Every year, a major city hosts "the Olympics for bike messengers" - it's called the Cycle Messenger World Championships (CMWC). This year it's in Tokyo. Skids, sprints, track stands, backwards circles, a "main race", and other events help determine who among the messenger set brings the most speed, strength, will, agility, and cunning to the profession of delivery by bike. I want to go, I want to see Tokyo. I want to hang out with the world-wide messenger community. I want to represent my beloved company, my civilized city, and my controversial country. I want to bring home medals. With a little financial support, I can achieve all this plus expose a few brands to Japan, hundreds of bike messengers, and all the press that follows. My Messenger World Championships Track Record 2 GOLDS: Track Stand 4 BRONZES: Track Stand, Backwards Circles, (2) Cargo Bike Races Winning the 2009 Portland Mercury Track Stand (3:00-4:48). by Miasansom. All of the photos and videos on this site show off my ability to remain perfectly still on a bike. Track standing. I've earned two CMWC Track Stand golds and want to earn a third in Tokyo. Truth be told, I'd rather be known for Cargo Bike Racing. In fact, I was all set to cargo bike race in Tokyo, with full sponsorship from a cargo bike company. Signed up. Paid my 7,000 yen. Then came the hitch. They decided against holding a cargo bike race. It turns out that Japan has no cargo bike culture or cargo bike couriers, so they felt as though the all-important local contingent would be way too small. No race. But I got all excited about TOKYO! That's where you come in, the friendly corporate sponsor, who would like to help me bring home hardware: GOLD in the Track Stand. Since 2004, I haven't found anyone who can beat me. There are chances I'll medal in one or two other events also. I will proudly represent your company on the chest of my jersey, in photos, videos, this website, my CMWC Blog, and at all the gatherings with the fastest, smartest, wiliest messengers in the world!! Some computer set-ups have a problem with this donation button. If this is the case, simply go to the paypal "send money" page and follow the prompts to send a "personal gift" to antload@gmail.com.
Product donations are quite welcome, but won't pay for my plane ticket! Please drop me a line if you have any questions. Sponsorship deadline is September 7.  of GEARs. Winning the 2005 Track Stand World Championships. by Bike TV.  product placement? I'm a shameless marketing machine, especially for companies that make really bad beer.) by Seng Chen  Primary SponsorChampions (room for 2 more)"Some of the anti-bicyclist sentiment is deserved...Bicyclists have a tendency to, first of all, break laws and take liberties that the brilliant machine makes possible, that's true; on the other hand, they tend to be quite defensive about their personal space in traffic. Slight encroachments are met with, at the least, glares and indignation. It's not so much the lawbreaking or the indignation but the combo of the two that does it. To the motorist it can appear bratty, selfish, and hypocritical." -Robert Hurst, The Cyclist's Manifesto I agree, that's why I like to stop at red lights... carfree + track standing at red lights + Mnt. unicycling + 10 yrs of yoga = hard to beat |
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Primary Sponsor
 Champions (room for 2 more) -Nutcase Helmets Benefactors -Epic Wheel Works -Serious Juggling -In Loving Memory of Tracey Sparling, from her grandmother, Yoshiko P. Kubota -Mark McGregor/Cycle the Dream -Cobb Family -B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery Friends -Max Taint -Brother-in-Wrenches -Oregon Department of Kick Ass -Bearclaw -Clever Cycles -Manuel Garcia (best roommate ever) -Metrofiets -Warren Jones -Shane Rhodes -Chad and Ginger McHenry -Monty McFly |
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