Instagram, new web address, invitations... getting organized

By now you might know that HQ took a couple of years off in 2019 and 2020. The PKR is coming back, though, for 2021. June 19. My house. When Management went to get things dusted off and restarted, we realized that it was time for a few updates. 

MAILING LISTS

PKR has nearly 500 people on our "mailing list". That's in quotes because it's basically become a collection of cocktail napkins and post-it notes. Every year, I would send emails from a Yahoo account 50 at a time so Yahoo wouldn't think I was a spammer. Not efficient. 

So we moved it over to MailChimp. If had your addy, I still do. If you're not sure, just subscribe here on the home page. Easy as that. 

NEW WEB ADDRESS

You can find us now at www.pkr4evr.com. Seemed a lot easier that the clunky Blogger address.

SOCIAL MEDIA

The Facebook Page is still a thing.  Aaaand (this is how old we are) we added @pkr4evr as an Instagram account this year. 

Use the hashtag #pkr4evr for the sort of stupid,  juvenile cycling content we've come to expect, brothers and sisters.

PRINTED INVITATIONS

The goal in 2021 is a return to the tradition of our printed invitations. The problem with that is the whole mailing address thing. If you want a printed invite, confirm your address here.

WHAT'S NEXT?

There's more to come. On the docket are weekend group rides leading up to June 19, merch, and we're waiting to hear back from Van Halen. 

Press play. Third time's the charm for PKR #19

 

June 19, 2021. 

That's the date. We're set. It's on. The bitch is back.

After a two year hiatus -- cancer and COVID-19 can both can go fuck themselves, by the way -- we're gonna give the world's best not-a-race-its-a-bike-ride-and-a-cookout a run in 2021. 

The 2021 Peckerhead Invitational in Mansfield, Ohio will bring you all the classics plus some new twists. Look for:

• Great bike routes for everyone
• New and old friends you haven't seen in forever
• No entry fees and no hassles
• A neighborhood cookout vibe
• New merch for 2021 
• Training rides to help you get ready

Look for more info here and on the Facebook. 

PKR / GOBA After-After Party

The PKR VIP all-access pass

The PKR and GOBA's opening ceremonies are occurring in Mansfield on the same day. That makes for some delicious possibilities...

The GOBA costumed bike parade and opening ceremonies kick off in Downtown Mansfield at around 7:00 p.m. Saturday night -- a few hours after we usually wrap things up here at HQ. About a thousand cyclists will be streaming into downtown that evening for the opening ceremonies, live bands, chow, and some adult beverages at Martini's, Relax It's Just Coffee, The Phoenix Brewing Company, City Grille, or Cypress Cellars.

Welcome to the best day of your whole, miserable life.

PKR management will be posting up courtside at Richland Source offices in our very own air-conditioned luxury loge. If you are wearing the green wristband you'll be issued that morning, you will have VIP access to the loge's many amenities. Comfortable seating, big screen TV showing YouTube cycling videos, bathrooms, A/C, and complimentary food and drink. And best of all, you'll have the perfect venue for heckling the GOBA people.

So, don't burn all your matches early in the day, Peckerhead. This year we take it up a notch.

PKR Update. Five weeks out.

A quick run through of where we are at the moment.

Invitations are printed. 150+ are going out this week. Printing and mailing that many invitations gets pricey, so this year we set up a cutoff system. We go back three years, and then mail to those who have registered and showed up during that time period (11, 12, & 13 this year) with a few exceptions. In other words, if you want a printed invitation, you need to show up. Otherwise, you are invited by default. Unless you're an asshole. If that's the case, please stay home.

Sponsors. Once again, our sponsors are incredible. We receive great support from individuals and companies inside the bike industry and out. Please check out our sponsor page and buy their stuff. More on that soon.

Gear. Still in process. Should have mock-ups and pricing in a week or so. Stay tuned.

GOBA and the PKR. The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure starts in Mansfield this year, which means there will be a shit-ton of bikey people in and around our territory on the day of the PKR. As far as we're concerned, it's business and usual. However...

Opening ceremonies are in downtown Mansfield Saturday evening / night. Costumed bike parade, bands, newly-opened Phoenix Brewery, food, bikes everywhere... it's our kinda party. Management has decided to extend the day's festivities and move the party downtown after we are done at our place. The air-conditioned PKR Luxury Loge will be at Richland Source offices, which are about two miles from my house. Should be an easy commute, unless this happens.

Please, please, please give me ticket. Photo by Jason Molyet