Twilight (but no vampires)

[Timberdoodle]

Hey Folks!

if you're in the ATL area or nearby, we're having the Twilight Criterium friday and saturday in Athens.

here's the website:

Athens Twilight Criterium

The Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight Criterium, presented by St. Mary's Health Care System, attracts cyclists from all over the nation and the world. The weekend also includes plenty of opportunities for everyone to get in on the action, including: live music Friday night kids races & Kid Zone...

www.visitathensga.com

So those from out of town, I suggest this as your transit method:

This parking lot is right off of the Loop on College Station (right down the road from my place)

33°56'05.2"N 83°21'45.0"W

maps.app.goo.gl

Then take your bikes and hop on the North Oconee Greenway. on the greenway, after you go under the overpass, there's a 4 way intersection on the greenway and you can either go straight for a scenic route (you cross the Lexington Road at Mama's Boy and ride through the Oconee park to get up on the firefly), or you take a right at the 4 way, head uphill and cross Lexington there.

then you take firefly straight into downtown and it'll be crowded with bicycles and people having a good time.

I can provide a map of the best bike routes through town, and other things such as best places to grab grub, etc. if y'all want.

lol but do NOT try to go anywhere near downtown with a car. this event is when bicycles take over the city and it's just peak bike vibes.

 

[Timberdoodle]

Picture time!

Elias and I arrived in the conventional manner


then we conducted a saucer separation and left the vomit comet at a good parking spot. there were THOUSANDS of people there!!

 

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it was a great time, got to see some awesome racing, eat some food, drink some beer, meet other cargo bike folks, and oddly, as I was waiting to cross the track with Elias in the stroller, some woman slapped me on the arm, said my name, and when I turned around to see who it was, it was a woman who I had never seen before in my life staring daggers at me. after like a half second of "wait what is going on" she turned around and walked off.

the consensus amongst my friend crowd being that she's a time traveler. it's the most logical explanation.