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HPVOoO at the Ottawa St. Patrick's Day Parade

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Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Harvey and Mark set up the chairs for our float, "The Pedal Pub".
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Carole helps Nicolas get bundled up for the ride on the Greenspeed tandem trike.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Here's Mark wearing his usual parade hat and making his usual parade face!
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Alex is wearing his finest green garments for the occasion.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	The Pedal Pub is ready to serve! Champagne glasses are ready to be filled as Mark makes sure we haven't forgotten anything, including the kitchen sink.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Harvey, Alex, Charles, and Mark profusely pondering the Pedal Pub.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Nicolas standing under the rainbow and pot of gold.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Every pub needs a toilet! HPVOoO always ride in style.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Alex recently built a tailbox for his Actionbent recumbent bike, so he decked it out in Irish gear for the occasion.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Mark is working hard at his "parking brake" job.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Charles takes a brake and sits under the rainbow in the stoker's seat on the Greenspeed.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Nicolas shows off the trophy we won in last year's Santa Claus parade.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	It looks like Alex is all set to head out.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Alex on his Shamrockin' Actionbent.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Harvey reclines into his RANS Rocket recumbent bike.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	It looks like Richard is ready to roll on the Greenspeed, towing the Pedal Pub and toilet trailer!
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Carole and Nicolas take their seats at the pub. No drinks in hand yet. Where's the bartender?!
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Richard, Charles, and Alex help pull the "float" out of Richard's driveway.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Rollin' out onto Cambridge St.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Heading down Christie St. towards Bronson. Mark is riding his Rainbow Chopper, trying to keep a bit of distance away from the toilet. ;-)
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	The Pedal Pub waits for a break in traffic to cross Bronson.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Alex showing his best "recumbent grin".
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Harvey is all psyched up too.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	The Pedal Pub makes its left turn onto Bronson. Richard has the captain's seat on the Greenspeed with Charles behind him in the stoker position. Carole and Nicolas have a seat at the pub.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Mark on the Rainbow Chopper, and Richard and Charles on the Greenspeed riding down Queen Elizabeth Drive....almost at the start of the parade now.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Mark and his Rainbow Chopper again.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Still going up Queen Elizabeth Drive.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	When we arrived at the starting area on Laurier Ave. infront of the Department of National Defense, the rest of the group was already there waiting for us. Here's Mike Watson showing off his brand new tall choppper!
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Richard and CBC Radio reported Stephanie Arduini have a chat infront of the Pedal Pub. The whole interview can be heard at the end of this page!
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Jason was riding Mike's grey square-tube chopper. Jyothi seems to be enjoying all of our wacky bikes.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Here's Grant riding Mike's big Swing Set chopper.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Jason putting on his best "mean chopper riding psycho" face.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Riding my swing bike is hard work, so I took a break by lying down on the street.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Here's Juergen relaxing on his home-built recumbent cargo-trike.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Jyothi with Mark's chopper.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Alex, standing proud and keeping guard over our Department of National Defense.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Mike and his new tall chopper. Apparently, some clown was giving out helium filled balloons a little earlier.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Alex and Mike standing behind the tall chopper.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	A close-up of the tall chopper.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Stephanie is interviewing Juergen while Grant rides by on the swing set chopper.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	This is Jody's kustom Mountain Bike Chopper. Notice the way the front spokes are laced?
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Grant on the Swing Set chopper.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Jyothi taking Juergen's trike out for a quick spin before the parade starts.
Medium (700 x 525) Large (2272 x 1704)	Sort of a group shot of all the weird bikes and their crazy riders.
Medium (525 x 700) Large (1704 x 2272)	Jason and Grant on their choppers.
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HPVOoO on CBC Radio! Ogg Vorbis (1.8MB) MP3 Format (1.5MB)	Stephanie Arduini from CBC Radio interviewed us before the parade started and came along for the ride. Here's the result, broadcast on Monday morning! The clip is 3:15 long.
All photographs ©2005 Victor Gedris

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