moving soon

Hey clunker riders - Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Its been a tough season for cycling since our last ride. Marty and I are well on our way to moving to Atlanta this February.

We are going to keep our big clunker rides going in Atlanta proper, and  hope that the clunks keep happening here. This blog will continue to be "out there" for all to use, and we will be creating a clunker club for Georgia blog, should you decide to visit ATL. It is a wonderful city to cycle in, even though it is ranked 48th in the nation for cycling. Wisconsin is ranked #2! I would think that the month of December we just had was not a consideration in these rankings. We will be cancelling our "new.rr.com " accounts in January, and will keep you all advised of our new email addresses as soon as we know. They will probably be "gmail" accounts. Ride on

CCC errors and 666

Yo - the clunker email list is crashing on me?? Hopefully you get this update of remaining rides this year. This friday, hollow-weenie night prowl at 6:66pm from the Daily Buzz. 2 hour/1 stop tour of all things goulish. Front light/rear reflector minimum requirements for bicycle illumination. Nov 22 is a full day of cycling. The I'd rather ride my bike than deer hunt ride is is that morning from St Norbert college area, then that night there's a pub crawl from Voyaguer Park @ 8pm. Last year we rode into one of the stops! Now, back to working on the clunker list email........argh

more riding opportunities

impromptu harvest moon full moon ride Friday oct 17, 8pm. Starting at Martys place, 642 S Madison St. This will be a cruiser ride to scope out 'hoods for the hollow-weenie. Nice warm up clunk for the AlleyRat from Titletown @ 10pm. The less sleep you have, the better the chocolate will taste on saturdays CCC at 10am.

Friday alley cat

Pre chocolate ride...friday night..930pm @ Titletown Brewery....not a true clunker, but ride what you got...lots of fixie crazed riders on this one...could get ugly....?? Respond and I'll post another site for details

CM/hollow-weeine ride

We have done this ride on and off the last 18 years.....this year it falls on a critical mass friday, so we bring back the hollow-weenie this halloween, October 31, starting at 6:66 pm from the Daily Buzz downtown, in the Bellin bldg. This can be a clunker, but anything the rolls will be allowed, keeping with the critical mass theme. Distance undetermined, but travel thru graveyards, goulish 'hoods, and one "stop"?? Cosutmes ""strongly!!"" encouraged......discuss

Chocolate Clunker update

CCC is on sweetest day, Saturday October 18. 10 am roll out from KaVarna. 15 mile, three hour tour. Significant other friendly pace....meaning slow, or parade pace. Carbon Fiber and racing bikes will be ridiculed. Bonus attractions during ride will be the WEIRD sprint, slow ride, skid off, and the traditional "round-up". Ride is free, but riders are encouraged to purchase the sweet stuff at our stops, Seroogys/Kaaps/Beerntsens, in that order. Fox River Trail pass not needed, as we will not ride it this year. Tune up your ride the day before to ensure we have no issues on our route. FOR SURE, check tires for cuts and proper inflation. Make sure brakes work. Lube chain. Tighten anything added to frame, including wheels. Questions?

Make Willy Wonka proud

The annual chocolate clunker is quik'ly approaching....as always, we follow the WW&CF movie for motivation. Brush up on your oompa loompa songs. We will accept characters from either movie. Which one do you like best?? WHAT, you never saw those movies? Any cyclist will be allowed to ride, but the goal is to have 100% clunker, classic, cruiser, etc.....spread the mocha....more to follow

classy clunker discussed

Talk has been to have another night ride, this time "dressing it up", and stopping at martini bars and swank clubs?? Ideas??...

Chocolate Clunker Classicdate announced

The annual clunk for cocoa is sweetest day, October 18. Save the date...more to follow

"newsboy" Jason's clunk

Manitowoc Shi(p)T Clunker Next Saturday

Start time will be 9:00 am Aug. 23rd. Start location is "Culture Cafe" located at 3949 Calumet Ave. It is right across from the Super 8 Motel in a small older strip mall. Take exit 149 off Hwy 43 and head past the Lowe's and Walmart. The ride will pass by the Manitowoc car ferry, through downtown Manitowoc stopping at a bakery. It will then head along lake Michigan for a scenic tour of the lake front stopping at a coffee shop in downtown Two Rivers. The return will pass by a busy marina and a crash site of one of the pieces of the Sputnik before stopping at a coffee shop/ice cream house. The ride will finish back at the Culture Cafe around 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Ride should come in around 18-20 easy miles.

Go to this link for an estimated route: Manitowoc Clunker Route

If any one is interested is attending a volleyball party afterward (since you are in Manitowoc) stop by Jason Manders' house at 3321 Jenny Rd.

Party starts around 3:00pm. Plenty of room in the yard to spend the night in your tent if you want to.

Bike@the Moon complete

The pack of dingbells totaled 50 as we headed west from Titletown Brewery. Nice mix of clunkers and cruisers. Ride what you got, one rider said. Smooth street ride out to Pamperin park added 1 rider to pack as he was out riding and hooked up. PP trail was very dark. Perfect. The traditional "round up" preceded the big hill to Legends, THAT WAS CLOSED!!*#??. Then onto the Medowbrook trail, which was perfect. It is about there that the skidding started, and would last the rest of the ride....everyone was doing it. Sprint, slam the brakes, skid. Fat retro cruisers worked best. Since Legends was CLOSED!!#*^, we went to dive biker bar Kims on Velp, and were treated like the royalty we were. Harley guys were out checking our rides out!! It was awesome. Actually, it's a nice place right on the duck creek. Look for ice rides starting there this winter. On ride back in to downtown, the full moon came out of the clouds. Howling good time, man. Thanks all who suffered the hours of no sleep for this PERFECT clunker ride. I know there are some sore throats out there....

Bike @ the Moon

August 16..full moon saturday. 10:38pm.
Bike @ the Moon...Green Bays annual night time bicycle prowl and howl
This years ride will start at Leicht Park / Titletown Brewery on GB's west bank of the Fox River. Parking at the park, or across the street at the Museum. A white light in front and minimum red reflector required for all vehicles. Pace will be appropriate for clunkers and singlespeeds (unicycles?) but make sure your ride is sound, as repairs in the dark are a bummer. Distance will be under 20 miles. Various prizes awarded.

Cranked bike studio

There is a new bike shop in the Valley. While attending the midwest classic & antique bike show in downtown Menasha, Pratter was there with his vintage collection, which he displays at his new shop in downtown Neenah, Cranked Bike Studio @ 200 Main St. Their focus is restoring vintage and "garage" bikes so people can get back into cycling. They do have new bikes & stuff, excellent parts selection, and cool stuff. ( full display of chrome mess bags!!) Very Cool Shop. Check it out...These guys come up to our clunks quite often, so you'll here more of this shop. They host a Tuesday ride, 6pm, 15-17 mph average, 20-25 miles from the shop. Check them out or the website is www.crankedbikestudio.com

SHI(p)T Bike clunker

Manitowoc is the setting for Newsboy Jasons' clunker ride. The date is August 23. He is hosting a V'ball party that evening, so it'll be a day of it, if thats your bag, baby....I named this ride...sorry J
More info to follow...this ride is exactly one week after Bike @ the Moon, so I know you'll hear more about this one...please sign up and post

This just in

This Saturday, July 26. A perfect opportunity to get your ride for the cowboy clunker in Menasha, part of www.grunski.com The Greater Midwest Classic and Antique Bicycle Show. Multiple award winner Todd alerted us to this event. Contact Todd at 662-2647. Ride to show? Or car pool?

Cowboy Clunker

This sunday night, July 27. 6pm departure. pronto.
10 mile cruise out to the casino for the 730pm show of Junior Brown and his "guit-steel"
Western wear encouraged....
Route is as follows for various pickup points....
Under Mason St bridge parking lot at end of Fox River Trail...6pm
Washington St...6:01
Walnut st Bridge...6:04
Broadway...6:06
Clinton st...6:08
9th st....6:11
Hickory Hill....6:15
Ridge Road...6:20
Cormier.....6:31
South Point Road...6:55
Casino entrance....6:57
Main entrance under canopy in corner....7:00
Show at 7:30.
Leave Casino at 9pm. pronto. Back downtown 10pm. Its all downhill on the way back!!
Confirm by a response.....

upcoming rides

July 27 - The Cowboy Clunker. A evening ride out to the casino to see the free Junior Brown show. Stetsons, Fryes, boleros, will be worn as we leave downtown GB at 6pm. The show is at 730pm. We will be back downtown by 10pm. A white headlight and red reflector are minimum requirements for the ride back. Discuss....

August 16 - Bike @ The Moon. Green Bay's night prowl bicycle ride. 10:38 from Titletown Brewery. A white headlight and red reflector are minimum requirements.

October 18?? - The Chocolate Clunker Classic. This is the ride that started it all. More info to folow

The new clunker club blog

After years of holding clunker rides in the Green Bay area, we have now set up a blog for all riders to use to get the latest information on upcoming rides, questions, ideas, etc. Even though a clunker or classic or cruiser is not an absolute requirement to participate, they are the preferred ride. You can find them on almost any day at curbside, rummage sales, flea markets, and so on. Anyone can post to this blog, and this is the way to spread the love of bicycling. The bicycle is so much more than a fitness or recreational vehicle.