Oct 9, 2008
Supermarket Street Sweep!
Gear up your cargo bikes – the third annual Supermarket Street Sweep will take place on December 6th in San Francisco. Devised as a fun, competitive way to feed the hungry by stocking the San Francisco Food Bank, the Sweep is two races in one: a speed race to see who can bike to five local grocery stores, buy some food, and get back the fastest; and a points race to see who can buy and haul the most pounds of food by bike from those five stores. Xtracycle has donated a FreeRadical to go to the winner of the points race, and is honored to be the title sponsor of the event.
The record for food amassed in the Sweep stands at 1595 pounds – this year the goal is to break the magical 2000 pound mark (*Warning* Carrying 1 ton exceeds the maximum capacity of any Xtracycle). So get your legs ready, empty out your FreeLoaders, get out your panniers, your crates, your baskets, and let’s ride!
Hooray for a new blog layout with dates!