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Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Asanti Wheels — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:23:48 -0000

That would be so much fun! My Big Wheel was my favorite toy growing up and would love to trick one out with some nice wheels! :)

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

JokerVan — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:55:18 -0000

Whoops, Roanoke, VA postings:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

JokerVan — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:50:03 -0000

Raising the Bar on BYOBW 2008

Big Cheers Jon! The Greatest Show on Earth (in San Francisco anyway). All Macarthurâ€™s, Peabodyâ€™s, even Rhodesâ€™ to you but especially a Purple Heart.
[Folks, there was Jon, hands-on and leading the clean up afterwards. Can you envision a major green/humanitarian rock star jumping off-stage after his gig and helping with the clean up (me neither!)]
Jon can I friendly amend the eventâ€™s title to BYOBW â€“ (AND Bring Your Own Trash Back Home With You!) for next year. Everyone will get it.
An earlier post complimented and encouraged more costuming. Agreed! Itâ€™s hilarious to watch but why just the wheeled gladiators?! The spectator crowd should be just as involved. While folks in SF can far exceed anything I can ever possibly think up but for the lack of an idea on that, I keep thinking this; herds of adorable, cute & fuzzy prey-types, rolling downhill thru caverns of howling & cheering carnivorous predictor-types.
But thereâ€™s a lot more imagination going on there than that.
Also, thereâ€™s now a Second City, Roanoke, VA. Check out the curves on this baby!

A little different but they credit SF for the inspiration. And on this one I keep thinking of all the carnage of hospital gurneys & wheelchairs rolling down Nob Hillâ€™s eastside on California St. Nah, itâ€™ll get nasty!
Bravo Jon!

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Bob Logan — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:04:55 -0000

Best time I had in a while. I can't wait until next year! I'm thinking either...Chewbacca in the Falcon, or George Washington crossing the Delaware.

All the best!

Bob Logan
(Thousand Oaks, CA)

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Andy Feifarek — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:26 -0000

Some additional shots taken during BYOBW 08

http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Michael Boj Florido — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:23:39 -0000

Folks ~

My brothers Juni and Josh, and I couldn't find any big wheels left at ANY store so we were not able to join the crowd.

We still went to watch the craziness on Easter Sunday.

Here's 1 of perhaps 3 vids I've put together from the event:
Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

All my best,

Michael "Boj" Florido
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Puzzle — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:29:01 -0000

Here are my photos

http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Kevin Cheng — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:05:09 -0000

I got a few nice shots from turn 5: http://flickr.com/photos/ku...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Jeremy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:15:29 -0000

This puts a smile on my face every year. Looks like there were quite a few home made bigwheels this time. Was that a garbage can on wheels I saw?

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Thepartycow — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:07:11 -0000

Scott...

Great to see you at such a great event! A couple of notes for prosperity:
1. Costumes make the event that much better. I wore a full body bunny costume this year - the fabric coverage on my body protected me from scratches, scrapes, and road rash. Highly suggested!
2. I tend to see most of the actual "big wheels" get trashed within 1-2 runs because they can't hold any weight. I have used a foldable, Radio Flyer for 2 years with great success. Metal frame, plastic tires, great speed and foldable! Take it on Muni!
3. Helmets, helmets, helmets: I have been part of some nasty collisions and loved that I have had a helmet on.
4. Gloves: Always great when you come around the corner and can drag your hands.
5. Liquor: Highly suggested. Keeps you lube for one more run.
6. Padding: my knees are quite bruised today from a nasty tumble at the bottom on the 3rd heat. Absolutely worth it, but am considering using knee pads next year.

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Bernie — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:34:25 -0000

Great shots, Scott!

Here are mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Daniel — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:44:25 -0000

That looks like the greatest thing ever.

Was there the smell of melting plastic?

Fantastic.

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Faith Aeryn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:39:12 -0000

All I have to say is, "Oh. My. God." That was my first time attending BYOBW and I don't know when I last laughed that hard for that long. Jonathan, Darcy and the rest of the crew: You guys ROCK! This event alone made 2008 a great year! :-) I'll be back next year fo sho!

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Mauricio Balvanera — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:33:51 -0000

here's a cockpit camera perspective

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

brumit — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:26:01 -0000

holy s#@!!
YOU ALL RULE!!!
VT st was worth the wait ... right!?
i mean a course that comes with a park ... oh my!
see you next year,
and BIGGG thanks and F! YESS! to JRad Darcy Jonathan Jose Frog Cuddles Capt Obvious and .. ((can't remember several more names (i'm brain dead)) ... everyone that came and helped out - and CLEANED UP!!
xo
jon

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Karl Long — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:07:01 -0000

Great pics Scott, I had to miss it this year which was a bummer, looks like the new locale worked out, looks like the racers had a bit more track to play with.

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Craig Butz — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:43:39 -0000

Here are my videos of the race: http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Jay Allen — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:44:48 -0000

So much fun... Mine are here http://flickr.com/photos/ja...

Bonus: Aaron caught one of you, Scott! http://flickr.com/photos/st...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Alexis GallisÃ¡ — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:36:23 -0000

Today was a ton of fun. The onlookers on the sides were awesome, making sure to push me back into the race after I had plowed right into them with my Barbie Trike. And to those other riders and my own friends who I inevitably smashed into, well that was probably the best part of the whole thing.

Some pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photo...
Video here: http://www.vimeo.com/817943

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

brin kat — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 03:30:22 -0000

wuz feeling down.
am not anymore.
yay for big furry animals on small plastic wheels. yay i say, yay.

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

stuart — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 02:20:04 -0000

An awesome time yet again. Well arranged and organized by Jon and his friends. Thanks go out to them for another great BYOWB.

I have a bunch of photos over here ..
http://www.flickr.com/photo...

and I'll ink thru to a bunch of spectator & helmet cam video once I've recovered from all the excitement.

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Geoff Horne — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:51:49 -0000

I was on the last corner before the straight.

http://picasaweb.google.com...

Re: Bring Your Own Big Wheel 2008 Photos & Video

Devin Poolman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:46:54 -0000

One of the best things about San Francisco - again...
http://flickr.com/photos/po...