Bamster

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• Red Hook Crit 2016

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• ThunderTrack II

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 5 months

  

  Thanks @laner - will get my butt down to HH and get inducted in time.

• ThunderTrack II

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 5 months

  

  Dumb question time...

  Is the novice event open to those who don't have track accreditation?

  Cheers

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 5 months

  

  The series is undoubtably at a crossroads. It either chooses to remain a race series that 'the rest of us' can participate in, or it goes the other way and you end up in a situation whereby Specialized fly Sagan in to lap everyone in two laps and he wheelies the remainder of the race (to be fair, I'd probably go watch that!).

  It's easy/hard [delete as applicable] to make a case for both scenarios. As a spectator, do you want to see Olympians and pro riders? or Freg Bloggs from your local bakery?

  On the flipside; if you're an amateur fixie rider, do you want pro riders entering 'your' event as nothing more than a piss about in an off week to crush you out of something you've worked really hard for a year to be a part of?

  And not forgetting; This is now firmly Trimble's business and means of making a living. No one wants to hold a brother back. And certainly not one who has a love and passion for fixed gear racing.

  So the question is; does RHC now follow a path that makes it bigger and more successful, but not necessarily something that you or I stand a chance in? Or does it choose to keep it smaller and more accessible for the average joes and accept the limitations - in terms of facilities, infrastructure and prizes - that inevitably means?

  As is usual in these cases, it's probably $$$ that will decide.

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 6 months

  

  Doh. That's what I meant. Thanks for clarifying ;0)

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 6 months

  

  No. New location. Original circuit here:

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 6 months

  

  2016 Course Layout:

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 6 months

  

  I'm in. Who else is racing?

• Red Hook Crit 2016

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 7 months

  

  Registration for London opens 7 June.

  Now; if you could all hold off registering until I've got mine sorted, that'd be great. Cheers! :-P

• THUNDERCRIT #1 - Fixed Gear Criterium Race

  in Rides & Races • 8 years, 7 months

  

  The neutralised first three laps in qualifying and the rolling start in the final were a very clever piece of race direction. Avoided a lot of potential carnage.

  The respect shown by everyone I raced with yesterday was something else. This is the start of something special for us fixed gear racers.

  Can't wait for the next one!