Team 1FS (1 Fucking Speed) successfully completed the Larkin Hoffman MS 150 on Sunday. Friday to Sunday Jana, Phil, Karl, Phillip and I rode approximately 210 miles (338 Km). Which included 106 miles (170 Km) on Sunday. I felt like 18 million dollars after riding 100+ miles.

A major tip of the hat to Mark, Nick, and Kevin who rode well over 300 miles over the weekend. Including 150 miles on Friday! Instead of taking the bus to Proctor they rode the entire route in one day.

A full set of photos from the weekend are available over in my photostream.

When we got back we still had to haul our gear from our drop off point at Phillip’s house. Karl decided he’d put four people’s gear on his Big Dummy for shits and giggles. Here’s a video highlighting the voluminous load.

I like a girl in a helmet.

Bike Jerks All-City Championship from BikeJerks on Vimeo.

The third annual All-City Championship presented by Bike Jerks is slated for July 25-26, 2008.

Jeff put together this teaser video which is pretty radical. That Connor fella can sure pull off some insane skids.

The 2008 In the Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater May Day Parade in Minneapolis was a smashing success. This was the best weather the parade had enjoyed in the 10 years I have been attending. Everyone was in a right jolly mood.

First off, I am so happy to see more bikes out this year. It wasn’t just me who felt that way either. I swear that more people were riding bikes to and fro the festival than ever before.

Here are few of the bicycle related highlights. More photos can be found over in my flickr.

A face to face tandem. Both riders pedal at the same time.

110% Nightmare Fuel

Petrol Power!

One of the coolest entries in the parade was the Beat Shack. A leftover from the Art Shanty project. A human powered moving Ice House. Complete with working stove.

The May Day Parade is one of the greatest things about Minneapolis. We should all feel proud of the community spirit that goes into making this parade possible.

Addendum - The Scallywags Bike Club having recently gone kaput was not in the pre-parade of freak bikes this year. The Jesus loving gutter punk jean jacket wearing bike club is no more. Only thing I missed was not seeing their 360 flip bike.

What to do when you buy a new bike and you have to get the old one home? Give your friend with a Surly Big Dummy a call.

Shown in the video and this flickr set is a fixed gear attached to a Yakima channel rack which is attached to Xtra-cycle Wide Loader being transported across the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis.

This showed up on Surly’s blog. On their way to Homie Fall Fest 2006. The ubiquitous “Ace of Spades” had a hand in the mayhem.