LunarC 8hr race report
I'm still recovering from writing my epic race report from the Pitchblack 12hr so I'm going to do us all a favour & keep this report in bulletpoint form.
Sporting my new good luck jersey
It's hard to look pro eating a jam sandwich, look mum no hands
Executive summary (don't read if you are not an executive)
Great event & an awesome race for me, felt strong most of the night.
No dramas except for getting a flat 2 minutes in & restarting from dead last.
I'm less in love with my rigid fork but still loving racing singlespeed, really unsure if I'd go faster with gears?
Result
- 2nd in Singlespeed Solo
- 5th in Solo overall
- 13 laps = 139km
Good bits
- First race for 2010
- Finally a dry race at Slickers (Kurwongbah)
- Newly cut bits of track were great fun, if a tad bumpy
- Passed 106 riders in 1 lap (that's a lot of calling 'track left')
- 95 solos, 14 singlespeedsters, 38 teams of 2, 17 teams of 3, 222 riders all up & plenty of spectators
- Great result for me
Not so good bits
- Spiked my rear tyre 2 minutes into the race, lost about 5 minutes fixing that and waiting for passing opportunities
- Maybe front suspension would have been a good idea
- Gearing was a bit tall, I didn't have to walk any sections but sometimes riding was slower than walking
Bike setup
- on-one Ti inbred frame with on-one rigid carbon fork
- singlespeed 32/19T gearing
Nutrition
- 7 bananas
- 4 jam sandwiches
- 5.5 litres of gatorade
- 1 litre of water
Event details
- Approx 10km cross country course with plenty of climbing
- 12pm start, 8am finish
- see more at event details link below
Thanks to
- in2adventure for putting on another great event
- Coach Jeff for the motivation & MCing
- Simon at RaceElements for the legs
- The Constantinoples crew (Antz, Ben, Andy, Ewan + entourages) for great company
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