Friday, May 21, 2010

Bicycle Fetish Day TOMORROW!!!

Bicycle Fetish Day is probably my favorite event during Bike month here in the city. Super stoked for tomorrow so try and make it out- this one's sure to be bananas! Snaps from last year..


The City Reliquary Proudly Presents
The 6th Annual Bicycle Fetish Day!
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 from 12noon – 6pm
Havemeyer between Grand and Hope Sts.
Afterparty in the CR Backyard 6 – 10pm.
FREEEEE!


WILLIAMSBURGH – IT’S A BLOCK PARTY FOR YOUR BICYCLE! The Sixth Annual Bicycle Fetish Day takes place on Havemeyer Street between Grand & Hope Sts. "Best of..." Bicycle Contests, "Goldsprints" Stationary Races, Alley Cat Race, Advocacy Groups, Info tables, and Artists and MORE!! With a BBQ grill and more, you couldn’t miss this yearly celebration of all things bicycle.

Bring Your Bikes! Show 'em off!! We've Got Prizes!!!

Contests include: Best VINTAGE Bike, Best Shiny Bike, Best Family Bike, Best Mutant Bike, Best BMX, Best WORST Bike, Best in Show and much more! Win great bike prizes donated by: Outlier Tailored Performance, Velo Brooklyn Bushwick Bike Shop, Affinity Cycles, including TWO FREE BIKES from TREK and NYCBikes!

Cycling, Artists, and informational booths including:
BIKENY, Transportation Alternatives, Times UP!, Taliah Lempert Bicycle Paintings, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, Coast Cycles, Horse Cycles, Nona Varnado, Domes for Haiti, NYC DOT Bicycle Program, Swagger Saddles and a Bake Sale to Help Chombo Get His Teeth Back!!

BMX Tricks courtesy of POST Bike Shop.
Goldsprints Stationary Race courtesy of Affinity Cycles
Alley Cat @ 2pm Courtesy of Victor "Don't Steal Bikes Bro" Ouma


Performances by: Heels on Wheels, Lucky Chops Brass Band, the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, plus DJ Stacher & Dirtyfinger on the turntables all afternoon!

AFTERPARTY @ 6PM at the City Reliquary with Brooklyn Beers for sale. Featuring the amazing Apocalypse Five and Dime and DJ Tinsletown!


And, new this year, cyclistically designed 6th Annual Bicycle Fetish Day bandanas to commemorate the event!

See you there!!!!!!!!!!!
Official Schedule:
12noon – 1pm: BBQ grill & block party starts to warm up
1pm: Heels on Wheels Dance Troupe struts their stuff
1:30pm: DJ Stacher starts on the decks.
2pm: AlleyCat & Bike Contest Registration gets underway.
3pm: Post Bikes BMX turn some tricks in the street.
3:30pm: The Lucky Chops Brass Band blasts all bike blues away.
4pm: DJ Dirtyfinger takes over with sticky jams
5pm: Bicycle Contest winners announced.
5:30pm: Rude Mechanical Orchestra brings the block party to the backyard of the City Reliquary.
6pm: Afterparty starts in the CR’s backyard.
6:30pm: Apocalypse Five and Dime perform in the CR backyard.
7pm: DJ Tinseltown takes over through 10pm.

The 6th Annual Bicycle Fetish Day
A Block Party for Your Bicycle!
Havemeyer St btw Grand and Hope Sts.
Noon – 6pm
FREEEEE!
Afterparty at the city Reliquary, 6 – 10pm.
370 Metropolitan Avenue.



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