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[Closed] SSEC, last minute what bike?

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This is my first single speed event!

Will 180mm f&r travel be OK for the SSEC course and the guided rides?

I'm concerned as I have heard that there will be some up and some down on the course and I don't want to be under biked!


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 9:45 am
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If there are up bits as well it'll be best to take something with gears I'd have thought?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 9:55 am
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I will have 3 speeds and 1 ratio.


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:02 am
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troll surely


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:03 am
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No, my Santacruz bullet is ready for the event.


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:16 am
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are you asking whether a ss bullit is overkill? certainly not, im pretty sure a full sus big bike came third at the ss worlds last year-the rider is insignificant.


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:20 am
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I should be ok then.

Want about carbo loading, what is the best cheese for the?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:38 am
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i use a mix of potato, bread and garden gnomes to carbo load, cheese is a bit fatty for a real race diet


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:54 am
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I will have 3 speeds
Mince, mince-max and stop(for beer)?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 10:59 am
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180mm? you'll be lucky to survive the rad badgers


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 11:05 am
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O how nice an SS event virgin !! Come & meet the "Yorkshire Crew" and feel the man love or could you be a troll me thinks... 😯


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 11:05 am
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Would a 36 on the rear be fast enough?
How much cheese do we need to eat?
Does that tyre make my bum look fat?

The answers will be there on the day 🙂


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 11:40 am
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K , 180 should be okay if the wild boar start charging at bikes again...


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 11:49 am
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How will one identify the Yorkshire Crew, other than going threw the signing on sheet in a stalker type fashion?

You wont miss me, I'll be near the Saxophone!


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 11:56 am
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Scottish crew-kilts
yorkshire crew-flat caps and [s]bitter[/s] drinking bitter?

EDIT: organisisers can we have Europe-the final countdown as the race starting song?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 12:06 pm
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The [b]WHAT[/b] starting song??!?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 12:32 pm
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sorry sir, ill get my coat :'(


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 12:51 pm
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EDIT: organisers can we have Europe-the final countdown as the finding my bike song?

There you go, fixed it for you
🙂


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 12:57 pm
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ta!


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 1:00 pm
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K.

You might just get away with the Bullit if you stick a Monster T in the front.

Did you not see have xtreem to the power of sik some of those trails are the other day.


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 1:06 pm
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SS event in "attracting attention seeker" shocker!


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 1:10 pm
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I had my eyes closed the other day, so I didn't spoil the surprise!

Will the trees be high enough for Monster Ts?


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 1:11 pm
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SS thread in "attracting grumpy git with no direct interest" shocker 😉


 
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Will the trees be high enough for Monster Ts?

Good point. You might get your beard caught up in a branch with a higher front end.


 
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Internet in "attracting grumpy git with no direct interest" shocker 😉

Corrected that for ya!


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 1:24 pm
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EDIT: organisers can we have Europe-the final countdown as the finding my bike song?

Should do the job, The Final Countdown's quite a long track isn't it? 😆


 
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K.... You will not need to stalk the yorkshire crew, just listen carefully " Eh up tha nars, e ba gum, pass the taboo owa kid" If your playing the sax we will come find you muca. One of our crew was in the band playing at SSUK2009 Big numb ginger bloke called Bungi as in "Mincing on the shore fame" see ya soon.


 
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EDIT: organisisers can we have Europe-the final countdown as the race starting song?

There's a race? oh have we forgotten to do something?

K I think a 180mm should be perfect, in fact you're bordering on SSStu's attentionwhoreismness there ;p

I'll introduce you to the Pinkattentionwhores at some point


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 9:04 pm
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O how nice an SS event virgin !!

one here as well, so be nice to a little shy me please


 
Posted : 15/04/2010 9:31 pm