Event: Sandilands Cross Country Mountain Bike RaceCategory: Masters +40 Expert
Laps: 4 of 9 km
Kilometres: 100 km to the race, and 39 km race
Place: 2nd Masters Expert, 3 overall (i.e., across the line) Single Speed!
Bike Set-up:
Frame: Giant XTC 2 to 1 Single Speed
Wheel Set: (Front) Mavic 317 rim, Revolution Spoke with aluminium nipples, (Back) American Classic Single Speed Hub, Revolution Spokes with Aluminium nipples, Stand 355 Rims
Tires: Fast Freds 26 x 2.0 at 40 (front) and 50 (rear) psi
Fork: Sibex Rigid Mountain Bike Fork
Handle Bar: EC90 Carbon Straight Bar
Bar Ends: Serface Bar Ends
Stem: Syntace 99 mountain bike stem
Saddle: I-Fly
Stem: SDG aluminium post
Crank: some cheap 170 mm crank
BB: XT Square taper
Pedals: Eggs beater stainless steal
Other: Road handle bar tape, all Ti bolts, Bontrager race light tubes, Ultra flate CO2, Park race tool, Carbon H20 cage
Gear: 40/16
Bike Weight: 17 lbs 11 ounces
Weather: Sunny 20ºC with ~15 NNE Wind (a perfect race day)
Race Course Condition: Very fast, tacky soil with 3 huge deep puddles in the normal spots.
Race Course Changes: Danny R. added a new section just before we climb back up out of the escarpment pushing the lap distance up to an even 9 km. It is an undulating off camber section that swings around in a wide arch to hook up with the last climbing switch back. This course, which was once best defined as a “road race off-road” is becoming climber race. The course becomes more technical and challenging every year. I think we will have to have Provincials here in a year or two.
Number of Single Speeders: Unlike last year, there was a very poor turn out of Hooligans. By my count there was only 3 of us; Graham, young Chris Benson, and myself.
Photo Gallery Here
Gear: 40/16
Bike Weight: 17 lbs 11 ounces
Weather: Sunny 20ºC with ~15 NNE Wind (a perfect race day)
Race Course Condition: Very fast, tacky soil with 3 huge deep puddles in the normal spots.
Race Course Changes: Danny R. added a new section just before we climb back up out of the escarpment pushing the lap distance up to an even 9 km. It is an undulating off camber section that swings around in a wide arch to hook up with the last climbing switch back. This course, which was once best defined as a “road race off-road” is becoming climber race. The course becomes more technical and challenging every year. I think we will have to have Provincials here in a year or two.
Number of Single Speeders: Unlike last year, there was a very poor turn out of Hooligans. By my count there was only 3 of us; Graham, young Chris Benson, and myself.
Photo Gallery Here
Coach Dave
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