Westside Invite 2016

Westside invite is the west coast’s flavor of messenger summer camp. Originating in Portland over 10 years ago this years event made its way down the coast to San Diego where Courier Collective hosted messengers from Vancouver to Mexico and everything in between for 4 days of events, hot and sunny beaches, and hills…way more hills than I think any of us expected. As always It was nice to have an excuse to lay on the beach all day and sleep in way too late, but Joven and the dudes over at CC really killed it. Both the main Alleycat, coffee cat, and Out of towner race were ripping! There was a day committed solely to a group ride which ended at the beach complete with all the track bike shenanigans loved by all. I took first in the skid comp. NBD. The main race was a work simulation – which tested everyone’s wits and speed In the San Diego’s hot downtown streets, not to mention, during a Pirates game. Chas took home 1st place with the one and only fully completed manifest with just 2 min before the cut-off . Oakland won the bid for Westside Invite 2017  – so you already know where you’ll be next summer. Thanks again San Diego for the good times and sunburn. – SeanDSC01403

Fred Marshall

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Courier Collective HQ

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Joven

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“don’t touch the money”

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yard sale

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Looking out for each other

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right before we got kicked out

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Group Ride

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Coffee Cat winner

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YOT

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Lifes a Beach

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sometimes ya’ just gotta wazz

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Tree’s Bag

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Chas turning in the winning manifest

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Steady Coolin

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KOOK

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Winners Circle