| Public details: Some Gainesville bikers are getting cranky about Thanksgiving, but it’s OK — it’s for charity.Local bike enthusiasts can participate in Cranksgiving, a Thanksgiving rendition of an alleycat scavenger hunt designed to help stock local food banks with Thanksgiving dinners.
Alleycats are scavenger hunts that were started by bike messengers as a competition to see who could navigate a city the best.
Bicyclists will receive a list of checkpoint locations. To finish the scavenger hunt, participants must complete a task at each checkpoint,
The required tasks at each location are secret, but Suárez said bikers should plan to ride about 10 to 15 miles. She suggested participants also wear helmets and bring backpacks and $10 to buy groceries to donate to St. Francis House.
“We’ve got an incredible bike scene and supportive community here — the ingredients for a well-attended, fun, lightheartedly competitive race,” Suárez said.
Geoffrey Grooms, a 20-year-old Gainesville resident who will be riding in Cranksgiving, said this type of scavenger hunt is rewarding.
“It’s really challenging because you are not given the locations of the checkpoints, and you are not given the cleanest route,” he said. |
