A few weeks ago, an old Cannondale bicycle was on its way to being thrown out. Today, it’s living a second life — as a Pac-Man ghost.
Credit its revival to the Kensington Derby & Arts Festival, one of Philly’s quirkiest events, returning on Saturday for its 15th year.
A showcase of DIY skills and pageantry, the derby sees participants navigate homemade, human-powered vehicles across a 3-mile obstacle course that weaves through the neighborhood. It culminates with a glorious mud pit crossing, where many of the rigged-together contraptions meet their end.
It’s a fate Trevor Clifford is not sure his modified Cannondale can avoid.
“We did a very brief test run, and it worked,” the first-time racer told Billy Penn. “But there were plenty of points of failure.”
Clifford, 37, had been wanting to…
