Looking for another ride for a cause?

The crew from San Jose was up in SF this weekend representing the South Bay in the 'Sweep. Wanna return the favor and show up down south? Check out SCROOGED An alleycat to benefit Toys for Tots this Saturday, December 10, 2011

Registration 12:00/Race 1:00
Entry Fee: One new unwrapped toy
Fixed/SS Only

Rider Portraits

Thanks to all the riders who came out to make the 'Sweep a success. See you next year!

Another Fantastic Record-Breaking Year!

Wow - we're overwhelmed by this year's fantastic Sweep results. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon and we had 201 racers register who brought in 7,990 lbs. of food - our biggest total yet! Racers, volunteers, fundraisers, sponsors, supporters - you really came out big this Saturday to support the San Francisco Food Bank! Thank you again for coming out. Hundreds of families in need truly appreciate it.

CARGO RACE WINNERS


The men's CARGO race Winners: Eric + Cooper "Sprocket" Downing are a remarkable father-and-son team that not only rode a tandem, but they created a shopping cart train that hauled in 845 lbs. of food in 2 hours and 10 minutes! Congrats to them on their spectacular win and enjoy the Burley Travoy Trailer!

The woman's winner of the CARGO race was Bridget May, who brought 111 lbs. of food! Way to rock it, lady!

SPEED RACE WINNERS

Adam Shapiro won the Men's SPEED race at 1 hr., 58 minutes! Hope you enjoy your Ritte van Vlaanderen frame and a big high-five to you!

Two other racers came in before Adam Shapiro, but unfortunately were relegated due to a missing receipt and shopping at the wrong checkpoint. We'd like to recognize both Jeremiah Davis and Evan Sarna for being super speedy - better luck next time and thanks for helping out the SF Food Bank!

Katie Styer won the Women's SPEED race at 2 hrs., 20 minutes! She wins a Volume frame and fork from Montano Velo. Way to kick ass!

FUNDRAISING WINNERS

Total raised in 2011:

$9,652!***

***This total is now 10,298.51, as an additional $646.51 came in from donations on the day of the race and participants who sent in leftover money from their donations to the SF Food Bank on our behalf!

Last year: $4,917 So we very close to doubling last year's total!

Equivalencies: 

$9,652 donated = 38,608 pounds of food

$9,652 donated = 38,608 meals = 1,475 more meals than all of the past street sweeps combined = food for 105 people for a whole year

$9,652 donated = $57,912 of food

Brad Simeral - $6570.30

Chava Kronenberg - $2097.16

Koshi - $407.69

Melissa Anderson  - $297.69

Nicholas Navarro - $278.85

The race began at 12:42pm. Here are weight totals and completion times for the Speed Race:

CARGO

2) Male - Sean Sevilla - 367 lbs.

2) Female - Susan King - 109 lbs.

3) Male - Terry Curley - 241 lbs.

3) Female - Emily + Murphy - 106 lbs. (tandem)

4) Male - Brad Simeral - 234 lbs. 

4) Female - Jenn B - 79 lbs.

5) Male - Ted Ketai - 147 lbs.

5) Female - Pamela - 72 lbs.

6) Male - Corey - 138 lbs. 

6) Female - Reese - 64 lbs.

7) Male - Nick Birth - 124 lbs. 

7) Female - Shanie - 52 lbs.

8) Male - Judah - 110 lbs. 

8) Female - Jess - 40 lbs. 

9) Male - Steve Lok - 90 lbs.

9) Female - L.C. - 30 lbs. 

10) Male - Wes W. - 76 lbs. 

10) Female - Kirsten - 25 lbs. 

11) Male - Jorge C. - 73 lbs. 

11) Female - Mari - 21 lbs. 

12) Male - Nate Clack - 55 lbs. 

12) Female - Nancy - 16 lbs.

13) Male - Matt Crocker - 32 lbs. 

13) Female - Jenn C. - 16 lbs.

14) Male - Derrick - 17 lbs. 

14) Female - Alia - 15 lbs.

15) Male - Kit - 32 lbs.

16) Male - Sev - 29 lbs.

17) Male - Paul - 28 lbs. 

18) Male - Dewey - 21 lbs.

19) Male - Nicholas Navarro - 16 lbs.

20) Male - Carl H. - 12 lbs.

21) Male - Al - 11 lbs.

SPEED

2) Male - Greg McQuaid - 1 hr., 59 min.

2) Female - Ruth Emerson - 2 hrs., 21 min.

3) Male - Chris Phipps - 1 hr., 59 min.

3) Female - Claire Porter - 2 hrs., 42 min.

4) Male - Chas - 2 hrs., 1 min.

4) Female - Tori - 2 hrs., 42 min.

5) Male - Steven Tortorelli - 2 hrs., 5 min. 

5) Female - Ulrika - 2 hrs., 42 min.

6) Male - Loren - 2 hrs., 19 min.

6) Female - Mandy - 2 hrs., 48 min. 

7) Male - Ryan Gerlach - 2 hrs., 19 min.

7) Female - Erica - 2 hrs., 48 min. 

8) Male - Louis E. - 2 hrs., 19 min. 

8) Female - Melanie - 2 hrs., 48 min.

9) Male - Eric Greenwood - 2 hrs., 19 min.

9) Female - Veronica - 2 hrs., 54 min. 

10) Male - Justin Plue - 2 hrs., 24 min.

10) Female - Megan S. - 3 hrs.

11) Male - Jeremiah Steele - 2 hrs., 27 min.

11) Female - May Woo - 3 hrs., 5 min.

12) Male - Jessie Fernandez - 2 hrs., 33 min.

12) Female - Chava Kronenberg - 3 hrs., 6 min.

13) Male - Judd Blair - 2 hrs., 34 min.

13) Female - Laura - 3 hrs., 10 min.

14) Male - Peter R. 2 hrs., 35 min.

14) Female - Carrie - 3 hrs., 17 min.

15) Male - Jason Thorpe - 2 hrs., 36 min.

16) Male - Ken Ho - 2 hrs., 41 min.

17) Male - Kevin Mihovich - 2 hrs., 42 min.

18) Male - Patrick Myall - 2  hrs., 43 min.

19) Male - Emerson - 2 hrs., 43 min. 

20) Male - Daniel Kim - 2 hrs., 44 min.

21) Male - Clay D. - 2 hrs., 44 min.

22) Male - Brandon H. - 2 hrs., 46 min.

23) Male - Dyami - 2 hrs., 44 min.

24) Male - Jason Ferrier - 2 hrs., 50 min.

25) Male - Morgan Allen - 2 hrs. 50 min.

26) Male - Tim Gross - 2 hrs., 50 min.

27) Male - Neil Berrett - 2 hrs., 50 min.

28) Male - Edward O., 2 hrs. 54 min.

29) Male - Randy R. - 2 hrs., 54 min.

30) Male - Carlos - 2 hrs., 58 min.

31) Male - Judah M. - 2 hrs., 58 min.

32) Male - Keith B. - 2 hrs., 58 min.

33) Male - Andrew C. - 2 hrs., 58 min.

34) Male - Sean Martin - 2 hrs., 59 min.

35) Male - Chris N. - 3 hours

36) Male - Adam Gerhart - 3 hrs., 6 min.

37) Male - Shaggy - 3 hrs., 9 min.

38) Male - Francisco - 3 hrs., 11 min.

39) Male - Gabe - 3 hrs., 11 min.

40) Male - Errol - 3 hrs., 12 min.

41) Male - Nick H. - 3 hrs., 13 min.

42) Male - Mike D - 3 hrs., 13 min.

43) Male - Benjoaquin - 3 hrs., 14 min.

44) Male - Tom K. - 3 hrs., 14 min.

45) Male - Steve L. - 3 hrs., 17 min.

46) Male - Ben Nathan - 3 hrs., 18 min.

And while we're sad that some folks came in after the 4PM cut-off time, we'd like to recognize their amazing efforts. Many brought came in later as they were hauling tons of food! We'll make the course shorter next year so folks have more time to shop. 

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Mark Woloschuk - He completed both the SPEED and CARGO checkpoints in 3 hrs., 40 min.!

Arena Reed - While she rolled in past 4PM, she did bring in a staggering 350 lbs.! We know you'll win next year!

Melissa Anderson - She brought in 239 lbs. after 4PM in addition to fundraising!

Jeremiah Ducate - Our former champ brought in 279 lbs. after 4PM!

Tom Brown - He completed the Cargo Race on a unicycle and brought in 13 lbs. after 4PM!

Liam Casey - He brought in 212 lbs. after 4PM!

Mark Wheeler - He hauled in 176 lbs. after 4PM!

Jesse J - He brought in a huge load of 332 lbs. after 4PM!

Avin Yen - Woo - 311 lbs. after 4PM!

Adam A. - He brought in an incredible 476 lbs. after 4PM - great job! We hope to see you back next year with the win! 

Other Rad Cargo Competitors

Kysha A (15 lbs.) - Natalie Saba - (11 lbs.) - Beckie Wood (22 lbs.) - Mike + Mack Fee (30 lbs.) - Tanner - (30 lbs.) - David Glasser (91 lbs.) - Peter Tennyson (58 lbs.) - Jack Vu (57 lbs.) - John Grebenc (28 lbs.) - Janet (38 lbs.) - Edmund Boey (15 lbs.) - DDave + Clancey - Sandra K (28 lbs.) - Yo Yo (59 lbs.) - Sara Anderson (33 lbs.) - Zach Morvant - Max D. (108 lbs.) - Kell WOB (115 lbs.) 

Other Rad Speed Competitors

Artem S. - Nat Kinsky - Robin Hunter - Fabio Rattazzi - Jon Therrin - Jakki Raines - Kate FWOD - Vanessa Christie - Carmen - Brooks - Brendan Cook - Gritchelle Fallescion - Richard Castillo - Nathan Dushman - Elaina Tia - Sanja Wetzel - Rick Christophersson - Derek Tia - Ukiah - Monique Mirollel - Bill Pendergast - Sean Eagleton - Eleazar Lewis - Shitij Agarwal - Leroux - Andrea Naylor - Ron Twist - Julie F. - Sav FWOD / WOB - Navi Thach - Michael Oregon - Kellie Su - Brian Ralston - Kevin Carroll - Jeff Servaites - Michele A. 

And another big thanks to rideSFO and Bicycle Fabrications for hosting a great after party in their new space, with beer from 21st Amendment and snacks from Wholesome Bakery, Lee's Deli and Bi-Rite. 

See you all next year!

Get Ready for Tomorrow!

Well, tomorrow is the big day and we're super excited! The organizers and a few volunteers convened last night at the loin to make the spoke cards and shirts.



We've got some great stuff lined up - tons of prizes, beer, food, and a fun ride around the city. Meet at the Bow & Arrow at Folsom St. & Embarcadero at High Noon. (Read the rules.) You'll sign in, get your spoke card and then we'll give you your manifest and send you out to buy groceries. Don't forget that we're also running a fundraising category (currently at $8900!!!) to win a $500 coupon to Xtracycle. There will be other prizes too.

Also, the first 200 participants to bring their spoke card to the Crumpler store at the Westfield Center will get a free accessory pouch. (Through January 2012.)

We'll have snacks for you at the finish line to refresh, courtesy of Bi-Rite Market and Lee's Deli. We've got fruit - bananas, oranges, pears, apples, clementines, as well as fresh chips, salsa, and we'll also have water on hand.



And, of course, the after party is where we will award the prizes and have a drawing for those who brought back extra food. There will be two DJs, and BiBimBopBowl will be dishing up delicious rice bowls (for a small cost) with Kim Chee from The Sinto Gourmet. Winner and DFL will also receive a free bowl!

You can also count on Lloyd from 21st Amendment serving brews, and there will be Pop Chips as well as 10 tokens for a month's supply to give out! You can also look forward to goodies from Wholesome Bakery.

Can't wait to see you there!

Thank you Box Dog Bikes!

Box Dog Bikes is one of our headline sponsors this year. They're giving us an appropriate prize -- a trailer! Box Dog is a workers' collective founded in 2004, and they cater to a wide variety of cyclists. They have a deft hand with coaster brakes, but will also build and fine-tune your classic road bike or your sweet fixie. One of my favorite things about Box Dog is the friendly atmosphere, and the time Andy, Jon, Dan and the guys take to talk with their customers. They support the Supermarket Street Sweep every year, as well as a bunch of other events in the community. Thank you Box Dog!

rideSFO's SF Bike Expo!

rideSFO, one of the Sweep's longtime sponsors, throws a great bike party every year at the Cow Palace with a bike swap, fashion show, vendors, bike competitions and more.

We stopped by the 4th Annual SF Bike Expo to say hey to some of our other sponsors who had booths set up in the vendor hall:

Rickshaw Bags had a great booth - wish I could have squeezed it all in the photo!

Momentum Magazine's checking out our sweet poster.

The illustrious Kit Kohler of Zero Per Gallon chats up Mary Elizabeth of alloneword. 

Jack Lindquist of Ritte van Vlaanderen gave us an eyeful of their sweet track bike. 

Stevil of All Hail the Black Market is contemplating a career change.

Mission Bicycle Company had a pretty snazzy set-up.

   swrve had some sweet deals on their fine clothing at their booth.

B. Spoke Tailor and Nan Estep of Oakland always makes an elegant, classy appearance at the Expo. 

Sarah and her pushbike crew!

Soma To Donate A Tradesman Cargo Frame

Soma Fabrications will be donating a brand new Tradesman cargo frame to this year's event! The Tradesman is modeled after the classic Schwinn cycle truck, but made from modern Tange Infinity CrMo steel and takes front and rear disc brakes. It is designed to carry 40-50 lbs on the lowered front deck. Like most Soma frames, this will also fit a rear rack. Retail value: $700.



Soma Fabrications is a locally-based designer/maker/importer of high performance steel bicycle frames and urban cycling accessories, and just celebrated its 10th anniversary. The Sweep is one of their favorite local events to support, and they've sponsored us year after year.