Citywide Alleycat V Portraits (Part 2)

Citywide Alleycat is the premier race in Philadelphia. Check out who pulled up and what bike they were riding.

Dan Powers

12 Aug 2025 • 7 min read

A warm round of applause for DFL

Citywide Alleycat is the premier urban cycling challenge in Philly and 154 riders registered last weekend for the fifth edition. If you want to learn more, I recommend checking out this early Trellis post about Citywide Alleycat III.

As the race unfolded, we composed a portrait of each rider and had them respond to the prompts below. Amid the chaos, someone described Passyunk Gateway as the Met Gala of alleycat checkpoints. Who needs a Birkin when you can rock a R.E. Load?

Name + hometown if not Philly:
Insta/website:
Bike year/make/model:
Fun fact about the bike:

Meet the riders, check out the bikes, and keep the convo going in the comments at the bottom of the page. Check out Citywide Alleycat Portraits (Part 1) here. Big thanks to Jarrah and Dan for organizing another epic race.

If I made any egregious errors or if you don't want your photo up here, shoot me a message and I'll get it fixed. Otherwise, your photos are yours to use. Please tag @thetrellisphilly 🧡

76)
- Dan White PHILLY
- Danxwhite
- Gary fisher '90s
- Noah built it =)

78)
- West Deptford
- @lxbranco
- Raleigh Technium 88
- her name is Ellie

79)
- Carly New Hope
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- IDK! Fyxation
- I just changed 2 Fix!

80)
- Stegel
- ?
- KHS ?? 100
- New Today :)

81)
- Mishael Scott Red Bank NJ
- mischsctt
- leader volare 25
- a bit dirty

82)
- Yeadon
- te_why_
- Aventon
- Ride Bikes

83)
- Carlos
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- State 4130
- it's new

84)
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- transcendentalpunk
- mercier
- the fork was found in the basement of fairmount bikes

85)
- Dakota
- X
- sorry i can't read this
- Built in CT by Bob Spooner!
86)
- Phillay
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- Mercier fixed
- my friend built it :3

87)
- Emmett :) Providence RI
- @felt_lining
- stret find, 90's schwinn?
- I BUILT IT! >:P

88)
- Syz, Tampa FL
- seangelini.wordpress.com @syzij
- ? Trek something
- Went from AC -> cape may & back last week!

89)
- Nick, Worcester, MA
- @roccobunko
- early 1970s Kabuki
- $30

90)
- Tzvi
- tzvvvi
- good question
- tangled in cops!

91)
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- _thecrazy1_
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-

92)
- Russell
- russell_abernethy_
- mars 2019
- bike-show

93)
- Andre
- av17go
- Apollo Trace 55 2015
- Belt Drive (no chain)

94)
- Bel air MD Colin Rupprecht
- gangplankphilly
- cinelli vigorelli road disc
- got it half off

95)
- Minneapolis Amelia
- yikes.....
- 1971 Raleigh
- its fast

96)
- BETHLEHEM
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- 1989 BIANCHI (sorry i can't read this)
- UNDRILLED (sorry i can't read this)

97)
- reu
- @tinybasketofsun
- raleigh ??
- it was my friend's
now it's mine

98)
- Rahul ABQ
- r-s-s.net
- SE Bikes Draft Lite 2018
- 2 crashes

99)
- Abigail Biddinger
- abigailbiddinger.com / abigailbiddinger
- Retrospec
- Lobo rojo

100)
- Greg Lang Rochester, NY
- _greg.lang_
- Fuji Track Comp ?2000?
- It has a silver medal in womens nat. pursuit champ.

101)
- Lucy Philly
- @goodnightphiladelphia
- Tribe? IDK
- ITS SO FUN!

102)
- Stephen Hawkins
- @djmcblankey
- Trek 1700
- Its a Frankenbike

103)
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- doublehockeysticks666
- bianchi pista
- its a fixed w drop handles

104)
- Caroline Silver Spring MD
- roline918
- Trek
- Its called Purple Rain

105)
- Texas Julie
- NONE
- Refurb Gven
- Bad as frack

106)
- Luna, Paoloa, KS
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- WABI classic
- It's pretty

107) 1st place Old Head
- Mike R
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- 2007 Specialized Allez Bcack
- Bought it used from Carl of Full Moon BR. Put 20,000 miles on it doing deliveries

108)
- Linda L.
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- Cannondale Caadx
- Got it for a steal
Went to Iceland

109)
- Elmer P.
- manameselmer
- centurion ironman
- $300 w/ shimano 105

110)
- Downingtown
- kylemaartin
- 2013 caad 10
- its the first caad not made in PA

111)
- Beatrix + Minneapolis
- @bacardifuck
- Trek 80s
- her name is MARIA!

112)
- Nithin
- nithin15
- Giant Escape Hybrid
- Bike

114)
- Liam Portland ME
- N/A
- ? Fuji
- I love it

115)
- Ty Healey
- TTTTTYYYYYY__
- 1993 Mongoose Hilltopper
- The Goose is Loose
116)
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- carcano.manlicker
- ? Panasonic DX 2000
- Its a Piece of shit
117)
- Christian Mailloux
- IG: C_A_MAILLOUX
- Raleigh 1973 ish -> FIXED
- It's a good Piece of
Shit
118)
- HAROLD
- EASTER .... sorry i can't read this
- specialized
- LOVE MY BIKE

119)
- Jon Maisono Philly
- @LazyJon135
- Fuji 80's Absolute
- Clank Clank Japanese Steel

120)
- Tim Li Libertyville
- NA
- Specialized Hard Rock ?
- Got it Used during pandemic

121)
- Fallon
- fallon_tup
- X / Bam's / Durango
- My sister bought it for $10 from some guy 🤪

122)
- John Teoli Philly (Chester Co.)
- @theodore_gramz
- Kona 2021
- frame broke got it replaced

123)
- Milo San Antonio, TX
- cherry_colored_punk
- early 2000s Trek 520 touring
- my gf bought it for me <3

124) Dead Fucking Last
- South Windsor
- @lyonkid.art
- idk
- her name is bertha

125)
- Alex NYC
- sundaysdispatch
- CAAD10 ???
- 13.3 lbs

126)
- Nick Baltimore
- @nick__nix
- Schwinn Old
- Olddd

127) thank you for finding my bike when it got stolen last year 🧡
- Sam! Los Angeles
- samanthapatrice
- vitus 979 year ??!
- I LOVE IT!
128)
- Kensington, MD
- paul.meme
- Specialized Sirrus 1997
- It is v sexy

129)
- Ellis
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- Fuji - 70s, idk
- bought under 69th st station

130)
- Jamie Jeffry
- 650Bitch_
- 2020 New Albion Privateer
- I built it & I love it

131)
- Kev
- FirstAfterMe
- 2025 Comp Carbon
- Its mine . . . All mine
132)
- Shevaughn Lake Birmingham
- shivin_up_yonder
- 2021 Trek Domane
- It's my triathlon bike
133)
- Adam R
- accidentally_adam
- 2021 Specialized tarmac
- Fast

134)
- Peyton Lamb
- none
- 2024 Jamis Renegade S3
- It has a screw permanently stuck inside it
135)
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- j.mcginnis.b
- 89 Gran Touring Univega
- Bought it in my childhood home town of Lewes DE