[CR]Vintage Rally & Bloomsday doings in Brookside 6/15/2002

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From: <CYCLETRUCK@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 01:02:13 EDT
To: ClassicRendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Vintage Rally & Bloomsday doings in Brookside 6/15/2002

10 OCLOCK AM, Saturday the 15th of June

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BLOOMSDAY DELIVERY BIKE RALLY (also for Classic Lightweights)

will be held at 55th & Brookside Blvd

Outside the Bloomsday Bookshop.

Bloomsday is a celebrated by Celtaphiles and James Joyce fans around the world every year on the weekend Closest to 6/16.

A good while back the Dubliners also began holding a delivery bike rally every year as part of the celebration. Imagine 150 cycletrucks rolling down the center of the road. I must be something awesome.

Well, here in KC we stick to the trails or at least the right side of the road and invite all kinds of bikes to participate. (even Krates)

BUT last year we did have 6 Schwinn Cycletrucks, One '41 Roadmaster and one ' 38 Raleigh Butcher's bike.

EIGHT LOW-GRAVS total

We also had Highwheelers and classic lightweights --A '72 Paramount & an ' 83 Holdsworth Elan.....

I maybe riding my lurid green Gitane Interclub....

we'll also have some tandems

and we're going for TEN Cycletrucks.

I hope our unicyclist friend can make it, too.

And of course we hope to have Larry and his recumbant.

Perhaps even Shelley's Spike Bike. All models welcome.

The course is a very moderate 3 miles on trails and Country Club neighborhood side streets almost all flat.

Food and refreshments at ride's-end.

There's a keg of Boulevard stout or french espressos at the bistro Axois.

Along with a marathon reading of Joyce's Ulysees.

Live traditional Celtic music & dancing.

And the best damn antiquarian bookshop in KC.

Anyone willing to work on July 28th's El Torreon swap meet is welcome to also attend the meeting after the ride.

Email me for more information.
Calvert Guthrie
Kansas City
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