$4 gas nets a new bike for one Portland commuter
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Editor) on May 29th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
(Photo courtesy Michael Khadabux)
May 23rd was a bad day for Portlanders who buy a lot of gas, but for Michael Khadabux, it was he’ll always remember with a smile.
That’s because he was the lucky winner in a contest to guess which day gas would hit $4.00 a gallon at a Shell station across from River City Bicycles on SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Khadabux’s petrol prognostication skills earned him a brand new Specialized Globe city bike. He told me today that he plans to use it “for short trips to the store or library etc. I’ve got a pretty long commute [Clackamas to Lloyd Center] so I’ll do that on my faster road bike.”
River City sponsored the contest and co-owner Dave Guettler said they received over 400 entries. Khadabux was one of 22 people to guess May 23rd (the Friday before Memorial Day) and he won the contest after his name was pulled out of a hat.
Congratulations Michael!
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May 29th, 2008 14:45
Thanks Rivercity and Specialized for providing a nice accessorized city bike vs. something a little less useful.
May 29th, 2008 14:48
I was one of the 22 who guessed the 23rd. Michael enjoy your new bike :)
May 29th, 2008 15:12
Lucky!!
May 29th, 2008 15:28
I was off by a long shot. Oh well. It's not like I'm paying those gas prices.
May 29th, 2008 15:38
Can we get a pool going on $5?
May 29th, 2008 15:45
Congrats! It happened quicker than I guessed. If it goes down a little (yeah, right) does that mean there will be another winner when it hits 4 bucks again :-)
May 29th, 2008 15:53
go Michael! is this for the next trip to Champoeg, by chance?
May 29th, 2008 18:24
congrats to Michael K.
May 29th, 2008 18:56
Congrats Michael! What a fun contest - thanks Dave and RiverCity for all the wit and creativity.
May 29th, 2008 19:18
Congrats Michael!
It was supposed to be on my Birthday (I was off by less than a week)... nutz.
Enjoy!
May 29th, 2008 21:08
Thanks for your congrats everyone. And thanks to River City for doing this. I was quite thrilled to hear Dave of River City on my answering machine.
May 29th, 2008 22:17
I can assure you this bike went to somebody who uses it - Mike rides EVERY day. It's always nice to see a big prize go to somebody who deserves it, though I doubt he'll give up his regular ride (a lovely Burley road bike, if I remember correctly) for the flat-bar commuter.
May 29th, 2008 22:51
Congrats on the new bike. It would've been kind of cool to see someone who wasn't already a committed commuter win it though to. None the less this was a cool contest.
May 30th, 2008 06:39
That's so awesome--what a creative contest idea. :^)
May 30th, 2008 10:33
I was off by a month. Maybe $5 would warrant another contest?? Hmm Aug 17.
'Grats Michael.
May 30th, 2008 11:01
hahaha! Congrats, Dad. That's pretty cool. Enjoy your sweet new ride. lol
-Cat
May 30th, 2008 11:20
They couldn't have given the guy a bigger one? He is going to hit his frickin knees on the bars!
May 30th, 2008 11:49
Congrats, Michael!
I admit that I was also one of the 22, assuming in my cynical way that the price would hike just in time for what has traditionally been the biggest "driving weekend" of the year. I don't know if I should be pleased with the power of my analytical skills or dismayed with the accuracy of my cynicism. Either way, I am glad that I only have to fill my gas tank about once every 6 weeks (or more). . . .
May 30th, 2008 15:26
Congrats Michael--I guessed that day too! Probably because I knew I'd be driving that day instead of riding my bike. Oh well! Glad I'm riding today!