Who goes bicycling at three in the morning?

October 28, 2007 1:57 AM

What was the late-night bicycling event in Houston at 3am on Sunday the 28th?

My wife and I headed out to get some late-night coffee at the Starbucks at Westheimer and Post Oak.

We arrived there right around 3am, and as we turned left onto Post Oak, we noticed more people on bicycles (with headlights / glow sticks / etc) waiting at the light on Westheimer.

Sadly, the drive-thru was closed, so we just headed down Post Oak, noticing a large number of people on bikes congregated in the parking lot north of Starbucks while more pedaled past going north.

A few looked to have numbers pinned to their jackets/shirts, but it didn't seem to be a race (nobody was in a hurry). There had to be at least a hundred people in this event.

So, what the heck was this late-night (3am) bike event?

posted by mrbill to sports, hobbies, & recreation (7 comments total)

That'd be the Moonlight Ramble 2007.
posted by wemayfreeze at 1:14 AM on October 28, 2007

I love Ask Metafilter. Thanks!
posted by mrbill at 1:17 AM on October 28, 2007

Though this wasn't the link I gave you, the event is the second link when googling for houston october 28th bike. The above link was the 8th for houston 28th bike. Just a little demystifying of my awesome powers for ya.
posted by wemayfreeze at 1:54 AM on October 28, 2007

On a related note, who gets coffee at three in the morning?
posted by proj at 4:43 AM on October 28, 2007

Same people that get donuts at 3 a.m. I suppose.
posted by rolypolyman at 6:26 AM on October 28, 2007

Besides late-night bicycle riders, shift workers and drunks also get coffee at three in the morning.

(That ride sounds awesome, by the way.)
posted by box at 11:32 AM on October 28, 2007

proj: people who sleep all day and then get up to work on stuff at night.
posted by mrbill at 11:33 AM on October 28, 2007