tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25111322104754364732024-03-13T05:14:50.425-07:00Chambana Cranksgiving - November 8th 2014Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-25314973909275337942014-10-02T09:53:00.002-07:002014-10-02T09:53:29.425-07:00Cranksgiving 2014! November 8th<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The date for the 7th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">November 8th 2014</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Broadway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer). </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The date for the 6th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">November 17th 2013</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer). </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2511132210475436473" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2511132210475436473" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2511132210475436473" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 6th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Three years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!</span>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-6477105966768660472012-10-31T08:10:00.003-07:002012-10-31T08:10:37.435-07:00Local Sponsors!Aroma Cafe, Bakers Bikes, Bead & Botanicals, Big Grove Tavern, Café Kopi , Champaign Cycle, Common Ground, The Corkscrew, Courier Café, Espresso Royale, Esquire, Fiesta Cafe, The Great Impasta, Heartland Gallery, Heel To Toe, Krannert Center, Sam's Cafe, Seaboat, Silvercreek, The Art Theater, and the University ymca have all donated prizes for our participants this year, and there are still prizes coming in! Come on out an donate some of your time and money for the hungry and get rewarded by our great local sponsors.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-85018776533452978482012-10-13T20:48:00.002-07:002013-10-15T11:35:21.490-07:00Cranksgiving 2012!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The date for the 5th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">November 4th 2012</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride in the fastest time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Please tell all your friends, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 5th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Two years ago we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Let's try and beat that this year!</span>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-30438916839398291952011-11-10T08:23:00.000-08:002011-11-10T08:29:43.456-08:00Sponsors Sponsors SponsorsThe event is just around the corner, and we have a ton of local suppost this year. <br /><br />Sponsors include: Schnucks, Strawberry Fields, The Food Coop, Esquire, Bunnys, Farrens, Crane Alley, H20 Sallon, Corkscrew, Heartland Gallery, Beads and Botanicals, Das Cafe, The Great Impasta, Heel to Toe, Courier Cafe, Silvercreek, Noodles and Co, Bakers Bikes, Rentertainment, Columbia Street Roastery, the University YMCA, Heritage Wine Cellars, Lexco, Wald, Chrome, Eight Inch, and sponsors are still coming in!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-53538778246522444852011-10-18T08:33:00.000-07:002011-10-18T08:34:28.027-07:00Schnucks is in againSchnucks has donated a $50 gift card for a prize give away this year.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-85112368931412699722011-10-17T17:25:00.000-07:002011-10-17T17:29:15.964-07:00Chrome is In again.<a href="http://www.chromebagsstore.com/">Chrome bags</a> is in again as a sponsor!<br /><br />They are sending us a bag to add to the prizes!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-54674789800001166882011-10-13T11:59:00.000-07:002011-10-13T12:02:42.547-07:00First Sponsors!<a href="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb63/saydeln/headtubelg.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div>First two outside sponsors have signed on! Urban Velo and Eighth Inch</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Please check our 2011 Sponsors tab. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-76146577184389846632011-10-06T15:34:00.001-07:002011-10-13T09:41:52.027-07:00Cranksgiving 2011The date for the 4th annual Champaign-Urbana Cranksgiving has been set:<br />November 13th 2011<br /><br />What - Cranksgiving is a food drive where food is collected by riding around Champaign/Urbana/Savoy and purchasing food at local grocery stores. Riders earn prizes by completing the ride is the fast time, with the most food. However, we usually have prizes for almost everyone.<br /><br />Where - Meet at the Bike Project is Urbana (202 S. Braodway Avenue). Registration starts at 12 and the ride starts at 1.<br /><br />Bring - Bring a bike, a bag to carry your collected food, a lock for when you are in the stores, and at least $5 or however much you would like to spend on food to donate. <br /><br />Who - All food donated will go to the Eastern Illinois Food Bank.<br /><br />Other - After the ride there will be an afterparty and other bike games. Admission to the party is participation in the ride or 4 items of donated non-perishable food. Riders in the past have brought in as much as 100lbs of food(with a bike trailer). <br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=276898785674114&view=wall&notif_t=event_wall">Please tell all you friends</a>, the ultimate goal is to collect food for the hungry. This is our 4th year running and each year we have surpassed the previous amount of food collected. Last year we set the bar high and collected over 1900lbs of food. Lets try and beat that this year!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-61205953739489859962010-12-05T18:01:00.000-08:002010-12-05T18:04:41.094-08:00News from the FoodbankSo, we just heard from Eastern Illinois Foodbank that the total weight Chambana Cranksgiving 2010 hauled in - 1,921 pounds - is the equivalent of 1,478 meals for local families. NICE WORK, EVERYONE! We can't wait to see what we can do next year.<br /><br />See more information from the Foodbank about Chambana Cranksgiving<a href="http://eifoodbank.org/local-cyclists-raise-almost-2000-lbs/"> here.</a>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-50143151143852034432010-11-15T06:44:00.000-08:002010-11-16T11:11:53.836-08:00By the Numbers58 riders...1 TV interview...1 blown tube...1 self-destructing trailer...0 crashes...27 business sponsors...$2000 in donated prizes and after-party refreshments...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1921 pounds of food!</span><br /><br />1 hugely successful Chambana Cranksgiving.<br /><br />In three years, we have donated over 3400 pounds of food for Eastern Illinois Foodbank. Congratulations, everyone, (and particularly to Charlie Smyth, this year's grand prize winner of a Chrome jersey, Heel to Toe socks, and, of course, an Urban Velo beer cozy in the category of Most Generous Individual), for making Chambana Cranksgiving an annual event and a community institution. We're already looking forward to our fourth annual event but, in the meantime, check out the upcoming <a href="http://www.champaignparkdistrict.com/events/paradeoflights/index.html">Parade of Lights</a>, of which Champaign County Bikes is a part. Thank you to all of our cyclists, sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making this year's event a record one. See you next year!<br /><br />A slideshow of pictures from this year's event can be found <a href="http://s1011.photobucket.com/albums/af234/thebikeproject/Rides/CranksGiving_2010/">here.</a>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-90492914096871412782010-11-14T19:05:00.000-08:002010-11-14T19:14:25.400-08:00Chambana Cranksgiving on TV!WCIA 3 covered Cranksgiving on their 5:30 and 10:00 news tonight. Check out the slot online and see if you can find yourself!<br /><br /><a href="http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=193097" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1289790406_0">http://illinoishomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=193097</span></a><br /><br />And check back here tomorrow to see how much food our third annual event raised....because we're pretty sure it was A LOT. Nice work, everyone - battling the wind AND hauling what is sure to be record amounts of food. Countless families in eastern Illinois appreciate the effort you made today in putting food on their tables this holiday season.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-42555088236915124552010-11-12T09:26:00.001-08:002010-11-12T12:20:00.817-08:00It's just around the cornerI can't believe the amount of prizes we have to give away. We don't have a total value for everything yet but we easily have well over $1000 in prizes for our cyclists. I am blown away by our sponsors' generosity and am hopeful that everyone who comes out to participate will follow their lead and make this our most successful Cranksgiving yet.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-57250022190254673462010-11-12T09:14:00.000-08:002010-11-12T12:18:03.859-08:00So many prizesWe just got a package from <a href="http://twinsix.com/">Twin Six</a> and let me tell you that we have some absolutely awesome prizes up for grabs! Come out and participate and you'll walk away with some amazing prizes and a meal to boot.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-38944836338491483492010-11-10T18:06:00.000-08:002010-11-10T18:13:37.474-08:00FREE Bike Light for First 50 RidersA free bar-end bike light will be given to each of the first 50 registrants for Chambana Cranksgiving 2010! Lexco Bike, a regional bicycle parts distributor in Chicago, is on board this year and has generously sent us a box of lights, which we can't wait to pass on to our cyclists. Don't forget: there is no pre-registration; registration begins at 1 pm on Sunday afternoon, with the race and after-party to follow. So, come get your free light, ride a bike, and feed the hungry!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-74370330123900272742010-11-09T17:29:00.000-08:002010-11-09T17:37:14.274-08:00Chambana Cranksgiving on WEFT 90.1 FMCheck it out! An interview about Cranksgiving aired on WEFT on Friday, November 5. The link to the podcast is <a href="http://smilepolitely.com/splog_uploads/SPRadio11-5-2010.mp3">here</a> - our portion starts about 3/4 of the way through the show.<br /><br />Many thanks to Joel Gillespie and Smile Politely for this opportunity!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-65561427870648173362010-11-03T14:51:00.001-07:002010-11-03T14:56:18.048-07:00Why we do thisThis article shows why we continue to run Cranksgiving<br /><br /><a href="http://www.smilepolitely.com/news/hunger_in_the_heartland_pt._1/">http://www.smilepolitely.com/news/hunger_in_the_heartland_pt._1/</a>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-47049135971552082122010-11-02T06:46:00.000-07:002010-11-03T07:12:04.335-07:00Prizes for AllWow, the enthusiastic response to our third annual Chambana Cranksgiving from the business community has been overwhelming. From bike gear to nights out at local restaurants and grocery money, from gallery gift certificates to manicures and, yes, even a tarot reading, we've got you covered. So, come out for a few hours of riding and after-partying on the 14th, and go home with the pleasure of knowing you've helped out our community while being tangibly rewarded too.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-80636722072009800572010-10-29T05:26:00.000-07:002010-11-01T20:13:45.737-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wX6V8GTPvW4/TM-B0fp-TlI/AAAAAAAAADo/pYM8f8TRLtg/s1600/cranksgiving+poster+8.5x11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 437px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wX6V8GTPvW4/TM-B0fp-TlI/AAAAAAAAADo/pYM8f8TRLtg/s320/cranksgiving+poster+8.5x11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534785205912358482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wX6V8GTPvW4/TMq-nuKao2I/AAAAAAAAADQ/4JQX4rUzniY/s1600/cranksgiving+poster.jpg"><br /></a>Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-28088489892954883212010-10-28T09:28:00.000-07:002010-10-28T09:32:15.589-07:00Billboards No MoreTwin Six, the company behind the effort to make cyclists no longer look like billboards when out riding, is on board Chambana Cranksgiving 2010! We're eagerly awaiting a surprise box from them in the mail, which is sure to contain an awesome prize for a Cranksgiving cyclist. Check out their gear at twinsix.com and be sure to come out on November 14 for a chance to win their contribution.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-20936135951036780432010-10-27T11:06:00.000-07:002010-10-27T11:11:23.992-07:00Local LoveWe're feeling the local Chambana love today after hearing from two of our favorite downtown spots, Farren's and Esquire, who have donated gift certificates for Cranksgiving racers. Mmm...the Russell...Grilled Chicken Strawberry Salad...Greek Pizza...<br /><br />Maybe it's time for lunch.<br /><br />Thank you, Farren's and Esquire!Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-48014895374464020312010-10-26T20:06:00.001-07:002010-10-26T20:12:17.909-07:00Great PrizeWe just heard from Wald that they're again sending us some love this year - in the form of a front basket complete with a funky liner. They've been a great supporter of Chambana Cranksgiving, and we're thrilled to have them on board again. Check them out at waldsports.com, and be sure to ride Chambana Cranksgiving 2010 for a chance to win this sweet prize.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2511132210475436473.post-15558878954362791902010-10-24T07:28:00.000-07:002010-10-25T18:31:33.102-07:00Lots of sponsorsHey, there are a lot of new sponsors listed over on the sponsors page! Go and check them out and maybe click on a few links. All of them have generously donated great prizes for our racers.Cranksgivinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601998292368231502noreply@blogger.com0