Anyone ever done a fixed gear crit race? Well RideClean is promoting one — downtown Phoenix right by the municipal court building, Dodge Theater, and City Hall. This is a legit race — we have full street closure and the benevolent smile of the police and local politicians. Don’t ask how we got that….
Check the flyer –
Only three short weeks away so make your travel plans and pick your cog. Don’t tell your friends because there is $500 cash to the winner. Second place gets fuck-all. Primes will be thrown out at the whim of the promoter. One generous shop owner has already promised a sweet fixed gear rear wheel as a prize. More to come I’m sure.
Did we mention we have podium girls?
Hammy and friends…
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Seattle Steve on March 18th, 2008 4:15 pm
I’m new here. What is a prime? I only know it in the number sense.
Mikey on March 18th, 2008 4:42 pm
Steve-
A “prime” is when some race official rings a bell as the criterium pack crosses the line, and the guy leading the next time around wins the prime, usually some cool schwag like bike parts, sometimes ca$h.
Mikey
jmgeezy on March 18th, 2008 5:07 pm
money for winning a lap (pronounced preeeeem)
And because it needs asked, what is the penis-like thing on the rideclean logo supposed to be?
matt on March 18th, 2008 6:46 pm
A feather?? If so…Whats the significance?
matt on March 18th, 2008 6:47 pm
My wife figures its either a dildo or a corn dog. Fun and food on her mind…enough of this intra web thing.
Jake on March 18th, 2008 8:55 pm
Is it implied that a rideclean event requires the clean riding, or can an amphetamine addled doper with 30-inch quads show up?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
dl on March 19th, 2008 4:51 am
sweet podium girls.
cs on March 19th, 2008 4:52 am
is it an oval course?road bb fixies with road cranks sounds like alot of pedal digging in corners.man the catapults
dd on March 19th, 2008 6:36 am
They should make everyone ride the same gear. something 54X11. I thought that is why they have tracks and who needs the brakes?
-dan on March 19th, 2008 7:13 am
$5 says marty gets beat up.
Snake Hawk on March 19th, 2008 9:00 am
personally, i’d take 4th if forbes was gonna be one of the chicks handing out finish line kisses, but that’s just me.
Marty on March 19th, 2008 1:41 pm
actually it is a feather. (blushing when i read the word penis…tee hee!)
the feather is a nod to native americans since the rideclean team are mostly arizona we race and train on lands that are either now native american lands or obviously once were.
corn dog…gimme a break…
oh, and you have to have brakes. call it insurance, call it liability. call it “marty wants to win dans $5 and not get his ass kicked”
nobody says you have to USE them though…
Big R on March 20th, 2008 3:20 pm
so this is kinda lik ean alleycat for suburban roadies?
Marty on March 20th, 2008 10:12 pm
well…sorta. just wanted to do something different — bring out the street rats, y’know? anyway — $500 to the first one across the line. no pros. ’nuff said.
cs on March 21st, 2008 5:17 am
47 X 14,48 tops.any bigger is OTB
Marty on March 21st, 2008 12:29 pm
one guy i told about the race said he would run a 53 x 14. i told him there were a lot of corners. dont know who will run what makes it all the more fun to watch…
cs on March 21st, 2008 8:49 pm
please tell me somebody’s gonna video the hole shot
dirtybiker on March 22nd, 2008 8:32 am
you have to run drop bars? or can we run flat bars?
Marty on March 23rd, 2008 12:32 pm
bars are rung-what-you brung…
shit, EVERYthing is rung-what-you-brung.
but we reserve the right to weed out the incredibly inherently dangerous shit. like if someone shows up on a pursuit bike with aerobars we will tell him to find some other weenie trackies and go ride in a fishbowl…
…but we’ll smile when we say it…
Marty on March 23rd, 2008 12:35 pm
oh, by the way.. the entry has been changed to simply “amateurs only” so that could include a cat 1 or 2 or whatever. just no-one who pedals for a living already. we want the guys (girls) with day jobs…
Al on April 7th, 2008 10:59 am
Does one need both a front and rear brake or just a front?
I hope just a front
Al
Al on April 9th, 2008 9:54 am
The latest equipment requirement has been posted on azcycling.com
http://www.azcycling.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=196&start=15&sid=0e9fe76769095ef46457363395aa2692
-Fixed rear wheel only
-Front brake required (rear is not)
-Drop bars required. Bull/cow-horns are not permitted.
That is a shame as I was looking forward to this, but will not change my bar set up just for this crit. I’ll be annoyed if this bar rule is ‘overlooked’
Al