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Post by king on Aug 27, 2007 14:20:26 GMT 8
Singlespeed cyclo-cross worlds to Portland First there were mountain bike singlespeed world championships. Now cyclo-crossers will get their own version. The Portland Single Speed Collective announced it will host the inaugural Singlespeed Cyclo-cross World Championships in conjunction with a Cross Crusade event on November 11-12. Day one will include a qualifying time trial, possibly the first cyclo-cross time trial ever attempted. Time bonuses will be given for "sketchy aero bar descending", fastest saddle-less lap, fastest saddle-less lap while on aero bars, fastest steep hill climb, and best six-pack bunny hopping. Day is the Grand Boucle of Singlespeed 'cross, a 60-minute race around the notorious Estacada Bowl. One woman and one man will be crowned Singlespeed Cyclo-cross World Champion. For more information, visit www.sscxwc.com. |
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Post by king on Aug 27, 2007 14:22:04 GMT 8
the Single Speed World Championship (mtb) this year is being held in Aviemore, Scotland www.sswc2007.com/ |
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 27, 2007 16:52:43 GMT 8
wow ! I ll check this out King if you re back in town...may we ask you and Agu to host an SS riding techniques clinic hopefully at the munti race track ? coz it has the right amount of bitesize technical portions Thanks idol  |
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Post by 32by18 on Aug 27, 2007 20:36:11 GMT 8
Scotland!
King, shall we ride in kilts? hehe
Or bahag.. Go Team Philippines!!! hehehe
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Post by king on Aug 27, 2007 20:56:06 GMT 8
me? teach technical riding? are you serious? have you seen my wounds?   you deserve a better teacher then me! |
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Post by 32by18 on Aug 27, 2007 21:21:05 GMT 8
Didn't you get those road riding?  |
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 27, 2007 22:51:01 GMT 8
me? teach technical riding? are you serious? have you seen my wounds? you deserve a better teacher then me! heheh...that s Singapore , right? hey we all have our scrapes Nothing too technical ...just techniques in riding dips and uphills etc let's ! |
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Post by king on Aug 28, 2007 10:11:22 GMT 8
we should invite boyet c for the technical stuff!
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Post by sup on Aug 28, 2007 13:14:16 GMT 8
king, how was it racing with cyclocross ss bikes? with skinny tires and a low position on the bike, did they have difficulty riding in the tampines terrain?
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Post by king on Aug 28, 2007 13:58:21 GMT 8
4 of the 5 ahead of me in the SS/CX cat were on cyclocross bikes, so i guess they didn't hve any trouble ! the guy who finished first was on a CX singlespeed too so he was the real king of the category. there weren't a lot of rocky portions so tire size wasn't that big of an issue, plus with their larger diameter tires, heavier gearing (and gears!) they had a huge advantage over the flat sections. the thin tires were also probably better in the mud as well. generally, i think they were also much fitter then most of the singlespeed mountain bikers were. Basically after the start of the race, i didn't see any of the CX riders again, except for one guy who must have had a mechanical early on and overtook me in the second lap. |
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Post by sup on Aug 28, 2007 14:06:55 GMT 8
thanks for the info, king. now that cx-ss has a world championship of its own, maybe dirtraction could separate the mtb ss and cx ss next year, for fairness ;D
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Post by king on Aug 28, 2007 14:10:48 GMT 8
it was a matter of numbers. there weren't enough racers for separate cats. next year all the p1ssers should join hehe
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Post by sup on Aug 28, 2007 14:15:29 GMT 8
i hope cebu pacific offers piso flights for next years event. hehehe |
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Post by Ben Dover on Aug 28, 2007 14:46:31 GMT 8
basta you're the best king! you have medals of all shapes and sizes on your legs.
hail to the king!
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Post by Alphabolt on Aug 28, 2007 16:13:59 GMT 8
we should invite boyet c for the technical stuff! Now inviting the main man Boyet C. will scare SS noobs ! ;D ;D  Not that technical pls!  heheh Pls teach us how to flow on an SS , brad |
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Post by whoopi on Sept 2, 2007 14:18:14 GMT 8
KING, di ka na "wow legs"? ;D
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heheh