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Spoke9 Website
The Spoke9 website is currently under construction/production. The url for the site will be www.spoke9.com. Until the site is complete I plan to post the designs on the site to show what's coming. If you see a design you like or are interested in purchasing any of the cards -- shoot me off an email. I'll also be designing and producing SpokeCards for club rides / events / etc.
Spoke Card History
SpokeCards are used to identify competitors in Alleycat races held between bicycle messengers.
Originally Tarot cards were used, with the race number written on them, but nowadays cards are often printed specially.
The SpokeCard is wedged between the spokes of the rear wheel at the point where they cross each other.
Although the SpokeCard is hard to read while the bicycle is in motion, it provides a cheap way to label them in the absence of a proper race number plaque under the top tube, and is less likely to attract the attention of the authorities than a number on the rider's back.
Many messengers retain SpokeCards after the event, accumulating several on the wheel. Other fixed-gear riders sometimes fix spoke cards to their wheels as an affectation of messenger culture.
Originally Tarot cards were used, with the race number written on them, but nowadays cards are often printed specially.
The SpokeCard is wedged between the spokes of the rear wheel at the point where they cross each other.
Although the SpokeCard is hard to read while the bicycle is in motion, it provides a cheap way to label them in the absence of a proper race number plaque under the top tube, and is less likely to attract the attention of the authorities than a number on the rider's back.
Many messengers retain SpokeCards after the event, accumulating several on the wheel. Other fixed-gear riders sometimes fix spoke cards to their wheels as an affectation of messenger culture.
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