Track Shack Attack 4 Photos and Video
October 4th, 2011
Alright, I've accumulated a pretty good collection of photos and video from the race! Unfortunately, I don't think anybody got pics or video from either Aqua Golf (where racers competed for the longest drive) or Shred Shed (bobbin' for apples). We did get some awesome shots from the backyard slip 'n' slide and the pooltop jousting challenge, though! The first picture below is of our youngest racer ever, Calum, who is super rad. Enjoy! (Thanks to Sara Sayed, Johnny Wenner, Autumn Penny, Paulo Azevedo, and Rick Osborne for the pics.)
Rick Osborne also shot video of the mad dash for bikes at the beginning of the race: here it is. Johnny Wenner was in charge of video at the jousting checkpoint and got some sweet footage with his underwater GoPro. A common sight there was Juice kicking loads of ass. Here are three of those many victories: one, two, three. A few people were lucky enough to drag Juice in as they fell. That technique looked like this: a tie. And finally, a couple racers managed to stay above water. Here's Jack Alexander killing it.
Again, thanks to everybody that took part and/or helped out!
In other news, I have officially switched to off-season hours: Monday through Friday 11-6 and Saturday 11-5.
3621 Monroe Street (backyard Slip 'n' Slide, points were based on style/trick/nudity)
955 Decatur Street, Unit N (bobbin' for apples - a green apple, of which there were not many, would get you more points)
1786 Xenia Street (Gladiator jousting atop a 4-foot-deep pool)
501 West Florida Avenue (Aqua Golf - top 3 drives got extra points)
22nd and Clarkson - Finish
The checkpoints could be completed in any order, except that you had to end at 22nd and Clarkson. The extra points from the checkpoint tasks gave you the opportunity to displace those who came in faster. However, everyone in the top ten did well enough on the checkpoints that their rankings for completion of the race held true. If you routed yourself well, the checkpoints should have been completed in this order: West Florida, Decatur, Xenia, Monroe, Clarkson. Here are the results and prizes:
MAIN RACE
1st - Brian Ernst (1 hour, 10 minutes) - Cinelli Vigorelli Histogram frameset from Track Shack, Cheetah Couriers, and Cinelli
2nd - Rob Engelberth (1:10:20) - Concor saddle and vintage Merckx Molteni merino jersey from Greentree Cyclery and Track Shack
3rd - Max Cass (1:19) (1st fixed) - Custom art piece, $250 tattoo certificate, Cinelli tee-shirt from Old Larimer St. Tattoo and Cinelli
4th - Kahlil Zawadi (1:19:20) - Skate deck and Cinelli tee-shirt from Emage and Cinelli
5th - David Backus (1:19:50) - $100 tattoo certificate from Old Larimer St. Tattoo
1st lady (7th overall) - Emily Larren (1:23) - Cut and color, Cinelli tee-shirt, Emage tee-shirt from Big Hairy Monster, Cinelli, and Emage
2nd lady (19th overall) - Roxanne Thoren - Tee-shirts from Emage and Hold Fast
DFL - Kevin Holmquist - Pair o' socks and a $50 gift certificate (for a taint piercing?) from Greentree Cyclery and Old Larimer St. Tattoo
EVENTS
Bicycle Lacrosse Tournament - Team Track Shack (Seth Stone, Spencer Stone, Kim Phat, and Curt Wallach) - Gift certificates from The Shoppe, custom lacrosse shaft from Old Larimer St. Tattoo for MVP (Spencer)
Footdown - Spencer Stone - Stanley flask and $150 gift certificate from Greentree Cyclery and Old Larimer St. Tattoo
Trick Competition - Nathan Cole - Pair of Hold Fasts and a Hold Fast shirt from Hold Fast
OTHER
Full nude on the Slip 'n' Slide - Dennis Mangers - $50 gift certificate (taint piercing?) and a tee-shirt from Old Larimer St. Tattoo and Track Shack
Youngest racer (12 years old) - Calum! - Tee-shirt from Track Shack
Beat the gladiator (Juice, our pooltop gladiator, lost only two jousting matches) - Jonathan Liu and Jack Alexander - Tee-shirts from Track Shack and Cinelli
OVERALL BEST - Jeremy Cox (8th in the race, 3rd in footdown, 2nd in the bacrosse tournament) - Custom Anchor bag!
If you won a prize and haven't received it yet, it's at the shop. Come on in and claim it. Thanks to everyone for coming out! Let's see if we can somehow make it even better next year! If you have photos or video from the event, let me know. I'll post up in a couple of days after I've gathered more of that stuff and y'all can witness some of the awesomeness for yourself.
A Couple Hints
September 17th, 2011
Now that we're just a short week away from Track Shack Attack 4, I thought I'd give y'all a couple of hints.
1 - You won't need (and won't want) a bag.
2 - You're probably gonna get a little wet.
READY?!
September 1st, 2011
Who knows, if you're fast enough, maybe you'll win one of these...
Along with the sponsors I listed in the last update, the fine folks at Hold Fast are sending us a prize package and Emage will be supplying some awesome skateboardin' shwag!
TRACK SHACK ATTACK 4
August 13th, 2011
The dates are set! We are a month and a half away from the shop's big alleycat of the season, Track Shack Attack 4! $15 registration for the race (which also gets you a tee-shirt and food and booze at the afterparty) will begin Saturday, September 24th at noon. The race will begin two hours later. That evening we'll BBQ and party at the Rim Job BC's clubhouse (@ 22nd and Clarkson). Then, on Sunday the 25th, we'll meet at the Track Shack at two and have a group ride over to our events spot, where we'll have a bicycle lacrosse (bacrosse) tournament, play some footdown, maybe toss some frames around, do other fun bike related stuff, and generally have an awesome time. If you wanna play in the bacrosse tournament, assemble your four person team prior to the 25th (uniforms/costumes/themes/team names way encouraged!) or come as a walk-on and we'll get you on a team. We'll have a limited number of extra bacrosse (lacrosse) sticks, but if you can bring your own, do it. The growing list of sponsors who will be giving away sweet prizes already includes us, Cheetah Couriers, Anchor Bags, Big Hairy Monster, Greentree Cyclery, Old Larimer Street Tattoo, Cinelli, Pabst, The Shoppe, Super Screenprint, The Shred Shed, Red Bull, and framebuilder Casey Dean Snyder! Probably gonna be the best weekend ever.
Custom Track Bikes!
July 20th, 2011
It occurred to me that I rarely post about what we often do around here at the Track Shack, which is build sweet, custom track bikes. So, I thought I'd post some pics for y'all to drool over. First, here's a (bad) picture of a sweet, custom painted, straight from Italy, black Cinelli SuperCorsaPista that I built for our buddy Galen.
This next one sat around the shop for some time until Kristy finally paid it off, so you may have been lucky enough to see it in person. Here's a complete NJS Level in mint condition and its stoked new owner.
As much as it breaks my heart to see it go, here's my old Gangl. It's in the shop for sale as I write this.
Just look at that seat tube!
How many Campagnolo Electa inflatable saddles have you ever seen?
I love this bike.
But that's alright, I can't let one go without filling its place, as much as my wife isn't too thrilled about it...
Anyway, next time I'll be writing about the Track Shack Attack! I'm sure you're all training hard for that!
Track Shack Immortalized In Song!
June 4th, 2011
A little Denver band called Knife Fight has immortalized us in song. Check out "Is This Happening!"
Goin' To Portlandia
May 26th, 2011
Sorry all, but Track Shack is gonna be closed for a few days starting tomorrow for a trip to the Northwest. I'll be back in the shop next Tuesday, the 31st.
Here's some good news: planning for the 4th annual Track Shack Attack is underway. We're tentatively looking at the last weekend of September, the 24th and 25th. I'm focusing on making this our big shindig of the season. Aside from the main race, we're hoping to introduce some brand new events, like a bike lacrosse (Bacrosse) tournament and possibly a distance frame tossing competition. Of course, there will also be food and beer and music. More news on that to come.
Until next time, check out this picture of Ron Posner from the (in)famous and seminal punk band MDC repping our little shop! Thanks, Ron!
April 30th Alleycat Rescheduled To May 7th
April 16th, 2011
Please make note that the alleycat that was supposed to occur on April 30th (see Kenny Powers flier below) is now happening May 7th. Registration still starts at 4 PM at Civic Center Park.
Also, I ordered some clear vinyl stickers out of our Jim Phillips inspired Screaming Foot design. They should be here soon. Come 'n' get 'em.
Time To Come Out Of Hibernation
April 9th, 2011
Yep, we're still here. And this Monday I'll be switching back to nice weather hours, which means an extra hour in the weekday mornings. 10-6 Monday through Friday, still 11-5 Saturday and closed Sunday. Summertime also means a new shirt design. I think this is the best we've done. If you're getting old and used to skateboard (isn't that everyone?), then it might look familiar.
You can get them as baseball tees ($20) or muscle shirts ($15). If you've got the Facebook, you can even watch a sweet video of the shirts being made over at Super Screenprint by clicking here. I should mention that Super Screenprint has done all of our awesome shirts, and they're a great local screenprinting outfit, so check them out, too.
Summer also means alleycat season. Our buddy Rob is throwing one at the end of the month. Here's a flier:
Even sooner than that, there's a cool shindig in Greeley at the Crabtree Brewery.
Finally, if all that weren't enough, there's a PAC Bags party and raffle at 609 Washington Street just a few days from now, on the 13th. That starts at 6 PM, costs $5, food and drink will be provided, and proceeds benefit the good folks at the Derailer Bike Collective!
