It looks like Bike Polo in Minneapolis is finally taking root. Connor finally took the initiative and made a few mallets.

Come on down to Logan Park and try it out. It is a ton of fun to watch. I went down a few weekends ago to watch and ended up playing for the first time. I had a blast and only ended up with a skinned ankle.

Starts at 6:30pm every Sunday and goes until its too dark to see. All you need to bring is you bike everything else required to play is provided.

PS League because it sounds good. It is just pick up games.

Photo Courtesy of Landon

Did a fast group ride last night. 8 of us left Powderhorn careening down to Hidden Falls, through Crosby Farm Park, and out and up Snelling to Como Lake. 28 miles of fun. Put me in the perfect frame of mind to ride the MS 150 this weekend.

Photo courtesy of Michael Forester

The Bicycle Film Festival is once again coming to Minneapolis. And while the official info is not yet on the MPLS page, I can offer a semi-official docket of events. All of which are listed on the calendar page. More on the myriad of events later.

In May of 2007 a friend and I threw scAVENGER!. Over 100+ people turned out and we raised several hundred dollars for a local cyclist involved in a hit and run accident. Right around the time I was going to start planning for scAVENGER! 2 I was honored to be invited to plan the BFF Scavenger Hunt.

Tentatively this will be held on Saturday July 12th at 1pm. The race will launch from Varsity Bike Shop. Being a Film Festival event you can look forward to a scavenger hunt with a bicycle film twist. More info on the Bicycle Film Festival Scavenger hunt as soon as I dream it up. For now head on over to the calendar page and check out the events scheduled for July 9th to the 12th.

Ken Avidor creator of Roadkill Bill has posted the first four pages of his graphic novel Bicyclopolis over on his blog.

What the hell is Bicyclopolis you ask?

I began my journey to Bicyclopolis in 2076, nearly 65 years after all contact with the North American continent ceased. Travel was restricted as the chaos and violence swept over North America after the “Peak Oil” year of 2006. The runaway greenhouse effect that began in 2015 spawned scores of powerful storms in the Atlantic Ocean increasing the risk to travelers. Since ships that burned fossil fuels were banned by the final Kyoto Convention of 2018, no sailing ship would attempt the dangerous Atlantic voyage to America. After the loss of radio transmissions, the fate of Americans in the Post-Industrial Era remained a mystery.

I’ve no idea if this is for sale or not yet but I have been following the sketches and progress of this bizarre piece of fiction for a few years.

Check this link dump for more info on the post-petroleum piece of fiction.

PS That picture of a collapsed 35W was created long before it actually collapsed.

Someone grab a wooden stake and make sure that it is really really dead.

The Met Council voted 11-1 to accept the Washington Avenue plan for the LRT Central Corridor. With the University of Minnesota’s representative being the only NO vote.

“The resolution that we passed today does close the door on the northern alignment,” said Peter Bell, who chairs both the planning committee and the Met Council.

I’m so glad that this project is moving forward. My only fear now is that the Fed will use this infighting as an excuse to not give us the funding we need.

Presented by CurlyBuhjorn productions.

$5 to race

Starts at 1534 Como Ave St. Paul, MN and ends/parties at First Amendment in Nordeast MPLS.

Sean and Bjorn are putting on an Alleycat this weekend. Sponsored by Burlesque of North America and Behind Bars Bike Shop. I know this race will be fun as opposed to painful.

There are rumors of a wheelset for the winner.

Check out the rumors and smack talk over at MBL.