whistle is blown, will run to the nearest cycle share stand, grab a bike and put a spoke card in one of the wheels. There will be 4 checkpoints with their own challenges and you must finish at Westlake again (to pick up your real bike to go home on)

Things I need help with:
* Spoke cards: I was talking to Dravis about these and the idea we came up with was to have plain white cards with a bicycle related quote on one side. Not necessarily a real quote but one like "To climb a hill using strength that is not your own is an abomination Ezekiel 23:20"
* checkpoints: I was thinking of having Uwajimaya, Seattle Center, SLU park, Cal Anderson park and UW anyone have better suggestions?
* challenges: I am completely stumped as far as these go, need help
* date: next weekend?

Here is a map of the stations near westlake:

[ride bikes]

Just don't conflict w/ the Messquerade and you should be fine.

Making folks ride up Capitol Hill on a Pronto steed?


And checkpoint challenges? Booze. Or gross food combos. Maybe an indian burn/pink belly if you're feeling diabolical. Really, just leave them open to interpretation and let the volunteers working 'em figure it out...

[J_Dada]

Keep it simple for the challenges: stock checkpoints with cans of beer and soda, make racers finish one or the other before moving on.

[wang]

I'd test the cycleshare stations first- to make sure there's no cooldown timer of 30 minutes in between bike rentals like some places

[axel]

can we please make this more complicated somehow?

[madamimadam]

[ride bikes]

[ba3bous]

[Bast]

[Drain]

[axel]

[ba3bous]

Some of the checkpoints are more than half an hour apart which would mean swapping the bike if going from one of them to the other

I heard there's a laminator, does anyone know who has it? I'll print out the cards this evening. Maps of the city with stars at the checkpoints for punching out and the point 83 logo on the back for the spoke card you keep, nonsensical quotes in comic sans for the cards you leave in the bikes you use.

Any volunteers for the checkpoints? Name the one you would like to run, although a hidden case of beer/soda nearby and a required selfie while chugging is the other alternative if there aren't enough volunteers for them.

[Kale]

[Dravis Bixel]

I am also in. I am happy to man a checkpoint or help plan stuff if you need.

[ba3bous]

I was thinking this sunday but I'm open to moving the date back if it's too short notice.

[J_Dada]

Racers should start on staggered dates to aid in the confusion.

I propose 3 separate dates with 3 separate start times. Only one date and start-time combo will be the real one, the rest will just be meant to throw off the racers. Racers who show up at all posted dates and start times receive a bonus. For added confusion, some of the times should be provided in EST and some in PST, this will make the race more fun.

[rob]

[axel]

[ba3bous]

[derrickito]

pro tips:
-dry run this shit
-make some executive decisions
-post a new thread with CLEAR DIRECTIONS AND INFO

ain't no one got time to figure this threads shit out and decipher all that is going on here

[ba3bous]

Thanks, I was going to go back to the initial post and put in the updated everything at the end but that is cleaner.

[derrickito]

i foresee a cluster fuck with a pile of people all trying to use the same pronto computer at the same time. but i like watching cluster fucks happen when im not running them :)

[ba3bous]

I expect that too, giving a distinct advantage to whoever obtains a key before the event

[PicaManPanties]

happy to volunteer. punch cards, hand out favors, kick back and bullshit while the cluster fuckery commences... pm me

[Shosho]

I'll help at a checkpoint.

[blasdelf]