Don’t Commute … Scoot!

I’ve turned off the registration page, but the 2009 Twist and Come Rally is starting today. Bring it on!

It’s rally time!

This is the official place to register for the Negative Image Scooter Club’s “Twist & Come 2009″ rally.

September 25-27
Webster Park (Webster, NY)

(More information can be obtained by clicking on the picture.)

Cost is $35 and includes your choice of a Mens or Womens t-shirt. (XXL sizes are $3 more).

Please register by September 15 so we can get the right number of shirts made. Thanks!

[Edit] Registration is now closed. See you at the rally!

Many thanks to Mike and Deb Schillaci for putting on another wonderful winter gathering for the Negative Image Scooter Club last night. The weather was cold enough that beer cans were sticking to lips, but the bonfire and friendship combined to keep things warm.

I admit I spent more time in the kitchen than out in the cold, but hey! That’s where the food was! Drew mulled some cider for us, and Melissa baked some brownies. I don’t know who made the meatballs – I was too busy eating them to ask!

Many thanks to Simon Pontin for taking some pictures (incriminating evidence!) You can see his photo gallery by clicking on the flames above.

I wonder what we’re going to do next month?

Simon Pontin, host of WXXI‘s Sunshine Show, is one of the founding members of Rochester’s Negative Image Scooter Club, and has put together a Rogues Gallery of the active members (those who join us on the weekly rides). The mug shots will help you make up your mind about joining, but you should join anyway.

Rides are every Wednesday evening, snow (and cold) permitting. We generally start at the Open Face Sandwich Eatery on South Ave., but last summer we had several rides start here at Urban Village Scooters, and we’re talking about having some of the rides start at Country Rode Motorwerks, too.

We generally head out for ice cream somewhere, which is why hardly anyone rides when it’s cold and snowy. In the summer there are lots of riders, on many different types of scooters, and with many levels of riding experience.

So, if you can stand the company, please join us!

One of the members of the Negative Image Scooter Club (our local group of crazies) put together this video. I hope you enjoy it!

I’m not the world’s greatest blogger, but someone in the Negative Image Scooter Club (NISC) is. She put up an entry on her blog about yesterday’s weekly ride, complete with videos. Enjoy!

Attention Genesee Co-op Members! I’ve checked with the Genesee Co-op Federal Credit Union about financing scooters. They told me that the scooters we sell qualify for auto loans, and since they all get better than 35 MPG you’re entitled to an extra 0.5% rate reduction. Yet another reason to buy a scooter!

The Genesee Co-op FCU is just around the corner from us, at 395 Gregory St. You can find them on the web at http://genesee.coop/