Full Schedule of Weekend Bike Events

2007-09-08T17:22:00.000-07:00

this here is the menu of autumn frenzy in bike-land. if you have two cents to add, send them to pedalrevolutionary [at] gmail [d0t] com.

FRI SEPT 21 2007

--> The Pornography of the Bicycle ~ 7:30pm
WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac (at Victoria)
Tickets $5-10 sliding scale. Licensed.
Lingerie encouraged.
[WEBSITE]
A night of sexxxy bike movies, pagentry, tassles, & two-wheeled foreplay. Emcees: Reverend Phil of the Portland and Ifny, Pedal Revolutionary. Witness the Bike Striptease! Also appearing: King Codpiece, holy relics and the Creaking Planks, rendering tunes of the boudoir helpless and quivering. Afterglow tunes by Tom Cunningham IV and the Americans. Beer & swag sold to all comers. Portlandia cometh! Vancouverella awaiteth!

--> Naughty Negligee Night Ride ~ 11:00ish
Departing from the W.I.S.E. Hall
FREE!
In the tradition of the Great Nekkid Bike Ride, doff your threads and head out into the night. See-though polyester, sequins, bits of fluff, tiaras and tootsie rolls, bring out your naughty bits and ride Vancouver en sassy masse! Raincoat check available. Clothing/Lingerie optional.

SAT SEPT 22

--> Biker Breakfast 10:30-12:30
@ Kati J's, 503 Atlantic St. (on the corner just south of Jackson & Prior intersection) [MAP]
By donation.
Get limbered up with grub & conversation. Help welcome out-of-town bikers unfamiliar with our strange ways.

--> PedalFest ~ 12-6pm
Main & 17th Ave. FREE! All-ages.
Celebration of bike arts & culture presented by PEDAL, PedalPlay, Our Community Bikes! & Blim. Bike crafts/fashion, pedaling zoo, w/ the Sprockettes, the B:C:Clettes, Brakes, Blackberry Wood, Meaghan Rose.

--> Bicycle CARcass IV ~ 1:00-5:30 pm
Strathcona Park, 857 Malkin Ave
(at Venables, 3 blocks west of Clark)
FREE! Vegan, Kid-friendly. Autumn theme: VERMIN!
[WEBSITE]
A day of bicycle battlegames and buffoonery including jousting, derbies, blindfold races and a game of Afghan buzkashi. The Key to the City of East Vancouver is once again up for grabs, currently held by the Shawn of Bellingham. Armour and silliness encouraged. Bring duct tape. Helpers welcome!

--> G'day Mate Almost All Aussie Alley Cat Race ~ 6:30pm
$5 Entry fee, Registration 6:30pm from Science World or
during Bicycle CARcass.
Aussie-themed race, open to all forms & sizes of pedal-powered devices. Bag, pen & lock are required to race. Vegemite disgustingly optional. Prizes!

--> VeloMutation Party ~ 9pm till late
$10-20, no one turned away for inability to pay
PLEASE NOTE: NEW LOCATION 295 W. 2nd Ave.
Party w/ live performances by the Sprockettes, B:C:Clettes, Velo Vixens, BRAKES, Elemental Circus of Fire, DJs, booze, dancing.

SUNDAY SEPT 23

--> Biker Breakfast 11:00-12:30
Christine's Yello Haus
1907A Kitchener St; NE corner of Victoria & Kitchener
By Donation!
Breakfast of champions. Helpers welcome! Email pedalrevolutionary [at] gmail [d0t] com

--> Polorobics ~ 12:30 register, start at 1pm
Grandview Park tennis courts
$5 entry fee
[WEBSITE]
Polo East Van style. 80s theme tourney. Wear 80s gear to play, or root through the tickle trunk. Limited edition bandana to first 20 who sign in. Individual registration, teams chosen at random. 1-2-3 sweatin!

--> Alpine Bombtastic ~ tea time (meet 3ish)
Rendezvous spot: Grandview Park tennis courts.
Mountain TBA
Get on a bike & ride down a mountain. Why? Because you could. Or at least, you weren't afraid to break your shizz trying. Minibikes encouraged, helmets mandatory.

--> And then
having done it all, we will happily expire into each other's arms. life will go back to normal, our futures happy dustbins & our past glorified. our foreign friends will tell lies on our behalf. we will pretend to mind. & this weekend will slip beneath the waves like a wayward bikini bottom, revealing & missed. only freshly marching columns of smoke will have the strength to carry on, like nothing, like it's nothing.

B.I.K.E.Vancouver CANADA Sept 20-23 2007

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Photo evidence from 2006 bike festivities