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Bike Related: Singlespeed Short Track

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2008
     

    Anyone going up to short track tonight? I was thinking about doing the beginner race since I've never done it before but I might just do singlespeed. What's a good gearing for short track?

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    out at pir?

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2008
     

    Yep -- Here's the schedule:

    6:00pm - Beginner & Junior: racing for 20'
    6:30pm - Sport Women & Singlespeed: racing for 30'
    7:00pm - Sport Men: racing for 30'
    7:30pm - Expert & Pro/Semi-Pro: racing for 30-40'

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      CommentAuthorjbucky1
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2008 edited
     

    I'm gonna be there, I saw you at Tabor last week.
    SS class sounds fun, I have never ridden ST before, but i'm borrowing a bike and riding the sport class.

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2008
     

    I'm riding SS. Whatever you choose (geared or SS), it's like a sunny dry 'cross race. (Fast, Furious and Fun). It's also relatively flat.

    I'm not one to change gears much, so I pretty much ride the same ratio day in and out. On my 29er, I ride a 36 x 20 (I think!). Same gear I used at Hornings & Falls City Firecracker (my only other mtn bike races of the year).

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     

    Wow that was fun. I did the beginners race and the singlespeed race. Was sporting totally the wrong gearing and my back brake got disconnected during the race but I'll be back next week :)

    I wish it wasn't such a pain in the ass to get my mountain bike up to PIR.

    Dan -- nice to finally meet you!
    James - Riding half the race with a snapped off seat post was definitely a crowd favorite (damn carbon)

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      CommentAuthorjbucky1
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     

    man, those last two laps hurt!

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008 edited
     

    I wish it wasn't such a pain in the ass to get my mountain bike up to PIR.

    Dan -- nice to finally meet you!

    Nice to meet you as well. I'll be missing Tabor tomorrow and STXC next week, so until we meet again...
    Do you drive up to PIR or ride? I think it is way better to ride out there and avoid the traffic. I leave from Montgomery Park (my office) go over Broadway and up Interstate (total ~8 miles to PIR) in about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic and lights, etc.

    Way better than driving.

    • CommentAuthorjojo
    • CommentTimeJun 24th 2008
     

    carbon worries me sometimes.. hehe

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeJun 25th 2008
     

    Yeah, I'll probably ride next week. I hate riding on the streets on my mountain bike but it will probably be better when I get a smaller cog on it. Someone told me that riding on the street will wear out the knobbies really fast... not sure how much trust there is in that.

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      CommentAuthorPorter
    • CommentTimeJun 26th 2008
     
    alex:

    Someone told me that riding on the street will wear out the knobbies really fast... not sure how much trust there is in that.

    Faster than slicks, but not 'fast'. Actually it depends on the tires. Personally, I'd rather wear out my tires (exuse to get new tires! yay!) and get the workout in (as well as save gas $, air quality, etc...)

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      CommentAuthoralex
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2008 edited
     

    Great, now Walton's winning short track :) I was hoping he would be one of those roadies who couldn't ride a mountain bike

    http://app.obra.org/results/event/13017#race_125219

    • CommentAuthorwalton
    • CommentTimeJul 11th 2008
     
    alex:

    Great, now Walton's winning short track :) I was hoping he would be one of those roadies who couldn't ride a mountain bike

    http://app.obra.org/results/event/13017#race_125219

    actually i'm a mountain biker who can ride a road bike...

    • CommentAuthoro_perkins
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2008
     
    walton:
    alex:

    Great, now Walton's winning short track :) I was hoping he would be one of those roadies who couldn't ride a mountain bike

    http://app.obra.org/results/event/13017#race_125219

    actually i'm a mountain biker who can ride a road bike...

    it's true. thats why he can wheelie for x amount of blocks

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      CommentAuthorjonah
    • CommentTimeJul 12th 2008
     

    and do bunny hops

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    jonah:

    and do bunny hops

    more like kangaroo hops huh?

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    I'll be there tomorrow, riding this:

    • CommentAuthorwalton
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2008
     

    i'll be there riding this

    • CommentAuthorcharlie
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2008
     

    that son of a bitch! ^

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    NO SRSLY GUIZ

    did anybody else go? It was a blast, and if my hip wasn't still fucked, I'd actually try racing on something without 16" wheels and a 48x16.

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