Bike Race... Water Street Tunnels!

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I was thinking of ways to make the water street tunnel more exciting. (i've been down there a million times).
I love bikes.

So, I want to have a bike race through the water street tunnel. Just take any old bike, tape a shit ton of flashlights to it and race! It'll be fun, dangerous and really wet.

Anyone interested?
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I think it's a cool idea. It'd have to be really dry, though, because the one side of the tunnel gets pretty deep sometimes.
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I would, but my bike is in pieces. Also, there's no biking through the East end of the tunnels. Even if it weren't flooded, which it would be, the ground is all silty like a riverbed (which is technically what it is). Now rafting or canoeing through the tunnels, that's what I'd like to do. I hope it rains again... I fear I've missed my chance.
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Floating and or not going through the deep end is considered cheating. I've walked through it on a normal day and its not too deep to ride through. But even if it is deep that means its more fun.

I'm going to make a couple practice runs with some friends today.

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I'm just mad at myself for not floating when I had the chance because A: it was Springtime (April showers) and B: I was living on campus, about a mile away. Now it's basically summer, we haven't had a good rain in a long time, and I'm stuck in Karlin, about 45 minutes north of the Creek.
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Screw bike races. My vote is for No Holds Barred Ghost wrestling. We can summon the souls of the damned and "rassil" with them! (please, no "oil checks") If you defeat the vengful shade, it will be forced to wail in musical agony for the amusment of your friends... for all eternity! And if you lose, well you die. No one lives forever... though some will screech forever. I call Abe Lincoln, that Illonois nancy boy! He thinks he's BETTER than me! I'll make him pay! PAY! By screaming! For Eternity! YAY!

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me and 4 of my friends all raced down there last firday and everything worked out fine. No water is too deep to ride through, and we were able to get enough flashlights taped to our bikes to see pretty well. (i had three) It was really fun.

so... anyone want to do it?
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