A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
All the single speeders will be scrambling for the latest trend; z(ero)-speed will be the rage. Screw all those complicated chainlinks, freewheels, and crankarms. Just coast. Pedals, who needs em? Just put pegs in the BB. Full circle back to the velocipede.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
What do you think?
Got any ideas on what to add to really "make it".
I won the townie division of the Crested Butte Fat Tire Bike Week chainless DH. They were also encouraging costumes. I came as a drunk. The prize was a case of beer. It was great but I ended up calling in sick to work the next day.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
What do you think?
Got any ideas on what to add to really "make it".
I had a brilliant idea for a trials comp...speed fire trials. Light all the obstacles on fire and see who can complete them the fastest. The problem is that you have to have a fresh supply of obstacles to light on fire for all the riders. My idea has not gone over so well, something being mentioned about burning the riders or being sadistically cruel, or something like that...
All the single speeders will be scrambling for the latest trend; z(ero)-speed will be the rage. Screw all those complicated chainlinks, freewheels, and crankarms. Just coast. Pedals, who needs em? Just put pegs in the BB. Full circle back to the velocipede.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
What do you think?
Got any ideas on what to add to really "make it".
I won the townie division of the Crested Butte Fat Tire Bike Week chainless DH. They were also encouraging costumes. I came as a drunk. The prize was a case of beer. It was great but I ended up calling in sick to work the next day.
Ohh... ohhh.. ohhh, I got it! Entrance fee: 1 bottle of beer Grand Prize: the beer collected huh, huh? whachya think? am I getting warm?
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
What do you think?
Got any ideas on what to add to really "make it".
I won the townie division of the Crested Butte Fat Tire Bike Week
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DH. They were also encouraging costumes. I came as a drunk. The prize
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case of beer. It was great but I ended up calling in sick to work the
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day.
Ohh... ohhh.. ohhh, I got it! Entrance fee: 1 bottle of beer Grand Prize: the beer collected huh, huh? whachya think? am I getting warm?
Yes, but hopefully the beer isn't. ;^)
They used to have a "Six Pack" DH here in VA. A six was the entry fee and it was divvied up as prizes.
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
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How about for road bikes?!?
Hmmmm.... sorta like a "Chainless CycloCross"
I'll need to go over Todd's house tonight and see what creation of his he has on tap (good friend to have.... Mgr. of LBS and always has a minimun of two home brews on tap in the basement at any time ;-) and we'll have to ponder this notion while we get the shifting dialed in on my Beer'Cross..... OOOOHHHH Ohhhhhh Beer'Cross!!!! <ding><ding><ding><ding><ding> Okay, take standard cylcocross race add a mandatory one pint per lap, yeah........ ohh I like this!!!!!! <evil grin
Wasn't that the same day my brakes broke? How about a ten mile loop with no brakes, covered in blood and hydraulic fluid? You can walk the uphills, and I'll walk the downhills. Paul
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
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Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
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You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
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What do you think?
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Got any ideas on what to add to really "make it".
Obviously you would want a light bike for this since all those gears, etc would just hold you back. That gives me a great idea for a new cross-country sport. It's like hike-a-bike, but why not just leave the bike at home (or the trailhead). Participants will wear special shoes designed for moving fast and taking impact in the hike(-a-non-existent-bike) sections. This sounds way cool. I bet some people will be able to go even faster than hiking - we can call it "running." Yeah, just think, cross-country _running_. You're a genius, man!
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
What do you think?
I did a forced chainless off of Poison Spider Mesa once on the BFD28. Damn [censored] freehubs (damn the OEM Onyx freehubs as well). It was interesting to say the least, but not something I would consider "fun".
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obstacles on fire and see who can complete them the fastest.
You'e not thinking big enough, Carla. How about "Fire Freeriding"?
You light the rider on fire...
Put a big ass jump into a lake at the bottom of the hill, quickest rider down suffers the least third degree burns.. sounds great, where do I sign up..
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OOOOHHHH Ohhhhhh Beer'Cross!!!! <ding><ding><ding><ding><ding> Okay, take standard cylcocross race add a mandatory one pint per lap, yeah........ ohh I like this!!!!!! <evil grin>
I think this would increase the puking factor of your standard cyclocross race by at least two!
Matt (maybe have your BBQ going too to cover up the smell)
they did chainless down hill races at the Red Kite Festivals i went to - it was carnage, first one went from an open sunny field to a dark enclosed wood - 50% of the riders didn't see the big hole until it was too late, second one had various people attempting to get an advantage by taking ruck sacks with tents in them, on the last one i saw the local vicar got totalled when some one lost it on the finish line
tip for winning a chainless down hill - use a tandem, worked for us :-)
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A "seed" was planted the day my DT-Swiss Onyx hub's pawls disintergrated leaving with a several mile trek out of hte woods.... Then watching OLN (aka "fertilizer"😉 a few months ago, provided a glimps of an idea when I saw short clip a "Chainless Downhill" event.
Add some moisure (drink a few beers) and get the wild idea for "Chainless XC" a 10 mile loop... All you get is hike(run)-a-bike and coasting.
You see where I'm heading with this? Sounds crazy? Sure does! But I bet there are enogh folks that would be crazy enough to do it.
