We Are Awoken - My Article in Momentum Magazine

I was asked to write a small clip on what Indy and the Indy cycling community has been like since NAHBS left town. The piece appeared in the recent issue of Momentum Magazine:

Over the last few years, Indianapolis has been moving towards cycling with a new bike lanes initiative, legislation in the works to enact a three-foot passing law, a Mayor's Bike Ride, and growing media coverage. Still, the winter interrupts our cadence. When the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) rolled into town in the middle of February, it came with more than just pretty bikes. It came with a reason to wake up, stand taller, and suck in our guts.

"The city was alive with energy," says Nancy Tibbett, Executive Director of the Indiana Bicycle Coalition. "The number of people who rode to the show, in spite of the colder temperatures, was astounding. Our parking corral was full to capacity on Saturday afternoon."

Full story here.

Skumlife + Boosh

So, after the Macaframa premier Saturday, and the subsequent tricking around at Pan Am, a contingent of cyclists created a bike pile outside of Front Page Tavern on Mass Ave., and checked out the Saturday Night Live hip hop night with DJ Metrognome and DJ Hellhammer.

With Justin Trapp at the forefront serving up some locals on the dance floor, the Skumlife kids from Nashville, TN and the Indy Boosh Crew came together to throw back some $3 Long Islands, cheap High Lifes, and get boisterous.

Most of all, I thought this was an awesome example of a couple of Midwestern cities coming together to have some fun and ride some bikes, which is exactly what we hope to encourage here. Great meeting you Nashville dudes, and I hope you make it up to ride again soon, or vice versa. Keep us posted on events down there, and keep checking here for events in Indy. Again soon.

Why We Ride: Dano

Name/Nickname: dano!

Age: twenty-three.

Main Squeeze: bianchi pista.

Local shop: jeremy and christopher, because i fail at having tubes and other bike tools.

Why I ride: the people, the sense of belonging, the sheer thrill.

Indy in a sentence: indy for me has been many firsts and i love it for that.

*Photo by Jeremy Albert