Steve Westberg
Ha! But no. Maybe zip tie my freewheel?
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From: Matt Savage
To: Steve Westberg
Cc: "obra@list.obra.org"
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2013 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Fixed Gear Cross? Please?
What's next? Is someone gonna suggest we should be able to zip tie our shifters and race geared bikes in SS? That's crazy talk...
Sent from Matt Savage's DynaTac 8000X...
On Sep 2, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Steve Westberg wrote:
Sounds like no more fixed gear cyclocross at the Cross Crusades (and maybe others).
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>So here are the rules specific to cyclocross:
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>7.10.4 Freewheel requirement
>Bicycles shall have a freewheel mechanism
>7.10.5 Freewheel requirement exception
>A fixed may be used in races where all competitors are similarly
>equipped. Free wheeled and fixed gear bicycles shall not be
>mixed in the same mass start event
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>This makes me sad.
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>People may think I am nuts but I love riding my fixie in cross races (always have two brakes too). The last two years I have been riding my fixie in the singlespeed and occasionally in Master C races. I was unaware of my lack of a freewheel causing any problems for anyone but me.
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>Is there any way that fixed gear could be allowed in the SS class? There already is a requirement for a brake for each wheel.
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>If no, the next best thing is understanding why...
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>Thanks...Steve Westberg
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