Thursday, August 25, 2011
Des Moines Mystery Clue
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Super exclusive interview with the one and only Stevil Kinevil
In case you don't know, we're here to let you know. Stevil is many things: a rider, writer, artist, lover of bikes, drinker of beer, and creator of many pithy thoughts. He's right up our alley and we thought he'd be up your alley too.
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| Some handsome devil with reflective nipples |
Without further delay...here is the Q and A:
Adventure Fit: You’ve made a living out of being creative, loving bikes, and drinking beer. What words of advice do you have for others that want to live the ‘American dream’ in a similar fashion?
Stevil: The fact that I have kept my head above water doing this for two years is nothing short of a miracle and a combination of all of the components leading up to it being in perfect harmony. I have no advice for others than to hope the same set of circumstances could befall them as well.
Adventure Fit: You used to be a bike messenger in San Francisco. What’s the strangest think you’ve transported knowingly?
Stevil: I once delivered an end-of-the-day stay of execution that originated at Federal Court in San Francisco and had to be filed by five o’clock in Oakland. The woman blessed me on my way out of the office and I got it filed with less than a minute to spare. I also delivered a non-descript parcel to a non-descript jeweler’s office once and when they opened it I saw that it was tens of thousands of dollars in diamonds. That would have been a package worth ‘losing’.
Adventure Fit:Many people submit stories/videos/photos to your site www.allhailtheblackmarket.com – what’s the latest viral video that tickles your fancy?
Stevil: It’s been out for a while, but the one of the drunken baby in the bar of marionettes will probably be one of my longest standing favorites. Also a good number of the images and comments on the Imgur site are a never-ending source of entertainment.
Adventure Fit: For those looking for advice on a healthy lifestyle – what do you think is the best way to integrate a healthy dose of alcohol?
Stevil: A ‘healthy dose’ as in a dose that is good for you, or a dose that is in an abundance? If it’s the former you are asking, I heard from a doctor once that high quality gin has medicinal properties. If it’s the latter, open your mouth and pour it in. Just always remember-‘all things in moderation, including moderation’.
Adventure Fit: You have many pithy one-liners sold in sticker form. Which one best summarizes life in general?
Stevil: “I don’t f%*k around but when I do, I don’t f%*k around.”
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| A clowned out Stevil, giving some love to his doggie friend |
Adventure Fit: If you could have only one bike – what would it be?
Stevil: I’ve long described my geared cross bike as the go-to bike and the one I would most prefer to be stranded on a desert island with, but I had Rick Hunter build me a 29er last year, and it has proven to me what real love is.
Adventure Fit: Describe your perfect day.
Stevil: I wake up in my mountain retreat, and gently slide away from the three beautiful women who are lying around me. I walk downstairs and put on the first Afghan Whigs record as I feed the cats and begin to prepare a big breakfast. Eventually all of my friends come shuffling out of their rooms and a few cans of beer are opened.. Mid-morning, we all get ready to go on some kind of a bike ride or another. Once we return, we spend the rest of the day at the creek jumping off of rocks and rope swings. As the sun sets, we go home to get cleaned up and ready to go see Rocket From The Crypt, who have reformed, just in honor of my perfect day.
Adventure Fit: How long does it normally take you to create a post on your website?
Stevil: A few hours and at least twice that many editing it, because I am both a poor typist, speller, and whatever other qualities one would need to possess in order to post anything worth reading.
Adventure Fit: If we were able to get you a year’s supply of New Belgium Beer, would you be willing to give up vegetables for a year?
Stevil: Considering the fact that this deal would almost assuredly result in me succumbing to liver failure as well as a dangerous lack of fiber, I’d have to say no.
Adventure Fit: Would you care to scribble a doodle for us?
Stevil: Yes, I would care to. Would you care to pay me for it?
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| Stevil giving a young fan some can stacking lessons |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
St Louis Mystery Clue #1
Use the below word search to find ten items that can be seen from the location of the first mystery checkpoint.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sam and Dave's Excellent Adventure
Here's Sam and Dave's story about their UAR experience. They got 2nd overall in the biggest Urban Assault Ride of all time!
From Sam....
"It was my first time participating in the Denver Urban Assault
ride...so I really didn't know what I was in for. One thing I had
going for me was that I was a bike messenger in San Francisco from
1992-1997 so I had a solid 5 years of dodging cars, getting doored
from parked cars and getting trapped in the cable car tracks. I had
also entered a few alley cat races during my time in SF, which were an
illegal version of the Urban Assault race, mainly for bike messengers.
Dave had done the UAR last year and had a blast doing the ride with
his wife Julie. Being that she is 6 months pregnant I think skipping
the slip and slide this year was a good idea, so I volunteered to be
Dave's partner. Since Dave lives in Denver and is my brother-in-law
this was a no brainer, he knows the city and I don't. We decided to
use our road bikes with mountain bike pedals and shoes, which is what
I had used as a bike messenger. At first our game plan was to take it
easy and have fun in the race, then the night before we decided to
just go for it and see how well we could do.
I got a ride to Denver with our co-ed Adventure Fit team, Mike & Kelly
Bernhardt. At the start line the massive crowds started to gather (of
course it was a record number of riders for an UAR event) and I was
being pushed into a port a potty by an overly aggressive female team.
I heard 3, 2, 1, GO and then a 100 yard sprint to the bike and my
hamstrings were laughing at me, they were saying "You don't run, what
do you think you're doing old man"! The second Dave and I hit the city
street I went into bike messenger mode. Dave would yell which way to
turn and I would be the sacrificial lamb checking to see if it was
safe and clear to go. We made it past the first check point with no
problems and Dave knew the second mystery check point right away so we
headed off West. In the rush to the next check point Dave clipped a
pedal and went down pretty hard and enjoyed his first road rash of the
year! After dusting himself off we were off and running. Thank god
Dave had studied the route because I was completely lost at this time,
taking wrong turns and hoping we weren't lost. We raced it like a
downtown criterium or short track race, sprinting out of every corner.
Dave and I arrived at my favorite checkpoint, where we had to dive
into a refreshing swimming pool and find 3 different New Belgium
beers. We saw the 3rd place team nipping at our heels, so after the
Keen sling slot check point I knew we had to punch it to drop these
guys. After each check point we noticed less and less people, and by
the time we got to the slip and slide we were all alone, no massive
crowds, just Dave and I and some lonely volunteer roasting in the 100
degree July sun. So at this point we thought we were doing well. We
got into Skyline park for the finish and could not find the finish
line- Where the hell was it? Then I saw Talisa yelling at us to get to
the finish line at the other end of the park. We finally had our beads
counted and found that there was another team that finished before us,
the volunteer said it was some guys named Levi Leiphiemer and Lance
Armstrong...funny...Anyway, I had a great time and would for sure do
it again and pre-ride the course next year."
-Sam
From Sam....
"It was my first time participating in the Denver Urban Assault
ride...so I really didn't know what I was in for. One thing I had
going for me was that I was a bike messenger in San Francisco from
1992-1997 so I had a solid 5 years of dodging cars, getting doored
from parked cars and getting trapped in the cable car tracks. I had
also entered a few alley cat races during my time in SF, which were an
illegal version of the Urban Assault race, mainly for bike messengers.
Dave had done the UAR last year and had a blast doing the ride with
his wife Julie. Being that she is 6 months pregnant I think skipping
the slip and slide this year was a good idea, so I volunteered to be
Dave's partner. Since Dave lives in Denver and is my brother-in-law
this was a no brainer, he knows the city and I don't. We decided to
use our road bikes with mountain bike pedals and shoes, which is what
I had used as a bike messenger. At first our game plan was to take it
easy and have fun in the race, then the night before we decided to
just go for it and see how well we could do.
I got a ride to Denver with our co-ed Adventure Fit team, Mike & Kelly
Bernhardt. At the start line the massive crowds started to gather (of
course it was a record number of riders for an UAR event) and I was
being pushed into a port a potty by an overly aggressive female team.
I heard 3, 2, 1, GO and then a 100 yard sprint to the bike and my
hamstrings were laughing at me, they were saying "You don't run, what
do you think you're doing old man"! The second Dave and I hit the city
street I went into bike messenger mode. Dave would yell which way to
turn and I would be the sacrificial lamb checking to see if it was
safe and clear to go. We made it past the first check point with no
problems and Dave knew the second mystery check point right away so we
headed off West. In the rush to the next check point Dave clipped a
pedal and went down pretty hard and enjoyed his first road rash of the
year! After dusting himself off we were off and running. Thank god
Dave had studied the route because I was completely lost at this time,
taking wrong turns and hoping we weren't lost. We raced it like a
downtown criterium or short track race, sprinting out of every corner.
Dave and I arrived at my favorite checkpoint, where we had to dive
into a refreshing swimming pool and find 3 different New Belgium
beers. We saw the 3rd place team nipping at our heels, so after the
Keen sling slot check point I knew we had to punch it to drop these
guys. After each check point we noticed less and less people, and by
the time we got to the slip and slide we were all alone, no massive
crowds, just Dave and I and some lonely volunteer roasting in the 100
degree July sun. So at this point we thought we were doing well. We
got into Skyline park for the finish and could not find the finish
line- Where the hell was it? Then I saw Talisa yelling at us to get to
the finish line at the other end of the park. We finally had our beads
counted and found that there was another team that finished before us,
the volunteer said it was some guys named Levi Leiphiemer and Lance
Armstrong...funny...Anyway, I had a great time and would for sure do
it again and pre-ride the course next year."
-Sam
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Denver Mystery Checkpoint Clue
Here you go folks. Click to make big.
When you get to the 1st mystery checkpoint, you'll get the clue to the 2nd mystery checkpoint.
When you get to the 1st mystery checkpoint, you'll get the clue to the 2nd mystery checkpoint.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
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