blues, beer, bikes, and fuck I don't know

Too much beer over the weekend, and I realized I hadn't posted her in eons. Some boss I am, huh?

So here's what's up with Hell Yes Sprints. We're trying to figure out a way to make this thing work. We simply can't drive to Detroit with three of us in a rented van, be gone for 18 hours, miss two half days at work and still lose $300. Can't do it.

We WILL go almost anywhere and break even, just can't lose money. The Blind Pig really helped us out with $1 for every guy or gal the entered the room (and that wasn't a cover, that was just BP kickin it in. Very cool, and it helped. Didn't hel;p that our last gig there was during UM spring break. O'well, we'll learn about that shit.

Founders wanted us to come on Sunday afternoon to help boost Sunday's gross sales and put some $ into their staff's pockets but wouldn't split the gate, or let us have a cover charge. They basically wanted us for free. Sorry GR folks we just can't do that...so go get mgt at Founder's to uderstand we're not a charity and we'll be there next week!!

Right Brain in TC needs to get their entertainment license thing straightened out and we'll be back there soon, we hope.

I tried to re-schedule April 11th to Inside-Out Gallery and we were going to combine Hell Yes Sprints AND a Bicycle Fashion Show featuring clothes and bikes from all the area bike shops. Had the date schedules, had support from Northern Express mag, was gonna do a $5 cover charge as a benefit for TART, lots more goodies. But guess what? We couldn't get the (OTHER) local bike shops to agree to come and/or to return phone calls. Yes that includes Brickwheels, City Bike Shop, GT Cycle, and McLain Cycle. Either they didn't return my phone call, or they didn't have an money (was going to cost them only $100 each and we'd take care of all the details, etc), or they (City Bike Shop) "Didn't think it was in their own best interest." whatever that means.

So....local TC bike riders, just keep that shit in mind the next time you need a tube or a chain or want to spend $100 = $1000 in a bike shop or when you have to listen to them cry about internet sales. End of Rant.

Sorry, I've been swamped .... totally. After the Blind Pig we took the whole show on the road to Indianapolis and the North American Hand Made Bicycle Show. Too cool.
I'll have all the times from BP#2, and Indy up soon. Gimmee a break, I'm adding this shit at 1:32 am on Tuesday.
Anyw-hay here's Mark (#2) and Garrett (#1) from Indy.

COming Events......

Next week we'll be in Ann Arbor at the Blind Pig on the 23rd at 9:30 pm till ????

More photos from Feb 9th at the Blind Pig.



Then on Friday, February 27 ....we'll be at ARTBike in Indianapolis





See ya there................

Other coming events...........


Tentaive......East Lansing - Harper's Restaurant and Brew Pub.

Tentative.....Lalamazoo

Confirmed....Traverse City - Right Brian Brewery - Saturday, April 11th at 7pm.

Blind Pig Feb 9th

more photos at
Carl's Flickr

Results = Ann Arbor

Long day....and night. Carl, Erin and I got back to TC at 6:30 am from Ann Arbor.

Hell Yes Sprints at the Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI on Feb 9th starting at 9:30 pm.
Sponsored by Ann Arbor Cyclery http://a2cyclery.com/ at 1200 Packard Street, Ann Arbor. Thanks for your support.

Men's Finals

1. Todd Hayes 16.547
2. Corey Dubrish 17.404
3. Christopher Ridgard 17.909

Women's Finals

1. Laura Johnson 20.762
2. Christina Jovanovic 21.982

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Women's Qualifying Times
1. Elizabeth Royal; 22.629
2. Laura Johnson 23.312
3. Christina Jovanovic 23.874
4. Kari Berger 25.537
5. Clair Leighton 27.866
6. Andrea Bachman 28.353

Men's Qualifying Times
1. Jason Boynton 18.167
2. Big Matt 18.311
3. Jimmy Raggett 18.658
4. Corey Dubrish 18.584
5. Jeff Carek 18.725
6. Carl Bean-Larson 18.790
7. Erin Chamberlain 18.809
8. Brian Jankowski 18.992
9. Rob Cyrek 19.081
10. Spencer Olinek 19.133
11. Nick Tenbrink 19.159
12. Christopher Ridgard 19.402
13. Jon Royal 19.460
14. Geoff Perrin 19.701
15. Edward Lynch 19.919
16. Andy Hromadka 19.956
17. Todd Hayes 19.985
18. Sam Tai 20.127
19. Ian Ogden 20.136
20. Adam Say 20.275
21. Dave Degeus 20.299
22. Kris Running 20.548
23. Chad Harris 20.975
24. Vardy Potter 21.162
25. Lee Shaw 21.447
26. Evan Williams 21.607
27. Kurt Potter 21.664
28. Adam Wheeler 21.669
29. Keaton Lutes 21.777
30. Jeff Potter 22.116
31. Daniel Soebbing 22.146
32. Scott Curry 22.895
33. Matthew Aslesen 23.212
34. Noah Yeargari 23.24
35. Kyle Carey 24.295

heading to A2 tomorrow morning....

Carl and Erin and I are rolling outa Traverse late Monday morning headed to Ann Arbor, bringing Hell Yes Sprints to the Blind Pig. Thanx to Jimmy Raggett. www.jimmyrigged.com
Swing back for some photos. /d

Schedule for Febuary -April

Monday, February 9th
Blind Pig
Ann Arbor
9:30pm -

Monday, February 23rd
Blind Pig
Ann Arbor
9:30pm -

Around March 1
ARTBIKE
Indianapolis
TBD

Pending - March 22
Founders Brewery
Grand Rapids
TBD

April 11th
Right Brain Brewery
Traverse City
7pm -