The Challenge

After attending a really fun engagement party for Rick and Katie last night at B-Bar, Mom an Frank went back to Brooklyn to help celebrate the start of the Bike Messenger World Championships. This year they are sponsored by Puma and The NYBMA, and other small org's.
As Mom and Frank rolled around the corner and all you could see for 2 blocks were piles of bikes. Mostly there were track bikes, and you could see all the Team Puma bikes everywhere.

They locked up at a free pole and entered "Capones". It was packed and smelly, and it was wall to wall messengers from all across the world.
Up at the front by the door, they had 4 NYC bikes set up for doing goldsprints.
Check it.
No only was mom not dressed for riding a bike, she was dressed up because of going to the engagement party in the city. She was wearing heels, and a short flowy skirt. Not appropriate for biking, much less "Spinning" in front of a crowd of professional messengers. She really wanted to race, but could not for the first time dressed the way she was.
this is when this guy

propositioned mom

to race on this

um, I think not. It was funny to talk to him, considering mom just saw him in "Red Light Go" a few nights ago. And even though he said it would be hot for her to ride in her heels, it is still a no go.
Maybe next time.

The best part of the evening was when Frank

raced Alfred

the future Olympian who's on team Puma, and only came in 3 seconds behind him!