SSWC

Posted by PeterD Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT

The Single Speed World Championships are this weekend in Napa. I have been singlespeeding for some 10 years, and am even at the point that the only MTB I currently own is a singlespeed Santa Cruz Chamleon. So, today I sent my bike off to Napa…

...though I am not following it.

The back story is that a few months back, there was a post on MTBR from a Brit saying he was going to the SSWC, but was hoping to borrow a bike, as he didn’t want to ship his bike with him. There were a few responses from folks offering it up, but for some reason he chose mine. We passed a few messages back and forth and made sure everything would work.

So today, Simon C. of Sheffield, South Yorkshire showed up with his girlfriend and brother (in a Lincoln Continental or some boat like that – “petrol” prices are positively cheap here as compared to the UK). We stuck him on the trainer for a fitting, and then sent him off. I believe the winner of the race gets a custom tattoo, so hopefully we will see this on him when he brings the bike back.

If anyone is up there, give a holler for the guy in the blue Chameleon! And remind him that the left hand controls the front brake, which is opposite of what they do on the other side of the pond.