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Photo AlbumBYOBW - Bring Your Own Big Wheel RaceMar 24, '08 12:03 PM
for everyone
After an Easter egg hunt at Jackson playground and an impromptu dance party over at Steve and Heather's house, we headed over to Vermont street for the 8th annual BYOBW Race. Previously held on Lombard street, this was the first year they were held in Potrero Hill. Vermont, between 20th and 22nd, is actually the windiest street in San Francisco, despite Lombard getting all the tourist attention.

Basically, we're talking about a bunch of adults riding big wheels (or other makeshift bikes) down a steep and curvy hill while dressed like an idiot. Big wheels were meant to be toys for kids and weren't designed to bear the weight of an adult going down hill at top speed while making sharp turns. Needless to say, the course was littered with big wheel parts. There were plenty of wheels making the trip down the hill on their own...no rider or bike to be seen. For those that actually survived the first run, they had two more chances at bodily harm. Great fun was had by all!


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A race for all species
  

Starting Line
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Another animal racer
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"I have a tiny penis"
  

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Somebody missing a wheel?
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She's breaking up!
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That's going to leave a mark
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Heading back up for more
  

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Trash can
  

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lyle wrote on Mar 24
That's going to hurt and leave a mark!
jojoines wrote on Mar 24
...on the pavement...ha!ha!
davedill wrote on Mar 24
Good action photo, and an even better 6 Million Dollar Man reference!
davedill wrote on Mar 24
Ouch - can you say road rash?
davedill wrote on Mar 24
I think you should show up next year with a buggy and toast all these guys...
dave wrote on Mar 24
I think you should show up next year with a buggy and toast all these guys...
Funny you should mention buggy. Earlier in the day, as I was pushing Lyla up Potrero Hill in a stroller, my 40-yo calves felt like they were on Hill 1.
mrybells wrote on Mar 24
That's hysterical!! You got some great action shots.
davedill wrote on Mar 24
dave said
Funny you should mention buggy. Earlier in the day, as I was pushing Lyla up Potrero Hill in a stroller, my 40-yo calves felt like they were on Hill 1.
Did your 40 yo liver feel like you'd spent the night visiting with Dr. Beam as well? :-)
walter wrote on Mar 24
This
event
is
awe some!
aaronsxs wrote on Mar 24
Not only will his face have extreme road rash, but he will soon be suffering from a larger headache brought on by the sap barreling down on him and his tricycle.
walter wrote on Mar 24
Hell freakin' yeah!
aaronsxs wrote on Mar 24
You managed to capture the image just as his "oh shit" face kicked in.
namesty wrote on Mar 24
That looks awesome. I think they have clips of this race in a commercial that is showing now.
tracy wrote on Mar 24
namesty said
That looks awesome. I think they have clips of this race in a commercial that is showing now.
pez wrote on Mar 24
So how did you do in the race Dave? Please tell me you participated!
dave wrote on Mar 24
pez said
So how did you do in the race Dave? Please tell me you participated!
I wish! Now that I've seen it, I think next year is a must. I'll have to get some serious armor first though. Maybe I'll bring in the buggy meatheads to trick out a special bike for me. :-)
joelhersh11 wrote on Mar 24
as that great philosopher, peter pan, said; " i'll never grow up"
aerialsoul wrote on Mar 25
SF Adults really look for ANY reason to get dressed up in funny costumes. It must be there rub off of all of the Burning Man activities in the area.
aerialsoul wrote on Mar 25
If this is an annual event, let's put it on the calendar and race next year. Although I'll need to incorporate some body armor into the costume!
walter wrote on Mar 25, edited on Mar 25
let's put it on the calendar and race next year.
In.
tavthomas wrote on Mar 25
seriously? where on earth do you get a giant parrot costume?
aerialsoul wrote on Mar 25
Giant costumes? You make them. There are a few sewing workshops in the area. I took a sewing class in the Mission a few years ago. Maybe it's a closet hobby (or skill) but it seems that a fair number of folks in SF sew. I haven't broken out my sewing machine in a long while, but these costumes make we want to.
dave wrote on Mar 25
Giant costumes? You make them. There are a few sewing workshops in the area. I took a sewing class in the Mission a few years ago. Maybe it's a closet hobby (or skill) but it seems that a fair number of folks in SF sew. I haven't broken out my sewing machine in a long while, but these costumes make we want to.
Wow. You think you know someone and then BAM. You find out they're a closet seamstress. :-)
aerialsoul wrote on Mar 25
Multiply - It's not just for letting your parents find out your secrets, your friends can find them out too.
tavthomas wrote on Mar 25
Giant costumes? You make them. There are a few sewing workshops in the area. I took a sewing class in the Mission a few years ago. Maybe it's a closet hobby (or skill) but it seems that a fair number of folks in SF sew. I haven't broken out my sewing machine in a long while, but these costumes make we want to.
Okay, I get that. I just wish I had the imagination to wake up one morning and say "Gee, I think today I'll sew a giant parrot costume for the big wheel race." Love it!!!
elizabethgross wrote on Apr 2
Reminds me of Buggy--but more creative and less technical!
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