Race Report from Gareth- World 24 hour Champs Canberra

SIZE… Does it really matter?

Having recently competed in the highest profile race of my mtb life to date, pre event I was faced with an interesting dilemma that I’d never had before.
The race was the 24 Hours of Adrenalin World Solo 24 Hour Championships, being held at Mt Stromlo in Canberra ACT. The dilemma, was choosing which of my bikes to race on and which one to use as a backup. The choice was between my own modestly upgraded 26er hardtail, a 2008 Specialized Rockhopper Pro weighting in at just under 12kgs, or the bike supplied to me by my sponsor Top Gear Cycles.
Top Gear Cycles had kindly loaned me a 2009 29er Specialized Stumpjumper FSR. Being an avid 26er hardtail fan and having previously raced 24 hour and 12 hour endurance races on my Rockhopper, I was in all honesty a little reluctant about switching my usual bike for the 29er Stumpy.

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A great ride for a great cause.Get in and register for this Melbourne ride on February 22nd 2009. Feel the warm summer sunshine on your back as you pedal 40km through the City of Melbourne, taking in the unique view of Melbourne while crossing the West Gate Bridge and enjoying the fresh ocean breeze of Port Melbourne and Williamstown with a course completion in Carlton North.

Start / Finish Site

The Melbourne Summer Cycle will start and finish at Princes Park in North Carlton:

http://www.msaustralia.org.au/msc/index.asp

Delay in our Workshop.

Our Bike Mechanics are doing a Shimano training course this week [Thurs. and Friday.] so we will have limited repairs done during this time. We continue to try and keep these guys at the top of their game. Already this year Tim and Murray have been up to Sydney to do a FOX Fork training course and Murray recently went to New Zealand for a 5 Day training course with Avanti/Specialized to keep up to date with all that new in the technical side of bicycles. Make sure if you have any questions regarding your bike maintenance, please contact the shop to get the right answers.

Stop the Rubbish………

A note from B.Y. about our Tuesday MTB night ride…
“I ride with a small group on a weekly basis along the Yarra trails. In recent weeks I have become more and more disappointed to see rubbish discarded along the way. One particular point of note is between Burke Road and Manningham Road, Ivanhoe-Heidelberg. There is a section of single track that forms an excellent (more…)

For those of you who want to learn more about the mechcanics of your bicycle we are about to start our winter Training courses.These are a hands on experience which cater to the novice through to your experienced rider.
Class numbers are small so you will get the most out of your training.
If you want to know more check out the Workshop page or give Tim a call at the shop on 03 98574060.