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?