I think an even better idea is to have an alleycat where full out violence during riding is encouraged. Wouldn't if by amazing to have people kicking and punching each other while riding, and only the one true rider can win! You either have to be fast enough to keep away from those bigger than you or big enough to take out everyone else. Stops would have to be safe zones though, so someone couldn't just camp at one stop and take out everybody.

Who's ready! Sign me up!

today is the one year from the day of 1st post in this topic.

I like the spin the wheel for a time penalty idea. So if you spin a 5, you have a 5 minute wait until you can leave. But the wildcard is that you can slam a beer to reduce your time by one minute. The faster you slam 'em, the sooner you leave! I'm not sure if you should get a time bonus for passing out in a gutter or not. I'm still fine tuning that detail....

Find Waldo.

Or maybe one of those "Magic Eye" puzzles, correctly described.

*ETA* Crap, i see this has already been thought of. Well, it's my idea too, dagnabitall.

How about a snotrocket target shoot?

Snowballfight!

Halloween's coming up. How about carving a pumpkin?

For winter races, maybe building a snowman?

No more than 60,000 characters, huh...

I think an Alley Cat Race centered on eating could be just the ticket:

-Highlight different Bakeries where you gotta nosh a pastry quick-like;
-Or coffee-shops where you'd guzzle a cup before you get your stamp;
-On Stupor Bowl that bar at 48th & Chi, Adrian's, had free lil cheeseburgers (and I mean "lil", but hey, they were FREE-- I'll be going back there to show my appreciation!)... well, have a stop at a fry-cook or bar-type restaurant where they have nominally-priced food ready to be bought and consumed-- cheeseburgers, bean-burritos, caesar-salad WITH anchovies, cheese blintz, etc-- wolf it down, get your stamp, and back out on the road you go.
-I was on an organized tour in Wisconsin a couple of years ago where a guy from Illinois ate the GIANT cone at a Dairy Freeze that they have on the menu for gag-purposes-- but he consumed the entire thing! I was in awe. Have stops at Ice Cream Stands where you inhale their cold goo (watch out for the "Brain Freeze"!) in the form of kid-sized cones or sundaes before you get your stamp.
-To take a page from the RAGBRAI playbook, hit bake-sales, pancake-breakfasts, church fund-raisers, lemonade-stands, etc, etc, ad nauseum to vary your diet and get your stamp-- the Farmer's Market, a fruit & vegetable stand, the possibilities are endless!
I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...


-Someone wrote about having Bikers tell a joke-- but its gotta be one the stamper never heard (hell, you could make one up if you only have stale, sophomoric humor)

Kiddy Cat

All the participants have to ride 16" or smaller wheel bikes. Proceeds go to the Northside Bike Project or Full Cylce or another kids program.

I think it could be a lot of fun and building a bike would be a blast!

EDIT- Oops. Been a long day...I though it said Alley Cat ideas.

In that case, have a stop where you have to ride a 16" wheeled bike through a course.

i would like a downtown fixed gear criterion. brakeless.
the stop would be the end.

Brakeless downtown? The stop could be when they crash.

Normally I'm all for insane fun, but I gotta say this would just be irresponsible, stupid, and potentially deadly.

I like the idea of a Kiddy Kat, and of course the idea of having to wolf an ice-cream-cone is hysterical. I wonder if I can tie this in to my idea of a water balloon social?

Summit Avenue death race.

Going east.

The end is the bottom of Ramsey.

Die.

I like that idea. Or even better, a race from the top of the Smith Ave hill, down the high bridge, then to the top of the Ramsey Hill. No alleycatting, just a balls-out speed run.

Ouch.

pain pain! we want more pain!

This really should happen.
Maybe omgmrj should plan a race.