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Archives: September 2004

Upper Midwest SINGLE SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP & MOCA & LAS VEGAS

Posted September 29, 2004 @ 6:06am

Howdy lurkers. Hey, It's not too late to claim your prize as the fastest, or drunkest Upper Midwest Single Speeder. This Saturday, October 2, is the UPPER MIDWEST SINGLE SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP. Sponsors include PABST BLUE RIBBON, SURLY BIKES, & CRC. Go to midmncycling.org for info and directions, or email mikeluby27@hotmail.com. Tell him Hurl sent you...IMPORTANT: if you are a Minneapolis metro area mountain bike freak, (like myself) then please consider getting out for the few remaining trail work days at Theodore WIrth. The Minneapolis Off-road Cycling Advocates (MOCA), along with M.O.R.C., have done a stellar job in creating yet another fast, fun, sustainable singletrack trail for local riders. Trail work is performed Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings, so gather up your pulaskis and get over there, dammit!CRC is off once again to Los Vegrants for the Interblight Trade Show, Oct. 4 - Oct. 8. Stay tuned for updates on sweet new parts, drunken rows and mugshots, and the general...

 

CRC NEMA SHORTS

Posted September 24, 2004 @ 6:06am

The long awaited CRC NEMA shorts are finally back in stock. These are the NEMA Jewel short, for those unawares. The CRC shorts are BLACK like my heart, with the CRC logo embroidered on the right leg and available in sizes S - XL. Cost is $60 + $5 shipping. Don't delay, act today. Who's racing cross tomorrow at Boom Island? Hup! Hup! Hup!

 

GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE!

Posted September 22, 2004 @ 6:06am

GET OUT OF THE BIKE LANE!

 

SSWC 2005

Posted September 20, 2004 @ 6:06am

for a complete break down, contact: eric@mtnittanywheelworks.comHere is the official word on the Single Speed World Championships for Aug 20&21rst 2005. This statement is approved for print, water cooler sessions, and generalinsider knowledge. Pass on the good word, Thanks. Eric RomanPromoter of the largest Single Speed Party in 2005SSWC 2005HeadquartersSept. 16, 2004State College, PAThe Single Speed World Championships for 2005 will be held in State College, PA on August 20th & 21rst. This year will mark the first ever visit to the East for the SSWC and promises to offer a challenging course in the East Coast tradition. Racers can expect challenging climbs, rock strewn ridges, and fast, tricky descents. As usual, the event will focus around the main event (25+ mile single loop) designed by local singlespeeders to highlight the finest trails available. Back from past years will be the Derby to help decide the location for 2006- be ready to throw down. Mens...

 

dirt

Posted September 18, 2004 @ 6:06am

For the past week I've been riding an '05 Fox Racing Shox F80RLT and I must say it's a jim dandy. The immediately noticeable thing is that there is no flex, and this has to be attributed to the 32mm stanchions. Precision steering and smooth Float action from the air-spring and coil negative spring. On the fly lockout, with an adjustable blow-off threshhold means I can set the compression level in lockout mode. Also, since it's an 80mm fork, it doesn't raise the front end of the bike to chopperesque levels, in this case on the Voodoo Wanga One frame, (a problem encountered when I ran the RockShox Psylo U-turn on the same frame.) Tioga has a bitchen new tire in the Blue Dragon. I've been riding the 2.3 version for a few months now, including at the Dakota 5-0 race in South Dakota over Labor Day weekend, and they grip it up but good! An excellent single speed tire with wide, openly spaced knobs. Their website lists the weight for the kevlar version at 840g, but they're definitely...

 

drawerings...

Posted September 14, 2004 @ 6:06am

if you dig Ralph Steadman's work, you'll love this.

 
 
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