It’s a Saturday night in Downtown LA. Music blares, lights flash and 31-year-old Cathy Chang wears the tightest, most body-conscious outfit she owns. Not because she’s about to hit the dance floor. She’s at the first legally sanctioned Midnight Bicycle Drag Race inside the 2nd Street tunnel. That’s the white-tiled aerodynamic wonder you see in every other car commercial. No cars here tonight, though.
From those bleachers about 500 people watch the race. Its sponsor is Wolfpack Hustle, a motley crew of urban cyclists from steampunk riders to hard-core racers, who once a month, maraud the streets of LA for 40-mile, late-night bike rides.
On this night, 200 people sprint in the qualifying round   … More