I may be there. It's the Cycling World Messengers' Championship, and it seems we're taking over New York the July 4th weekend.
Still working out the travel arrangements, but it looks very much like I'll be able to make it, and even race. There are several races, but I plan on entering the main (checkpoint) race and the sprints, both in the fixed-gear category. They don't have an "old fart" category, neither do they have over-40 or over-45 categories. Closest they have is a "veterans over 10 years" category. I've only been doing it for 9 years and a couple of months. I could lie (who would know), but I think I'd rather compete against the young bucks. I mean, if I'm going to get trounced, I'd rather be trounced by the best <LOL>. Of course, taking pix will be the priority that weekend anyway. I really don't know if I'll have the chance to get together with NYC types, as I understand that time's at a bit of a premium, and at this point don't know when I'll be free to plan any get-togethers, but I do hope I'll be able to meet with you guys - Ann, Herb, Amita, anyone else I'm forgetting - at some point. Of course, you could just come down for to watch the races! <vbg> (first heat only - won't get any further than that, I assure you <g>). Anyway, will keep the list and you New Yorkers posted as to any progress in this one. I may have to bring my bunny ears - widen the circle of those in the know, so to speak... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
