Mini Challenge #663 "Bikes, Blades and Boards"

NewGuy1776 · Mar 23, 2022

Mini-challenge 663 has the theme "Bikes, Blades and Boards", let's see those photos of people riding a skateboard, bicycle or rollerblades/skates.

Mini challenge 663 starts now and ends at 8:00 pm CST on 31 March.

Please, do consider submitting your images as "Entries".

The basic rules.

Maximum 3 Entries and/or as many exhibits as you wish.

Photos must have been taken by you and may have been taken on any device. No restrictions on post processing or composite images.

Please state in header whether image is an entry or exhibit. Non-labelled examples will be assumed to be exhibits.

Post all images using the "Reply to Thread" button below this post.

Awards: First, Second and Third places for entries and Honorable Mentions for other entries and exhibits.

Grand Prize: The first place winner has the "privilege" of creating and hosting the next Challenge and has 3 days to begin it. The winner can respond to the host with a forum post or PM. If the winner does not respond in 3 days, or declines to host, the second place winner becomes the next host. If the second place winner declines to host, the third place winner becomes the next host.

Ontarian · Mar 24, 2022

This is going to be a tough one. With temperatures still hovering around freezing, I've seen one of two bikes in the last week. Have to check out my archives.

Don

Val Bueno · Mar 24, 2022

Surfing off of Point Panic, Oahu, Hawaii

Aloha,

Val

Birddogman · Mar 24, 2022

Ontarian said:
This is going to be a tough one. With temperatures still hovering around freezing, I've seen one of two bikes in the last week. Have to check out my archives.

Don

Yep. Kinda like the "Street Moment": challenge. No boards, blades or bikes whatsoever here in the woods.

Greg

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Ab S · Mar 24, 2022

Here in the Netherlands we do a lot of biking, but this should not happen...

Broken front fork (during cycling)

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Ab

abiquiuense · Mar 24, 2022

Entry 1

The sanctuary is actually located at "El Potrero," Good Friday is always accompanied by police officers. Potreros are locally the canyons where herds of horses were gathered and the mares protected from the environment.

Exhibits

I like yellow bicycles especially the yellow one characterized by its one-sided fork.

abiquiuense

Jerry045 · Mar 24, 2022

Wow, this is a really tough theme. I have extremely few shots with bikes in them.

I had to search my archives and found a couple of 36 year old prints that I scanned in.

Here goes...

Entry #1 Volendam, Circa 1986

Entry #2 Morocco street scene lots of different transportation modes.

Entry #3 Somewhere in Morocco.

Here's an Exhibit

Exhibit Sculpture with bikes. Might be Holland

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mike geier · Mar 25, 2022

Ontarian · Mar 25, 2022

Did manage to find some bike photos.

My son competing in an ironman

Local Canada Day parade

My wife and my bikes still hung in the garage

Exhibit - bikes resting up while their riders are out running the ironman course

Exhibit - My grandson on a scooter

KBTinto · Mar 25, 2022

On Coney Island Pier

Whizzing by on roller blades

NewGuy1776 · Mar 25, 2022

Pretty sweet Ironman shot! I hope he enjoyed the event

Ontarian · Mar 26, 2022

NewGuy1776 said:
Pretty sweet Ironman shot! I hope he enjoyed the event

He enjoyed them thoroughly until he got a new position and too busy to train the four hours a day to keep in shape. In all, he did 12 Triathlons and 5 Iron Mans.

We enjoyed the ones we could get to.

Don

Ab S · Mar 26, 2022

the roller blades: perfect b/w shot!

KBTinto · Mar 26, 2022

Ab S said:
the roller blades: perfect b/w shot!

Thank you, Ab!

KB

Ab S · Mar 27, 2022

There are an incredible lot of bicycles in Amsterdam!

Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

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Ab

NicholasD · Mar 27, 2022

Ab S said:
Here in the Netherlands we do a lot of biking, but this should not happen...

Broken front fork (during cycling)

That reminds me of a story (or more likely urban myth) that Eddy Merchx's leg strength was strong enough to break Campy Super Record cranksets. Have no idea if true, but makes for a great story involving human and mechanical legends....

NewGuy1776 · Mar 27, 2022

Thanks for the submission so far everyone. I enjoy seeing what people share and the different scenery around the world.

NicholasD · Mar 27, 2022

Interesting but difficult topic. I have a few images, but more because of circumstance than anything else.

The above were taken at the Minnesota State Fair in 2019. A local skateboarding club put on some exhibits. They make it look easy, but when you're 15 feet in the air..... Most people sat in the stands but there was some standing room along the side (in the hot sun) which was a great vantage point for photographs. These kids were phenomenal.