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SingleSpeed World Champ. 2005

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  1. [quote="Quoted message"]
    The Single Speed World Championships for 2005 will be held in State
    College, PA on August 20th & 21rst. This year will mark the first ever
    visit to the East for the SSWC and promises to offer a challenging
    course in the East Coast tradition. Racers can expect challenging
    climbs, rock strewn ridges, and fast, tricky descents. As usual, the
    event will focus around the main event (25+ mile single loop) designed
    by local single
    speeders to highlight the finest trails available. Back from past
    years will be the Derby to help decide the location for 2006- be ready
    to throw down. Mens and womens titles will be decided on the now
    infamous Go-Cart track (from the East Coast Single Speed Championship
    of the Universe)- racers will have to qualify for the opportunity to
    battle in the cars, eliminating Pro?racers from an easy day of it.

    We would also like to offer any professional bike racer under
    suspension for illegal drugs by the UCI free entrance into the event.
    Yup, we know your pain and would like to offer the rare chance to
    attain a World Title while under suspension. In fact, let us
    know your favorite drugs and we just might be able to have some
    waiting. Also, Jan Ulrich- patron saint of single speeding. With that
    grinding single speed climbing style, watching you push those gears
    brings a tear to our eyes...free beer for you, my friend. You are our
    hero and a true single speeder at heart.
    [/quote]



    Has anyone ever competed in the SSWC on a uni before?

    I was thinking about giving the bike shop a call who's hosting it and
    seeing if they would be intersted in a Uni Class for the race.
    Would anyone else be interested to going and riding in this event, I
    know it is about a year away but I think it could be a good event for
    everyone involved.


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  2. How on earth did I miss this thread? I live in State College, PA, if ya
    didn't know.

    Mike, where did you find this? Also, do you know what trail they're
    using?

    I know it's uber far off, but I can do some legwork if anyone wants to
    come.

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  3. Coincidentally the 2003 article of DIRT RAG with 'this article in it'
    (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albuo20/aaa)(courtesy of mojoe) also had
    coverage of the 2003 singlespeed world champ's held in northern
    california. I have some pics posted 'here(bottom of page)'
    (http://gallery.unicyclist.com/album392) one of the pics is upside-down
    but I am lazy and too tired to do it meself. Oh and they are pics not
    scans.

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  4. Mojoe said:

    *Hey Chex...

    I doubt they would make a uni class, but they would surely let you
    compete and they may give you a prize just for showing up a muni. They
    only give tattoos for the fastest male and female rider, but they give
    away alot of other prizes for fattest, skinniest, drunkest, bloodiest,
    nakedest, etc....

    Mojoe *

    Last year the top riders (male+female) were branded not tattoos.

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  5. Quoted message said:

    *We would also like to offer any professional bike racer under
    suspension for illegal drugs by the UCI free entrance into the event.*


    I guess the hosts of this event are not interested in ever being
    associated with the UCI. I'm glad unicycling is years away from having
    to worry about drug rules, drug testing, drug scandals, etc. But I hope
    unicycling can someday be a recognized sport under the UCI, so I don't
    recommend we use the same practice in the future! 🙂

    It sounds like a fun event (unless you won last year I guess). A
    single-speed competition is a very appropriate place for unicycles to
    join in. It would be even more fun to race unicycles against
    single-speed bikes with fixed wheels (no coasting!) Then it would be
    almost an even match, except they could still lift their feet up and
    coast...

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  6. joemarshall said:

    *
    Don't bother trying to get a separate category for unicyclists, just
    join in with everyone else, singlespeed events aren't really about
    categories and stuff, just everyone riding in the event whatever bike
    they've got, as long as it hasn't got more than one gear. It's much
    more fun to be in a big mass start category than a weeny little
    special one, which they'd quite likely want to start separately. You
    also get the fun of beating bikes too.*

    Seconded, its fun beating bikes. LOTS of fun. I almost prefer raceing
    agaist two wheelers to one... no one expects me to do well.
    SArah

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  7. I would be interested in it as well. I have never competed before, but
    it would definitely be fun.

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