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Swan Island Fix Gear Restriction

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Roger Joys

2004-04-20

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I would argue that a limit on the chainring only is really not a gear ratio restriction at all. It is however, a restriction which may preclude many from being able to enter sans buying a new chainring (and cog no doubt).

I respect the promoters rights to place any rules they choose on a category, but this one seems like the intent and implementaion are not one in the same.

-r

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From: chr-@thinairad.com [mailto:chr-@thinairad.com]

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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Swan Island Fix Gear Restriction

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A couple other questions which came up.First race is $17 additional races are $8.

We will continue the tradition of having the Swan Island Crit have equal cash and prizes for women.More on prizes and sponsors later.

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<html><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><DIV>I would argue that a limit on the chainring only is really not a gear ratio restriction at all. It is however, a restriction which may preclude many from being able to enter sans buying a new chainring (and cog no doubt). </DIV>

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<DIV>I respect the promoters rights to place any rules they choose on a category, but this one seems like the intent and implementaion are not one in the same.</DIV>

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<DIV>-r</DIV>

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There have been lots of positive comments about a fix gear race at the Swan Island Crit. There are many requests to have a restriction on gear ratio. We will have a front gear restriction of no bigger than 42T. Rear is open. Part of ?fun? of the race will be to correctly choose how much you want to push vs spin.<O:P></O:P>

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A couple other questions which came up. First race is $17 additional races are $8.<O:P></O:P>

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We will continue the tradition of having the Swan Island Crit have equal cash and prizes for women. More on prizes and sponsors later.<O:P></O:P></DIV><PRE>===========================================================

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martin cohen

2004-04-20

I'm fairly new to fixed, never raced on the track. Maybe suspend the

'get lapped and your out' rule for this race?!! I love riding fixed,

but as a 5 I'm not sure if I want to throw myself in with those pursuit

monsters of Alpenrose.

Thanks,

Martin

chr-@thinairad.com wrote:

There have been lots of positive comments about a fix gear race at the

Swan

Island Crit. There are many requests to have a restriction on gear

ratio.

We will have a front gear restriction of no bigger than 42T. Rear is

open.

Part of ?fun? of the race will be to correctly choose how much you want

to

push vs spin.

A couple other questions which came up. First race is $17 additional

races

are $8.

We will continue the tradition of having the Swan Island Crit have equal

cash and prizes for women. More on prizes and sponsors later.

chr-@thinairad.com

2004-04-20

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There have been lots of positive comments about a fix gear race at the Swan

Island Crit. There are many requests to have a restriction on gear ratio.

We will have a front gear restriction of no bigger than 42T. Rear is open.

Part of ?fun? of the race will be to correctly choose how much you want to

push vs spin.

A couple other questions which came up. First race is $17 additional races

are $8.

We will continue the tradition of having the Swan Island Crit have equal

cash and prizes for women. More on prizes and sponsors later.

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There have been lots of positive comments about

a fix gear race at the Swan Island Crit.

There are many requests to have a restriction on gear ratio. We will have a front gear restriction

of no bigger than 42T. Rear is open. Part of ‘fun’ of the race will be to correctly

choose how much you want to push vs spin.<o:p></o:p>

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A couple

other questions which came up.

First race is $17 additional races are $8.<o:p></o:p>

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We will

continue the tradition of having the Swan Island Crit have equal cash and prizes

for women. More on prizes and sponsors

later.<o:p></o:p>

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