What's the Hold Up?

Have you seen the updated website? Well, have you? It's ok if you haven't, go check it out now. I'll wait.

www.steelcitymodsvsrockers.com

Back? Ok, cool! What do you think? I know it's pretty much the same, but I spent a fair bit of time picking out just the perfect pictures to show off how much fun we had last year. And did you see the new logo? I know it looks a bit hard to read when it's small, but trust me...it will look GREAT on t-shirts! You want one of those, right?

So. I suppose we should tackle the elephant in the room. Why haven't we announced a date yet, and why does the website say TBD?

I'd like to think it has everything to do with how successful we were last year. We had about 500 bikes and about 600 attendees show up. We literally ran out of wristbands & had to start marking hands with sharpies! If you came during our peak, you may have even found it hard to find a spot to park your bike. We almost ran out of room!

C'mon Laura, get to the point.


Okay, okay! Last year, we worked with Karla Owens of the Bloomfield Development Corporation to make sure everything ran smoothly with the local residents and businesses. And for the most part, everything did run smoothly. But...600 people crammed into a few blocks, let's just say it ruffled some feathers. As with our first year, Liberty Avenue was a new location for us, so there was a bit of a learning curve. Though we felt we had organized everything we could, there were some things we just couldn't anticipate, such as the effect of the detour on the traffic. And as you may or may not know, we definitely heard about it.

I truly feel that the reason the rally is so successful (aside from the awesome, awesome motorcycle & scooter community in Pittsburgh) is because Nicole & I are meticulously detail oriented and try to prepare for every eventuality. To that end, we have included some more people and organizations into our planning process to make absolute certain that everyone is happy and every issue is addressed. Unfortunately, that means the whole process is slowed down a bit.

So where are we at now? We are applying for our permit to shut down Liberty Avenue this week and if the timeline follows last year's, then we'll have our official date in about two to three weeks. Rest assured, it will be a Saturday in August. But which Saturday? Nobody knows.......


Haha just kidding. We know. And we'll let you know as soon as we can.

~Laura