The great Philadelphia send off

Our last social gathering before we leave to Bang Boston. The Philadelphia bike posse lamented our departure the only way they know how- gorging themselves with pretzels.

Other Related Links

Here are some links where this ride is being discussed:

Bike Forums message board:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=1524136..post1524136

LiveJournal Bike Pirates:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/bikepirates/1444628.html

Resumes

Here's a listing of our skills and experience related to bike riding. If this doesn't qualify us for the job, I don't know what does.

Matt:
Skills- Works well with windshields.





















Peter:
Skills- Able to manuever rugged terrain.





















Jeremy:
Skills- Slides gracefully over pavement.





















Kevin:
Experience- Has weathered severe bouts of alcohol poisoning

Tentative Itinerary

I wanted to wait until things were hammered out a little better, but due to popular demand, here's the tentative bike tour schedule...

Sun. Sept 4th (Day 1): Ride from Philly to NYC
Mon. Sept 5th (Day 2): Hang out in NYC [REST]
Tues. Sept 6th (Day 3): Ride from NYC to CT
Wed. Sept 7th (Day 4): Ride from CT to Boston
Thurs. Sept 8th (Day 5): Hang out in Boston [REST]
Fri. Sept 9th (Day 6): Hang out in Boston [REST]
Sat. Sept 10th (Day 7): Ride from Boston to CT
Sun. Sept 11th (Day 8): Ride from CT to NYC
Mon. Sept 12th (Day 9): Ride from NYC to Philly (Pending team approval from the road)

I'll update this with more precise coordinates as the information becomes available.

If anyone along the way would like to hang out, get some food/coffee, or tag along for a bit of the trip, email me at:

bangboston@mosegiganticus.com

with your name, cell number, email address, and possibly an address to meet up at and we'll try to accomadate all offers to hang out and party. Be prepared to be photographed.

The Players

Like every good team, we are a diverse group of characters whose interests run deeper than the superficial bounds of this world. We are more than just mere bike jockies, pounding away at the asphalt of the Northeast. As a head start on the many legends and campfire stories that will no doubt be left in the wake of our amazing journey, here's the literary appeal of our team...
















Jeremy: Ethos
Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. Jeremy has character cred to spare. A published author and overall philosophical scholar, Jeremy Hollinger dips his goblet into the essence of humanity, that we may all drink from his cup.














Peter: Pathos
Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Always willing to lend a hand to help, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on- Peter Dalkner spares us the weight of the world by shielding us from its overwhelming despair with his chiseled, Atlas-like shoulders.




















Matt: Logos
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. With the robotic accuracy of a computerized vulcan, Matt Garfield crunches numbers and logically assesses the situation at hand with cold, systematic reasoning. Never bothered by the trivial matters of mortal man, he transcends the moment in search of the optimal solution.



















Kevin: Brutos
Brutos is appeal based on sheer brute strength, while completely neglecting any deeper psycological meaning of a character. Kevin Nocoins serves as the eye candy of the team, with the ability to swoon women into finding us places to sleep. He's a beautiful specimen of manhood, just don't let him open his mouth as he'll probably vomit out some stupid joke about farts. Plus he as a cool mustache- handlebar... VERY credible.

Concept

Last year, my friend Mouse and I were musing about how fun it would be to ride our bikes to Boston from Philadelphia. It was a "someday" kind of discussion. Well, a few weeks ago, the subject came up again and I decided- why not NOW.

So, I wanted to gauge the interest of some of my most intense bike friends to see if anyone would be into teaming up with me for the epic journey from Philadelphia to Boston. I made a deal with myself that if I could get even ONE other person convinced that this is a good idea, I would make it happen.

To my amazement, my friend Jeremy signed on immediately. There was some interest brewing in Peter and Kevin, but they had to check their schedules. After about a week of uncertainty, the team had galvanized. My goal of 1 teammate had been met by the call of the bikers of Philadelphia and they blew me away with a whopping 3 teammates.

The race is on!