So the I bike MCR fest starts at the end of this month. Hope you can all get on your bikes to take part

registration for events is taking place now so please get emailing if you coming..should be ace fun

see ibikemcr.org.uk/festival.htm for info

and...

Timetable for I Bike MCR 2008

If you wish to take part in any of these events please register your interest by emailing us

Friday 28th March
6pm Central Library Critical Mass Bike Ride

Festival Opening Party (everyone invited!!!):
8pm - 3am Cafe Saki (opp EBC, Wilmslow Road)

With...

Bands:

7 Hertz ("folk, jazz, free improv, punk and just plain odd")

Al Baker ("Radical folk singer extroadinaire")

One Day In Our Garden (Electronica / Folk Rock / Trip Hop),

Egészségedre (Amazing Gypsy Ska band from Leicester)

DJ's from Pick Your Own and Longshot

AND

PICK YOUR OWN
Bring your favourite record and the Pick your own Djs will play it.

PLUS... Bicycle visuals, bike games, slow race.


Saturday 29th March
Bicycle Art Exhibition
Opening Noon-6pm.. Urbis

3pm Urbis Gardens: Bicycle Treasure Hunt
Bicycle Treasure Hunt- a list of tasks with an assigned number of points for each one. How many points can you get in 3 hours? Bring digital camera/camera phone, bag, pen, paper, oh and a bike.

Sunday 30th March
Bicycle Welding Workshop
all day to build bikes for the Bicycle Art Parade

Wednesday 2nd April
Bicycle Film Night
7pm at The Dancehouse Theatre Featuring Klunkerz, Kiss Bike Kiss, I Bike MCR Film, NYC Videozine, Bike Theif . Tickets on sale soon.

Friday 4th April
Midnight Ride to Formby
Sunrise swim. Meet at The Urbis Gardens at Midnight to ride. Bring good lights, food, towel, swimming stuff, warm clothes, bike etc.
It's about 40 miles and as its a night ride we'll take to the road which we should have more or less to ourselves. A few stop offs for some light refreshment is likely. Click here for the route we'll take.

Saturday 5th April
2pm Bicycle Polo class- Platt Fields Park
The MCR Dropouts bicycle polo team will teach you how to play the sport and help you get a team together for the tournament.

Sunday 6th April
Ladies Day
Clitical Mass Ladies Bike ride to Reclaim the roads and feel confident by riding together (and to socialise!)...with a talk about the history of cycling and women and a ladies only bike maintenance class. Email  info@ibikemcr.org.uk for info

Friday 11th April
Hell Of the North West III
A fast ride around our city. Get to the checkpoints get back.
Alley Kitten Race- As above but on kids bikes!
To participate in this event please register ASAP by emailing  cantgoslo@gmail.com

Followed by an event at The Sandbar, everyone welcome (whether participating in the alley cat/kitten or not). With DJs and a chance to hang out/ socialise with MCR bike community.

Saturday 12th April
2pm Urbis Bicycle Art Parade
afterwards an obstacle course race to be ridden on the crazy bikes.

Sunday 13th April
Beer Ride
Meet at Noon at Urbis for a ride into the peaks with a few stops at some nice country pubs.

Saturday 19th April
2pm: Yo Fixie III
An event for fixed gear riders. With comps inc: Track Stand, Track Skid, Sprint and more.
To participate in this event please register ASAP by emailing  cantgoslo@gmail.com

The Sandbar have very kindly agreed to putting on an amazing "street party" type thing at the back of the bar, with a dj and outdoor bar, during the Yo Fixie event so even if you haven't got a fixed wheel bike you can come down and watch the others and socialise with other bike lovers.

Sunday 20th April
Bicycle Polo Tournament
From 1pm Platt Fields Park
Teams from around the UK compete to win the I Bike MCR Polo Tournament
Get in touch if you'd like to enter your team or would like tips on forming a team to take part.

Friday 25th April
Critical Mass Bike ride 6pm Central Library


Followed by End of I Bike MCR Festival Party
(everyone invited!!!):
8pm - 4am Venue TBC

With...
Bands: Cash for Your Stories, The Kirkz and Hail Brethren
DJ's from Pick Your Own and Longshot

AND the Rollapaluza guys roll up to put on a Roller Race!!!

Roller Race- The final heats will be amazing short races after competitors have set their qualifying times. "It’s a drama – the gritting of teeth and twisting of faces, as riders
give everything in those 20-something seconds of each race. Only opera could portray the intensity and drama." (Therese Bjorn, www.londonmessengers.org)



We are starting to take registration now, so if you want to participate in any of the events please get in touch..or if you want to help out at them.

We are trying to make all of the events free of charge, to make them as accessible as possible, by applying for funding to cover costs and by asking people to sponsor the prizes yet a small charge to cover costs may be applied if funding doesn't come through.

More events to be posted soon!

If you'd like to put on an event or workshop please contact us  info@ibikemcr.org.uk