Weekend report and other rambles

Last weekend was filled with bikey fun. On Friday, there was an alleycat, art show and Mystery Ride. On Saturday there was a polo tournament, prom ride and the bike riders ball, and on Sunday there was a fantastic breakfast-chill out and Bike porn, allegedly followed by a "Birthday Suit Ride." Good times were had by all, except for a brief moment of discontent had by Reverend Phil of "Bike Porn" when he got clocked in the face by some jackass on the Selkirk Trestle. Apparently the said Jackass just wanted some piece and quiet to smoke a joint, and was offended by all the peaceful riders on the "Midnight Mystery ride," and by Rev. Phil in particular because he was riding a 16" zoobomber. If anyone can point out to me how that whole scenario makes sense, please comment below. Anyway a very strange thing to happen, especially in Victoria.

In other news I read Bike Snob's post this morning and was led all over the Internet on strange links, one of which led me to the Vittoria website which sports this picture of Thor Hushovd:

Take a close look at Thor's helmet... not only does it illustrate the stylists poor knowledge of Viking attire (these wings would be a Roman influence i suppose) but the helmet, although cleverly disguised is stunningly similar to the Viking Cat trophy, modeled here by this years winner Tegan:

Perhaps Hushovd will join us next year, with his "Vittoria" helmet. But if he does he will be limited to 34/16 singlespeed gearing. We certainly hope he shows up. To continue on the Viking/Norse theme...check out Norse Cycles' website that I stumbled upon this morning as well. Pretty reasonable pricing and a nice name and logo. Also check out Kriacycles, a new builder in Iceland. Kria is the Icelandic name for the Arctic Tern. Again, nice bikes, nice name and nice logo.