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Mad Max on Bikes: Beyond Bike Dome!
by bikey mcridesalot
Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
A fun mystery ride which found us running from the Bronze, ruling the Wastelands, and having a fun time exploring our community and making new friends!
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stopping at laurel and pacific
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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See, SCPD? We follow the CVC!
bike church
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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We arrived at the Bike Church to bolster our numbers and draw more to our ranks...
river
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Down River to the Wastelands...
stopping at the ped bridge
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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To congregate and reflect on the horror that lay below us...
cars
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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...the sardines in their cans!
photo op!
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Amidst the ruins of Santa Cruz, we found an abandoned piece of construction equipment...
down to the wastelands...
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Looking out across the industrial district
harvey west
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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through the ruins of Harvey West....
futuristic gladiator match
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Many valiant souls tried to tame the unseemly beast that was this small, poorly maintained bike...
another rider
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Another brave bike warrior...
another rider
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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And another...
crash!
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Many tried, and many fell in glorious battle with the bike...
another rider
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Our stalwart leader conquers the track....
more track
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Nearly all of us attempted the death bike, and few succeeded in making it more than 20 feet...
ghosts?
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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As we explored the ruins of the industrial district, we were reminded of visages of a life past...
bikesharks and minnows.
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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After the epoxy-clips, the main sporting event is bike sharks and minnows. Those who lost were robbed of their Tri-Flow, and doomed to wander the Wasteland in an H2 for all eternity....
traveler
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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A fellow bike warrior regales us with tales of Mystery Rides past...
tracks
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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Riding back along the rail road tracks
A beautiful sunset
by bikey mcridesalot Saturday Aug 19th, 2006 3:18 PM
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As we left the ruins of Harvey West, the sun set brilliantly. Join us every Friday outside of O'Neill's at 5:30- and for Critical Mass, the last Friday of every month at 5:30 at the Clock Tower! Hope to see you there as we advocate for bicycling in Santa Cruz, sustainable transportation, and best of all, make new friends and have fun riding together!