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- noun Alternative form of
alley cat . - noun An
informal bicycle race withcheckpoints .
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Examples
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In a sense, messengers have a lot in common with lumberjacks, since in both cases their livelihoods have become the basis for competitions, and one might go so far as to say that the alleycat is the "lumberjack competition" of the cycling world.
Jumping Through Hoops: What Does Everyone Have Against Hubs? BikeSnobNYC 2010
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While watching this video, I contemplated the "alleycat" phenomenon.
Jumping Through Hoops: What Does Everyone Have Against Hubs? BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Of course, it's through this sort of tribulation that one becomes wise oneself, and while the Nü-Freds are no less dorky for their travels they're certainly a bit more worldly, so their bike messenger friend who's been living in Osaka Japan is apparently importing its lifestyle messengers now throws them an "alleycat," which is the fixed-gear equivalent of getting a Bar-Mitzvah:
Hacking Away: Epic Schemes and Epic Rides BikeSnobNYC 2010
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A checkpoint-to-checkpoint alleycat race through Seattle that promises cyclists “the opportunity to ingest various prime-themed goodies, including, but not limited to prime rib, pasta primavera, and with any luck, some delicious primordial soup” mid-route.
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Speaking of rounding tight corners, the Daily News reports that some messengers attempted to promote cycling in Queens this past weekend by holding an alleycat called "BLVDS of DEATH:"
Archive 2010-09-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Speaking of rounding tight corners, the Daily News reports that some messengers attempted to promote cycling in Queens this past weekend by holding an alleycat called "BLVDS of DEATH:"
Untenable Positions: Contortionist Cockpits BikeSnobNYC 2010
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THE wildest alleycat fight since Finnegan needled the beer is about to take place in the American automobile world for 1960.
2008 December 2008
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My deaf uncle was a 4-star genital in the great BLVD DETH alleycat race.
Untenable Positions: Contortionist Cockpits BikeSnobNYC 2010
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He insisted on being an alleycat to the end, got into a fight last night with another cat, and when he went to the vets today they found out he was very sick.
What Happened To Battlecat? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Meanwhile, in the world of "outlaw urban" cycling, it seems that the humble alleycat is dead and the new trend is simply piggybacking onto other sports.
Archive 2010-03-01 BikeSnobNYC 2010
alexz commented on the word alleycat
an alleycat is a bike race on open city streets
February 13, 2013