CRASH THE LA MARATHON
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ruinedbyidiots at 05.22.09 - 4:20 pm
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ride is posted. see you at 3am.
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Is it this weekend? Fuck. so early, feeling tired already... but, man... last year's Los Angelopes Marathon was FUCKING EPIC... 24+ hours of riding...
the reverend dak05.22.09 - 4:22 pm
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yeah its on memorial day this year. the last two years ive done it, its been in march or something. way earlier than may. riding from burbank, to usc, doing the marathon, doing the marathon again, and then ridinig back to burbank is going to be epic.
ruinedbyidiots05.22.09 - 4:34 pm
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I was going to jump in a meet a friend doing the bike tour, but this is better if people show up
Gav05.22.09 - 4:53 pm
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this is monday morning right?
cbr lbc filled up i might as well show.
hmm i might wear like 8 bibs all at once.. hahahahaha this is what i've been saving them for!
_iJunes05.22.09 - 5:05 pm
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who haz the stereo system and will that be there?
rockin all night with the system is a must!
User105.22.09 - 5:09 pm
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http://lamarathon.com/bikemap.html
heres the course map.
ruinedbyidiots05.22.09 - 5:21 pm
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fuck yeah. i gotta catch up on sleep now!
coldcut05.22.09 - 5:22 pm
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Do'n the bike marathon @ 5, not hardcore enough for the 3am warm up.
My GF and I are doing the ride on our Fix gears.
Any other fixed gear riders doin it?
Would love to hook up in a fixed group b4 race.
2zRescue05.22.09 - 6:44 pm
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Ill be riding my project bike Ive been working on. Since my other bike that I had an accident on isnt in the best conditions right now but im there at 3am. I paid for the race at end of last year
Avis_One05.22.09 - 6:49 pm
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from the final instructions:
"Staff and security personnel will monitor access to the Bike Tour start area.
Riders without helmets or participant bibs will not be allowed in the starting area. Participants will not be able to enter ahead
of the start line; participants may begin lining up at 3:00 a.m. The Los Angeles Police Department Bike Patrol, National
Mountain Bike Patrol & California Emergency Mountain Patrol will lead the Bike Tour. THIS IS NOT A RACE. Your bib number must be on the front of your shirt so that it is clearly visible to the staff,
security, official photographers, and television cameras along the course. Riders without bibs will be removed from the tour."
http://lamarathon.com/pdfs/ABTFinalInstructions.pdf
sshagy05.22.09 - 11:43 pm
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they said that stuff last year and NO ONE was there to mess with people who didnt have bibs or helmets.
there are also no official photographers or television cameras out during the bike tour because no one gives a shit about it. all the news cares about is the actual running portion.
a guy who paid for the thing went down in front of some cops and was practically out cold (he was wearing his helmet backwards, if that says anything) and my friends dave and steve and i stopped to help him. the three of us had broken in and were helmet and bib-less. the cops were just like "oh, its a good thing you crashed here, theres a first aid tent across the street. walk over there and get help if you need it." they wouldnt even lift a finger to help this guy.
ruinedbyidiots responding to a
comment by sshagy
05.23.09 - 12:26 am
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we rode it bandit last year. we started about a half hour after the official start of the bike tour, and entered about a half mile or so into the course from a quiet side street. i was nervous about the helmet/bib-less thing for about 5 or 6 miles before realizing that they had more important shit to worry about. it's not a race, and it might be the slowest group of cyclist one will ever encounter. srsly.
but why 3am start? why not 5.30 or 6? see the sun rise.
kurtz05.23.09 - 1:38 am
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if you read the posting carefully you will see that we are riding it twice, once in a group with the streets blocked off by ourselves and once with the big group with everyone else.
ruinedbyidiots05.23.09 - 8:26 am
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Still want to meet up with a fixie group prior to the race...I mean "Tour".
We want to ride to a bar afterward, whose down? yes @ 6am! (consider it a continuation from the night b4)
2zRescue05.23.09 - 8:29 am
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oh, i had not read the actual ride posting until now. cool. see you guys on lap 2 then.
kurtz responding to a
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05.23.09 - 8:30 am
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I've done it twice. I think is boring. It felt like corralled cattle on bikes. Mooo!
I'd rather ride with Midnight Ridazz.
Joe Borfo responding to a
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05.23.09 - 9:16 am
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Oh yeah? Well, it's still much different to me. You are just a number channeled through the streets super early in the morning and nobody talks to each other.
Joe Borfo responding to a
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05.23.09 - 9:57 am
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Nevermind, I finally got around to reading what your ride was about and now I think this is cool.
Joe Borfo05.23.09 - 10:15 am
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im goin wit my fixie! i roll breakles nad no helmet so yeah im there! lets be at the front that is were i roll oh yea and i got my condumz to
User1 responding to a
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05.23.09 - 10:16 am
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I hope that officer that stood in the middle of the street while the pack went by is there again! That shit was dum to da max! I'm sticking around to watch the action if she is!
User1 responding to a
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05.23.09 - 10:22 am
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to those who rode the tour last year: are there really authority figures setting the pace in front? or will we be free to ride as fast as we like?
sshagy05.23.09 - 8:08 pm
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lapd motorcycles set the pace. but trust me, you wont catch up to them.
ruinedbyidiots05.23.09 - 8:10 pm
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early morning blazin ride , 24 + miles bdone by 07:50 . u got all day to relax/party..just go plzzzzzz... Borfo can't hang...
adrenalink05.23.09 - 9:19 pm
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anyone going to be a little tokyo? and riding ahead?
ill be working a johnny rockets! @ lil tokyo and i wanna head to USC too, but i dont wanna ride alone..
tekmo05.24.09 - 2:08 am
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crap, I don't think I'll have the energy to get out there. Plus, I don't really want to head out at 2am (when all the drunks are on the road) to meet at 3. Maybe I'll manage lap 2 with you guys.
Gav05.24.09 - 2:22 am
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Yeah my trip is going to be short I live too close to the starting line
Avis_One05.24.09 - 11:06 am
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what time does it start...?
who wants to ride to the marathon
from hollywood/wetsern...
emzeelok responding to a
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05.24.09 - 11:40 am
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its 45$ when i went to register
i'll be starting off from 2nd & central :(
tekmo responding to a
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05.24.09 - 12:12 pm
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anyone riding from burbank out to the 3am start we got music to keep you company if you want to meet up
fatpateatsfood05.24.09 - 4:33 pm
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valley leaves at 1:30am to meet up with wilshire/vermont at 2:30am. we might be getting more people at los feliz/riverside between then, too. i dont know.
ruinedbyidiots responding to a
comment by fatpateatsfood
05.24.09 - 4:37 pm
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Where is the valley leaving from?
imachynna responding to a
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05.24.09 - 4:49 pm
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hey i'm leaving from 2nd and central too
wanna meet up at starbucks or something?
u live at hikari??!?!?!
mes0suave responding to a
comment by tekmo
05.24.09 - 5:01 pm
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Can someone post a picture of the bibs for this year? they needed to be picked up yesterday or today. I know some ridazz are doing it legit....please post.
barleye05.24.09 - 6:42 pm
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It's pure mayhem barleye. You don't have to go through the trouble of making a bib. Just wear those hipster sunglasses you had on yesterday, and you'll be fine.
User1 responding to a
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05.24.09 - 6:52 pm
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Hey me and a friend wanna ride from the valley. Where are you guys meeting up? And can someone who's riding with the group on the first lap sending me their cell so I can call if we miss the group? Thanks!
-Eric
email: recchiaeric at gmail.com
twometal05.24.09 - 7:17 pm
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Hmmm. This sounds interesting. I might go to sleep now so I can get up and catch you all. I did the bike tour the last 2 years and I've never registered. They still give you the medal at the end.
Velocipede05.24.09 - 7:27 pm
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My brother picked up my Goodie Bag/Bib # so Im waiting for him to drop it off. He says the shirt looks cool
Avis_One05.24.09 - 7:34 pm
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been a while since I've been on a ride, but missed this last year, won't happen this year.
I'll be the slow one in the back
P-300005.24.09 - 9:28 pm
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me and suave will be at wilshire/vermont by 2:30am
anyone else?
tekmo05.24.09 - 11:49 pm
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See you at the start....(if I get the bar closed in time) james.
horse sense05.25.09 - 1:11 am
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that was fun....rode most of it with Harry. BBD, RBI, and Mehai were there.
20 miles done in 1 hr. 18 minutes.
barleye05.25.09 - 9:03 am
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Is it me or did the bike tour seemed shorter
Avis_One05.25.09 - 9:55 am
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That was a weird course. Do many marathons end with an elevation gain? Had to be a heart breaker for the wheelchair doods and doodites to see the last half mile be a climb. Would have been better to run the course in reverse or figure some way to not end with a climb.
BTW I took the first train to the marathon from LB. There was no one on the train going to this cause it would have been too late for the bike portion. Sure would be nice to configure the public transportation system (lite rail) and have it showcased for the spectators as part of the marathon.
User1 responding to a
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05.25.09 - 12:30 pm
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Yeah that would be cool seeing a fleet of busses going down fig. to start the race or something :)
Avis_One05.25.09 - 1:40 pm
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this was cool.
the first time we rode it ruled. i wish every ride had that pace.
coldcut05.25.09 - 2:10 pm
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i think it's retarded that the bike route is shorter.
coldcut responding to a
comment by ruinedbyidiots
05.25.09 - 2:47 pm
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i agree. thats why you ride it twice! once backwards, and once forwards.
ruinedbyidiots responding to a
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05.25.09 - 3:05 pm
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How many people met you guys at 3am? I saw bigbikedan towards the middle and rbi at the last mile or two.
mattspeed05.25.09 - 3:10 pm
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there was a good grip of people at 3am, maybe 50 or 60? we went the wrong way and did the course backwards, and right when we got back to the start we saw all the legit riders start leaving, so we jumped in again right away. hustled.
ruinedbyidiots05.25.09 - 3:13 pm
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I was going to ride up there and meet you guys there, but I couldn't get up the cojones to roll through Compton 1-2am solo.
User1 responding to a
comment by ruinedbyidiots
05.25.09 - 4:50 pm
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First train from noho to downtown is at 430am. Not enough time for me to make the start :(
stillline responding to a
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05.25.09 - 7:34 pm
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Fastest ride my fat ass has been on!
I bailed before the sun came out.
20 something miles in 1:15...
jeffwr3 responding to a
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05.26.09 - 4:11 am
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