Despite 2 days of awful weather and the official cancellation of the main race, a whole lot of people are congratulating Brooklyn Gangsta rider Austin Horse after Monstertrack weekend.
Way to go , Champ!
(Photo Courtesy of Will Sherman. Glasses Courtesy of...nevermind.)In other NYC news, SID'S bike shop in Manhattan is one of three finalists for a Microsoft Small Business Summit $100,000 technology grant, and they need your votes!
Founded in 1979, Sid's has been ranked as one of the top 100 bike shops in the country for three years in a row. More than "just a bike shop", local establishments like Sid's are what turn people onto bikes in the first place, and keep them riding for years to come. As far as we know, Sid's has been the only shop in the five boroughs to pay their employees for their time and effort building the first legal mountain bike trails in Manhattan. Whatever views you have of Windows, please realize that a vote for Sid's is a vote for sustainable trails and transportation in NYC and cities around world.
For all our overseas readers, here are voting instructions with all the grace we have trying to buy 50 cent dumplings in Chinatown.
Vote for combo #1, " Sid's Bikes, NYC"
No registration necessary. Free derivery $10 minimum. No MSG.
