Why is the PSSWC held the same day as the FILL IN THE BLANK event?
The PSSWC is held annually on the closest available Saturday to El Dia de los Muertos. As a quasi-religious ceremony designed to honor autumn in Michigan, perfect singletrack, the simplicity of the singlespeed bicycle, good beer and being alive for yet one more moment in time -- its date is immovable. So, just as some so-called Muslims may chose to eat when the sun is out during Ramadan and some so-called Catholics chose to eat meat on Fridays during lent, we understand that there will be so-called singlespeeders who will chose to attend their sister's wedding, Muddy Buddy Series Adventure Race #7 or some Americanized and commercialized version of cyclocross held on a grassy softball field nestled between an ice rink and an Aldi Supermarket instead of attending the PSSWC.
We all live with the choices we make in life, don't we?
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