Call for entries
ok I have an idea, based on getting articles in here. we all chip in a small amount, say 10 bucks, to get a decent item: like sugino xd 500 cranks with aluminum rings. we then post on various forums a writing contest, take submissions over the course of the month, and post the top 5. We then let the readers decide who wins, and therefore gets the cranks. Might be a good way to generate interest here, and get more people involved. Let me know what you guys think.
go here for more details: http://ridelugged.com/2007/01/18/ride-lugged-writing-competition/
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are you just mad that no one wanted to buy any of your old parts? so now you’ll give them away for posts?!
ha.. brilliant!
oh and damien wants a pair of pants
Cory, I sold almost all of them, with the exception of the heart rate monitor, and the campy mech. Literally everything else sold. The magic of the Rivendell Email list. They sold in minutes.
dude, that’s awesome. maybe i should give you a box of jonx when you come down for the february ride.
The heart rate monitor probably didn’t sell because it has nipple sweat all over it.
How are you going to format the writing contest? Is it in the form of, “Write 500 words on why you think the tour de france is more important then the super bowl”? Or is it more free form.
You could also do a photoshop contest, ie post a bunch of pictures and who ever can come up with the most interesting piece of photoshopery wins.
Or you could do a caption contest. This one will require a funny picture. I’m thinking a picture of some one in a diaper doing something stupid.
“Bobishness and the conundrum of riding lugged steel while wearing wool and carrying your PB&J in a waxed cotton canvas bag” by the members of the Bob list.
retarded
apparently mel has an axe to grind. Fixedgear: i ride with my pbandj in a waxed paper bag that i put in my waxed cotton bag. but really: what should be the topic? i think open; poetry, journal, rant, ect. we have a super diverse jury.
Sounds like a neat idea. Any topic.
You should wrap your PB&J in waxed paper before placing it carefully in a waxed paper bag, then put the whole deal in a waxed cotton canvas bag. Belt and suspenders.
Seriously, any topic is good. I’m interested in the sort of stuff that we could call the Rodney King problem, which is ‘can’t we all get along?’
Cycling is a big tent, and it encompasses a lot of folks. But when I read things online I get the sense that there is a lot of hate. ‘Lycra-clad-roadie’ sounds like fightin’ words to me, but isn’t that ‘weekend warrior’ one less person who is trying to run you over out there?
Similarly, there used to be - or maybe still is - a wierd sort of schism between roadies and MTBers, whatever those terms are worth. Now MTBers can’t even get along. Cross-country, downhill, freeride, hucking, single speed?
History is good, bikes invented the car and plane, led to the Good Roads Movement and maybe even emancipated women.
We could talk about why Denmark and Holland are cycling paradises, and it’s not just the high cost of fuel. Or maybe why one billion Chinese can’t wait to chuck their Flying Pigeons and start driving Toyotas.
For those of you still reading this post looking for details, go to this post for the most current happenstance on the contest.