Once again the Ten Year Lates Scooter Club’s WKRP Scooter Rally (http://wkrp.tenyearlates.com/) has come and gone and was it ever fun!  Those folks know how to have a good time, and between you and me, they know where to donate their raffle money!!  A big thanks to XYL for choosing the MoBo Bicycle Cooperative to once again be the recipient of their love and the proceeds from the big Saturday night raffle they throw.  Three Cheers!!  

Of course MoBo was there in force, selling raffle tickets, helping with the breakfast and cookout, cleaning, and anything else needed.  Well, that and making sure all those thirsty scooterists had a friend to drink with.  This year The Ten Years approached MoBo about building a custom bicycle to raffle off at the rally this year.  Excitement.  Of course we said yes!  That was a no brainer.  A lot of folks had their hands in this project to some extent or another; from donating parts and ideas all the way to putting some elbow grease to the metal.  A thanks needs to go out to all of you.  Special thanks to Mycle’s Cycles (http://www.myclescycles.com), in Georgetown, OH, who donated that sweet old Schwinn cruiser.  Sammi Zumdick rolled out there with me to pick it up.  We then took it downtown to the Bike Haus (http://www.myspace.com/bikehaus), where Mitch and Jerry, of the Read (http://www.myspace.com/readlikered), put together some monster front forks for us.  Next stop was Spring Grove Sheet Metal (http://www.sgsheetmetal.com/), who were gracious enough to give us the metal we used to fill in the tank area of the bike frame.  Noah Bauer crafted those welds with patience and humor, as well as the wrench kickstand, those extra wide handlebars, and the brake stay on the front forks.  Oh yeah!!  He also set the head badge, too!!  Thanks, Noah!!  
Our own John Wood offered up from his deep well of knowledge, as well as laced that rebuilt 3-speed internal hub with twisted spokes on a nice beefy fast rim.  Style.  True style.  Brian Brain, from Campus Cyclery (http://www.capuscyclery.com), in Clifton, hooked us up with super tiny, oddly shaped replacement springs for the hub rebuild.  Digital Kate and Sammi took mock-up and hype pictures for us.  Sammi also put together a booklet documenting the progress of the project that went with the biccycle to the winner.  
American Metal Cleaning (http://www.americanmetalcleaning.us), in Fairfield, OH, was the frame and fork’s next stop, where Mark not only put a busted out a great powder coating, but also dropped some knowledge on putting in those cheery sparkles that really pop in this spring’s sunlight.  Cherry.  Red Baron cherry.  
Ron, from Bicycles And More, on Glenmore, donated stems when we couldn’t find a match within the MoBo archives.  Noah, from the Vulcan Scooter Sect, donated one of the rear view mirrors.  Quadrophenia, baby!!  You know if you’re building a bike for a scooter rally, you gotta have mirrors and lights.  A bunch of them!  I dare say we did not disappoint.  

Congratulations to Dave Cunningham, of the Comet, for winning the bike.  He has already dubbed it the Sticky Bun Express.  A worthy title!   It makes us happy to see it staying in the neighborhood and thrilled to think we’ll see it cruising down the Ave on many a pastry mission.  Be sure to bring it by for tune-ups, Dave!!

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this such a successful project.  We were the talk of the rally.  Give yourselves a pat on the back for good job well done.

So, I thinking lowrider with sidecar for next year.  What do you all think?

Cheers!

Rob