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mikesbytes
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Post subject: BSCC Single Speed Racing Sat 6th & 20th March  Posted: 04 Mar 2010, 12:49 |
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See this page;
http://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic ... 13&t=25035
r2160 wrote: Bankstown Sports Cycling Club
Single Speed Race Series plus Graded Road Racing
Sat 06th March & Sat 20th March
Single Speed Championship over 2 rounds
3 Grades – Elite, Masters & Juniors
Plus Novice event
Racing events start at 2:00pm
Lansdowne Cycling Circuit
Henry Lawson Drive
Lansdowne
for more info, please dont hesitate to pop me a message.
Cheers
Glenn
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Post subject: Re: BSCC Single Speed Racing Sat 6th & 20th March Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 07:34 |
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mikesbytes wrote: See this page; http://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic ... 13&t=25035r2160 wrote: Bankstown Sports Cycling Club
Single Speed Race Series plus Graded Road Racing
Sat 06th March & Sat 20th March
Single Speed Championship over 2 rounds
3 Grades – Elite, Masters & Juniors
Plus Novice event
Racing events start at 2:00pm
Lansdowne Cycling Circuit
Henry Lawson Drive
Lansdowne
for more info, please dont hesitate to pop me a message.
Cheers
Glenn If I can shake my 'flu, I'll be there (surprise surprise!).
Planning on riding 53x17 (84.2") due to the 'hill', rather than my 53x16 (89.4") 'Heffron' gearing.
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Karzie
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Post subject: Re: BSCC Single Speed Racing Sat 6th & 20th March Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 21:59 |
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mikesbytes wrote: I've just done the maths on it and I can't do it. I'd have a problem converting my fixie to singlespeed in time for the 6th March and the 20th March clashes with the NSW Masters Scratch race.
What would you have to do Mike? I'm not sure what the specs are for 'singlespeed' in this context.
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mikesbytes
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Post subject: Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 22:45 |
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Single speed requires a free wheel. To get a free wheel, you can run a minimum rear sprocket of 16t. As I run 14t, the 16t would be too low a gear, so I would have to change my change ring, however not that practicable on my existing crank set, so I'm looking at new cranks.
End of the day its too much effort for one race.
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Post subject: Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 18:37 |
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Well nine riders lined up for the singlespeed race on 6 March, the majority BSCC riders who were riding their normal road bikes restricted to just one gear. I rode my usual Heffron single speed steed geared down to 84" (53x17).
Format was handicap over 8 laps (16.32km), I had a 4 minute start over scratch (A Grade) being a D Grader. I had to ride the event as a solo time trial because I was able to catch the limit rider (6 min) and then solo on to a win by about 15 seconds over a bunch of 5 or so that came through for the minor placings.
Good fun, it'd be great to see some more single speeders at the second race on the 20th March.
With the hill, my 84" gear was still a bit high, will try possibly a 81" (48x16) gear next time. (Depending on individual strength I think a usable gear on this circut is between 74 and 84").
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Post subject: Posted: 10 Mar 2010, 19:44 |
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Excellent riding fixedgear.
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