IAAL•MAF Inviational No. 3
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Agent Orange at 01.4.07 - 9:47 am
For our next trick, the ruthless and legendary IAAL•MAF bike gang has strapped down the third in our ongoing series of invitationals -- this one promising to be a tour de farce along the historic highs and lows of the renowned Town of Down and its surrounds. But what's with the ride's "No Surrender Monkeys" name, you ask? Well if you must know, it's a bit of a complex play off a pop-cult reference that was popularized in a "Simpsons" edisode, which itself derived from how rapidly the French military resistance folded against German forces in WWII. But all you need to comprehend is that the "No Surrender" applies to this ride's ups and downs. In other words there be some climbs you can't be giving up on. Nothing major mind you, just the tops of Angelino Heights and Bunker Hill and Elysian Park. And along the way you'll be seeing some of the past, present and future of our fine city, some landmarks you never knew existed, not to mention some awesome afternoon vistas and cityscapes. Oh yeah, there'll be special spoke cards awarded to the fastest down the 4th Street drop zone and to the last never-say-die rider up to the top of Bishop Canyon in Elysian Park. With the IAAL•MAF, everyone's a winner. So be there!
Starts/Ends: Echo Park's Brite Spot Diner at 1918 W. Sunset Blvd.
Date: January 28, 2007
Start Time: Gather at 2:30 p.m., ride at 3 p.m.
Mileage: 13.75
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The spoke cards are spiff, the scout ride's been completed and all looks great and grand and we're a week away... who's in!?
Agent Orange01.21.07 - 6:24 am
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Forecast calls for better weather tomorrow (?) . . . fingers crossed, please!
mr rollers01.27.07 - 3:25 pm
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Be it here to and forever known hence that I'm doing this ride, rain or shine or anywhere in between). The IAAL*MAF shirks not from a chance of precipitationalization.
Agent Orange01.27.07 - 10:00 pm
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Yes . . . it's not raining, the sun is shining!
Wake up and get on your bike!
mr rollers01.28.07 - 11:55 am
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i hope the brite spot is ok with me leaving my car in their parking lot.
ruinedbyidiots01.28.07 - 12:50 pm
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Don't know about that, it's a very small parking lot, but there's a decent amount of street parking and a large, free city lot nearby.
mr rollers01.28.07 - 1:01 pm
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Great ride as always. Awesome route! There seems to be a trend Wolfpack is fast, MR is flat and social, and the IAAL-MAF has hiils.
sc_nomad01.28.07 - 8:30 pm
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that was a smokin' ride
love them humps
scenic, too
angry midget
spiraldemon01.28.07 - 8:56 pm
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Thanks to all that came out . . . hope you enjoyed yerselves. If you didn't get a card (and want one), I'm making more, find me at some future ride. I guess wheeze too popular . . .
mr rollers01.28.07 - 10:56 pm
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The angry midget almost killed me on that last climb
420LaHaRR01.29.07 - 10:50 am
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looks like you guys had a great run! I was stuck in my cave working towards deadline today.... sucks for me.
Roadblock01.29.07 - 11:05 am
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