No updates again yesterday.
This is becoming habitual.

A virtual whirl-wind shite storm of Psyclactivity was thrust upon the court of Dingle once again…that can only mean that the Superfly Racing Tuesday Fun Series has begun.

In an attempt to lessen the stress risers that occur each and every Tuesday, the Empire would like to take the opportunity to answer a few stock questions in advance.

GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE SUPERFLY SERIES: 

• Despite the clarity and timelessness of the following answers, the Empire would sincerely appreciate it if you would call us after 3pm the day-of to confirm each – to be absocertainly certain without a shadow of a doubt – this is not annoying and we, at the Empire ARE Tuesday Scientists so we should know.
• By all means if we don’t answer your call PLEASE leave a long winded message AND immediately call back assuming that it was some kind of cellular deficiency that resulted in us missing your call moments prior – no, this is not annoying either.
• The weather at Albion is just fine, it’s ALWAYS FINE.  Assuming you are riding a mountain bike and not paper mache.
• The start time at Albion is ALWAYS 7pm…but be there earlier to register and pre-ride.
• Yes this week will be the [insert whatever event you want here] pre-ride course.  Of course if it wasn’t what does that really matter?

GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE TEAMPSYCLES PRE-RIDE-RIDE:

• Yes, the Empire IS riding up from the Black Bull at 545pm.
• No, you may not join us unless you are BOTH a member (including OCA affiliation) AND can hold an assholes pace on the road up.
• No, the pace isn’t excruciatingly fast, we just aren’t very nice to one another and the ride CAN involve detours and deviations without explanation or previous consideration.
• Yes we are riding up even if it’s raining.
• Yes we are riding up THIS Tuesday.
• Yes we are riding up THIS Tuesday even if it rains.
• Yes we are riding up THIS Tuesday at exactly 545 from the Black Bull, even if it’s raining.

GENERAL PSYCLE CONSUMERS ASPECTS:

• If you call/email 48hrs PRIOR to Tuesday the Empire WILL arrange for a naughty little demo for your use.
• If you call/email 24hrs PRIOR to Tuesday the Empire WILL ride up with a backpack full of parts – first contacted first stuffed.  If what you want doesn’t fit in the Crumpler you are SOL or…
• If you call/email 24hrs PRIOR to Tuesday regarding an item that will NOT fit in the Crumpler or the Crumpler was already full at the time of your call/email – arrangements WILL be arranged for parking lot pickup at the Black Bull back in Bowltown.  
  Note: Waiting for the Empire to tour BACK to the Bull from Albion may be required.
• The Empire thanks you in advance for being a loyal customer.  Without you we would be forced to return to the Court of Dingle to drink mouthwash alone.

With all said and done I was able to make it to the Post Oriface ON TIME, hit the crack stop AND whirl to the Bull lot EARLY.

A first.  

EVER.

With time for dinner;

And a gratuitous and superfluous equipment inspection;

Yes, that is rust you see in the background.  
Sorry Hugh.

Apparently the new FIVE’s have been victim to off kilter cleats for some time.
Loose?  
Nope.  These cleats are fixed-off real good.
A quick attempt to rectify the situation reminded me that stock BEATER bolts can be a little soft when tuned by meat hands…alas, what you see here is NOW the new offset for singlespeed use.

The Empire endorses off kilter cleats for all your riding Knee’ds.

It hardly hurts at all.

Quiet.

Maybe not quite, I want peace

No I’m not that considerate or grande.

You all can continue to kill each other if you like, I just want the screaming in my head to stop.

For today.

Relatable Note:

Who’s zooming who now fat boy???
SO, HOW’S IT FEEL?

Now for something entirely not so different.

As part of Misfit Psycles continued goodwill and community service love fest (remember saving private honey bee?), here are few opportunities for you to give a little something back.

Disclaimer: The presence of such niceties in place of youba-tuba clips and gooble images should in no way imply or infer that the Misfit Psycles Corporation or any member of its directing board struck a deal with the man for a reduced sentence…all parties most certainly not involved swear it wasn’t me.

MAKE-A-WISH: Ride For Wishes:

12/24/48hr endurance rides.
Dates vary depending on locale.
The center of the Canadian universe, Toronto, will host a 12hr ride on September 20th at the Mosport International Speedway (motor-sport idiocy rant removed). Teams are comprised of six to eight riders and each rider raises money through pledges. The monies raised then support that local Make-A-Wish chapter.

Note: Clearly riders in Montreal and Edmonton are about four times ‘harder’ then cyclists in Toronto…or it could be that cyclists in Toronto are four times more smarterer…

TORONTO RFW – Information
TORONTO RFW – Sponsorship
TORONTO RFW – Captain Form
TORONTO RFW – Individual Form
TORONTO RFW – Volunteer

Note: At the time of publishing a US based equivalent could not be located. Visit www.wish.org and see for yourself.

CANBike – Mountain Bike Event:

CANbike for Cancer Awareness Now!!!
This a mountain bike event is to raise money for Breast Cancer. Held on October 19th at Blue Clay Bike Park, Wilmington NC. ALL the proceeds will go to the Pink Ribbon Project.

INFORMATION HERE
REGISTER HERE

If you aren’t local it might be time for a road-trip…tonnes of trails there to be had pre-post good deeding.

The Pedal COOP:

Not so much a charity in need of your support as a nifty idea that floated by recently…the website isn’t fully finished but the general jist is jiggy.

It is a worker-run organization that offers recycling-by-bicycle services to local businesses in Philadelphia. Using trailers attached to bikes they transport recyclables and waste to recycling facilities and compost to local urban gardens.

Mission Statement: “We seek to use human power to reduce cultural dependence upon motorized vehicles. We commit to a sound business practice, and to the use of simple tools to encourage a sustainable lifestyle. Our aim is to make a living in a fair and non-exploitative manner.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Hence forth, Wednesdays shall become GOOD THING DAY on the MisfitPsycles Big Fat Blog of Doom. Of course GOOD THING DAY will be subject to the availability of appropriate and marginally related cycling based events, charities and bettering-the-world-type things.

Have something of note? email peter@misfitpsycles.com UK lottery notices and diplomatic widowers of Nigeria need not apply.

Note: The MisfitPsycles Corporation hereby reserves the right to revert back to it’s more traditional, entirely selfish, magnanimously materialistic, uber commercial ways when it is either fiscally beneficial or the audience is such that exploitation of do-gooders outweighs any potential karmic backlash.

Let’s do some good!

PREAMBLE:

Doing some house cleaning of the HTML variety. Both bloggy-style and way down-town at PSYCLESTORE.

That’s right more brightly coloured clicky boxes…it seems many of you continue to miss the point…so it’s time to kick your purchases up a notch.

Not convinced? Try to imagine a world without MisfitPsycles…

PUBLIC SERVICE:

That’s what I said..but it ISN’T a joke. Skip on to the end if you can’t stomach it all;

“hey, where my bees at?”

HONEY BEES ARE DISAPPEARING

HELP US BRING THEM BACK

helpthehoneybees.com

So I clicked…despite being sillyasslow the site if for real. We apparently have another problem. Eager to do my part, I made you a bee (I know, I know, carpet doesn’t match the drapes):

My bee – kill your own

Truth be told, I wasn’t feeling the bee. I felt more betrayed by that spinster-man-bee in spandex…corporate America pulled one off, I bit and clicked…for the ice-cream man…

It couldn’t end like this, bees are disappearing and Al Gore is asleep at the wheel.
Dig dipper we did.
Introducing Bunsen. The big bad bee with a Massive Aggressive Personality Disorder…watch:

Now this works, save for the fact that it’s entirely devoid of information…

“the honey bee is gonna wreck house!”