Msngr

since there are at least two teams competing in r1 completely on fixies, craig from strangers informs me that makes it a category. which is, of course, good for me and the rest of the trackstar racing team, since we have been planning on riding fixies all along.

i think that the other team (so far) is from los angeles. is there anyone else from the forums planning on doing this fixie? if so, you should slap a team together. i think it would be really cool if there was a bikeforums team.

just get in some long distance rides first. you'd be surprised at how much saddle pain you get. just look at the last page of the ny weekend ride thread if you doubt.

emayex

what race are you refering to?

r1 turns up nothing on google

Ceya

yes it does. https://www.strangersracing.com/r1/

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Msngr

it's a pre-race for the cmwc from boston to nyc with alleycats at night:

https://www.strangersracing.com/r1/

BostonFixed

Dudes- It's dubbed the 'r7' race by the boston phoenix, so as not to tip off the popo's.

Ceya

OK cool. R 7 race is on!

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RedMenace

i question the fortitude of your gooch.

just kidding. i know it hurts. a lot.

EnLaCalle

back to topic, are any of you guys doing it and still need a team? Or need one more? I'm interested. It would mean missing the New Pornographers show in Prospect Park, but I think I could deal with that. It sounds like it will be amazing fun. Amazing, brutal fun. Yes.

Ceya

I would love to do it but CMWC 05 got me busy.

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CEYA!

ofofhy

Yeah, but the Pheonix said that they changed the name of the race for the article so as to further confuse the authoritays. So maybe it is the R1 afterall.

chimblysweep

i know some dc folks are thinking about it.

i would totally do it if it weren't for the money i'd lose taking that many days off work. i'm still thinking about just doing the first several weekend stages, but i'm not sure that's worth it.

cowboydan

hey kevin i mean nocoins. Are you still want to do this? I should be able to do all the days except the last time trial day in new york. what do you think?

Msngr

you only need to miss monday and tuesday to race the stages. plus, you can do a lot of the alleycats.

FixednotBroken

anyone know how the time trial will work? closed course? will they let the riders go at different intervals? or is it just a mass start with a timed finish...?

shants

yeah, saddle pain is seriously ******** brutal on long rides -- especially on steep ass geometry. i need like 8 chamois in my shorts to avoid the death, heh.

Msngr

c'mon guys, put a team together and race us! it'll be so much fun.

just talked to craig about the the time trial and here's the deal: prolly start near east houston, go up 1st ave, through the park, down west side hwy, back to e. houston. it'll be individual trials separated by time and run like "real" tt's, but through traffic and parks. prolly like 3 minutes in between starts.

there will be cred for the trial, but it will also count for indy times on the whole trip. don't know about team scores re trials.

mrbertfixy

i'm down. no experience riding in new england though, and only been riding fixed 6 months, so i might be a drag.

cphfxt

im game.. but i wanna see the cmwc ready to go. before i go to boston, so its really not up to me.. but these strangler dudes are effing awesome.. its a brilliant idea.

and remember Zurich to Basel later on.. not to be missed - its fixed only.. yeah

jacobs

If I do it, I'm doing it all fixed. But right now, with a bunch of my coworkers already signed up and having taken the whole week off work...I'm probably not going.

EnLaCalle

ahem... I'm willing to use up two of the paltry ten vacation days I get per calendar year to do this race. Because it sounds like it's going to be one of those things that you'll tell your grandkids about (IT'S A FIVE DAY STAGE RACE FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK FOR CHRISSAKES!!!). So, is anyone interested in forming a team? I really don't know anyone else who would be willing to this who's not already doing it (especially take off work for it). I've done a bunch of touring, so I'm used to long days of 60-100 miles. Step it up. Let's give Msngr some competition.

jacobs

You're teasing me.

commuteORdie

I'm seriously considering doing this race, but my main concern is sleeping arrangements. 100 bucks seems a bit cheap considering it's supposed to cover "housing" and food expenses for the full four days of the event. Does anyone here have any info on this issue, or could PM me the email address to someone who does?

armia

it won't cover plaza hotel if that what u want...

sbeatonNJ

Man I must say I am jealous of you guys doing this ride. My partner in crime for such things is a coworker at the bike shop and if both of us are gone for that long the place would go to ****s. As it is we are doing a double century Saturday and taking the shop van, I'll be shocked if the place is still standing on Sunday. I expect pics and lots of stories though and good luck to all who go.

EnLaCalle

arahrhaghghghhggghhhh. who's on my team!??!