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January 1st, 2008

Worlds 2008 Registration Opens Today

From Curtis…
Hello Everyone:
Registration for the Single Speed World Championships 2008 in Napa,
CA, USA, will open on January 1, 2008, at 12:00 a.m. pacific standard
time (AKA: California time)*. We will post an on-line form for people
to fill out and email to us soon. Again, registration does not open
until January 1, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Any emailed […]

December 28th, 2007

SSUK 2008 Registration Open

Well, actually registration for SSUK 08 has been open since afore Xmas, but it doesn’t yet contain a big message saying “Fuck Off We’re Full” so I’m guessing spaces are still available.
Drumlanrig is the place, May 3rd - 5th. Take it from us that the trails are ace.
Can’t sort out your payment by paypal? email […]

December 21st, 2007

24 heures du Sennybridge

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Sennybridge - Can you say “Hilly”
More details are now available about the 24 hour road race we reported on earlier in the year.

November 19th, 2007

SSWC 2008 is Go!

http://www.sswc08.com/

September 18th, 2007

Three Peaks Cancelled

Due to foot and mouth fears.
Update:
We’ve had good weather today too, it would have been nice to be at the top of Ingleborough in something other than cloud for a change.

August 30th, 2007

24 Hour Road Racing

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Millbrook - Not Here :(
Apparently there may soon be a Mountain Mayhem style 24 hour road race. Details are scarce, but we do know that it won’t be using the Belgian Pave at Millbrook which is a shame.

August 25th, 2007

SSWC Preparations

We hear that wheelbarrow and mattock injuries north of the border are on the increase as SSWC preparations come to a head.
It’s gonna be good.

August 19th, 2007

I Want To Be A World Champion Mountain Bike Racer

So says a kid on 2001: A Clockwork Orange by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine.
Not a World Champion track cyclist. Not a world champion roadie. A world champion mountain biker.
In amongst all the fuss over the selection of the British Team for the Fort William World Championships the British Cycling apologists have made plenty […]

August 15th, 2007

Let Me Count The Ways I Hurt Thee

Hurty Bike
Well, you can’t go 24 hour racing on a singlespeed after a six week layoff and expect it not to hurt can you?
I’ve traditionally treated SITS as a less serious race than other 24 hour races on the calendar - even running suspension and gears. I think that part of this comes from the […]

August 14th, 2007

Night Lap

Dusk*
I’m not normally one for technology but the iPod/last.fm combination acts as some kind of external memory, aiding recall.

Artist
Track
Date/Time
Where

The Charlatans
One to Another
11 Aug 200721:57
Start the lap. Can’t sit down yet ‘cos my arse feels like I’ve spent a week in jail with Mr Big

Depeche Mode
Halo
11 Aug 200722:02
Round the field.

Curve
Doppelgänger
11 Aug 200722:06
Twisty wooded singletrack

Depeche Mode
I Feel […]

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