how about this….

For something a little different, we will be kicking off the inaugural Velo Solo Spring Classic™* to be held on Saturday30th August. Depending on the turn out and popularity it could become a quarterly classic.

The Velo Solo Spring Classic™* is open to anyone who rides a single speed bicycle, be it a track bike, fixie or free hub single speed. The only requirement being you must have only 1 gear.

We will be starting at 7.00am at the normal Coode Street carpark and will finish at the Dome. We will be using the following route around the river, which has the majority of the hills removed. There will still be a few climbs. However, these are minimal and we will slow down after each climb for a regroup.

It will not be a particularly fast pace and will be dictated by the slowest rider. The group will wait for all riders. There will be one intermediary sprint point at Port Beach to see how fast we can spin our legs .

If we can decide upon some categories and judging criteria there may even be an award for the best bike.

So now that you have some notice, get your SS cleaned and polished, start scouring Gumtree for a SS or get out your tools and remove those superfluous 9 or 10 cogs.

*we do not currently possess a trade mark in respect of this name, nor do we propose to make any application for the said name in the future.