Ypsilanti Velo

Sun, 13 Dec 2009

Ypsilanti-Ann Arbor 2009 Cranksgiving

29 riders braved the December cold to collct 800 lbs of food for Food Gatherers. Prizes went out to:

First Place Solo: Art (78lbs)
First Place Solo Budget: John Lennon ($1.96/lb)
First Place Team: Jeff and Amy (70lbs total/35lbs per racer)
First Place Team Budget: Michael Aldrige and Jm and Forrest Karnop ($0.80/lb)
Most Stores: Sandy Bledsoe (9 stores)
Second Place Solo: Rex Roof (78lbs)
Second Place Team: Jeff Gregory, Georgina Hinkley, Andy Hromadka (83lbs/27.67 lbs/racer)
Secret Item: Baby Formula: Rex Roof
People's Choice Award: Steve Allen

While we gathered less than the 1000lbs we got last year at this time, we also had more riders then, so our pounds per rider has definitely gone up.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors, who were very generous this year:

Photos can be found here

AnnArbor.com: "Cranksgiving" riders gather donations for Food Gatherers
Washtenaw Voice: Pedaling for pounds of food

Thanks again for coming out, and see you for Crankgiving in June, sometime in June 2010!
Tom Lennon & Thomas Kula

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Cranksgiving 2009

Cranksgiving 2009: Ann Arbor

When: 6 December 2009, 3 - 5 pm
Start/Finish: Busch's Parking Lot
2240 S. Main St
Ann Arbor MI

Cranksgiving, the annual race to benefit Food Gatherers of Washtenaw County, is a go! Starting and finishing in the Busch's parking lot, you'll have two hours to ride to area grocery stores to buy food to donate to Food Gatherers. Last year we gathered a ton (literally!) of food, this year let's do even more!

Bring: Money to buy food, something to haul it in, and your bike. Ride safe: helmets and lights recommended.

See the event on Facebook.

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

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Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Cider and Doughnut Tour

Come join YpsiVelo on the Cider and Doughnut Tour:

When: 25 October 2009, 1pm
Start/Finish: Recreation Park, Ypsilanti
Destination: Plymouth Orchard's Ann Arbor Road Store
Route

No cost, no race, just a nice leisurely ride from Rec Park to Plymouth Orchard's Ann Arbor Road Store to pick up some cider and doughnuts. Enjoy your cider and doughnuts with fellow riders in the lovely Fall weather in Rec Park.

Bring: Money to buy cider and doughnuts, something to haul cider and doughnuts, a hunger for ... cider and doughnuts. Of course, since the weather will be late fall and dreary, dress appropriately and be visible.

Questions:info@ypsivelo.org

Thanks to Bike Ypsi for promotion. Normal Bike Ypsi rules apply: youngsters must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, helmets recommended and are required for minors.

Posted at: 18:35 | category: /rides | Link

Thu, 03 Sep 2009

Taco Tour Two!

Last year's Taco Tour is back! $20 gets you a ride around town, a custom Taco Tour T-shirt from VGKids, 5 tacos (meat or veggie) and a spoke card with a finish at the Corner Brewery. There you will have a chance to taste Mike O'Brien's famous "Chips and Salsa" beer and re-cap your afternoon with fellow Taco Tourists.

Date: September 26, 2009
Time: 1pm until 5ish
Where: Start at Recreation Park in Ypsi, end at Corner Brewery
Cost: $20, cash or check
Paid To: Tom Lennon, in person (Bike Ypsi Sunday rides are a good time, or:
Mail to: Tom Lennon
1110 Sweet Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Deadline: September 12, 2009
Details needed: Shirt size, meat or veggie option, contact info

Posted at: 18:16 | category: /rides | Link

Sun, 28 Jun 2009

Cranksgiving in June 2009

While I always wish for more folks at races, I think this was an impressive haul: nine riders collected 815 pounds of food for Food Gatherers, the food bank for Washtenaw County. Sharing the prize for largest haul is Pieter Kleymeer and Jimmy Ragget with 325 pounds (a team average of 162.5 pounds). Sharing the prize for Best Budget Haul (most pounds gathered for dollars spent) are Jim and Forrest Karnopp with a total of 93 pounds of food in 41.35 dollars for 2.25 lbs/$. The People's Choice Haul went to Andy Hromadka, the only person not in a team who brought in 72 pounds of food solo.

Name	Lbs Total / Lbs Avg	lbs/dollar
Adam Say / Matt Churches	218 / 109	1.95
Jimmy Raggett / Pieter Kleymeer	325 / 162.5	1.87
Jim and Forrest Karnopp	93 / 46.5	2.25
Luke Robinson / Nick TenBrink	107 / 53.5	1.77
Andy Hromadka	72 / 72	2.14

Many thanks go out to the sponsors who sent us prizes: The Ann Arbor Chronicle, Urban Velo and Yancopads.

Photos can be found here

Posted at: 01:55 | category: /results | Link

Sat, 23 May 2009

Cranksgiving in June

You've probably heard of Cranksgiving, races held each year near Thanksgiving to collect food to donate to local food banks. Ypsi Velo has been happy to help out with the local Cranksgiving the past two years, the last of which brought in an impressive half-ton of food for Food Gatherers.

Food Gatherers, the food bank for Washtenaw County, sees a lot of generosity around the holidays at the end of the year, but the need for donations is high year around, especially now. With that in mind, Ypsi Velo decided to hold a Cranksgiving in June, the same idea, just earlier in the year.

Where: Recreation Park
Corner of N. Congress and Oakwood St.
Ypsilanti, MI
When: June 27, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
What: You'll have two hours to race to local grocery stores and buy food for Food Gatherers.
Bring:A bicycle, a bag (or trailer!) and money for food
Ride safe: helmets and lights recommended
See the Facebook event.

Links to signs and various media can be found here. For more information, contact info@ypsivelo.org.

Note: are you a business or organization that is wanting to help out with Cranksgiving in June? Ypsi Velo is looking for anything we can use as prizes for racers. Send us an e-mail if you are interested to info@ypsivelo.org.

Posted at: 19:55 | category: /races | Link

Mon, 18 May 2009

Heavy Metal Tour Results

1st Place: Jonny L - 42.5 lbs.
2nd Place: Andy C. and Andy H. (tie) - 38 lbs
3rd Place: Natalie, Chris G. (tie) - 24 lbs
Single Largest Item: Natalie - Half of a leaf spring, 14.5 lbs
Most Unusual: Matt - garbage disposal
Most Dangerous: Trey - knives, Forrest - heavy spikes, Jonny - rusted, spikey re-bar
Most Numerous: Skipped, items too numerous to count, probably Andy C.
Total poundage: 13 riders with a total of 286.5 lbs

Photos can be found here.

Kudos to Tom L. for organizing the race, and Andy C. for making signs/spokecards.

Posted at: 08:23 | category: /results | Link

Mon, 27 Apr 2009

HEAVY METAL TOUR

Tom "Taco Tour" Lennon with help from Ypsi Velo bring you the Heavy Metal Tour.

When: May 16th, 2009, 6 - 8 pm
Where: Recreation Park, Oakwood and N. Congress, Ypsilanti
What: For two hours you will be let loose on Ypsi streets looking for the biggest, weirdest and most shred-worthy bits of metal and road debris you can find. Prizes for the most junk collected.
After: Stop by the Corner Brewery, Norris and E. Forest, Ypsilanti
Bring: A bag to haul junk
Cost: FREE

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Yancopads
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Your bike has a whole saddle but you'll only need THE EDGE!

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Wed, 11 Feb 2009

Hell Yes Sprints

I forgot to mention this, but you're in luck. Hell Yes and the folks from Fixed Gear Gallery are touring and holding goldsprints competitions. They were at the Blind Pig in our suburb to the west on the 9th, but they'll be back on the 23rd.

If you want to see what you missed, and what you won't want to miss on the 23rd, there's a nice writeup on it in the Ann Arbor Chronicle, and there's some photos I took of it here.

Hell Yes Sprints
23 February 2009, 9pm
The Blind Pig, Ann Arbor

Posted at: 11:42 | category: /events | Link

Sun, 12 Oct 2008

Last Bus to Ypsi Results

Place	Name	Time	Route
1	Jimmy Raggett	31:01	4-4
1	Chris Ridgard	31:01	4-4
3	"Stubby"	31:52	6-6
4	DOUBLE J (broken spoke)	33:04	3-3
5	Zachary Cleveland (best landing)	38:45	4-4
6	Ben Congleton	41:03	4-4
7	Adam Say (The Flatt on Platt)	41:19	6-4
8	Georgina Hickey	46:20	6-6
9	Pieter Kleymeer	48:47	6-3
10	Matt Churches	50:56	3-4
11	Chris Smith	51:52	3-6
12	Tom Lennon	52:02	3-6
13	Andrea Bachman	1:03:46	6-3

Excellent race, and for the most part, things went well. And we even managed to go through four dozen doughnuts from Dexter Cider Mill (and I'm glad I called to order them the day before, since I didn't know the 11th was Dexter Cider Dayze....)

Luke and I would like to thank everyone who came out and the folks at Yancopads for getting us swag on time. We'd also especially like to thank Nick Tenbrink, Ryan Patrick, and Luke's friend whose name I always forget for volunteering to run checkpoints.

We've got an idea for a spring race. Until then, be sure to check out Night of the Living Tread III and Cranksgiving, both over there on the right side.