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 ROUND*UP USA, "Three Days to Explore the Compact Bicycle Universe" is hosted by the indefatigable Michael McGettigan of Trophy Bikes, one of Philadelphia's most established bike shops, specializing in folders. The festival features rides, rallies, a fast fold showdown, workshops, and much more. It's held the same weekend as the PHILADELPHIA CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIP, America's biggest one-day road bike race. All riders and fans of Brompton, Dahon, Bike Friday, Moulton, Strida, Breezer, Birdy, and beyond are welcome. This event is FREE to all riders and showcases new folders and gadgetry for testing out. Keep an eye on the Trophy Bikes website and the Bike Friday Events Calendar for when it's happening. |
ROUND*UP MULTIMEDIA Round*Up 2008 Rob English to a Speeding tikitTM in the Commerce Bank Amateur events Round*Up 2003 The inaugural event, where Hanz attempted the Fast Fold showdown with the SatRDay recumbent |
 Pictured right: tikitTM co-designer Rob English will compete in the 2008 Hill Climb and Time Trial on a Princess Pink Speeding tikitTM - just to give riders with he-bikes a false sense of security... read about it NEW FOR 2008! Manayunk Hill Climb now has official Folding Bike class! NEWS FROM TROPHY BIKES PHILADELPHIA ... As hosts of the ROUND UP USA FOLDER FEST (June 6-7-8, 2008), we've entered more and more folding bikes into the COMMERCE BANK MANAYUNK HILL CLIMB. .. The organizers have recognized this, and we're now sponsoring a separate folder class in the event, with prizes for top male and female finishers. We invite fit folder riders who are good climbers to register for this event. It's going to be pretty cool, as the folders will all go off as a class, one every 30 seconds! This will be a great opportunity to show the world (well, Philadelphia, anyway) that folders can climb just as well as the big bikes. Here's the link to register: HERE'S THE 2008 DRAFT ROUND*UP SCHEDULE: 4:45pm sharp FOLDER RIDE to Manayunk to watch hillclimb. Meets at Trophy Bikes. 6 pm COMMERCE BANK MANAYUNK HILLCLIMB, Main and Levering Sts., Manayunk. CLIMBERS WANTED! If you're a good climber, please enter this event. TROPHY BIKES is sponsoring a FOLDER CLASS--with cash prizes for the top male and female folder bikers.
Good folder times have been around 2:00 though this is changing as more folder riders attack the Wall. Best Folder time of 1:55 was posted last year by Trophy Bikes' own Peter Dalkner, riding a Brompton S2-XL, wearing cutoff shorts and argyle socks! IF YOU REGISTER -- let's show some branding -- in the "team club space" put TEAM (bike brand), ie, TEAM BROMPTON, TEAM BIKE FRIDAY, etc. That way others can keep track of what brands are taking part in this event. Yes, considering how short this ride is, it's pretty costly, BUT it's a real carnival, from the warmup area at the foot of the hill with its OIympic-sized timer, to the cheering crowds along the hill, it's a day you will remember. The hill climb is just part of all the bike things that are going on in Philadelphia the weekend of June 6-7-8... check http://www.procyclingtour.com/race_overview.cfm/race_id/6 for more on the pro race that happens the same weekend as our little folder fest. It's a great time to bike in Philly! Thanks and please email mcget@aol.com if you have any questions that aren't answered at our website. Michael McGettigan, Trophy bikes, mcget@aol.com RELATED LINKS |
