Riding Around Moscow

Riding to Class from Graham Mathew on Vimeo.

Trick Sess

a single gear in a single day from on Vimeo.

Bike Polo - Pullman

Thursday (tomorrow) at 7:30 in the top floor of the parking garage underneath the fine arts building at WSU campus.

If you are coming from Moscow you will take the first right once you are in Pullman, up stadium way until you reach the third stoplight. Park on the street to the right (Wilson Road) to avoid parking in the garage. On the opposite side of Stadium Way is the Fine arts Building. Ride to the top floor.

We have made 10 sweet mallets so you do not have to bring one.

We look forward to having numbers.

See you guys there! See posting here.

Mind E-Racer Re-Cap

Moscow's fall semester alley cat has come and gone. Everything went really smooth with just under 40 racers coming out to compete in Mind E-Racer. With the race starting at East City Park, riders were given their manifest a few minutes before the race began. What everyone didn't know was that at one of the stops during the race they were going to be given a second manifest.
Once the race was on, people had to take Mind Erasers at one stop. Go to the University of Idaho library and find the title of a book of the given call number. The title was race appropriate, "Mash." From there you could continue finding things around campus or head out to the mall where we had Claire signing manifests. People then began their trek back into town only to find the second manifest at Mikey's Gyros. There were another four stops that included One World Cafe, Taco Bell, Student Union Building, and the Bagel Shop. Once finished with the second manifest it was an all out sprint to the finish for those that found the end location at John's Alley Tavern.The Mind E-Racer Trophies.

Zach taking home the Chrome Bag. Stoked!

At the end location we had the movie Mash playing on the big screen.

The spoke card for the race.

Beer drinking at Mikey's.

Thanks to everyone that came out and particapted in the 2008 Mind E-Racer alley cat race!

Thanks to the local buisnesses that gave out some swag for the event!

Mikey's Gyros, Paradise Creek Bicycles, Follets Mountain Sports, One World Cafe, John's Alley Tavern, Moscow Food Co-op, Miles making Mind Erasers behind Chevron, Claire at Sprint signing manifests while working, Irene handing out 2nd manifests and making riders chug beer and the U of I libraians for yelling out "Mash!"

I would also like to give a big thanks to Traitor Cycles for hooking it up with t-shirts and equipment. Chrome Bags for sending out a SICK Metropolis Messenger Bag. Check these compnaies out and support them!!

Coming next spring, MASHscow 2!!

Raffle Items

Don't think you'll be able to get a top three finish and win one of our awesome trophies? Well not to worry we have been accumulating swag all week and here are some of the companies/business that have thrown product our way. Traitor Cycles, Chrome Bags, Paradise Creek Bicycles, Moscow Food Co-op, One World Cafe, Mikey's Gyros, Follets Mountain Sports, and others!

Argonaut Article

Alley Cat Race to Hit Moscow

Written by Rob Todeschi - Argonaut

Thursday, 09 October 2008

Biking enthusiasts have the chance to compete in a third annual alley cat race at 2 p.m. Saturday at East City Park. Saturday’s race is called Mind E-Racer and is the product of Graham Sours, last year’s MashScow coordinator. Sours said he hopes Mind E-Racer will bring in the old familiar faces from last year’s race and newcomers to the alley cat competition. Described as a biking scavenger hunt, Sours said last year’s MashScow had between 35 and 40 participants hitting eight stops around Moscow before making a final stop at Sours’ place for a post-race party. The stops are yet to be determined but Sours said bars, restaurants and businesses around Moscow will be along the route. “I like that it’s laid back,” Sours said. “You look at a structured race and there’s a course, but with this, you don’t know the route.” Sours is a junior in the business department and has been doing alley cat races for years. He worked for a bike shop in Boise through high school and during his senior year he participated in his first race. Since then, Sours has raced in Oregon, Montana and Idaho. “No one else puts this on,” Sours said. “After last year’s race, people are stoked. You can get your Lance Armstrong on or you can relax and have a few throughout the race.” Sours said Moscow is great for an alley cat race because of the small hills, flat roads and limited traffic. The mystery of the race is what attracted Doug Shaw to Mind E-Racer. “You don’t know where you’re going. It’s a mystery,” Shaw said. Mind E-Racer will be Shaw’s debut in an alley cat race. Through word of mouth and a flier on Facebook, he said he was excited to get out and see what the hype was about. Shaw said he knows to expect a “good time and a little buzz.” Whether it’s the increase in gas prices or the desire for exercise, it’s obvious biking has grown in popularity in Moscow. The bike racks across town and campus are loaded with bikes of all sorts. Mind E-Racer has no restrictions on whom or what type of bikes can compete. Sours said “whatever has two wheels and rolls” is more than enough to compete in Saturday’s race. Along with the array of bikes, Mind E-Racer and last year’s MashScow have tapped into a wide range of participants from living groups, Greek housing, off-campus students and people traveling in from around the Northwest. Alley cat race styles are determined by the organizer. Sours said he’s heard of races being dry, meaning no stops at bars. He’s also heard of races being strictly bars and strip clubs. Sours said Saturday’s race will likely be somewhere in between with a few stops for drinks and a few at restaurants and businesses. Sours said he wanted Mind E-Racer to be a change from last year but build on the excitement and fun surrounding MashScow. “It can be competitive in the sense that no two races are alike,” Sours said. “It’s spontaneous. You don’t know what’s happening.”

Mind E-Racer

Saturday, October 11th.
2 pm.
East City Park.
Bring $5.