RideSFO invites you to join them at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on November 29th and 30th, 2008. The show runs from 10am to 5pm each day. General admission is $8 advance, $10 day of the show, or buy a two-day pass for $15 ahead of time. Children 12 and under get in free.

Visit www.ridesfo.com for more information.

The 3rd Annual Supermarket Street Sweep is coming up December 6th in San Francisco. The basic premise is that racers ride all over town collecting food, with all of it donated to local food banks. In the past two years, hundreds of pounds of food have been collected with a successful third year on the way. Good cause, good fun, everyone wins.

Cranksgiving is a charity race started in 1999 by a NYC messenger named Tone. This year the tradition continues in numerous cities, including:

Omaha, NE - November 15
Santa Fe, NM - November 15
Champaign, IL - November 16
New York City - November 22
Orlando, FL - November 22
Des Moines, IA - November 22
York, PA - November 22
Chicago, IL - November 22
Salt Lake City, UT - November 22
Milwaukee, WI - November 22
St. Louis, MO - November 23
Kansas City, MO - November 23
Los Angeles - November 26

There’s also a Bike Against Hunger race in Oklahoma City on November 16th. If you know of other events that belong on this list, please post them in the comments below.

November 8th in New York City, an all-city scavenger hunt. Straight from the organizer, “Riders will have to find famous pieces, get old skool writers to sign their piecebooks, and show skillz and style with spray paint, krink markers and sharpies.”

See www.5borogenerals.com for more info.

For the third year running, the folks out in Chicago are putting on the Sadie Hawkins Day Bike Race & Style Ride. Meet at the Humboldt Park Boathouse on November 8th at 4pm. Proceeds benefit the Chicago Women’s Health Center.

But just who is Sadie Hawkins? Click here to read all about it on Wikipedia.

Visit sadiedayrace.blogspot.com for more info.

This past weekend, Pittsburgh hosted a Clash-themed alleycat and bike polo tournament. The action was pretty intense at both events, not to mention the Saturday night afterparty at UVHQ. Congratulations to The Ball Grabbers on their first place finish in the tournament, and special thanks to everyone from Ohio who showed up and represented. Click here for photos.

Registration is at 7, race at 8. The entry fee for teams of two is $10. Meet at Old Town Square in Ft. Collins, CO.

Visit focofixedgear.blogspot.com for more info.

The Lansing Chain Cog Massacre goes down November 1st at 8pm. Bring $3 to the Veteran’s Memorial behind the state capital. Costumes are required, and you’ll also be competing for the best costume contest.

Two more upcoming alleycats to share, the Prom II The Ball in Calgary AB on November 7th, and the House Party Cat in Philadelphia PA on November 15th.

October 25th

Main Event - Turning Rebellion into Money - 5pm. Meet at 5pm at “The Wall” corner of Forbes and Bouquet in Oakland. Punk as fuck. Event will start promptly at 6pm, and end at 8pm. Bring a bag and $5. Competitive and fun class go at the same time, to the same stops. Fun class is poker run style, be you own Card Cheat. Time penalties issued to USCF license holders, those with fancy bikes and anyone else we like in the Competitive Class.

Afterparty - Prizes, movies, refreshments. Better than the “usual.”

October 26th
Polo Tournament - Pittsburgh hosts its second bike polo tournament. We have a semi-secluded roller hockey court which we have claimed as our own. Registration around 10:30am under the Bloomfield Bridge. First game promptly at 11:30am.

More info at www.pghalleycat.com.