Tag: Singlespeed
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Slapping The Singlespeed Champs
Click or not: Slapping The Singlespeed ChampsIn November, SSWC returns to NZ. There was always an informal rule that it didn’t touch down in the same place twice, but the 2017 edition is heading back to Vegas. Although controversial, the RSS knows how to throw a singlespeed party and the sculpted volcanic trails make for an ideal course. For those who… …
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SSWC17 Rotorua: Keeping It Local
Click or not: SSWC17 Rotorua: Keeping It LocalWhere would mountain biking be without great design – from trails to bikes to helmets, shoes and clothing? Nzo are a Rotorua clothing company making well-engineered and great looking gear. They’ve recently taken that to whole new level letting you customize your own riding clothing here. Gary Sullivan from Nzo is always generous with his… …
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Six Out From SSWC17
Click or not: Six Out From SSWC17Six months until the Singlespeed World Champs 2017, in Rotorua, NZ. The first rule of Singlespeed Race Club? If you don’t want the tattoo, don’t win. Rule 2: If you’re not first woman or man, you will be 2nd equal (so don’t ask for your time or placing). “One other thing,” says Paul Laing from… …
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NZSSC17: Avert Your Eyes
Click or not: NZSSC17: Avert Your EyesTake a sport that is by nature hard, make it more painful by removing the things that make it easier, then add your favourite homo-erotic fantasy and you have singlespeeding. Don’t forget the beer, because you’re going to need that Dutch courage to ride a bike in a tutu. To race a bicycle around Mount… …
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A Field In Portland
Click or not: A Field In PortlandA Rat’s eye view of the chaotic mire that was Portland’s Singlespeed Cylcocross World Championship. It must be noted that helmet cams always reduce the scale and consequence of wine casks and muddy ball pits. The estimable Sven Nys could be found at the 2016 iteration of bike based debauchery yet was undone by the… …
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Rigidmortis
Click or not: RigidmortisI used to ride with a dude (we’ll call him Candice) who only touched rigid singlespeeds. He owned two; one geared for flat commuting and one geared for trail use. Both were custom built by Sycip Cycles and if, like me, you despair over the influx of Chinese plastic bikes, take a look at what… …