ARTCRANK would love to tell the story of Babes in Bikeland 6 through the words and pictures of the people who lived it.

If you'd like to add your voice and/or photos to the story, please email Patrick Murphy (patrick@artcrank.com) with:

• 50-100 words about your experience at this year's alleycat — what happened, who you met, who you rode with, how you did, how you felt, etc.
• Any photos you took at the race (.jpg format, preferably ± 1 MB)

If we have enough, we'll do the story in multiple chapters.

Here are my 108 words:

This was my fourth Babes in Bikeland.  I know it was my fourth because I remember riding the first year with Buzo and Corinne, my second with Buzo, third with Jennifer and Emily, and this year I rode with Sue, Buzo, Corinne and Jennifer.  For me, Babes is all about the people I ride with.  I'm perfectly happy to cool my heels and ride with slower riders because high fives and hollers and bell dinging are where it's at.  (My hand is still stinging from some of those 40mph high fives on the Greenway!)  And it is always an honor and a privilege to usher in rookies, too!

UPDATE: ArtCrank has posted your stories!